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By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh Chapters 1 -
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,Table Of Contents
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1. ThevStudyvofvHumanvDevelopment.
PartvI:vPRENATALvDEVELOPMENT,vINFANCY,vANDvEARLYvCHILDHOOD.
2. BiologicalvFoundations:vHeredity,vPrenatalvDevelopment,vandvBirth.
3. ToolsvforvExploringvthevWorld:vPhysical,vPerceptual,vandvMotorvDevelopment.
4. ThevEmergencevofvThoughtvandvLanguage:vCognitivevDevelopmentvinvInfancyvandvEarlyvChildhood.
5. EnteringvthevSocialvWorld:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvInfancyvandvEarlyvChildhood.
PartvII:vSCHOOL-AGEvCHILDRENvANDvADOLESCENTS.
6. OffvtovSchool:vCognitivevandvPhysicalvDevelopmentvinvMiddlevChildhood.
7. ExpandingvSocialvHorizons:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvMiddlevChildhood.
8. RitesvofvPassage:vPhysicalvandvCognitivevDevelopmentvinvAdolescence.
9. MovingvIntovthevAdultvSocialvWorld:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvAdolescence.
PartvIII:vYOUNGvANDvMIDDLEvADULTHOOD.
10. BecomingvanvAdult:vPhysical,vCognitive,vandvPersonalityvDevelopmentvinvYoungvAdulthood.
11. BeingvWithvOthers:vFormingvRelationshipsvinvYoungvandvMiddlevAdulthood.
12. Work,vLeisure,vandvRetirement.
13. MakingvItvinvMidlife:vThevBiopsychosocialvChallengesvofvMiddlevAdulthood.
PartvIV:vLATEvADULTHOOD.
14. ThevPersonalvContextvofvLatervLife:vPhysical,vCognitive,vandvMentalvHealthvIssues.
15. SocialvAspectsvofvLatervLife:vPsychosocial,vRetirement,vRelationship,vandvSocietalvIssues.
16. ThevFinalvPassage:vDyingvandvBereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
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Thevscientificvstudyvofvhumanvdevelopmentvcanvbestvbevdescribedvas
ANSWER:a.vmultidisciplinary
b. focusedvonvgroupsvrathervthanvindividuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizingv stabilityv overv change
2. Whichvtermvdoesvnotvbelongvinvthisvgroup?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d.vhereditary
3. Dr.vKimvtakesvavstrongvnaturevpositionvwithvregardvtovthevoriginsvofvintellectualv
disabilities.vTherefore,vshevwouldvmostvlikelyvhypothesizevthatvhervson’svintellectuv
alvdisabilityv(formallyvknownvasvmentalvretardation)visvduevto
a.v hervparentingv style
ANSWER:b.vhisvgenes
c.v hisvexposurevtovavtoxicv chemicalvpriorvtovbirth
d.v hisv exposurev tov Rubellav priorvtov birth
4. Thevnotionvthatvdevelopmentvisvbestvdescribedvinvtermsvofvavseriesvofvabruptvsv
hiftsvinvbehaviorvbestvfitsvwithvthev approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d.v discontinuity
5. Cleo,vavdirectorvofvavdaycare,vusesvtermsvlikev“pre-K,”v“K-3,”vandvthev“upper-
elevmentary.”vThesevideasvarevmostvcompatiblevwithvav view.
a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d.v discontinuity
6. Dr.vFletchervisvattemptingvtovdeterminevwhethervadultvcriminalsvwerevrule-
breakversvthroughoutvtheirvchildhoodvorvwhethervtheyvsuddenlyvturnedvtovavlifevofvcri
me.vHervresearchvisvmostvconcernedvwithvwhichvissuevofvhumanvdevelopment?
a. naturev versusv nurture
b. universalv versusv context-specificv development
c. biologicalv versusv socioculturalv forces
ANSWER:d.v continuityv versusv discontinuity
7. Mustafavisvinterestedvinv determiningv whethervchildrenv developvvirtuallyv thev sav
mevwayvinvAlgeriavasvtheyvdovinvothervpartsvofvthevworld.vMustafa’svresearchvdealsv
primarilyv withv the issuevofvhumanvdevelopment.
a.vpsychologicalvversusvbiologicalvforces
ANSWER:b.v universalv versusv context-specificv development
c.vnaturevversusvnurture
d.v continuityv versusv discontinuity
8. WhenvClarissevsays,v“Itvdoesn’tvmattervifvtheyvarevFrench,vSwedish,vorvChinese,v
kidsvarevkids,”vshevisvespousingva positionv concerningv humanv development.
a.vdiscontinuous
ANSWER:b.vuniversal
c.vnurture
d.vcontext-specific
9. Vivianav noticesv thatv childrenv seemv tov maturev sociallyv muchv fasterv inv Costav Ricv
avthanvinvthevCanada.vVivianavisvmostvlikelyvtovsupportvavpositionvregardingvhvuma
nvdevelopment.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c.vcontext-specific
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Span View 9th Edition
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By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh Chapters 1 -
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v 16 Complete
v
,Table Of Contents
v v
1. ThevStudyvofvHumanvDevelopment.
PartvI:vPRENATALvDEVELOPMENT,vINFANCY,vANDvEARLYvCHILDHOOD.
2. BiologicalvFoundations:vHeredity,vPrenatalvDevelopment,vandvBirth.
3. ToolsvforvExploringvthevWorld:vPhysical,vPerceptual,vandvMotorvDevelopment.
4. ThevEmergencevofvThoughtvandvLanguage:vCognitivevDevelopmentvinvInfancyvandvEarlyvChildhood.
5. EnteringvthevSocialvWorld:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvInfancyvandvEarlyvChildhood.
PartvII:vSCHOOL-AGEvCHILDRENvANDvADOLESCENTS.
6. OffvtovSchool:vCognitivevandvPhysicalvDevelopmentvinvMiddlevChildhood.
7. ExpandingvSocialvHorizons:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvMiddlevChildhood.
8. RitesvofvPassage:vPhysicalvandvCognitivevDevelopmentvinvAdolescence.
9. MovingvIntovthevAdultvSocialvWorld:vSocioemotionalvDevelopmentvinvAdolescence.
PartvIII:vYOUNGvANDvMIDDLEvADULTHOOD.
10. BecomingvanvAdult:vPhysical,vCognitive,vandvPersonalityvDevelopmentvinvYoungvAdulthood.
11. BeingvWithvOthers:vFormingvRelationshipsvinvYoungvandvMiddlevAdulthood.
12. Work,vLeisure,vandvRetirement.
13. MakingvItvinvMidlife:vThevBiopsychosocialvChallengesvofvMiddlevAdulthood.
PartvIV:vLATEvADULTHOOD.
14. ThevPersonalvContextvofvLatervLife:vPhysical,vCognitive,vandvMentalvHealthvIssues.
15. SocialvAspectsvofvLatervLife:vPsychosocial,vRetirement,vRelationship,vandvSocietalvIssues.
16. ThevFinalvPassage:vDyingvandvBereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
v v v v
Thevscientificvstudyvofvhumanvdevelopmentvcanvbestvbevdescribedvas
ANSWER:a.vmultidisciplinary
b. focusedvonvgroupsvrathervthanvindividuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizingv stabilityv overv change
2. Whichvtermvdoesvnotvbelongvinvthisvgroup?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d.vhereditary
3. Dr.vKimvtakesvavstrongvnaturevpositionvwithvregardvtovthevoriginsvofvintellectualv
disabilities.vTherefore,vshevwouldvmostvlikelyvhypothesizevthatvhervson’svintellectuv
alvdisabilityv(formallyvknownvasvmentalvretardation)visvduevto
a.v hervparentingv style
ANSWER:b.vhisvgenes
c.v hisvexposurevtovavtoxicv chemicalvpriorvtovbirth
d.v hisv exposurev tov Rubellav priorvtov birth
4. Thevnotionvthatvdevelopmentvisvbestvdescribedvinvtermsvofvavseriesvofvabruptvsv
hiftsvinvbehaviorvbestvfitsvwithvthev approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d.v discontinuity
5. Cleo,vavdirectorvofvavdaycare,vusesvtermsvlikev“pre-K,”v“K-3,”vandvthev“upper-
elevmentary.”vThesevideasvarevmostvcompatiblevwithvav view.
a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d.v discontinuity
6. Dr.vFletchervisvattemptingvtovdeterminevwhethervadultvcriminalsvwerevrule-
breakversvthroughoutvtheirvchildhoodvorvwhethervtheyvsuddenlyvturnedvtovavlifevofvcri
me.vHervresearchvisvmostvconcernedvwithvwhichvissuevofvhumanvdevelopment?
a. naturev versusv nurture
b. universalv versusv context-specificv development
c. biologicalv versusv socioculturalv forces
ANSWER:d.v continuityv versusv discontinuity
7. Mustafavisvinterestedvinv determiningv whethervchildrenv developvvirtuallyv thev sav
mevwayvinvAlgeriavasvtheyvdovinvothervpartsvofvthevworld.vMustafa’svresearchvdealsv
primarilyv withv the issuevofvhumanvdevelopment.
a.vpsychologicalvversusvbiologicalvforces
ANSWER:b.v universalv versusv context-specificv development
c.vnaturevversusvnurture
d.v continuityv versusv discontinuity
8. WhenvClarissevsays,v“Itvdoesn’tvmattervifvtheyvarevFrench,vSwedish,vorvChinese,v
kidsvarevkids,”vshevisvespousingva positionv concerningv humanv development.
a.vdiscontinuous
ANSWER:b.vuniversal
c.vnurture
d.vcontext-specific
9. Vivianav noticesv thatv childrenv seemv tov maturev sociallyv muchv fasterv inv Costav Ricv
avthanvinvthevCanada.vVivianavisvmostvlikelyvtovsupportvavpositionvregardingvhvuma
nvdevelopment.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c.vcontext-specific
