Child and Adolescent Development

NAME: ____________________________

COURSE/YR: _____________

SCORE: ___________

I. Modified True or False. Write F if you find the statement true and T if you find it false. After which,
underline the word/s that made the statement false and change it with the correct word/s to make the given
statement correct. (2pts. each)
_____ 1. The cephalocaudal law of developmental direction maintains that development spreads outward from
the central axis of the body to the extremities.
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_____ 2. Every person is biologically and genetically different from one another.
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_____ 3. Growth is qualitative and development is quantitative in nature.
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_____ 4. During the fetal stage, the baby has a lesser chance to survive and develop normally because in this
stage, the unborn baby is faced with the risks of getting aborted if not born with birth defects.
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_____ 5. Early childhood is a critical period in the achievement drive.
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_____ 6. The goal of developmental changes is to enable people to adapt to the environment in which they live.
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_____ 7. Each period in the life span has associated with it developmental hazards.
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_____ 8. Psychologists regard early childhood as an age of conformity.
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_____ 9. Growth stops at maturation whereas development continues throughout life.
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II. Enumeration
A. 3 periods of the prenatal stage
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B. 2 laws of developmental direction
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C. At least 5 principles of development
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D. Names used by Parents to refer to the characteristics of late childhood stage
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E. At least 2 developmental tasks expected during early childhood stage.
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F. At least 5 characteristics of adolescence as a stage of development
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