CAASP Child Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which attachment pattern is associated with caregivers who are consistently unresponsive or rejecting?
- Secure attachment
- Anxious-ambivalent attachment
- Avoidant attachment (Correct answer)
- Disorganized attachment
Correct answer: Avoidant attachment
Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers consistently reject bids for comfort, leading children to suppress attachment behaviors and appear emotionally distant.
Question 2: Bronfenbrenner's ecological model places the child's immediate settings (home, school, peer group) in which system?
- Macrosystem
- Exosystem
- Mesosystem
- Microsystem (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Microsystem
The microsystem includes the immediate environments where the child has direct interactions, such as family, classroom, and neighborhood.
Question 3: During which Piagetian stage does a child first demonstrate the ability to think logically about concrete objects and events?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperational
- Concrete operational (Correct answer)
- Formal operational
Correct answer: Concrete operational
The concrete operational stage (ages 7-11) marks the emergence of logical thinking applied to tangible, real-world situations.
Question 4: A service coordinator notices a 6-month-old is not making eye contact or responding to their name. Which developmental domain warrants immediate attention?
- Gross motor development
- Social-emotional and communication development (Correct answer)
- Fine motor development
- Cognitive problem-solving
Correct answer: Social-emotional and communication development
Lack of eye contact and response to name at 6 months are early red flags for social-communication delays, including possible autism spectrum disorder.
Question 5: The concept of 'goodness of fit' in child development refers to:
- A child's IQ matching school curriculum difficulty
- Compatibility between a child's temperament and caregiver expectations (Correct answer)
- Physical growth percentiles matching age norms
- A diagnosis fitting DSM criteria
Correct answer: Compatibility between a child's temperament and caregiver expectations
Goodness of fit describes how well a child's temperamental style aligns with the demands and expectations of their environment, influencing adjustment outcomes.
Question 6: Which developmental theorist proposed that moral development progresses through stages, from obedience-focused reasoning to principled ethical thinking?
- Erik Erikson
- Lawrence Kohlberg (Correct answer)
- Albert Bandura
- Abraham Maslow
Correct answer: Lawrence Kohlberg
Kohlberg's theory outlines three levels of moral reasoning—preconventional, conventional, and postconventional—each with two stages.
Question 7: Parallel play, where children play near each other without direct interaction, is most typical during which age range?
- 0-12 months
- 18 months to 3 years (Correct answer)
- 4-6 years
- 7-10 years
Correct answer: 18 months to 3 years
Parallel play emerges in toddlerhood as children are socially aware of peers but not yet skilled at coordinated cooperative play.
CAASP Child Development 3
Which attachment pattern is associated with caregivers who are consistently unresponsive or rejecting?