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,Test--Bank--For--Child--Development--9th--Edition--by--Laura--E.--Berk

Table--of--Contents
Part--I:--Theory--and--Research--in--Child--Development
Chapter--1--History,--Theory,--and--Applied--Directions
Chapter--2--Research--Strategies
Part--II:--Foundations--of--Development
Chapter--3--Biological--Foundations,--Prenatal--Development,--and--Birth
Chapter--4--Infancy:--Early--Learning,--Motor--Skills,--and--Perceptual--Capacities
Chapter--5--Physical--Growth
Part--III:--Cognitive--and--Language--Development
Chapter--6--Cognitive--Development:--Piagetian,--Core--Knowledge,--and--Vygotskian

Perspectives
Chapter--7--Cognitive--Development:--An--Information-Processing--Perspective
Chapter--8--Intelligence
Chapter--9--Language--Development
Part--IV:--Personality--and--Social--Development
Chapter--10--Emotional--Development
Chapter--11--Self--and--Social--Understanding
Chapter--12--Moral--Development
Chapter--13--Development--of--Sex--Differences--and--Gender--Roles
Part--V:--Contexts--for--Development
Chapter--14--The--Family
Chapter--15--Peers,--Media,--and--Schooling

,CHAPTER--1
HISTORY,--THEORY,--AND--APPLIED--DIRECTIONS


MULTIPLE--CHOICE
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
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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
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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:
-- A
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, 4) Which- - of- - - - the- - following- - statements- - - - is- - - - true- - about- - the- - field- - - - of- - - - child- - development?
A) Scientific- - curiosity- - is- - the- - prevailing- - factor- - that- - led- - to- - the- - study- - of- - children,- -



and- - current--researchers- - primarily- - answer- - questions- - of- - scientific- - interest.
B) The- - field- - of- - child- - development- - is- - considered- - interdisciplinary- - because- - it- - has- -



grown- - through--the- - combined- - efforts- - of- - people- - from- - many- - fields.
C) Child- - development- - is- - the- - area- - of- - study- - devoted- - to- - understanding- -



constancy- - and--change- - throughout- - the- - lifespan.
D) Most- - of- - what- - we- - know- - about- - child- - development- - comes- - from- - psychologists- - and-
- medical- - professionals.- - ANSWER:- - B
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5) Development- - is- - often- - - - divided- - - - into- - which- - of- - - - the- - following- - three- - broad- - - - domains?
A) infancy,- - childhood,- - and- - adolescence
B) social,- - cultural,- - - - and- - historical
C) physical,- - cognitive,- - - - and- - - - emotional- - - - and- - social
D) biological,--social,--and--
intellectual--ANSWER:--C--
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