Child Development Basics

Generally, children stop sucking their thumbs on their own.

• True

• False

How many permanent teeth will eventually replace the temporary set?

• 12

• 20

• 32

• 48

How do children progress in verbal communication after babbling?

• Writing essays

• Singing songs

• Stringing words together

• Drawing pictures

What is the relationship between adults talking to a child often and child vocabulary development?

• No relationship

• More adult speech leads to faster vocabulary development

• Less adult speech leads to faster vocabulary development

• Adult speech hinders vocabulary development

What experiences are said to influence cognitive development?

• Experiences of activities and events

• Experiences of reading and writing

• Experiences of traveling and exploring

• Experiences of listening and speaking

How do children learn by actively engaging with their surroundings?

• Sleeping

• Investigating and exploring

• Eating

• Sitting quietly

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NGSS.1-LS1-1

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What is the primary focus of child development studies?

• Physical growth

• Cognitive and emotional growth

• Nutritional needs

• Genetic inheritance

Which of the following is a key milestone in early childhood development?

• Learning to drive

• Walking independently

• Solving algebraic equations

• Reading novels

At what age do most children begin to develop a sense of object permanence?

• 2 months

• 8 months

• 18 months

• 3 years

Which experiment is commonly used to study attachment in children?

• The Strange Situation

• The Marshmallow Test

• The Stanford Prison Experiment

• The Milgram Experiment