TABLEmOFmCONTENT
History, mTheory,mandmResearchmStrategies
Genetic mReproductivemChoices mandmEnvironmentalmFoundations mPrenatalmDe
velopment, mBirth,mandmthemNewbornmBaby
PhysicalmDevelopment minmInfancy mandmToddlerhoodmCognitivemDe
velopment minmInfancy mandmToddlerhood
EmotionalmandmSocialmDevelopment minmInfancymandmToddlerhoodmPhysi
calmandmCognitivemDevelopment minmEarly mChildhoodmEmotionalmandmSo
cialmDevelopment minmEarly mChildhoodm PhysicalmandmCognitivemDevelop
mentminmMiddlemChildhoodmEmotionalmandmSocialmDevelopment minmMid
dlemChildhoodmPhysicalmandmCognitivemDevelopment minmAdolescencem
EmotionalmandmSocialmDevelopment minmAdolescence
PhysicalmandmCognitivemDevelopment minmEarly mAdulthoodmEmotio
nalmandmSocialmDevelopment minmEarly mAdulthoodmPhysicalmandmCo
gnitivemDevelopment minmMiddlemAdulthoodmEmotionalmandmSocialm
Development minmMiddlemAdulthoodmPhysicalmandmCognitivemDevel
opmentminmLatemAdulthoodmEmotionalmandmSocialmDevelopment min
m LatemAdulthoodmDeath,mDying,mandmBereavement
,CHAPTER m1
HISTORY,mTHEORY,mAND mRESEARCH mSTRATEGIES
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
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’smfieldmofmstudy mis .
genetics
clinicalmpsychology madoles
centmdevelopment mdevelop
mentalmscience
Answer:mD
PagemRef:m3
SkillmLevel:mApply
Objective: m1.1mWhatmismdevelopmentalmscience,mandmwhatmfactors mstimulatedmexpansionmofmthemfield?mTopic:mA
m Scientific, m Applied, m andm Interdisciplinary m Field
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
Althoughmgreatmdiversity mcharacterizes mtheminterests mandmconcerns mofminvestigators mwhomstudy mdevelo
pment, mthey msharemamsinglemgoal:mtomidentify .
genetic mfactors mthatmcontributemtomlongevity
environmentalmfactors mthatmcontributemtomdiseasemandmillness
thosemfactors mthatmleadmtomabnormalmdevelopment minmchildrenmandmadolescents
thosemfactors mthatminfluencemconsistencies mandmtransformations minmpeoplemfrommconceptionmtomdeath
Answer:mD
PagemRef:m3
SkillmLevel:mUnderstand
Objective: m1.1mWhatmismdevelopmentalmscience,mandmwhatmfactors mstimulatedmexpansionmofmthemfield?mTopic:mA
m Scientific, m Applied, m andm Interdisciplinary m Field
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
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becausemitmhasmgrownmthroughmthemcombinedmefforts mofmpeoplemfro
mmmany mfields mofmstudy.
interdisciplinary me
mpiricalmappliedmth
eoretical
Answer:mA
PagemRef:m3
SkillmLevel:mRemember
Objective: m1.1mWhatmismdevelopmentalmscience,mandmwhatmfactors mstimulatedmexpansionmofmthemfield?mTopic:mA
m Scientific, m Applied, m andm Interdisciplinary m Field
Difficulty mLevel:mEasy
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, Test mBank mformBerk,mExploring mLifespan mDevelopment,m
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Amtheory mofmdevelopment
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mthemultimatemtruthmaboutmhumanmbehaviormdescribes, mex
plains,mandmpredicts mbehaviorm explains mallmaspects mofmh
umanmgrowth
doesmnotmrequiremscientific mverification
Answer:mB
PagemRef:m3
SkillmLevel:mUnderstand
Objective: m1.2mIdentify mthreembasic missues monmwhichmtheories mofmhumanmdevelopment mtakemamstand.mTopic:mBa
sic mIssues
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
Accordingmtomthe
view mofmdevelopment, mthemdifferencembetweenmthemimmaturemandmmaturembeing
m is m simply m onem of m amount morm complexity.
naturemdiscontinu
ousmnurturemcontin
uous
Answer:mD
PagemRef:m4
SkillmLevel:mRemember
Objective: m1.2mIdentify mthreembasic missues monmwhichmtheories mofmhumanmdevelopment mtakemamstand.mTopic:mBa
sic mIssues
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
Themdiscontinuous mview mofmdevelopment mholds mthat .
infants mandmpreschoolers mrespondmtomthemworldminmmuchmthemsamemway madults mdo
growthmismthemprocess mofmgradually maugmentingmthemskills mthatmwerempresentmfrommthembeginningminfants mandmc
hildrenmhavemuniquemways mofmthinking, mfeeling, mandmbehaving
development mismamsmoothmprocess mlimitedmonly mbymamlack mofminformationmandmprecision
Answer:mC
PagemRef:m4
SkillmLevel:mUnderstand
Objective: m1.2mIdentify mthreembasic missues monmwhichmtheories mofmhumanmdevelopment mtakemamstand.mTopic:mBa
sic mIssues
Difficulty mLevel:mDifficult
Dr.mKostelmbelieves mthatmdevelopment mtakes mplaceminmstages.mThis mbeliefmismconsistent mwithmthe
perspective. m
nurture
continuous mdiscontinuous
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ed.