Deck 1: Making a Difference in Children's Lives

Question 1

Qualities defined as socially competent in one culture will be considered competent in other cultures as well.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Your personal moral standards will be sufficient to guide your work as a helping professional.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Baking a pie is an example of a skill as defined in this course.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Teaching a child how to make friends is an example of Phase 1 of Social Support Pyramid.

Question 5

Social competence is so important that it has become part of the formal learning standards for Head Start and many preprimary programs in the United States.

Question 6

You need to consider how well you know a person and the time and place in which you are operating in order to determine what behaviors would be considered polite or impolite.

Question 7

Your textbook supports the idea that people who have worked with children for years have little need for formal training.

Question 8

Adults can pretty well predict how long it will take for children to learn basic social skills such as how to share or how to resist temptation.

Question 9

Families who share the same cultural background are pretty much the same.

Question 10

Social learning happens slowly over time.

Question 11

By the time a child is 10 years old negative behavior patterns are so entrenched that they cannot be changed.

Question 12

Given enough time, all children will eventually become socially competent.

Question 13

Children's social development cannot be separated from cognitive and physical development.

Question 14

The NAEYC Professional Code of Ethics tells you whom to contact in your state in case you suspect that a child has been abused.

Question 15

Social competence is exactly the same from one culture to the next.

Question 16

Families are no longer as important to children as they once were.

Question 17

The major difference between helping professionals and laypersons is in the amount of salary they receive.

Question 18

Children's social competence is measured primarily by how well they have learned to say "Please" and "Thank you."

Question 19

All children learn social skills in exactly the same way.

Question 20

Children who are socially competent also tend to do better academically.

Question 21

Phase 4 of the Social Support Pyramid is applicable to all children.

Question 22

When the teacher gives Carmen a verbal script for expressing her emotions, the teacher is operating within Phase 2 of the Social Support Pyramid.

Question 23

Developmentally Appropriate Practice is determined primarily by the age of the children.

Question 24

Which of the following teacher behaviors illustrates individually appropriate practices?

A) The teacher asks each child to find her own nametag.
B) The teacher asks Ronda to tell the class about herself.
C) The teacher asks all the children to make a self-portrait.
D) The teacher expects Jeff to wash his hands completely and Jane to at least turn the water on, based on the children's past performance.
E) All of the above

Question 25

Which of the following combinations of characteristics describes a socially competent person in our society?

A) intelligent, polite, wealthy
B) good looking, religious, upwardly mobile
C) responsible, cooperative, self-controlled
D) hostile, aimless, impulsive

Question 26

Teaching a child how to offer help to another child is an example of Phase 3 of the Social Support Pyramid.

Question 27

Mrs. McNamara provides various opportunities for children in her first grade classroom to learn about helping. What might explain her decision to use varied strategies?

A) Children may have different learning styles.
B) Children may have more or less experience with helping than their peers.
C) Providing numerous opportunities increases the likelihood children will learn about helping.
D) Helping may be defined in many ways.
E) All of the above

Question 28

Which of the following characteristics DOES NOT differentiate helping professionals from nonprofessionals?

A) demonstrated competence
B) specialized knowledge
C) standards of practice
D) salary and seniority

Question 29

Which of the following teacher behaviors illustrates Phase Two of the Social Support Pyramid?

A) The teacher provides a visual chart depicting the steps for proper hand washing near the sink in the children's bathroom.
B) The teacher convenes a support team consisting of herself, a speech pathologist and Suzy's mom to discuss Suzy's difficulties communicating to others.
C) The teacher gives Suzy step-by-step instructions for buttoning her coat.
D) The teacher demonstrates how to feed the gerbil.

Question 30

Why is it important to communicate with family members or other adults important to children's lives?

A) to inform the adults about how to help their child be successful at school
B) to gain a more complete understanding of each child and his or her social context
C) to share school expectations and approaches with the adults
D) to recruit classroom volunteers

Question 31

According to the research cited in your book, children who have strong social emotional skills also tend to display what other characteristics?

A) greater academic motivation, fewer absences from school
B) greater wealth as adults, better job seeking skills
C) higher math achievement, higher reading scores
D) All of these.
E) greater academic motivation, fewer absences from school, higher math achievement, higher reading scores

Question 32

Differentiating one's expectations based on children's abilities is an example of culturally appropriate practice.

Question 33

If you were told that children develop their predominant sense of self-worth by the time they are eight years old, what principle of social development would the period from birth to eight years represent?

A) All areas of development are interrelated.
B) There are optimal periods of growth and development.
C) Development has cumulative and delayed effects.
D) Rates of development vary.
E) There are developmental tasks throughout life.

Question 34

What things would you consider when deciding how to greet a person?

A) the age of the person
B) how well you know the person
C) the setting of the interaction
D) the culture of the person
E) all of the above

Question 35

Which of the following statements is true about social learning?

A) Social learning happens at an even pace throughout childhood.
B) Social learning is mostly a result of age.
C) Most six-year olds can't share.
D) Some aspects of social learning become evident only after numerous experiences.

Question 36

What is the first phase of the Social Support Pyramid?

A) teaching and coaching
B) supportive environments
C) positive relationships
D) intensive individualized interventions
E) None of these answers

Question 37

Which of the following teacher behaviors illustrates Phase Four of the Social Support Pyramid?

A) The teacher offers Marcy a choice of mashed potatoes or french fries at lunch.
B) The teacher provides a visual chart depicting the steps for proper hand washing near the sink in the children's bathroom.
C) The teacher encourages Marcy to figure out her own way to share the crackers at snack.
D) The teacher convenes a support team consisting of herself, a speech pathologist and Suzy's mom to discuss Suzy's difficulties communicating to others.
E) The teacher gives Suzy step-by-step instructions for buttoning her coat.

Question 38

Which of the following statements is true about the role of culture in social learning?

A) Behaviors that define social competence are the same across all cultures.
B) Culture is determined by geography.
C) Adults in the culture pass along their ideas of what constitutes social competence.
D) Culture is all about having a common language.
E) Most people have a culture, but not all.

Question 39

Which of the following would be the best strategy for helping a child develop self-regulations?

A) Consistently talk to the child about her actions.
B) Quickly tell the child "no!" when she misbehaves.
C) Ignore negative behavior until she outgrows it.
D) Tell the child repeatedly that she needs to follow the rules.
E) All of these strategies would be equally effective.

Question 40

Daryn and Marco are both three years old. Daryn seems more coordinated than Marco, and Marco's speech is more advanced than Daryn's. What principle of development does this represent?

A) All areas of development are interrelated.
B) There are optimal periods of growth and development.
C) Development has cumulative and delayed effects.
D) Rates of development vary.
E) There are developmental tasks throughout life.

Question 41

What are the functions of the family? How do professionals complement family members in relation to their children?

Question 42

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes a professional from a nonprofessional?

A) Professionals follow an agreed upon code of ethics.
B) Professionals read certain books relevant to their field.
C) Professionals have formal job titles and specific job descriptions.
D) Professionals have a staff they must supervise.

Question 43

Which one of the following actions is NOT a skill as defined in this textbook?

A) repairing a motorcycle
B) telling a story to children
C) having perfect pitch (in the musical sense)
D) reading a map
E) playing the piano

Question 44

Which of the following characteristics differentiate skills from other behaviors?

A) They are demonstrable.
B) They can be learned.
C) They are innate.
D) They can be evaluated.
E) They are demonstrable, learned, and can be evaluated.

Question 45

What is meant by social competence?

Question 46

Define the four phases of the Social Support Pyramid. Briefly describe how these phases relate to each other.

Question 47

Refer to Figure 1-1 (The Elements of Social Competence) in your textbook. Give an example of child behavior to illustrate each category of social competence.

Question 48

Discuss the differences between professionals and laypersons who work with children. Give an example from one setting.

Question 49

Define the three components of the developmentally appropriate practices and discuss why they are important. Then talk about the role of such practices in guiding children's social development.

Question 50

Describe the benefits of viewing children within a contextual framework.

Question 51

Which of the following actions is a skill as defined in this textbook?

A) baking a pie
B) making a speech
C) taking a test
D) making a speech and taking a test
E) All of the above

Question 52

Name the four phases of the Social Support Pyramid.

Question 53

What are the three components of developmentally appropriate practices?

Question 54

Identify the five characteristics that differentiate a helping professional from a layperson.

Question 55

Discuss the role of an ethical code in the lives of helping professionals.