Children 14th Edition by John Santrock (2025)
All Chapters, Complete Latest Guide With
Guiding Key
1) Inherited genes reflect the role of ________ processes in development.
A) biological
B) cognitive
C) socioemotional
D) individualistic
A
2) Which of the following examples would BEST reflect the role of cognitive
processes in development?
A) developing assertiveness
B) height and weight gains
C) development of the brain
D) memorizing a poem
D
3) The prenatal period extends from
A) birth to the third month.
B) infancy to early childhood.
C) birth to the first year.
D) conception to birth.
,D
4) The developmental period after birth that is characterized by extreme
dependence on adults is the ________ period.
A) infancy
B) early childhood
C) middle and late childhood
D) adolescent
A
5) ________ is the developmental period that extends from the end of infancy
to about 5 or 6 years of age.
A) Early childhood
B) Infancy
C) The prenatal period
D) Adolescence
A
6) The middle and late childhood period is sometimes referred to as
A) adolescence.
B) the elementary school years.
C) the play years.
D) the transition years.
B
7) The evolutionary process that favors individuals of a species that are best
adapted to survive and reproduce is known as
, A) gene-gene interaction.
B) gene mutation.
C) natural selection.
D) genetic imprinting.
C
8) Evolutionary psychology, a relatively new approach to psychology, has been
especially influenced by
A) David Buss.
B) Sigmund Freud.
C) Albert Bandura.
D) Martin Seligman.
A
9) Evolutionary psychology is a relatively new approach to psychology that
emphasizes the
A) biological changes that occur in an individual throughout the lifespan.
B) role of adaptation, reproduction, and survival of the fittest in shaping
behavior.
C) unilateral manner in which genes determine our behavior and abilities.
D) geographical setting of the person in explaining his or her behavior and
abilities.
B
10) The threadlike structures that contain DNA are called
A) nerves.
All Chapters, Complete Latest Guide With
Guiding Key
1) Inherited genes reflect the role of ________ processes in development.
A) biological
B) cognitive
C) socioemotional
D) individualistic
A
2) Which of the following examples would BEST reflect the role of cognitive
processes in development?
A) developing assertiveness
B) height and weight gains
C) development of the brain
D) memorizing a poem
D
3) The prenatal period extends from
A) birth to the third month.
B) infancy to early childhood.
C) birth to the first year.
D) conception to birth.
,D
4) The developmental period after birth that is characterized by extreme
dependence on adults is the ________ period.
A) infancy
B) early childhood
C) middle and late childhood
D) adolescent
A
5) ________ is the developmental period that extends from the end of infancy
to about 5 or 6 years of age.
A) Early childhood
B) Infancy
C) The prenatal period
D) Adolescence
A
6) The middle and late childhood period is sometimes referred to as
A) adolescence.
B) the elementary school years.
C) the play years.
D) the transition years.
B
7) The evolutionary process that favors individuals of a species that are best
adapted to survive and reproduce is known as
, A) gene-gene interaction.
B) gene mutation.
C) natural selection.
D) genetic imprinting.
C
8) Evolutionary psychology, a relatively new approach to psychology, has been
especially influenced by
A) David Buss.
B) Sigmund Freud.
C) Albert Bandura.
D) Martin Seligman.
A
9) Evolutionary psychology is a relatively new approach to psychology that
emphasizes the
A) biological changes that occur in an individual throughout the lifespan.
B) role of adaptation, reproduction, and survival of the fittest in shaping
behavior.
C) unilateral manner in which genes determine our behavior and abilities.
D) geographical setting of the person in explaining his or her behavior and
abilities.
B
10) The threadlike structures that contain DNA are called
A) nerves.
