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CD 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you are confident that you are good at caring for children, children may feel more secure with you.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

By studying children, you can have a better understanding of why they feel, think, and act the way they do.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Children's need for love has increased as society has become more complex.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Free public school has been available throughout the United States since about 1780.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

One hundred years ago, children's clothes were more casual than they are today.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The stages of development are similar for all children all over the world.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Sigmund Freud believed that childhood experiences had little effect on people's adult life.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Most scientist believe that both nature and nurture affect the way in which a child develops.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The stage of life between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

You can learn more about children by reading about them than by observing the.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

You should keep a written record of what you see when you are observing children.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When you are observing children, it is a good idea to share your opinions of the children's behavior with your friends.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When you state your opinion about an event, you are giving an objective observation.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Before the twentieth century, children frequently worked in factories or other adult work places.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When you are observing a group of children, you should look for similarities and differences in their behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is true concerning childhood?

a)

It is a time of rapid development.

b)

It is a time of being dependent on caregivers.

c)

It is a time of preparation for adult life.

d)

All the above

17.

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?

a)

Sigmund Frued

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Albert Bandura

18.

What have researchers found out about children?

a)

It as a profound influence on the rest of a person's life.

b)

The more dependent a child is, the happier he or she is.

c)

Virtually everyone has a happy childhood.

d)

Most adults have few memories of their childhood.

19.

What characteristic would most likely be shown by a person with high self-esteem?

a)

many friends

b)

truancy

c)

poor performance in school

d)

all the above

20.

Who was the first theorist to scientifically study how children learn.

a)

Sigmund Frued

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Albert Bandura

21.

What did Lev Vygotsky state about children's learning?

a)

Children go through four stages of learning

b)

Children will not repeat actions that have negative results.

c)

Children learn by imitating others.

d)

Social contact is essential to intellectual development.

22.

What did Albert Bandura believe?

a)

Children learn by imitating others.

b)

Environment shapes behavior.

c)

Behavior affects environment.

d)

all the above

23.

What are the years from 55-75 called?

a)

late adulthood

b)

middle age

c)

adolescence

d)

very late adulthood

24.

Which is not a developmental task that teens must work on?

a)

developing identity

b)

establishing roots

c)

becoming independent

d)

getting an education

25.

Which statement about an observation is subjective?

a)

Jamie kicked Sonya because he was angry.

b)

Sonya knocked down Jamie's block tower.

c)

Jamie kicked Sonya after see took his book.

d)

Sonya sat in a corner while the ohter children were having their snack.

26.

What type of observation record is probably most useful if you are trying to change a certain behavior a child has?

a)

running record

b)

anecdotal record

c)

subjective observation

d)

frequency count

27.

Every time Juanita bites another child, she is placed in time-out. What theorist would be most likely to agree with this method?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Urie Brofenbrenner

28.

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.

a)

running record

b)

anecdotal record

c)

frequency count

d)

subjective observation

29.

How does stimulation affect babies?

a)

It helps their nervous system develop.

b)

It slows down the development of pathways in the brain.

c)

It make them less able to respond to caregivers' affection.

d)

all the above

30.

What is the purpose of a developmental checklist?

a)

to determine a child's emotional development

b)

to keep track of the number of times a child performs a particular action

c)

to create an anecdotal record of a child's behavior

d)

to create a list of observed skills or behaviors

31.

What is important to know before observing a child?

a)

the development skills the child has

b)

the child's social development

c)

your purpose in observing the child.

d)

the child's emotional development

32.

What is the last step in an observation?

a)

identifying the when, where, who, and what

b)

making comparisons

c)

reviewing and clarifying

d)

knowing the purpose

33.

Emilio has brown hair. How can you explan this?

a)

heredity

b)

environment

c)

development

d)

inerpretation

34.

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?

a)

an objective observation

b)

a break in confidentiality

c)

an interpretation

d)

a developmental task

35.

What is the purpose of a baseline?

a)

to determine the level of a child's developmental skills.

b)

to determine the level of a child's social skills

c)

to determine the current frequency of a specific behavior

d)

all the above

36.

Parents and other people who tend to children are called (a)   .

37.

Any activity that arouses a child's sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell is considered (a)   .

38.

Any ordered list of steps is called a (n) (a)  

39.

(a)   refers to the biological transfer of certain characteristics from previous generations.

40.

A person's development from birth to death is referred to as the human (a)  

41.

A (n) (a)   observation is one that relies on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts.

42.

A (n) (a)   count is a tally of how many times a specific behavior occurs.

43.

(a)   refers to not sharing private information with those who are not authorized to obtain it.

44.

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.

45.

A (n) (a)   is an analysis an observer expresses about what he or she has observed.