Child Development Final Study Guide

When we talk about the development of a child, we mean...

• The child is getting taller

• Changes in a child's skills

• Only physical development

What is empathy?

• the ability to understand how another person feels

• feeling bad for someone else

• not being attached to an emotional response

The important skills that children develop within certain ranges of time are called ____________.

• developmental milestones
• progress markers
• Skill determination

At which birthday do children begin to show greater variation in size compared to other children?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Which of the following words is a synonym for autonomy?

• Independence

• Reliance

• Automatic

When a child awakes multiple times or is having trouble falling asleep what do they need?

• They need to be comforted.

• They need a drink of water.

• They need to go to the doctor.

Which of the following age ranges is considered the "crisis age" for most children to experience separation anxiety?

• 6-7 months

• 9-10 Months

• 12-18 Months

Whether a child is right or left-handed is determined by the time they are two years old.

• True

• False

Which of the following things is vital to good emotional development?

• Sleep

• Phobias

• Both parents

What is it called when your brain combines information from your senses to create one whole?

• Sensory Integration

• Sensory Combination

• Intake Excessiveness