Lec 2. Child development

Question 1

At what timings are APGAR scores taken?

a. 10 and 30 minutes
b. 1 and 5 minutes
c. 10 minutes and an hour
d. 2 and 4 hours

Answer 1

b. 1 and 5 minutes

Question 2

Which 2 newborn reflexes are the most commonly associated with loud noises?

a. tonic neck and MORO
b. rooting and stepping
c. MORO and eye blink
d. MORO and rooting

Answer 2

c. MORO and eye blink

Question 3

Development milestones are based on what?

a. Informal observations
b. observations of a single normally developing child
c. large group observations and assessment and smaller group long term observations
d. computational programming

Answer 3

c. large group observations and assessment and smaller group long term observations

Question 4

What is ‘objective permanence?”

a. where an object continues to exist for the child even when it is removed from sight
b. when a child is able to maintain a steady sitting position
c. when a child is able to properly focus on an object
d. when a child can start to reason about given tasks

Answer 4

a. where an object continues to exist for the child even when it is removed from sight

Question 5

Egocentrism and animistic behaviours were seen as part of a child’s development by which psychologist?

a. Freud
b. Vygotsky
c. Piaget
d. Erikson

Answer 5

c. Piaget