Test Bank For Child Development
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
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PartrI:rTheoryrandrResearchrinrChildrDevelopment
Chapterr1rHistory,rTheory,randrAppliedrDirections
Chapterr2rResearchrStrategies
PartrII:rFoundationsrofrDevelopment
Chapterr3rBiologicalrFoundations,rPrenatalrDevelopment,randrBirth
Chapterr4rInfancy:rEarlyrLearning,rMotorrSkills,randrPerceptualrCapacities
Chapterr5rPhysicalrGrowth
PartrIII:rCognitiverandrLanguagerDevelopment
Chapterr6rCognitiverDevelopment:rPiagetian,rCorerKnowledge,randrVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterr7rCognitiverDevelopment:rAnrInformation-ProcessingrPerspective
Chapterr8rIntelligence
Chapterr9rLanguagerDevelopment
PartrIV:rPersonalityrandrSocialrDevelopment
Chapterr10rEmotionalrDevelopment
Chapterr11rSelfrandrSocialrUnderstanding
Chapterr12rMoralrDevelopment
Chapterr13rDevelopmentrofrSexrDifferencesrandrGenderrRoles
PartrV:rContextsrforrDevelopment
Chapterr14rTherFamily
Chapterr15rPeers,rMedia,randrSchooling
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MULTIPLErCHOICE
1) Therfieldrofrchildrdevelopment
A) isrdevotedrtorunderstandingrhumanrconstancyrandrchangerthroughoutrtherlifespan.
B) isrpartrofrarlarger,rinterdisciplinaryrfieldrknownrasrdevelopmentalrscience.
C) focusesrprimarilyronrchildren’srphysicalrandremotionalrdevelopment.
D) focusesrprimarilyronrinfants’randrchildren’srsocialrandrcognitiverdevelopment.rA
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2) Thercommonrgoalrofrinvestigatorsrwhorstudyrchildrdevelopmentrisrto
A) understandrhowrphysicalrgrowthrandrnutritionrcontributertorhealthrandrwell-beingrthroughoutrtherlifespan.
B) understandrmoreraboutrpersonalityrandrsocialrdevelopment.
C) analyzerchild-rearingrpracticesrandrexperiencesrthatrpromoterchildren’srwell-being.
D) describerandridentifyrthoserfactorsrthatrinfluencertherconsistenciesrandrchangesrinryoungrpeoplerduringrtherfir
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3) Whichrofrtherfollowingrfactorsrcontributedrtortherstudyrofrchildrdevelopmentrinrthertwentiethrcentury?
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erentrages.
B) Parentsrwererhavingrmorerchildrenrandrresearchersrbecamerinterestedrinrthereffectsrofrfamilyrsizeronrchi
ldren’srwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansrwererpressuredrbyrinsurancercompaniesrtorimproverchildren’srhealth,rwhichrinspiredrnutritionalrre
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B) Therfieldrofrchildrdevelopmentrisrconsideredrinterdisciplinaryrbecauseritrhasrgrownrthroughrthercombinedreff
ortsrofrpeoplerfromrmanyrfields.
C) Childrdevelopmentrisrtherarearofrstudyrdevotedrtorunderstandingrconstancyrandrchangerthroughoutrtherlif
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5) Developmentrisroftenrdividedrintorwhichrofrtherfollowingrthreerbroadrdomains?
A) infancy,rchildhood,randradolescence
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10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
r r
PartrI:rTheoryrandrResearchrinrChildrDevelopment
Chapterr1rHistory,rTheory,randrAppliedrDirections
Chapterr2rResearchrStrategies
PartrII:rFoundationsrofrDevelopment
Chapterr3rBiologicalrFoundations,rPrenatalrDevelopment,randrBirth
Chapterr4rInfancy:rEarlyrLearning,rMotorrSkills,randrPerceptualrCapacities
Chapterr5rPhysicalrGrowth
PartrIII:rCognitiverandrLanguagerDevelopment
Chapterr6rCognitiverDevelopment:rPiagetian,rCorerKnowledge,randrVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterr7rCognitiverDevelopment:rAnrInformation-ProcessingrPerspective
Chapterr8rIntelligence
Chapterr9rLanguagerDevelopment
PartrIV:rPersonalityrandrSocialrDevelopment
Chapterr10rEmotionalrDevelopment
Chapterr11rSelfrandrSocialrUnderstanding
Chapterr12rMoralrDevelopment
Chapterr13rDevelopmentrofrSexrDifferencesrandrGenderrRoles
PartrV:rContextsrforrDevelopment
Chapterr14rTherFamily
Chapterr15rPeers,rMedia,randrSchooling
,CHAPTERr1
HISTORY,rTHEORY,rANDrAPPLIEDrDIRECTIONSr
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1) Therfieldrofrchildrdevelopment
A) isrdevotedrtorunderstandingrhumanrconstancyrandrchangerthroughoutrtherlifespan.
B) isrpartrofrarlarger,rinterdisciplinaryrfieldrknownrasrdevelopmentalrscience.
C) focusesrprimarilyronrchildren’srphysicalrandremotionalrdevelopment.
D) focusesrprimarilyronrinfants’randrchildren’srsocialrandrcognitiverdevelopment.rA
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2) Thercommonrgoalrofrinvestigatorsrwhorstudyrchildrdevelopmentrisrto
A) understandrhowrphysicalrgrowthrandrnutritionrcontributertorhealthrandrwell-beingrthroughoutrtherlifespan.
B) understandrmoreraboutrpersonalityrandrsocialrdevelopment.
C) analyzerchild-rearingrpracticesrandrexperiencesrthatrpromoterchildren’srwell-being.
D) describerandridentifyrthoserfactorsrthatrinfluencertherconsistenciesrandrchangesrinryoungrpeoplerduringrtherfir
strtwordecadesrofrlife.
ANSWER:
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3) Whichrofrtherfollowingrfactorsrcontributedrtortherstudyrofrchildrdevelopmentrinrthertwentiethrcentury?
A) Therbeginningrofrpublicreducationrledrtorardemandrforrknowledgeraboutrwhatrandrhowrtorteachrchildrenrofrdiff
erentrages.
B) Parentsrwererhavingrmorerchildrenrandrresearchersrbecamerinterestedrinrthereffectsrofrfamilyrsizeronrchi
ldren’srwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansrwererpressuredrbyrinsurancercompaniesrtorimproverchildren’srhealth,rwhichrinspiredrnutritionalrre
search.
D) Highrratesrofrchildhoodrdepressionrinspiredrnewrareasrofrresearchrintorchildren’sranxietiesrandrbehaviorrpr
oblems.
ANSWER:
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, 4) Whichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtrueraboutrtherfieldrofrchildrdevelopment?
A) Scientificrcuriosityrisrtherprevailingrfactorrthatrledrtortherstudyrofrchildren,randrcurrentrresearchersrprimarilyrans
werrquestionsrofrscientificrinterest.
B) Therfieldrofrchildrdevelopmentrisrconsideredrinterdisciplinaryrbecauseritrhasrgrownrthroughrthercombinedreff
ortsrofrpeoplerfromrmanyrfields.
C) Childrdevelopmentrisrtherarearofrstudyrdevotedrtorunderstandingrconstancyrandrchangerthroughoutrtherlif
espan.
D) Mostrofrwhatrwerknowraboutrchildrdevelopmentrcomesrfromrpsychologistsrandrmedicalrprofessionals.rA
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5) Developmentrisroftenrdividedrintorwhichrofrtherfollowingrthreerbroadrdomains?
A) infancy,rchildhood,randradolescence
B) social,rcultural,randrhistorical
C) physical,rcognitive,randremotionalrandrsocial
D) biological,rsocial,randrintellectualr
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