Ashworth Semester Exam E02V Child Development

E02V : Child Development
Question 1
Skinner is associated with:
maturational theory.
operant conditioning.
ecological theory.
psychoanalytic theory.

Question 2
Correlational studies:
indicate causes rather than relationships.
look at the nature of the relationship between two sets of measurements.
look at the nature of the relationship between three sets of measurements.
indicates effects rather than relationships.

Question 3
Throughout prenatal development there are critical periods during which:
babies are learning something from sensory input.
organs are forming and are vulnerable to insult.
the expectant mother is particularly susceptible to disease.
embryo/fetus and mother are at their physiological strongest.

Question 4
What are newborns routinely tested for?
PKU
AIDS
diabetes
allergy to milk

Question 5
During which of the following periods do growth rates level-off and only later proceed at a rapid pace?
Infancy from birth to 6 months of age
Toddler/preschool period
Puberty
Adulthood

Question 6
_______ involves the ability to receive information and comprehend it.
Expressive language
Receptive language
Motherese
Child-directed language

Question 7
Which of the following is NOT one of Halliday's seven functions of language?
Instrumental
Irrational
Regulatory
Personal

Question 8
Most basic motor skills evolve rapidly from birth and do so:
as a result of training.
without specific training.
only if the child is of average weight.
with constant encouragement from adults.

Question 9
When children talk about their writing, what they have discussed, or their scripts, they are engaging in:
metacommunication.
reversals.
cognition discussion.
alphabetic principle.

Question 10
Mr. Lunn's first-grade class is walking down the hall. They are remembering to use their "walking feet." This is an example of:
permissive discipline.
an awareness of registers.
rule bounding.
altruism.