Early Childhood Education Quiz

Early childhood education = A branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight Enlightenment = The period in which ECE emerged as a field of study Universal primary education = A norm in the Western world that contributed to the growth of ECE in the nineteenth century Public policy issue = How ECE is currently viewed, as funding for preschool and pre-K is debated

Nursery education = Another term for ECE Third grade = The traditional age up to which ECE is applied Literacy rates = High in European countries during the Enlightenment, when ECE began to emerge as a field of study Federal lawmakers = People who debate funding for preschool and pre-K

Child development = An important period in which ECE is described Municipal = A level of governing entity debating ECE issues Developmental appropriate play = A potential central focus of ECE Academic preparation curriculum = A potential central focus of ECE, particularly in reading, writing, and math

State = A level of governing entity debating ECE issues ECE = A branch of education theory for children up to eight years old Strong academic preparation curriculum = One side of the debate on the central focus of ECE Prevalent = How ECE is currently viewed as a public policy issue

Global priority = The current status of ECE Reading, writing, and math = Subjects included in the potential focus of a strong academic preparation curriculum in ECE Nineteenth century = The period during which ECE continued to grow due to the norm of universal primary education Birth = The starting age for ECE

Relief theory = Considers humor as a form of healthy behavior Superiority theory = Views humor as an inexplicable mystery, similar to a mystical experience Incongruity theory = One of the theories that appears repeatedly in contemporary academic literature Psychological theories = A category of theories, majority of which view humor as a healthy behavior

Relief theory = Claimed to be capable of explaining all cases of humor Superiority theory = Claimed to be capable of explaining all cases of humor Incongruity theory = Claimed to be capable of explaining all cases of humor Spiritual theories = Consider humor to be an inexplicable mystery

Considers humor to be an inexplicable mystery = Spiritual theories Views humor as a healthy behavior = Psychological theories One of the theories that appears repeatedly in academic literature = Incongruity theory Claimed to be capable of explaining all cases of humor = Relief theory

Relief theory = Acknowledges that each theory generally covers its own area of focus Superiority theory = Acknowledges that each theory generally covers its own area of focus Incongruity theory = Acknowledges that each theory generally covers its own area of focus Psychological theories = Majority view humor as a healthy behavior

Psychological theories = The vast majority of these theories consider humor to be very healthy behavior Spiritual theories = These theories consider humor to be an inexplicable mystery Classical theories = Various theories of humor and laughter that may be found in older literature Contemporary theories = In current academic literature, three theories of humor appear repeatedly