CD 001 - Child Growth and Development » Fall 2022 » Quiz Chapter 7,8,9

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Question #1
In _____ cultures, individuals are seen as separate from one another, and independence and self-reliance are highly valued. While in _____ cultures, individuals are seen as fundamentally interrelated, and group harmony and cohesiveness take precedence over individual concerns.
A.   collectivistic; individualistic
B.   prescriptive; normative
C.   individualistic; collectivist
D.   normative; prescriptive
Question #2
Abigail has become aware that she is a female and that females are different from males. Abigail has acquired a
A.   biological understanding.
B.   gender identity.
C.   neutral gender schema.
D.   natural sexual selection.
Question #3
Five-year-old Ohan is playing with his sister, Azizal's doll. She tells him to put it down because "boys don't play with dolls!" This is an example of a(n)
A.   natural sexual selection.
B.   secular trend.
C.   gender stereotype
D.   unconscious conflict.
Question #4
Toxic stress during childhood can have long-term effects consequences, including changes in the brain, reduced immunity to disease, and hypersensitivity to future stressors.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Lemasters and Defrain's model of parenting styles looks at the motivations of the parent and suggests that parenting styles are designed to meet the needs of the parent.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
The research on spanking is that spanking is an acceptable and effective method of discipline.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
At age 2 the brain is _______ of its adult weight; by age 6, it is ______ of its adult weight. 
A.   25%; 50%
B.   50%; 75%
C.   75%; 95%
D.   10%; 25%
Question #8
Fine motor skills that involve the large muscles are the basis for sports, dancing, and other activities during early childhood.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Which of the following distinguishes gross motor skills and fine motor skills?
A.   Gross motor skills tend to develop in isolation as opposed to fine motor skills.
B.   Fine motor skills are developed at about the age of 7 as opposed to gross motor skills, which develop at the age of 10.
C.   Fine motor skills build on the achievements of infancy and toddlerhood, while gross motor skills build on environmental influences.
D.   Gross motor skills involve the large muscles, while fine motor skills are manipulative skills.
Question #10
The second stage of the memory system, where conscious mental activity occurs (such as encoding or retrieving information) is the
A.   iconic memory.
B.   sensory memory.
C.   echoic memory.
D.   working memory.
Question #11
Preoperational children tend to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others, leading to illogical conclusions. Piaget called this tendency
A.   seriation.
B.   classification.
C.   centration.
D.   animism.
Question #12
Vygotsky's term for the difference between what a child can do alone and what the child can do with help is known as
A.   zone of passive construction (ZPC).
B.   zone of cognitive assessment (ZCA).
C.   zone of proximal development (ZPD).
D.   zone of innate ability (ZIA).

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