The difference between ability and skill is that ability usually refers to something that one is able to do that is innate and not as likely to have been acquired by training or experience.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Skills refers to technical knowledge that has been acquired through training and/or technical experience. An ability is something that you are able to do, often innately.

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Which of the following is true of the use of technology in fine motor development among young children?

a. Technology that develops the motor skills needed for handwriting can be beneficial for young children b. Young children should learn to type with a keyboard rather than print or write cursive c. Technology has no benefit for fine motor development among young children d. The fine motor skills used in typing help children write faster

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All of the following are typical evaluation procedures of the behavioral model except:

A. Behavior observations. B. The Child Behavior Checklist. C. The Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders. D. Sentence completions. E. Behavior recordings.

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Which of the following activities or experiences helps children develop spatial concepts?

a. having play equipment to crawl through, over, around, or across b. asking them to give a pack of pretzels to each child in their group c. asking them to arrange a set of cups from smallest to largest d. having manipulatives in animal shapes to sort by type or color

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An individual who has completed your research survey instrument has not responded to question 10 and has chosen to leave it blank. For purposes of quantitative data analysis, how would you respond to this issue?

a. Send the instrument back and ask the person to fill out the question. b. Delete the individuals survey completely from the database. c. Assign a value for missing information such as a –999. d. Re-contact the person and ask them why they did not respond.

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