CAD Exam

1. What is the most common and direct cause of low birth weight?

High blood pressure

Infant mortality

Caffeine used

Poor nutrition

2. Adolescence as a modern and social phenomenon, its end-points are not tied to physical milestones. The word is derived from the Latin noun dolor which means:

Grow

Pain

Love

Develop

3. Rey John is very close to his mother instead of his father. Whenever he is bruised or had a fight with his playmates, he would run to his mother rather than his father. This instance is under:

Oedipal complex

Electra complex

Latent stage

Phallic stage

4. The most successful substance abuse prevention programs are those that involve which of the following?

Parents

Peers

Schools

All of the above

5. With which theory is the following statement most closely aligned? Children pass through an invariant sequence of stages, each characterized by qualitatively different ways of organizing information and learning about the world.

Behavioral theories

Cognitive developmental theory

Ecological theory

Information processing theory

6. Which of the following motor skills is likely to appear first?

Can cut on a straight line with scissors

Writes individual letters

Can ride a bicycle

Walks down stairs alternating steps

7. Which of the following will not support the concept of individual difference?

Use varied activities for a difficult lesson

Consider the uniqueness of each student

Involve all students regardless of what the activity

Help should be extended to both the gifted and retarded learners

8. Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?

Running

Throwing a ball

Jumping

Drawing

9. Alvin is interested in enrolling in BS Criminology as it has always been his dream to become a policeman but his parents wanted him to take up Education since it has a safer working environment and he could easily land a teaching job after graduating. As much as he wants to follow his dreams, he could not because his parents gave him no option. Which of the following rights of Alvin is being violated?

The right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

10. During the adolescent stage -- the feet,hands, and nose reach maximum development while the lower parts of the face and the shoulders develop more slowly. On the other hand, creative imagination develops rapidly in childhood and reaches its peak in adolescence. Therefore,

The development of the different parts of the body comes one after the other.

Development is faster during the adolescent period than in early childhood

Different areas develop at the different rates

Different areas develop at the same rate

11. When Meriam is asked to describe herself, her usual answer is, "I am good at reading, but math is hard for me." At what developmental stage is Meriam likely to be?

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early childhood

Middle childhood

12. According to Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development, a child during the sensorimotor period does not see things in abstract forms. Therefore, in teaching mathematics to young children, the:

Use of pictures may not be necessary

Use of concrete objects is not needed

Concrete state should precede the abstract style

Abstract stage must come before the concrete direction

13. What is the most reliable predictor of infant survival and healthy development?

Birth weight

Birth order

Maternal education level

Paternal health

14. Which of the stages of development is normally characterized by much growth, rapid, changes, mood swings, and negatively?

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early childhood

Middle childhood

15. During the early to middle childhood period, characteristics of a typical child's self-concept include which of the following?

Trait labels that focus on abilities

Focus on interpersonal characteristics

Integration of positive and negative characteristics

Separate concepts for their physical, social and cognitive abilities

16. On average, how much earlier do girls begin puberty than boys?

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

17. Which of the following is associated with sports participation among high school boys?

Higher academic achievement

Ower academic achievement

Increased substance abused

Difficulties in peer relations

18. Which of the following statements regarding self-esteem is UNTRUE?

High self-esteem from peer popularity is tied to high self-esteem in academic achievement during adolescence.

In middle adolescence, increased self-esteem is related to growth in personal autonomy.

19. Which of the following appears to be associated with the development of depth perception?

Auditory perception

Mobility

Habituation

Sucking reflex

20. A seventh grade twelve-year old boy comes from a dysfunctional family and has been abused and neglected. He has been to two orphanages and three different elementary schools. The student can decode on the second grade level, but he can comprehend orally material at the fourth or fifth grade level. The most probable cause/s of this student's reading problem is/are:

Emotional factors

Environmental factor

Neurological factors

Immaturity