Chapter 5 - Age Groups

Question 1

Adjusting to a new experience by abandoning an old plan or revising it to fit the new information

Answer 1

Accommodation

Question 2

This domain focuses on social, emotional, and personality development.

Answer 2

Affective domain

Question 3

A progressive disease that leaves a person unable to form new memories and is marked by loss of other mental functions, such as the ability to recall newly learned information and disorientation.

Answer 3

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 4

The study of core adult learning principles that apply to all adult learning situations.

Answer 4

Andragogy

Question 5

Taking new information and fitting it into a preconceived notion about objects or the world.

Answer 5

Assimilation

Question 6

This domain focuses on the mind, how it works, and the ability to think and reason.

Answer 6

Cognitive Domain

Question 7

Irreversible deterioration of intellectual ability accompanied by emotional disturbance.

Answer 7

Dementia

Question 8

Physical skills involving complex coordination and smaller muscles called upon for activities such as writing, drawing, and technical manipulations.

Answer 8

Fine motor skills

Question 9

The study of the social, physical, and biological aspects of aging.

Answer 9

Gerontology

Question 10

The name of a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve, often causing a loss of peripheral vision.

Answer 10

Glaucoma

Question 11

Physical skills involving primarily the large muscle groups needed for activities such as running, jumping, and climbing.

Answer 11

Gross Motor Skills

Question 12

A medical condition in which the center of the inner lining of the eye atrophied or thins, often resulting in a loss of central vision.

Answer 12

Macular Degeneration

Question 13

Words that sound like the noises objects make.

Answer 13

Onomatopoeia

Question 14

The domain that focuses on physical development.

Answer 14

Physical Domain

Question 15

A portion of the brain located directly behind the forehead in a region often to as the frontal lobe.

Answer 15

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 16

A teaching method invented by the Greek philosopher Socrates in which the leader or group member poses a question or dilemma and the group members pool their thoughts and experiences to see an answer or solution.

Answer 16

Socratic Dialogue

Question 17

A situation during which the learning is particularly responsive to being taught or made aware of something.

Answer 17

Teachable moment

Question 18

Features that resemble those in other homes but that are designed to be easier to use and are adaptable to changing physical needs.

Answer 18

Universal Design.

Question 19

The gap between what a child has already mastered and what he or she can achieve with the guidance of an experienced and capable assistant such as a teacher or peer at an appropriate level of readiness.

Answer 19

Zone of proximal development

Question 20

What is the role of an educator when teaching adults?

Answer 20

Facilitator

Question 21

______________, using words that sound like the noises objects make, is a fun and creative way to enhance presentation for very young children.

Answer 21

Onomatopoeia

Question 22

Which type of printed material is easiest for older adults to read?

Answer 22

Black Letters on white paper.

Question 23

Which of the following domains of development focuses on social, emotional, and personality development?

Answer 23

Affective

Question 24

Which can be used as guidelines for instruction to facilitate better learning among children and adults?

Answer 24

Age group characteristics

Question 25

When a child takes in new information and fits it into a preconceived notion about objects or the world, this is called?

Answer 25

Assimilation

Question 26

The _________ always drive(s) the lesson.

Answer 26

Objectives

Question 27

Which of the following terms is the study of the social, psychological, and biological aspects of aging?

Answer 27

Gerontology

Question 28

Which of the following terms is the study of core adult learning principals that apply to all adult learning situations?

Answer 28

Andragogy

Question 29

Teaching to the appropriate level of readiness is something referred to as the:

Answer 29

Zone of Proximal Development

Question 30

The fire life and safety educator can recommend older adults to consider the use of grip bars, nonslip area rugs, and night lights, and encourage the adoption of _________ design, homes that look like other homes but are easier to access.

Answer 30

Universal

Question 31

Which of the following domains of development focuses on physical development?

Answer 31

Physical

Question 32

Which distracter to learning refers to the social or emotional status of the audience?

Answer 32

Climate

Question 33

What technique is used when the leader or a group members poses a question or dilemma, and the group members pool their thoughts and experience to see an answer or solution?

Answer 33

Socratic Dialogue

Question 34

A typical preschooler can attend to a lesson for approximately:

Answer 34

10-15 minutes

Question 35

In which age group does grasp of space, time, and abstract concepts deepen and allow for more in-depth examination and discussion of complex issues, including politics, religion, morality, and ethics?

Answer 35

Adolescents

Question 36

When a child adjusts to a new experience by changing his or her existing conception in order to interpret the experience correctly, this is called:

Answer 36

Accommodation

Question 37

Young children are very curious and eager to learn, and they do so through ___________, reinforcement, active involvement, and praise.

Answer 37

Repetition.

Question 38

What is the maximum number of concepts per lesson when etching preschoolers?

Answer 38

3.

Question 39

Which of the following domains of development focuses on the mind, how it works, and the ability to think and reason?

Answer 39

Cognitive