Gradual process through which babies become adults.
-development
-developmental tasks
-principles of growth and development
-window of opportunity
What is development?
100
Brain cells that send and receive electrical impulses throughout the brain.
dendrites
neurons
brain plasticity
wiring
What is neurons
100
Traits that are passed to a child from blood relatives.
environment
heredity
wiring
teachable moment
What is heredity
100
The environment is a powerful force in growth and development.
What is True
100
three forces that promote growth and development.
What is Heredity, Environment, combination of both
200
Prime period in a child’s life for developing a particular skill.
teachable moment
window of opportunity
sequenced steps
brain plasticity
What is window of opportunity
200
Network of brain fibers.
wiring
neurons
dendrites
pruning
What is wiring
200
Conditions and situations that surround and affect a child.
heredity
environment
teachable moment
window of opportunity
What is environment
200
Which of the following is a poor child observation practice?
-Introduce yourself to the person in charge and state why you are there.
- Do not take a pencil and paper with you because that will interfere with your observations.
- Leave promptly when finished.
- Try not to distract children or adults from their activities.
What is Do not take a pencil and paper with you because that will interfere with your observations.
200
Before Sarah can learn to read, she must learn many skills, such as how to move her eyes from top to bottom and from left to right on the page. Learning this and other skills before reading is an example of ____.
-continuous growth and development
-constancy of growth and development
-sequenced steps in growth and development
-the effect of heredity on growth and development
What is sequenced steps in growth and developmen
300
L earnings or skills in growth and development that follow one another in a set order.
development
teachable moment
sequenced steps
brain plasticity
What is sequenced steps
300
Brain’s ability to weed out unused connections.
pruning
wiring
teachable moment
brain plasticity
What is pruning
300
Genetics is the study of ____.
a person’s environment
geography
social growth
heredity
What is heredity
300
Parents have the rights of guardianship and determine their children’s upbringing. Which of the following is an example of this?
-Parents control the children’s level of financial support.
-Parents control religious and moral teachings.
-Parents control the kind of extent of education and health care.
-All the above.
What is Parents control religious and moral teachings
300
Self Actualization
Esteem
Love/Belonging
Safety
Basic Needs
Steps of ???
What is Maslows Hierarchy
400
Time when a person can learn a new task because the body is physically ready, caregivers encourage and support, and the child feels a strong desire to learn.
sequenced steps
teachable moment
developmental task
window of opportunity
What is teachable moment
400
Which of the following statements about brain plasticity is false?
Brain development is mostly the result of heredity.
Brain connections can be strengthened or pruned.
The brain has prime periods for developing various skills.
Experiences can affect brain development and brain health in both positive and negative ways.
What is Brain development is mostly the result of heredity
400
Genes can affect ____.
both the existence and range of certain traits
neither the range nor the existence of traits
only the existence of certain traits
only the range of certain traits
What is only the existence of certain traits
400
People today need to know more about child development than what they observed in their own families. This is required by ____.
-an educational system that has not changed
- changes that are taking place in society and in today’s families
- recent regulations by local and state governments
- pressures by the medical community upon the family
What is changes that are taking place in society and in today’s families
400
Child development focuses on changes that occur in children. This does not include the way ____.
-children are treated by others
-children’s bodies grow and develop
-children think and learn
-children feel about themselves and interact with others
What is children are treated by others
500
Child development is defined by the text as ____.
an understanding of parent-child relations
knowledge about children
the scientific study of children
social changes that occur as children become older
What is the scientific study of children
500
Brain’s ability to change or adapt to the environment.
brain plasticity
sequenced steps
window of opportunity
teachable moment
What is brain plasticity
500
Some genes affect the range of a trait. These genes determine a trait’s highest potential. Which of the following is a measure of inherited potential?
A good grade in school.
The adult height a person achieves if he or she has good health and a good diet throughout life.
A job in management upon graduation.
Success in graduate school.
What is The adult height a person achieves if he or she has good health and a good diet throughout life.
500
Which of the following is an example of a policy or law that protects children?
-Children are responsible legally for their contracts.
-Neglected children may not be placed in foster care.
-Children have the rights of due process and fair treatment.
-None of the above.
What is Children have the rights of due process and fair treatment.