Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura
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E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
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,TestlBanklForlChildlDevelopmentl9thlEditionlbylLauralE.lBerk
TableloflContents
PartlI:lTheorylandlResearchlinlChildlDevelopment
Chapterl1lHistory,lTheory,landlAppliedlDirections
Chapterl2lResearchlStrategies
PartlII:lFoundationsloflDevelopment
Chapterl3lBiologicallFoundations,lPrenatallDevelopment,landlBirth
Chapterl4lInfancy:lEarlylLearning,lMotorlSkills,landlPerceptuallCapacities
Chapterl5lPhysicallGrowth
PartlIII:lCognitivelandlLanguagelDevelopment
Chapterl6lCognitivelDevelopment:lPiagetian,lCorelKnowledge,landlVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterl7lCognitivelDevelopment:lAnlInformation-ProcessinglPerspective
Chapterl8lIntelligence
Chapterl9lLanguagelDevelopment
PartlIV:lPersonalitylandlSociallDevelopment
Chapterl10lEmotionallDevelopment
Chapterl11lSelflandlSociallUnderstanding
Chapterl12lMorallDevelopment
Chapterl13lDevelopmentloflSexlDifferenceslandlGenderlRoles
PartlV:lContextslforlDevelopment
Chapterl14lThelFamily
Chapterl15lPeers,lMedia,landlSchooling
,CHAPTERl1
HISTORY,lTHEORY,lANDlAPPLIEDlDIRECTIONSl
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1) Thelfieldloflchildldevelopment
A) isldevotedltolunderstandinglhumanlconstancylandlchangelthroughoutlthellifespan.
B) islpartloflallarger,linterdisciplinarylfieldlknownlasldevelopmentallscience.
C) focuseslprimarilylonlchildren’slphysicallandlemotionalldevelopment.
D) focuseslprimarilylonlinfants’landlchildren’slsociallandlcognitiveldevelopment.lA
NSWER:lB
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2) Thelcommonlgoalloflinvestigatorslwholstudylchildldevelopmentlislto
A) understandlhowlphysicallgrowthlandlnutritionlcontributeltolhealthlandlwell-beinglthroughoutlthellifespan.
B) understandlmorelaboutlpersonalitylandlsocialldevelopment.
C) analyzelchild-rearinglpracticeslandlexperienceslthatlpromotelchildren’slwell-being.
D) describelandlidentifylthoselfactorslthatlinfluencelthelconsistencieslandlchangeslinlyounglpeoplelduringlthelf
irstltwoldecadeslofllife.
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3) Whichloflthelfollowinglfactorslcontributedltolthelstudyloflchildldevelopmentlinltheltwentiethlcentury?
A) Thelbeginningloflpublicleducationlledltolaldemandlforlknowledgelaboutlwhatlandlhowltolteachlchildrenlofldi
fferentlages.
B) Parentslwerelhavinglmorelchildrenlandlresearcherslbecamelinterestedlinltheleffectsloflfamilylsizelonlc
hildren’slwell-being.
C) Pediatricianslwerelpressuredlbylinsurancelcompaniesltolimprovelchildren’slhealth,lwhichlinspiredlnutritionallr
esearch.
D) Highlratesloflchildhoodldepressionlinspiredlnewlareasloflresearchlintolchildren’slanxietieslandlbehaviorlp
roblems.
ANSWER:lA
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, 4) Whichloflthelfollowinglstatementslisltruelaboutlthelfieldloflchildldevelopment?
A) Scientificlcuriositylislthelprevailinglfactorlthatlledltolthelstudyloflchildren,landlcurrentlresearcherslprimarilylan
swerlquestionsloflscientificlinterest.
B) Thelfieldloflchildldevelopmentlislconsideredlinterdisciplinarylbecauselitlhaslgrownlthroughlthelcombinedlef
fortsloflpeoplelfromlmanylfields.
C) Childldevelopmentlislthelarealoflstudyldevotedltolunderstandinglconstancylandlchangelthroughoutlthel
lifespan.
D) Mostloflwhatlwelknowlaboutlchildldevelopmentlcomeslfromlpsychologistslandlmedicallprofessionals.lA
NSWER:lB
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5) Developmentlisloftenldividedlintolwhichloflthelfollowinglthreelbroadldomains?
A) infancy,lchildhood,landladolescence
B) social,lcultural,landlhistorical
C) physical,lcognitive,landlemotionallandlsocial
D) biological,lsocial,landlintellectuall
ANSWER:lC
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E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
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,TestlBanklForlChildlDevelopmentl9thlEditionlbylLauralE.lBerk
TableloflContents
PartlI:lTheorylandlResearchlinlChildlDevelopment
Chapterl1lHistory,lTheory,landlAppliedlDirections
Chapterl2lResearchlStrategies
PartlII:lFoundationsloflDevelopment
Chapterl3lBiologicallFoundations,lPrenatallDevelopment,landlBirth
Chapterl4lInfancy:lEarlylLearning,lMotorlSkills,landlPerceptuallCapacities
Chapterl5lPhysicallGrowth
PartlIII:lCognitivelandlLanguagelDevelopment
Chapterl6lCognitivelDevelopment:lPiagetian,lCorelKnowledge,landlVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterl7lCognitivelDevelopment:lAnlInformation-ProcessinglPerspective
Chapterl8lIntelligence
Chapterl9lLanguagelDevelopment
PartlIV:lPersonalitylandlSociallDevelopment
Chapterl10lEmotionallDevelopment
Chapterl11lSelflandlSociallUnderstanding
Chapterl12lMorallDevelopment
Chapterl13lDevelopmentloflSexlDifferenceslandlGenderlRoles
PartlV:lContextslforlDevelopment
Chapterl14lThelFamily
Chapterl15lPeers,lMedia,landlSchooling
,CHAPTERl1
HISTORY,lTHEORY,lANDlAPPLIEDlDIRECTIONSl
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1) Thelfieldloflchildldevelopment
A) isldevotedltolunderstandinglhumanlconstancylandlchangelthroughoutlthellifespan.
B) islpartloflallarger,linterdisciplinarylfieldlknownlasldevelopmentallscience.
C) focuseslprimarilylonlchildren’slphysicallandlemotionalldevelopment.
D) focuseslprimarilylonlinfants’landlchildren’slsociallandlcognitiveldevelopment.lA
NSWER:lB
PagelRef:l4
2) Thelcommonlgoalloflinvestigatorslwholstudylchildldevelopmentlislto
A) understandlhowlphysicallgrowthlandlnutritionlcontributeltolhealthlandlwell-beinglthroughoutlthellifespan.
B) understandlmorelaboutlpersonalitylandlsocialldevelopment.
C) analyzelchild-rearinglpracticeslandlexperienceslthatlpromotelchildren’slwell-being.
D) describelandlidentifylthoselfactorslthatlinfluencelthelconsistencieslandlchangeslinlyounglpeoplelduringlthelf
irstltwoldecadeslofllife.
ANSWER:l
Dl
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3) Whichloflthelfollowinglfactorslcontributedltolthelstudyloflchildldevelopmentlinltheltwentiethlcentury?
A) Thelbeginningloflpublicleducationlledltolaldemandlforlknowledgelaboutlwhatlandlhowltolteachlchildrenlofldi
fferentlages.
B) Parentslwerelhavinglmorelchildrenlandlresearcherslbecamelinterestedlinltheleffectsloflfamilylsizelonlc
hildren’slwell-being.
C) Pediatricianslwerelpressuredlbylinsurancelcompaniesltolimprovelchildren’slhealth,lwhichlinspiredlnutritionallr
esearch.
D) Highlratesloflchildhoodldepressionlinspiredlnewlareasloflresearchlintolchildren’slanxietieslandlbehaviorlp
roblems.
ANSWER:lA
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, 4) Whichloflthelfollowinglstatementslisltruelaboutlthelfieldloflchildldevelopment?
A) Scientificlcuriositylislthelprevailinglfactorlthatlledltolthelstudyloflchildren,landlcurrentlresearcherslprimarilylan
swerlquestionsloflscientificlinterest.
B) Thelfieldloflchildldevelopmentlislconsideredlinterdisciplinarylbecauselitlhaslgrownlthroughlthelcombinedlef
fortsloflpeoplelfromlmanylfields.
C) Childldevelopmentlislthelarealoflstudyldevotedltolunderstandinglconstancylandlchangelthroughoutlthel
lifespan.
D) Mostloflwhatlwelknowlaboutlchildldevelopmentlcomeslfromlpsychologistslandlmedicallprofessionals.lA
NSWER:lB
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5) Developmentlisloftenldividedlintolwhichloflthelfollowinglthreelbroadldomains?
A) infancy,lchildhood,landladolescence
B) social,lcultural,landlhistorical
C) physical,lcognitive,landlemotionallandlsocial
D) biological,lsocial,landlintellectuall
ANSWER:lC
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