Test Bank for Creating Environments for Learning: Birth to Age Eight, 3rd Edition

Chapter 2 Multiple Choice Questions 1) We can assist children in developing secure attachment in childcare through all the following except ___________.? a. Providing continuity of care b. Exposing children to many different providers c. Showing genuine interest in each child d. Being warm and responsive 2) Which of the following statements accurately reflects what we know about attachment? a. Child care can negatively affect children’s attachment to their parents. b. Children are typically attached to only one person, usually their mother. c. Children can have attachment problems if they must detach and reattach to several different caregivers. d. Attachment is primarily something that is stressed in Western cultures. 3) Teresa is concerned about a five-year-old child, Abby in her classroom. Abby rarely smiles and often cries. She often says that she is sad. Abby wonders if a young child can have mental illness such as depression. She asks several other teachers for advice. Which teacher gives the most accurate information? a. “Don’t worry. Abby will outgrow her sadness as she learns to deal with her emotions more effectively.” b. “It is impossible for young children to be depressed. It is only when you are older and have more substantive issues that you become depressed.” c. “The family has so many issues that it is no wonder that Abby feels sad.” d. “It is important to intervene if you feel that a child might have a mental illness. Even young children can be mentally ill.” 4) All of the following statements would be true about children’s ability to regulate emotions except ___________. a. Children learn to regulate their emotions once they reach the stage of formal operations. b. Emotions if poorly managed can impair learning c. Culture affects the way that one regulates emotion d. In the preschool years, children can learn to anticipate and discuss emotion 5) Cultural discontinuity _____________________. a. Can cause teachers to misinterpret children’s behaviors b. Can enhance the teacher child rapport with the child c. Has little effect on the perception that children have of themselves as learners d. Has little effect on the teacher’s ability to deliver effective instruction 6) Which of the following teacher’s statements would reflect the Building Blocks to Inclusion model? a. “I think it is best to first begin with a developmentally appropriate environment. Without this many children might be struggling when they don’t have specific special needs but rather the environment and activities are inappropriate.” b. “As soon as I find that a child is entering my classroom that has a diagnosed special need I plan a special time each day to provide one-on-one assistance to them.” c. “Over the years I have developed a list of modifications to make based on the child’s disability. When I find out I am having a child enter my room with this disability I immediately enact the list of modifications.” d. “I believe it is important for children to learn to live in the real world. I think when we make modifications we only cause the child to have more struggles in the future.” 7) Which would be a true statement about the CSEFEL model? a. Intensive intervention that includes a behavior plan is needed by about 30% of preschool children. b. A supportive environment and responsive care is needed to help children develop social and emotional skills. c. Most children do not need explicit instruction in social skills. d. CSEFEL supports removing children with behavioral issues from the classroom setting. 8) Which would be an appropriate way to develop a child’s self-efficacy? a. Plan a competitive game so that the winner can feel proud. b. Plan mainly group goals so that children can understand how they rank within the group. c. Help children to understand their strengths and weaknesses by comparing them with others. d. Continue to improve your own self-efficacy. 9) James has just completed picking up all the blocks by himself. Which statement is an example of encouragement? a. You did a great job. b. You’re a good helper. c. You picked up every block. d. I like the way you picked up the blocks Short Answer and Essay Questions 1. What are ways that we can assist children to delay gratification? 2. What is empathy and how is it developed? 3. Why does poverty place children at increased risk of poor outcomes? What are two things that we can do as teachers to alleviate this risk? 4. A child has just finished drawing a picture of her house. What is an encouraging remark the teacher could make about the picture? Chapter 2—Multiple Choice Questions 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. 7. 8. 9. a b d c Chapter 2—Short Answer and Essay Questions 1. We can help children to delay gratification by providing a predictable environment and routine and by teaching them skills that assist in delaying gratification such as distracting oneself, self talk, and planning. 2. Empathy is the ability to experience an emotional response as he views things from another’s perspective. To develop empathy, you must be able to understand another’s wants, thinking, and feeling. 3. Poverty places children at increased risk due to stressors such as inadequate housing, unsafe neighborhoods, and deficient health care. Children are at greater risks of developmental and behavioral problems especially if there are other risk factors such as inadequate parenting, substance abuse, violence, or disabilities. To alleviate risk, we can help children to develop resiliency and we can develop respectful, responsive relationships with children and their families. 4. There are many responses you could provide. For example, you could say, “I see that you worked a long time on your picture.” Or “Look at all the colors you used in your picture.” Encouragement, unlike praise, in non-judgmental.