Child Development Spring Final Review

1.  A baby cries because she knows someone will then take her out of her crib. What has she learned? 

• self-comforting

• cause and effect

• sensitivity

• self-control

1. Which of the following is an important way that parents can guard a child’s health? 

•  Make certain the child gets regular medical checkups

• Provide good nutrition

• Provide a safe environment

• All of the above

1. What is the best way that a parent can teach moral behavior? 

• by modeling moral behavior in everyday life

•  by punishing a child if he lies, even if the child is simply being   imaginative

•  all of the above

•  by encouraging a child to show initiative and be competitive 

1.  Your child has just finished setting the dinner table. What would be the best way for you to respond? 

• "You placed the forks on the wrong side of the plates."

• "Good job."

• "I appreciate it when you get the table ready for dinner."

• Say nothing-after all it's the child's job

1. How can a four- to six-year-old benefit from creating artwork? 

• It can help them develop fine motor skills

• It can encourage creativity

• It can help them express their feelings

• all of the above

Cutting with scissors and tying shoe laces are both _____ motor skills.

As children grow older, their primary teeth are replaced with ________ teeth.

1. Mika started kindergarten two weeks ago. Previously he had gone to a child care center each day and had not had a toileting accident for many months. However, he has wet himself three times since kindergarten began. What is the most likely cause? 

•  a bladder infection

• stress caused by a new situation

• a lack of restrooms at school

• unfriendly classmates

1. If a parent wanted to provide a nutritious snack for a group of kindergartners, which of these would be the best choice? 

• gummy candies

• cupcakes

• french fries

• grapes and orange segments

1. If a baby understands “object permanence,” what does he know? 

• that objects are not capable of moving on their own

• that a human face is different from an object such as a toy

• that objects continue to exist, even if they are out of sight

• all of the above