Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition
by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test08Bank08For08Child08Development089th08Edition08by08Laura08E.08Berk
Table08of08Contents
Part08I:08Theory08and08Research08in08Child08Development
Chapter08108History,08Theory,08and08Applied08Directions
Chapter08208Research08Strategies
Part08II:08Foundations08of08Development
Chapter08308Biological08Foundations,08Prenatal08Development,08and08Birth
Chapter08408Infancy:08Early08Learning,08Motor08Skills,08and08Perceptual08Capacities
Chapter08508Physical08Growth
Part08III:08Cognitive08and08Language08Development
Chapter08608Cognitive08Development:08Piagetian,08Core08Knowledge,08and08Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter08708Cognitive08Development:08An08Information-Processing08Perspective
Chapter08808Intelligence
Chapter08908Language08Development
Part08IV:08Personality08and08Social08Development
Chapter081008Emotional08Development
Chapter081108Self08and08Social08Understanding
Chapter081208Moral08Development
Chapter081308Development08of08Sex08Differences08and08Gender08Roles
Part08V:08Contexts08for08Development
Chapter081408The08Family
Chapter081508Peers,08Media,08and08Schooling
,CHAPTER081
HISTORY,08THEORY,08AND08APPLIED08DIRECTION
S08
MULTIPLE08CHOICE
1) The08field08of08child08development
A) is08devoted08to08understanding08human08constancy08and08change08throughout08the08lifespan.
B) is08part08of08a08larger,08interdisciplinary08field08known08as08developmental08science.
C) focuses08primarily08on08children’s08physical08and08emotional08development.
D) focuses08primarily08on08infants’08and08children’s08social08and08cognitive08devel
opment.08ANSWER:08B
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2) The08common08goal08of08investigators08who08study08child08development08is08to
A) understand08how08physical08growth08and08nutrition08contribute08to08health08and08well-
being08throughout08the08lifespan.
B) understand08more08about08personality08and08social08development.
C) analyze08child-rearing08practices08and08experiences08that08promote08children’s08well-being.
D) describe08and08identify08those08factors08that08influence08the08consistencies08and08changes08in08young08peop
le08during08the08first08two08decades08of08life.
ANSWER:
08D08
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84
3) Which08of08the08following08factors08contributed08to08the08study08of08child08development08in08the08twentiet
h08century?
A) The08beginning08of08public08education08led08to08a08demand08for08knowledge08about08what08and08how08to08t
each08children08of08different08ages.
B) Parents08were08having08more08children08and08researchers08became08interested08in08the08effects08of08f
amily08size08on08children’s08well-being.
C) Pediatricians08were08pressured08by08insurance08companies08to08improve08children’s08health,08which08inspired
08nutritional08research.
D) High08rates08of08childhood08depression08inspired08new08areas08of08research08into08children’s08anxieties08
and08behavior08problems.
ANSWER:
, 08A08
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84
4) Which08of08the08following08statements08is08true08about08the08field08of08child08development?
A) Scientific08curiosity08is08the08prevailing08factor08that08led08to08the08study08of08children,08and08current08resear
chers08primarily08answer08questions08of08scientific08interest.
B) The08field08of08child08development08is08considered08interdisciplinary08because08it08has08grown08through08t
he08combined08efforts08of08people08from08many08fields.
C) Child08development08is08the08area08of08study08devoted08to08understanding08constancy08and08change08th
roughout08the08lifespan.
D) Most08of08what08we08know08about08child08development08comes08from08psychologists08and08medical08p
rofessionals.08ANSWER:08B
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5) Development08is08often08divided08into08which08of08the08following08three08broad08domains?
A) infancy,08childhood,08and08adolescence
B) social,08cultural,08and08historical
C) physical,08cognitive,08and08emotional08and08social
D) biological,08social,08and08intellect
ual08ANSWER:08C
Page08Ref:084
by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test08Bank08For08Child08Development089th08Edition08by08Laura08E.08Berk
Table08of08Contents
Part08I:08Theory08and08Research08in08Child08Development
Chapter08108History,08Theory,08and08Applied08Directions
Chapter08208Research08Strategies
Part08II:08Foundations08of08Development
Chapter08308Biological08Foundations,08Prenatal08Development,08and08Birth
Chapter08408Infancy:08Early08Learning,08Motor08Skills,08and08Perceptual08Capacities
Chapter08508Physical08Growth
Part08III:08Cognitive08and08Language08Development
Chapter08608Cognitive08Development:08Piagetian,08Core08Knowledge,08and08Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter08708Cognitive08Development:08An08Information-Processing08Perspective
Chapter08808Intelligence
Chapter08908Language08Development
Part08IV:08Personality08and08Social08Development
Chapter081008Emotional08Development
Chapter081108Self08and08Social08Understanding
Chapter081208Moral08Development
Chapter081308Development08of08Sex08Differences08and08Gender08Roles
Part08V:08Contexts08for08Development
Chapter081408The08Family
Chapter081508Peers,08Media,08and08Schooling
,CHAPTER081
HISTORY,08THEORY,08AND08APPLIED08DIRECTION
S08
MULTIPLE08CHOICE
1) The08field08of08child08development
A) is08devoted08to08understanding08human08constancy08and08change08throughout08the08lifespan.
B) is08part08of08a08larger,08interdisciplinary08field08known08as08developmental08science.
C) focuses08primarily08on08children’s08physical08and08emotional08development.
D) focuses08primarily08on08infants’08and08children’s08social08and08cognitive08devel
opment.08ANSWER:08B
Page08Ref:084
2) The08common08goal08of08investigators08who08study08child08development08is08to
A) understand08how08physical08growth08and08nutrition08contribute08to08health08and08well-
being08throughout08the08lifespan.
B) understand08more08about08personality08and08social08development.
C) analyze08child-rearing08practices08and08experiences08that08promote08children’s08well-being.
D) describe08and08identify08those08factors08that08influence08the08consistencies08and08changes08in08young08peop
le08during08the08first08two08decades08of08life.
ANSWER:
08D08
Page08Ref:0
84
3) Which08of08the08following08factors08contributed08to08the08study08of08child08development08in08the08twentiet
h08century?
A) The08beginning08of08public08education08led08to08a08demand08for08knowledge08about08what08and08how08to08t
each08children08of08different08ages.
B) Parents08were08having08more08children08and08researchers08became08interested08in08the08effects08of08f
amily08size08on08children’s08well-being.
C) Pediatricians08were08pressured08by08insurance08companies08to08improve08children’s08health,08which08inspired
08nutritional08research.
D) High08rates08of08childhood08depression08inspired08new08areas08of08research08into08children’s08anxieties08
and08behavior08problems.
ANSWER:
, 08A08
Page08Ref:0
84
4) Which08of08the08following08statements08is08true08about08the08field08of08child08development?
A) Scientific08curiosity08is08the08prevailing08factor08that08led08to08the08study08of08children,08and08current08resear
chers08primarily08answer08questions08of08scientific08interest.
B) The08field08of08child08development08is08considered08interdisciplinary08because08it08has08grown08through08t
he08combined08efforts08of08people08from08many08fields.
C) Child08development08is08the08area08of08study08devoted08to08understanding08constancy08and08change08th
roughout08the08lifespan.
D) Most08of08what08we08know08about08child08development08comes08from08psychologists08and08medical08p
rofessionals.08ANSWER:08B
Page08Ref:084
5) Development08is08often08divided08into08which08of08the08following08three08broad08domains?
A) infancy,08childhood,08and08adolescence
B) social,08cultural,08and08historical
C) physical,08cognitive,08and08emotional08and08social
D) biological,08social,08and08intellect
ual08ANSWER:08C
Page08Ref:084
