CGDR UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Write a brief description of the terms "growth" and "development." - CORRECT ANSWERGrowth refers to specific body changes and increases in the child's size, such as a child's
height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index.
Development...
Write a brief description of the terms "growth" and "development." - CORRECT ANSWER-
Growth refers to specific body changes and increases in the child's size, such as a child's
height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index.
Development typically refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to
more complicated.
True or False: Growth proceeds from the center of the body outward. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
True or False: At birth, the brain, heart, and spinal cord are fully functioning. - CORRECT
ANSWER- True
True or False: The finger and toe muscles develop before the arm and leg muscles. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
True or False: Children differ in their growth. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
True or False: Children grow at perfectly steady rates. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Name and give an example of each of the five basic principles of child growth and
development. - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Similar developmental sequence for all (i.e they
develop in similar ways at similar times)
2. Development proceeds from General to Specific (Children gain specific abilities as they
develop further)
3. Development is continuous (As children develop new skills, they become the basis for
more new behaviors and skills)
4. Development proceeds at different rates (Each child is different and grows differently)
5. All areas of development are interrelated (The body has to grow and develop before new
skills and behaviors can occur)
, Explain at least one implication of a development principle as it relates to children's learning.
- CORRECT ANSWER- Knowing the way in which a child develops is important in order to
understand where they should be and how you can encourage growth in those areas.
Name each stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and include an example for an individual
as well as family. - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Physical: Rest, food, employment, etc.
2. Comfort and Safety: Transportation, home, safe relationships
3. Social: Sense of belonging, parent-child relationship
4. Self-Esteem: Sense of competency for parents, ability to cope and problem solve
5. Self-Actualization: Personal emotional response, refinement of interpersonal skills
List Erik Erikson's conflicts that relate to children aged birth to school-age, and give an
example for each: - CORRECT ANSWER- Infant: Trust vs. Mistrust (I am all right)
Toddler: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (I can make choices)
Pre-School: Initiative vs. Guilt (I can do and I can make)
Grade School: Industry vs. Inferiority (I can do well and be successful)
List the age and examples for each of Piaget's stages: Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWER-
0-2; Children learn through sensory perception and motor activity.
List the age and examples for each of Piaget's stages: Preoperational - CORRECT ANSWER-
2-7; Children are bound by what they experience directly and not by what they think.
Children begin to use symbols (one thing that represents another). For example, using sand to
make a cake. Children are egocentric; their thinking centers on themselves. They can't see
things from another point of view or from another perspective. For example, they do not
realize that when they stand in front of the TV, no one else can see it.
List the age and examples for each of Piaget's stages: Concrete-Operational - CORRECT
ANSWER- 7-11; Children become more rational in their thinking. For example, realizing that
Santa Claus probably doesn't exist.
List the age and examples for each of Piaget's stages: Formal Operations - CORRECT
ANSWER- 11 and older; the final stage of cognitive development, in which thinking
becomes very abstract. Children think beyond the present and think about ideal situations.
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