WorksheetsCD 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 28mins
When you are confident that you are good at caring for children, children may feel more secure with you.
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By studying children, you can have a better understanding of why they feel, think, and act the way they do.
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Children's need for love has increased as society has become more complex.
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Free public school has been available throughout the United States since about 1780.
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False
One hundred years ago, children's clothes were more casual than they are today.
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The stages of development are similar for all children all over the world.
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Sigmund Freud believed that childhood experiences had little effect on people's adult life.
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Most scientist believe that both nature and nurture affect the way in which a child develops.
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The stage of life between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence.
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You can learn more about children by reading about them than by observing the.
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False
You should keep a written record of what you see when you are observing children.
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When you are observing children, it is a good idea to share your opinions of the children's behavior with your friends.
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When you state your opinion about an event, you are giving an objective observation.
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Before the twentieth century, children frequently worked in factories or other adult work places.
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When you are observing a group of children, you should look for similarities and differences in their behavior.
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False
What is true concerning childhood?
It is a time of rapid development.
It is a time of being dependent on caregivers.
It is a time of preparation for adult life.
All the above
Jamie keeps screaming when he wakes from his nap because, from previous experience, he knows his mother will come get him. What theorist first studied this kind of learning?
Sigmund Frued
B. F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Albert Bandura
What have researchers found out about children?
It as a profound influence on the rest of a person's life.
The more dependent a child is, the happier he or she is.
Virtually everyone has a happy childhood.
Most adults have few memories of their childhood.
What characteristic would most likely be shown by a person with high self-esteem?
many friends
truancy
poor performance in school
all the above
Who was the first theorist to scientifically study how children learn.
Sigmund Frued
B. F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Albert Bandura
What did Lev Vygotsky state about children's learning?
Children go through four stages of learning
Children will not repeat actions that have negative results.
Children learn by imitating others.
Social contact is essential to intellectual development.
What did Albert Bandura believe?
Children learn by imitating others.
Environment shapes behavior.
Behavior affects environment.
all the above
What are the years from 55-75 called?
late adulthood
middle age
adolescence
very late adulthood
Which is not a developmental task that teens must work on?
developing identity
establishing roots
becoming independent
getting an education
Which statement about an observation is subjective?
Jamie kicked Sonya because he was angry.
Sonya knocked down Jamie's block tower.
Jamie kicked Sonya after see took his book.
Sonya sat in a corner while the ohter children were having their snack.
What type of observation record is probably most useful if you are trying to change a certain behavior a child has?
running record
anecdotal record
subjective observation
frequency count
Every time Juanita bites another child, she is placed in time-out. What theorist would be most likely to agree with this method?
Jean Piaget
B. F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Urie Brofenbrenner
What kind of record is a child care worker creating if he writes a child's behavior during nap time every day for three weeks.
running record
anecdotal record
frequency count
subjective observation
How does stimulation affect babies?
It helps their nervous system develop.
It slows down the development of pathways in the brain.
It make them less able to respond to caregivers' affection.
all the above
What is the purpose of a developmental checklist?
to determine a child's emotional development
to keep track of the number of times a child performs a particular action
to create an anecdotal record of a child's behavior
to create a list of observed skills or behaviors
What is important to know before observing a child?
the development skills the child has
the child's social development
your purpose in observing the child.
the child's emotional development
What is the last step in an observation?
identifying the when, where, who, and what
making comparisons
reviewing and clarifying
knowing the purpose
Emilio has brown hair. How can you explan this?
heredity
environment
development
inerpretation
You have observed that Chuck and Robert played happily together for a half hour. In your notes, you stat that Chuck and Robert appear to be friends. How would you describe this statement?
an objective observation
a break in confidentiality
an interpretation
a developmental task
What is the purpose of a baseline?
to determine the level of a child's developmental skills.
to determine the level of a child's social skills
to determine the current frequency of a specific behavior
all the above
Parents and other people who tend to children are called (a) .
Any activity that arouses a child's sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell is considered (a) .
Any ordered list of steps is called a (n) (a)
(a) refers to the biological transfer of certain characteristics from previous generations.
A person's development from birth to death is referred to as the human (a)
A (n) (a) observation is one that relies on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts.
A (n) (a) count is a tally of how many times a specific behavior occurs.
(a) refers to not sharing private information with those who are not authorized to obtain it.
When observers keep a (n) (a) record of a child's behavior, they record everything observed for a set period of time, such as 20 minutes.
A (n) (a) is an analysis an observer expresses about what he or she has observed.
