Question 1

Dr. Love studies dating patterns; specifically, how dating has evolved over the course of history. Dr. Love most likely studies __________.

Accepted Answer

Dating patterns are a part of social development.

Question 2

Allissa often goes to the park to observe children at play. She is amazed at how children of different ages interact with each other. Allissa is interested in observing __________.

Accepted Answer

The interaction of children of different ages is part of social development.

Question 3

Ms. Bujanos, a third-grade teacher, finds it fascinating to watch how children's attention spans and their abilities to plan and to problem solve increase over the course of the school year. Ms. Bujanos is observing __________.

Accepted Answer

Attention span and problem solving are parts of cognitive development.

Question 4

Richard, a preschool teacher, believes that children who are aggressive preschoolers will become aggressive adults. Richard is referring to __________.

Accepted Answer

Aggressive patterns that develop over time are a part of personality development.

Question 5

Erikah, an infant and toddler teacher, loves to watch how babies grasp objects. She has noticed that at first babies attempt to grasp objects using a whole hand, but by the end of the first year they are able to grasp objects with just the forefinger and thumb. Erikah is observing __________.

Accepted Answer

The changing ability to grasp objects represents physical development.

Question 6

Professor Maldonado's course covers infant and toddler development. This means that students will be studying which of the following age ranges?

Accepted Answer

The infant and toddler age range is birth to 3 years of age.

Question 7

Entry into adolescence depends on __________.

Accepted Answer

The start of adolescence is determined when sexual maturity is reached.

Question 8

Mr. Moorhouse, a social worker, works with troubled adolescents by trying to find ways to keep them in school and off the streets. What age range does Mr. Moorhouse work with?

Accepted Answer

Adolescence is generally considered to be a part of the 12- to 20-year age range.

Question 9

Liza is the director of a preschool. She primarily works with children in what age range?

Accepted Answer

Preschool is generally considered to be a part of the 3- to 6-year age range.

Question 10

Dr. Chen counsels children in middle childhood. She primarily sees children in which age range?

Accepted Answer

Middle childhood is generally considered to be a part of the 6- to 12-year age range.

Question 11

Dr. Jeffrey Arnett argues that adolescence extends into __________, a period beginning in the late teenage years and continuing into the mid-20s.

Accepted Answer

Emerging adulthood is the period beginning in the late teenage years and continuing into the mid-20s.

Question 12

Ryan, a 22-year-old college graduate, is trying to determine what he wants to do with his life. Ryan is in the middle of __________, an entirely new developmental period.

Accepted Answer

Emerging adulthood is the period beginning in the late teenage years and continuing into the mid-20s.

Question 13

Children growing up in Asian societies tend to have a(n) __________, focusing on the interdependence among members of society.

Accepted Answer

Children growing up in Asian societies tend to have a collectivist orientation, whereas children growing up in Western societies tend to have an individualistic orientation.

Question 14

Societies that tend to have an individualistic orientation focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

Children growing up in Asian societies tend to have a collectivist orientation, whereas children growing up in Western societies tend to have an individualistic orientation, which focuses on the uniqueness of the individual.

Question 15

Although __________ originated as a biological concept, today it is thought of as a social construction.

Accepted Answer

Race is described as a social construction, something defined by people and their beliefs.

Question 16

Sara and her friends reached adolescence at the peak of AIDS awareness, and for that reason they are more aware of how AIDS is transmitted relative to their parents' generation. This is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A cohort is a group of people born around the same time in the same place.

Question 17

Sam often characterizes his grandparents' generation as being tightfisted with money. He believes that they have trouble spending money because they grew up during the Depression. The Depression is a common event to this cohort and is known as a __________.

Accepted Answer

The Depression would be considered a major social event with similar influences on members of this particular cohort.

Question 18

Sociocultural-graded influences include __________.

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity, social class, and sub-cultural membership are all sociocultural influences on development.

Question 19

Most children in the United States enter into some sort of formal education between the ages of 5 and 7 years. This is referred to as a(n) __________ event.

Accepted Answer

Entering formal education is something that occurs for most children in the United States between the ages of 5 and 7. This is therefore considered a normative age-graded influence.

Question 20

Age-graded influences include __________.

Accepted Answer

Age-graded influences are biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they are raised. Puberty is one example.

Quiz 1: An Introduction to Child Development