TEST BANK w
Children, 15th Editionw w w
Chapters 1 – 16 Complete
w w w w
By John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard
w w w w w w w
,TABLE OF CONTENTS w w w
Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
w w w w w w
Chapter 1: Introduction
ww w w
Section 2: Beginnings
w w
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
ww w w w
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
ww w w w w
Chapter 4: Birth
ww w w
Section 3: Infancy
w w
Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Section 4: Early Childhood
w w w
Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w w
Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w
Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
w w w w w
Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w w
Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w
Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w w
Section 6: Adolescence
w w w
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w w w
Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w w
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w ww
,Chapter 1 Introduction
w w
1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
w w w w w w w w
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
w w w w w w w
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
w w w w w w w
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
w w w w w w w w
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
w w w w w w w w
Answer: C w
Difficulty: 2 Medium
w w w
Topic: Studying Children's Development
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
w w w w w w w w w w
2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
studied. These aspects are a part of the "
w w " of development.
w w w w w w w w w
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D w
Difficulty: 2 Medium
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
w w w w w w w w w w
, 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
productsof a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
A) associative context w
B) culture
C) primary background w
D) social class w
Answer: B w
Difficulty: 1 Easy
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Remember w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
w w w w w w w w w w w
4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three
w w w w w w w w w w w w w
siblings.These factors represent the of Madison's development.
w w w w w w w
A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain
Answer: A w
Difficulty: 3 Hard
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Apply w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
w w w w w w
Children, 15th Editionw w w
Chapters 1 – 16 Complete
w w w w
By John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard
w w w w w w w
,TABLE OF CONTENTS w w w
Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
w w w w w w
Chapter 1: Introduction
ww w w
Section 2: Beginnings
w w
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
ww w w w
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
ww w w w w
Chapter 4: Birth
ww w w
Section 3: Infancy
w w
Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
ww w w w w w
Section 4: Early Childhood
w w w
Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w w
Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
ww w w w w w w
Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
w w w w w
Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w w
Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w
Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ww w w w w w w w w w
Section 6: Adolescence
w w w
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w w w
Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w w
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
ww w w w w w ww
,Chapter 1 Introduction
w w
1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
w w w w w w w w
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
w w w w w w w
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
w w w w w w w
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
w w w w w w w w
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
w w w w w w w w
Answer: C w
Difficulty: 2 Medium
w w w
Topic: Studying Children's Development
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
w w w w w w w w w w
2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
studied. These aspects are a part of the "
w w " of development.
w w w w w w w w w
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D w
Difficulty: 2 Medium
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
w w w w w w w w w w
, 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
productsof a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
A) associative context w
B) culture
C) primary background w
D) social class w
Answer: B w
Difficulty: 1 Easy
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Remember w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
w w w w w w w w w w w
4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three
w w w w w w w w w w w w w
siblings.These factors represent the of Madison's development.
w w w w w w w
A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain
Answer: A w
Difficulty: 3 Hard
w w w
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
w w w
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
w w w w w w w w w w w
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Apply w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
w w w w w w
