How Children Learn
Play is important aspect of a child’s life because it is how they ______. *
A. Learn
B. Grow
C. Thrive
D. Fail
A. Learn
The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells called... *
A. dendrites
B. red blood cells
C. neurons
D. cortexes
C. neurons
A child’s development follows a ________, or specific order of steps.
A. trait
B. route
C. sequence
D. idea
C. sequence
Maria Montessori's method can be described by which of the following sentences?
There are stages of psychological development
Child-Centered educational approach
Heredity plays a Role in Child Development
Human needs influence each persons development
B. Child-Centered educational approach
Which of the following is an example of “heredity”?
A. Blood Type
B. Eye Color
C. Hair Color
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What is the role of the cerebral cortex? *
A. Deciphering different sounds.
B. Relaying information from the eyes.
C. Important for more complex learning/higher order functions.
D. Controls emotional reasoning.
C. Important for more complex learning/higher order functions.
Although all children go through the same stages of development, they do so at their own______. *
A. pace
B. trait
C. guidance
D. sequence
A. pace
Which of the following is NOT a Period of Development
1 point
Prenatal Period
Infancy and Toddlerhood
Early Childhood
Retiree
D. Retiree
Which of the following is NOT an example of “environment”:
A. School.
B. Work.
C. Home.
D. IQ.
D. IQ.
The pathways in the brain are similar to:
A. a bowl of spaghetti
B. a deck of cards
C. rivers and streams
D. the roads in a city
D. the roads in a city
The biological transfer of certain characteristics from earlier generations is?
A. stimulation
B. self-esteem
C. heredity
D. environment
C. heredity
Arnold Gesell's method can be described by which of the following sentences?
1 point
There are stages of psychological development
Child-Centered educational approach
Heredity plays a Role in Child Development
Human needs influence each persons development
C. Heredity plays a Role in Child Development
Which is the last sense of a baby to develop? *
A. Sound.
B. Sight.
C. Smell.
D. Taste.
B. Sight
A baby’s cortex is far better developed than it was at birth at what age? *
1 point
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years
A. 1 year
Which of the following is NOT a Period of Development
Prenatal Period
Infancy and Toddlerhood
Early Childhood
Retiree
D. Retiree
Development is described in three domains. Which of the following is NOT one of those three domains.
Physical
Athletic
Cognitive
Social/Emotional
B. Athletic
The best way to learn about children is to…
A. Read books about them.
B. Watch videos about them.
C. Study them.
D. Go to school
C. Study them
What is the least developed organ at birth?
A. heart
B. stomach
C. lungs
D. brain
D. brain
Which of the following statements about child development is true? *
A. Children go through stages, but the order varies.
B. Children go through the same stages in the same order.
C. Children go through stages at the same rate.
D. Development occurs in one area at a time.
A. Children go through stages, but the order varies.
Erik Erickson's method can be described by which of the following sentences?
There are stages of psychological development
Child-Centered educational approach
Heredity plays a Role in Child Development
Human needs influence each persons development
A. There are stages of psychological development