Chapter 11
Developmental Tasks as the Curriculum: How to Support Children at Each Stage
Multiple Choice Questions
- What is the trickle-down effect?
A.Older children model gross motor skills for younger children, causing the younger children to develop their skills earlier than they would have without exposure to the older children.
B. Changes to ineffective parenting practices that result as the parent gradually imitates the effective strategies of the provider.
C. The appearance of expectations and approaches appropriate for older children in programs for younger children.
D. A cognitive ability associated with the formal operations period of cognitive development.
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- In a study reported in the text, Italian and American mothers’ expectations of children’s physical developmental milestones were examined. What were the results?
A.American mothers expected their children to reach physical milestones earlier than Italian mothers did.
B. Italian mothers expected their children to reach physical milestones earlier than American mothers did.
C. Both Italian and American mothers expected their children to reach physical milestones earlier than is expected of children their age.
D. Both American and Italian mothers expected their children to reach physical milestones later than is expected of children their age.
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- Anne, Bianca, and Choua are three children at Happy Time Day Care. Anne is six months old and has begun scooting to get around. Bianca is nine months old and is not yet mobile. Choua is seven months old and moves from place to place by rolling. Which of the children is best described as a “young infant”?
A.Anne and Choua
B. Bianca
C. Anne
D. All of the children
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- Nurse Scott Thigpen conducts a parenting class at Satilla Hospital once a month. During his lecture on infant development, Thigpen says that development reaches from the middle outward. As an example of this principle, he states, “Your child will have control of his or her upper arms before the fingers.” To which principle of development is Scott Thigpen referring?
A.trickle-down
B. sensorimotor
C. cephalo-caudal
D. proximal-distal
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- Attachment is an important component of which area of children’s ______ development?
A.social-emotional
B. cognitive
C. physical
D. All of these
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- According to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, a developmental milestone for a nine-month-old infant is being able to
A.grasp an object with the forefinger and thumb.
B. spontaneously scribble with a writing instrument.
C. play patty cake.
D. grasp an object by the palm.
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- Generalizing from the developmental milestones presented in the text, fifteen-month-old Katrina is predicted to have mastered all but which of the following gross motor skills?
A.walking alone
B. standing alone
C. jumping
D. walking backward
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- Of the following areas in Abbie’s preschool, which is aimed at helping promote the development of Abbie’s fine motor skills?
A.the outdoor area with climbing equipment
B. the indoor area with climbing equipment
C. the tumbling area
D. the bead stringing area
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- Misha and Kristina read a book about toddler development. Which of the following statements are they likely to find in this book?
A.Toddlers do not like to play hide-and-seek because this increases their fears of losing their parents.
B. Toddler emotions are fairly steady.
C. Toddlers will imitate actions from memory.
D. Toddlers do not express much interest in reading.
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- In terms of cognitive developmental milestones, two-year-old Asha can be expected to do all but which of the following?
A.communicate effectively with short sentences
B. arrange objects into categories and name the categories
C. make comparisons and see relationships between two objects
D. identify when another child is in distress and express some sympathy
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