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f conception through adolescence. The main focus of study is how children
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C. develop social relationships. br br
D. learn language skills. br br
2. Historically, the study of child development gained impetus from
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A. the discovery of vaccines.
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B. the enactment of child labor laws.
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C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception.
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D. all of the above
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A. G. Stanley Hall's book Adolescence
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B. the establishment of research institutes at Berkeley and Yale
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C. Arnold Gesell's studies on motor development
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D. all of the above
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old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations. Since this behavior has
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persisted over time, it is a demonstration of developmental
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A. instability.
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motor, language, and emotional milestones during his first years of life.
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A. Charles Darwin br
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D. John Dewey br
6. Dietrich Tiedemann and Charles Darwin used the information obtained from
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to support their early theories about child development.
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A. baby biographies br
B. teachers
C. doctors
D. mothers' diaries br
7. Professor Hughes insists that his students study the origins of human beings in order to fully un
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derstand child development. Which of the following theorists would most agree with Professor Hu
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A. John Locke br
B. Charles Darwin br
C. John Watson br
D. Alfred Binet br
8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since
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A. early in the fifteenth century.
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B. the twentieth century.
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C. Freud mentioned it in his writings on child development.
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D. Bandura mentioned it in his theory on child development.
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A. John Watson br
B. G. Stanley Hall
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C. Arnold Gesell br
D. Lewis Terman br
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A. from conception to adolescence.
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11. designed a longitudinal study that traced the development of unusually intelligent children.
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A. G. Stanley Hall
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B. John Dewey br
C. Jean Piaget br
D. Lewis M. Terman br br
12. Human development studies are based on which of the following ideas?
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A. There is little continuity over the life span.
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C. Every portion of the life span is influenced by earlier events and will in turn affect later events.
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D. The domains of development are not interrelated.
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