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TableiofiContents
PartiI:iTheoryiandiResearchiiniChildiDevelopment
Chapteri1iHistory,iTheory,iandiAppliediDirections
Chapteri2iResearchiStrategies
PartiII:iFoundationsiofiDevelopment
Chapteri3iBiologicaliFoundations,iPrenataliDevelopment,iandiBirth
Chapteri4iInfancy:iEarlyiLearning,iMotoriSkills,iandiPerceptualiCapacities
Chapteri5iPhysicaliGrowth
PartiIII:iCognitiveiandiLanguageiDevelopment
Chapteri6iCognitiveiDevelopment:iPiagetian,iCoreiKnowledge,iandiVygotskian

Perspectives
Chapteri7iCognitiveiDevelopment:iAniInformation-ProcessingiPerspective
Chapteri8iIntelligence
Chapteri9iLanguageiDevelopment
PartiIV:iPersonalityiandiSocialiDevelopment
Chapteri10iEmotionaliDevelopment
Chapteri11iSelfiandiSocialiUnderstanding
Chapteri12iMoraliDevelopment
Chapteri13iDevelopmentiofiSexiDifferencesiandiGenderiRoles
PartiV:iContextsiforiDevelopment
Chapteri14iTheiFamily
Chapteri15iPeers,iMedia,iandiSchooling

,CHAPTERi1
HISTORY,iTHEORY,iANDiAPPLIEDiDIRECTIONSi


MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1) Theifieldiofichildidevelopment
A) isidevoteditoiunderstandingihumaniconstancyiandichangeithroughoutitheilifespan.
B) isipartiofiailarger,iinterdisciplinaryifieldiknowniasidevelopmentaliscience.
C) focusesiprimarilyionichildren’siphysicaliandiemotionalidevelopment.
D) focusesiprimarilyioniinfants’iandichildren’sisocialiandicognitiveidevelopment.iANS
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2) Theicommonigoaliofiinvestigatorsiwhoistudyichildidevelopmentiisito
A) understandihowiphysicaligrowthiandinutritionicontributeitoihealthiandiwell-beingithroughoutitheilifespan.
B) understandimoreiaboutipersonalityiandisocialidevelopment.
C) analyzeichild-rearingipracticesiandiexperiencesithatipromoteichildren’siwell-being.
D) describeiandiidentifyithoseifactorsithatiinfluenceitheiconsistenciesiandichangesiiniyoungipeopleiduringitheifirstitw
oidecadesiofilife.
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3) Whichiofitheifollowingifactorsicontributeditoitheistudyiofichildidevelopmentiinitheitwentiethicentury?
A) Theibeginningiofipublicieducationileditoiaidemandiforiknowledgeiaboutiwhatiandihowitoiteachichildreniofidiffere
ntiages.
B) Parentsiwereihavingimoreichildreniandiresearchersibecameiinterestediinitheieffectsiofifamilyisizeionichildr
en’siwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansiwereipressuredibyiinsuranceicompaniesitoiimproveichildren’sihealth,iwhichiinspiredinutritionaliresearc
h.
D) Highiratesiofichildhoodidepressioniinspiredinewiareasiofiresearchiintoichildren’sianxietiesiandibehavioriproble
ms.
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4) Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsiisitrueiaboutitheifieldiofichildidevelopment?
A) Scientificicuriosityiisitheiprevailingifactorithatileditoitheistudyiofichildren,iandicurrentiresearchersiprimarilyiansweri

, questionsiofiscientificiinterest.
B) Theifieldiofichildidevelopmentiisiconsiderediinterdisciplinaryibecauseiitihasigrownithroughitheicombinedieffortsi
ofipeopleifromimanyifields.
C) Childidevelopmentiisitheiareaiofistudyidevoteditoiunderstandingiconstancyiandichangeithroughoutitheilifesp
an.
D) Mostiofiwhatiweiknowiaboutichildidevelopmenticomesifromipsychologistsiandimedicaliprofessionals.iANSW
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5) Developmentiisioftenidividediintoiwhichiofitheifollowingithreeibroadidomains?
A) infancy,ichildhood,iandiadolescence
B) social,icultural,iandihistorical
C) physical,icognitive,iandiemotionaliandisocial
D) biological,isocial,iandiintellectualiA
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