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Child Growth and Development Flashcards

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  1. During infancy, 'social referencing' refers to when a baby:

    Answer: Looks to a caregiver's emotional reaction to determine how to respond to an unfamiliar situation

    Social referencing is the behavior of using a caregiver's emotional cues to guide one's own response to an uncertain or novel stimulus.

  2. Which play type, described by Mildred Parten, involves children assigning roles and working together toward a common goal?

    Answer: Cooperative play

    Cooperative play involves organized activity with role assignment and shared goals, typically emerging around ages 4–5.

  3. A child care provider wants to support executive function development in preschoolers. Which activity would be MOST effective?

    Answer: Simon Says and other games requiring impulse control

    Games like Simon Says require children to listen, remember rules, and inhibit automatic responses, directly exercising executive function skills.

  4. The 'still face' experiment by Edward Tronick demonstrated that infants are sensitive to:

    Answer: Disruptions in social and emotional responsiveness from caregivers

    The still face experiment showed that when a caregiver suddenly becomes unresponsive, infants show distress, revealing their sensitivity to social interaction.

  5. A provider notices that a 3-year-old uses 'running speech' — constantly narrating her own actions as she plays. This is an example of:

    Answer: Private speech

    Private speech is self-directed talk used by young children to guide their own thinking and actions, considered a normal and beneficial developmental phenomenon.

  6. Which sensory system is considered the FIRST to develop in utero and plays a foundational role in early bonding?

    Answer: Touch

    The tactile (touch) system is the first sensory system to develop prenatally, and physical touch remains central to early bonding and attachment.

  7. According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, which system contains the immediate settings in which the child directly participates, such as home and school?

    Answer: Microsystem

    The microsystem is the innermost layer and consists of the settings and people with whom the child has direct, regular contact.