Question 1

________ before bedtime is a type of activity that often contributes to less resistance in going to bed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraging a child to watch television
B)  Playing outdoor games with a child
C)  Encouraging a child to engage in vigorous activity
D)  Playing quietly with a child in the bath

Question 2

In terms of energy needs,the preschool child needs to consume up to

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 calories per day.
B)  1,800 calories per day
C)  2,500 calories per day.
D)  3,500 calories per day.

Question 3

Ben,a 3-year-old boy,fills his sketchbook with drawings of circles,squares,rectangles,triangles,and cross signs.From this information,we can infer that Ben is at least in the ________ stage of artistic drawings devised by Rhoda Kellogg.

Accepted Answer

A)  shape
B)  pictorial
C)  design
D)  placement

Question 4

Which of the following fine motor skills is characteristic of children in the 37 to 48 months age group?

Accepted Answer

A)  folding papers into halves and quarters
B)  making clay objects with two small parts
C)  using crayons appropriately
D)  approximating a circle in drawing

Question 5

Which of the following gross motor skills is expected from a 3-and-a-half-year-old child?

Accepted Answer

A)  skipping rope
B)  riding a bicycle
C)  stepping on footprint patterns
D)  carrying a 16-pound object

Question 6

Young children's eating behavior improves when caregivers

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage children to play outdoor games while eating.
B)  allow children to eat while watching television programs.
C)  eat with children and eliminate competing activities.
D)  permit children to follow a flexible mealtime schedule.

Question 7

According to the UNICEF report titled The State of the World's Children,which of the following countries was among the two that had the lowest mortality rate for children under age 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States
B)  Angola
C)  Sierra Leone
D)  Iceland

Question 8

Research has shown that developmental delay of motor and cognitive milestones in children is related to

Accepted Answer

A)  an increased count of white blood cells.
B)  decreased intake of lead and other minerals.
C)  increased levels of the growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate the body to grow.
D)  decreased levels of myelination.

Question 9

Terrance rarely gets enough to eat at home and as a result suffers from malnutrition.If the pattern continues,there will be a much higher chance that Terrance will

Accepted Answer

A)  have a growth spurt at an earlier age than his peers.
B)  have few if any behavioral problems in adolescence.
C)  have issues with hyperactivity around age 8.
D)  perform well on measures of cognitive ability.

Question 10

Growth hormone deficiency is the absence or deficiency of growth hormones produced by the ________ gland to stimulate the body to grow.

Accepted Answer

A)  pituitary
B)  thymus
C)  sebaceous
D)  pineal

Question 11

For children of low-income families whose mothers receive little or no health care,their health problems often begin

Accepted Answer

A)  before birth.
B)  during infancy.
C)  during the toddler years.
D)  in adolescence.

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of children and adolescents are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  9 percent
B)  22 percent
C)  18 percent
D)  36 percent

Question 13

A recent intervention in the Head Start programs focused on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing children's TV viewing.
B)  increasing children's caloric intake.
C)  increasing children's physical activity.
D)  lowering children's rate of obesity.

Question 14

Jim is 55 months old.Which of the following fine motor skills is he MOST likely to develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  copying two short words
B)  stringing shoelaces
C)  cutting interior pieces from paper
D)  tracing by hand

Question 15

Noah has strung together a necklace of a dozen colorful beads as a birthday present for his mother.Which of the following is most likely to be TRUE with regard to Noah?

Accepted Answer

A)  Noah is between 2 and 3 years of age.
B)  Noah is in the placement stage described by Kellogg.
C)  Noah's ability to string beads is typical of children between 4 and 5 years of age.
D)  Noah's ability to string beads is typical of children in the shape stage of Kellogg's four stages of children's drawings.

Question 16

During the infant's second year,the growth rate

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes rapid.
B)  begins to slow down.
C)  is characterized by frequent spurts.
D)  is marked by rapid deceleration.

Question 17

How can caregivers positively influence the eating behavior of young children?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies mentioned in your text as a recommendation to caregivers to improve young children's eating behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  eating on a predictable schedule
B)  eating in front of the television
C)  modeling eating healthy food
D)  making mealtime a pleasant occasion

Question 19

Neurons communicate with each other through chemical substances that carry information between the neurons across gaps,called

Accepted Answer

A)  synapses.
B)  karyotypes.
C)  phenotypes.
D)  triglycerides.

Question 20

What was the approximate drop in the obesity rate of 2- to 5-year-old children between 2003-2004 and 2013-2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  14 percent down to 9.4 percent
B)  21 percent down to 16 percent
C)  8.9 percent down to 6 percent
D)  32.1 percent down to 20.2 percent

Exam 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood

During the infant's second year,the growth rate

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Research has shown that developmental delay of motor and cognitive milestones in children is related to

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For children of low-income families whose mothers receive little or no health care,their health problems often begin

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Approximately what percentage of children and adolescents are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in the United States?

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What was the approximate drop in the obesity rate of 2- to 5-year-old children between 2003-2004 and 2013-2014?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies mentioned in your text as a recommendation to caregivers to improve young children's eating behaviors?

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Terrance rarely gets enough to eat at home and as a result suffers from malnutrition.If the pattern continues,there will be a much higher chance that Terrance will

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Which of the following fine motor skills is characteristic of children in the 37 to 48 months age group?

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Young children's eating behavior improves when caregivers

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Which of the following gross motor skills is expected from a 3-and-a-half-year-old child?

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In terms of energy needs,the preschool child needs to consume up to

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Noah has strung together a necklace of a dozen colorful beads as a birthday present for his mother.Which of the following is most likely to be TRUE with regard to Noah?

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Ben,a 3-year-old boy,fills his sketchbook with drawings of circles,squares,rectangles,triangles,and cross signs.From this information,we can infer that Ben is at least in the ________ stage of artistic drawings devised by Rhoda Kellogg.

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According to the UNICEF report titled The State of the World's Children,which of the following countries was among the two that had the lowest mortality rate for children under age 5?

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Jim is 55 months old.Which of the following fine motor skills is he MOST likely to develop?

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A recent intervention in the Head Start programs focused on all of the following EXCEPT

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________ before bedtime is a type of activity that often contributes to less resistance in going to bed.

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