CHAPTER 6: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

CHAPTER 6: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Maturation refers to changes that are due to:

a.	major life experiences	c.	illness
b.	genetic inheritance	d.	injury

 

 

ANS:                 B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. Maturation does not refer to changes that are due to major life experiences.
B	Correct. Maturation refers to changes that are due to genetic inheritance.
C	Incorrect. Maturation does not refer to changes that are due to illness.
D	Incorrect. Maturation does not refer to changes that are due to injury.

 

 

PTS: 1

REF: p. 158 – Theoretical Approaches to the Growth and Development of Children

OBJ: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

2. Cephalocaudal development proceeds in which direction?

a.	head downward
b.	foot to midsection, followed by head to midsection
c.	toe to head
d.	extremities in toward the tailbone section of the body

 

 

ANS:                 A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct. Cephalocaudal development proceeds from the head downward.
B	Incorrect. Cephalocaudal development does not proceed from foot to midsection, followed by head to midsection.
C	Incorrect. Cephalocaudal development does not proceed from toe to head.
D	Incorrect. Cephalocaudal development does not proceed from extremities in toward the tailbone section of the body.

 

 

PTS: 1                REF: p. 159 – Principles of Growth and Development

OBJ: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

3. Development that proceeds from the inside out is called by which of the following terms?

a.	internal-external	c.	proximodistal
b.	inner-outer	d.	cellular-epidermal

 

 

ANS:                 C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. Development that proceeds from the inside out is not called internal-external.
B	Incorrect. Development that proceeds from the inside out is not called inner-outer.
C	Correct. Proximodistal development proceeds from the inside out.Controlled movements closest to the body’s center (trunk, arms) develop before controlled movements distant to the body (fingers).
D	Incorrect. Development that proceeds from the inside out is not called cellular-epidermal.

 

 

PTS: 1                REF: p. 159 – Principles of Growth and Development

OBJ: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

4. Infants start grasping with the whole hand, and as they develop 3they begin to use just the fingers. This development is an example of which of the following types of development?

a.	cephalocaudal	c.	anterior-posterior
b.	proximodistal	d.	internal-external

 

 

ANS:                 B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. Cephalocaudal development emerges from the head downward, areas closest to the brain or head develop first, followed by the trunk, then legs and feet.
B	Correct. Proximodistal development involves controlled movements closest to the body’s center first, followed by controlled movements distant to the body, such as the fingers. Grasping changes from using the entire hand to just the fingers as infants develop.
C	Incorrect. Infants start grasping with the whole hand, and as they develop they begin to use just the fingers. This development is not an example of anterior-posterior.
D	Incorrect. Infants start grasping with the whole hand, and as they develop they begin to use just the fingers. This development is not an example of internal-external.

 

 

PTS: 1                REF: p. 159 – Principles of Growth and Development

OBJ: Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. When comparing the development of a number of children, you would expect which aspect of developmental change to be the same in all the children?

a.	basic sequence of changes	c.	length of each change
b.	onset of each change	d.	response

 

 

ANS:                 A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct. When comparing the development of a number of children, you would expect the basic sequence of developmental change to be the same in all the children.
B	Incorrect. When comparing the development of a number of children, you would not expect the onset of each developmental change to be the same in all the children.
C	Incorrect. When comparing the development of a number of children, you would not expect the length of each developmental change to be the same in all the children.
D	Incorrect. When comparing the development of a number of children, you would not expect the response to each developmental change to be the same in all the children.

 

 

PTS: 1                REF: p. 159 – Principles of Growth and Development

OBJ:  Cognitive Level: Comprehension