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1

In your first education class, your professor states, "Early childhood teachers are not glorified babysitters; they are committed to the care and education of young children." Which theme of early childhood teacher training does her comment reflect?
A)reflective thinking
B)professionalism
C)multiculturalism
D)holism
2

Culture describes the way children's lives are influenced by
A)race and ethnicity.
B)sexual orientation.
C)religious or spiritual practices.
D)all of the above.
3

Who introduced physical milestones of child development?
A)Arnold Gesell
B)Benjamin Spock
C)Jean Piaget
D)T. Barry Brazelton
4

______ is the largest and best-known early childhood education organization.
A)Zero to Three
B)Children's Defense Fund
C)Association for Childhood Education International
D)National Association for the Education of Young Children
5

The NAEYC has done all but which of the following?
A)advocated for the rights of families and young children through position papers
B)created an accreditation process for early childhood programs
C)established the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
D)created a code of ethics to guide early childhood educators
6

Regarding different types of early childhood education programs, which of the following statements is false?
A)Family child care programs are less regulated than center-based programs.
B)The distinction between child care programs and education programs has disappeared with the rise of professionalism.
C)There has been a decrease in the number of programs that exclusively serve children with special needs.
D)Head Start serves only 4-year-olds from middle-class families.
7

The early church view in Western society presented the idea that children were
A)evil.
B)angelic.
C)a blank slate, to be shaped by experience.
D)influenced by both nature and nurture.
8

Whose journals mark the beginning of the scientific approach to the study of children?
A)John Locke
B)Charles Darwin
C)G. Stanley Hall
D)John B. Watson
9

Piaget is to _______ development as Gesell is to _______ development.
A)cognitive / social
B)social / physical
C)cognitive / physical
D)physical / cognitive
10

If his development is typical 5-year-old Chan should be able to do which of the following?
A)understand his world rationally
B)classify in ways that showed his understanding of complex categories
C)conserve easily by holding an idea in his head that seemed contrary to what he perceived
D)create and hold mental images
11

Karyn will be teaching third graders during her first year as a teacher. Based on her study of Erikson's theory, Karyn predicts that most of her children will be experiencing the stage of
A)industry versus inferiority.
B)autonomy versus shame and doubt.
C)trust versus mistrust.
D)initiative versus guilt.
12

Which researchers are associated with the Behaviorism school of psychology?
A)Freud and Erikson
B)Watson and Skinner
C)Piaget and Vygotsky
D)Pestalozzi and Froebel
13

All but which of the following are suggested by Vygotsky's perspective?
A)Language and social interaction play a key role in learning and development.
B)Children construct knowledge, rather than take it in.
C)Cultural factors are important in child development.
D)Children should explore and experiment without adult interference.
14

Who founded the Reggio Emilia early-education system in Italy?
A)Maria Montessori
B)Loris Malaguzzi
C)J. H. Pestalozzi
D)John Dewey
15

In the early years of development, there is a great deal of activity in the brain as brain cells make connections with each other. These connections are made through branches called
A)scaffolds.
B)attachments.
C)dendrites.
D)reinforcements.





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