10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
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PartgI:gTheorygandgResearchgingChildgDevelopment
Chapterg1gHistory,gTheory,gandgAppliedgDirections
Chapterg2gResearchgStrategies
PartgII:gFoundationsgofgDevelopment
Chapterg3gBiologicalgFoundations,gPrenatalgDevelopment,gandgBirth
Chapterg4gInfancy:gEarlygLearning,gMotorgSkills,gandgPerceptualgCapacities
Chapterg5gPhysicalgGrowth
PartgIII:gCognitivegandgLanguagegDevelopment
Chapterg6gCognitivegDevelopment:gPiagetian,gCoregKnowledge,gandgVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterg7gCognitivegDevelopment:gAngInformation-ProcessinggPerspective
Chapterg8gIntelligence
Chapterg9gLanguagegDevelopment
PartgIV:gPersonalitygandgSocialgDevelopment
Chapterg10gEmotionalgDevelopment
Chapterg11gSelfgandgSocialgUnderstanding
Chapterg12gMoralgDevelopment
Chapterg13gDevelopmentgofgSexgDifferencesgandgGendergRoles
PartgV:gContextsgforgDevelopment
Chapterg14gThegFamily
Chapterg15gPeers,gMedia,gandgSchooling
,CHAPTERg1
HISTORY,gTHEORY,gANDgAPPLIEDgDIRECTIONSg
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1) Thegfieldgofgchildgdevelopment
A) isgdevotedgtogunderstandingghumangconstancygandgchangegthroughoutgtheglifespan.
B) isgpartgofgaglarger,ginterdisciplinarygfieldgknowngasgdevelopmentalgscience.
C) focusesgprimarilygongchildren’sgphysicalgandgemotionalgdevelopment.
D) focusesgprimarilygonginfants’gandgchildren’sgsocialgandgcognitivegdevelopment.
gANSWER:gB
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2) Thegcommonggoalgofginvestigatorsgwhogstudygchildgdevelopmentgisgto
A) understandghowgphysicalggrowthgandgnutritiongcontributegtoghealthgandgwell-beinggthroughoutgtheglifespan.
B) understandgmoregaboutgpersonalitygandgsocialgdevelopment.
C) analyzegchild-rearinggpracticesgandgexperiencesgthatgpromotegchildren’sgwell-being.
D) describegandgidentifygthosegfactorsgthatginfluencegthegconsistenciesgandgchangesgingyounggpeoplegduringgthe
gfirstgtwogdecadesgofglife.
ANSWER:
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3) Whichgofgthegfollowinggfactorsgcontributedgtogthegstudygofgchildgdevelopmentgingthegtwentiethgcentury?
A) Thegbeginninggofgpublicgeducationgledgtogagdemandgforgknowledgegaboutgwhatgandghowgtogteachgchildrengof
gdifferentgages.
B) Parentsgwereghavinggmoregchildrengandgresearchersgbecameginterestedgingthegeffectsgofgfamilygsizegon
gchildren’sgwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansgweregpressuredgbyginsurancegcompaniesgtogimprovegchildren’sghealth,gwhichginspiredgnutritional
gresearch.
D) Highgratesgofgchildhoodgdepressionginspiredgnewgareasgofgresearchgintogchildren’sganxietiesgandgbehavior
gproblems.
ANSWER:
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, 4) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegaboutgthegfieldgofgchildgdevelopment?
A) Scientificgcuriositygisgthegprevailinggfactorgthatgledgtogthegstudygofgchildren,gandgcurrentgresearchersgprimarily
ganswergquestionsgofgscientificginterest.
B) Thegfieldgofgchildgdevelopmentgisgconsideredginterdisciplinarygbecausegitghasggrowngthroughgthegcombined
geffortsgofgpeoplegfromgmanygfields.
C) Childgdevelopmentgisgthegareagofgstudygdevotedgtogunderstandinggconstancygandgchangegthroughoutgthe
glifespan.
D) Mostgofgwhatgwegknowgaboutgchildgdevelopmentgcomesgfromgpsychologistsgandgmedicalgprofessionals.
gANSWER:gB
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5) Developmentgisgoftengdividedgintogwhichgofgthegfollowinggthreegbroadgdomains?
A) infancy,gchildhood,gandgadolescence
B) social,gcultural,gandghistorical
C) physical,gcognitive,gandgemotionalgandgsocial
D) biological,gsocial,gandgintellectual
gANSWER:gC
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