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TablevofvContents
PartvI:vTheoryvandvResearchvinvChildvDevelopment
Chapterv1vHistory,vTheory,vandvAppliedvDirections
Chapterv2vResearchvStrategies
PartvII:vFoundationsvofvDevelopment
Chapterv3vBiologicalvFoundations,vPrenatalvDevelopment,vandvBirth
Chapterv4vInfancy:vEarlyvLearning,vMotorvSkills,vandvPerceptualvCapacities
Chapterv5vPhysicalvGrowth
PartvIII:vCognitivevandvLanguagevDevelopment
Chapterv6vCognitivevDevelopment:vPiagetian,vCorevKnowledge,vandvVygotskian

Perspectives
Chapterv7vCognitivevDevelopment:vAnvInformation-ProcessingvPerspective
Chapterv8vIntelligence
Chapterv9vLanguagevDevelopment
PartvIV:vPersonalityvandvSocialvDevelopment
Chapterv10vEmotionalvDevelopment
Chapterv11vSelfvandvSocialvUnderstanding
Chapterv12vMoralvDevelopment
Chapterv13vDevelopmentvofvSexvDifferencesvandvGendervRoles
PartvV:vContextsvforvDevelopment
Chapterv14vThevFamily
Chapterv15vPeers,vMedia,vandvSchooling

,CHAPTERv1
HISTORY,vTHEORY,vANDvAPPLIEDvDIRECTIONSv


MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1) Thevfieldvofvchildvdevelopment
A) isvdevotedvtovunderstandingvhumanvconstancyvandvchangevthroughoutvthevlifespan.
B) isvpartvofvavlarger,vinterdisciplinaryvfieldvknownvasvdevelopmentalvscience.
C) focusesvprimarilyvonvchildren’svphysicalvandvemotionalvdevelopment.
D) focusesvprimarilyvonvinfants’vandvchildren’svsocialvandvcognitivevdevelopment.vAN
SWER:vB
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2) Thevcommonvgoalvofvinvestigatorsvwhovstudyvchildvdevelopmentvisvto
A) understandvhowvphysicalvgrowthvandvnutritionvcontributevtovhealthvandvwell-beingvthroughoutvthevlifespan.
B) understandvmorevaboutvpersonalityvandvsocialvdevelopment.
C) analyzevchild-rearingvpracticesvandvexperiencesvthatvpromotevchildren’svwell-being.
D) describevandvidentifyvthosevfactorsvthatvinfluencevthevconsistenciesvandvchangesvinvyoungvpeoplevduringvthevfir
stvtwovdecadesvofvlife.
ANSWER:v
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3) Whichvofvthevfollowingvfactorsvcontributedvtovthevstudyvofvchildvdevelopmentvinvthevtwentiethvcentury?
A) Thevbeginningvofvpublicveducationvledvtovavdemandvforvknowledgevaboutvwhatvandvhowvtovteachvchildrenvofvdi
fferentvages.
B) Parentsvwerevhavingvmorevchildrenvandvresearchersvbecamevinterestedvinvtheveffectsvofvfamilyvsizevonvch
ildren’svwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansvwerevpressuredvbyvinsurancevcompaniesvtovimprovevchildren’svhealth,vwhichvinspiredvnutritionalvrese
arch.
D) Highvratesvofvchildhoodvdepressionvinspiredvnewvareasvofvresearchvintovchildren’svanxietiesvandvbehaviorvpr
oblems.
ANSWER:v
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4) Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvtruevaboutvthevfieldvofvchildvdevelopment?
A) Scientificvcuriosityvisvthevprevailingvfactorvthatvledvtovthevstudyvofvchildren,vandvcurrentvresearchersvprimarilyvans

, wervquestionsvofvscientificvinterest.
B) Thevfieldvofvchildvdevelopmentvisvconsideredvinterdisciplinaryvbecausevitvhasvgrownvthroughvthevcombinedveff
ortsvofvpeoplevfromvmanyvfields.
C) Childvdevelopmentvisvthevareavofvstudyvdevotedvtovunderstandingvconstancyvandvchangevthroughoutvthevlif
espan.
D) Mostvofvwhatvwevknowvaboutvchildvdevelopmentvcomesvfromvpsychologistsvandvmedicalvprofessionals.vAN
SWER:vB
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5) Developmentvisvoftenvdividedvintovwhichvofvthevfollowingvthreevbroadvdomains?
A) infancy,vchildhood,vandvadolescence
B) social,vcultural,vandvhistorical
C) physical,vcognitive,vandvemotionalvandvsocial
D) biological,vsocial,vandvintellectualv
ANSWER:vC
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