TEST BANK For Child Development, 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk

1) The field of child development A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan. B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science. C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development. D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development. ANSWER: B Page Ref: 4 2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan. B) understand more about personality and social development. C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being. D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people during the first two decades of life. ANSWER: D Page Ref: 4 3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century? A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach children of different ages. B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size on children’s well-being. C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired nutritional research. D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and behavior problems. ANSWER: