Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15

,TestTBankTForTChildTDevelopmentT9thTEditionTbyTLauraTE.TBerk

TableTofTContents
PartTI:TTheoryTandTResearchTinTChildTDevelopment
ChapterT1THistory,TTheory,TandTAppliedTDirections
ChapterT2TResearchTStrategies
PartTII:TFoundationsTofTDevelopment
ChapterT3TBiologicalTFoundations,TPrenatalTDevelopment,TandTBirth
ChapterT4TInfancy:TEarlyTLearning,TMotorTSkills,TandTPerceptualTCapacities
ChapterT5TPhysicalTGrowth
PartTIII:TCognitiveTandTLanguageTDevelopment
ChapterT6TCognitiveTDevelopment:TPiagetian,TCoreTKnowledge,TandTVygotskian
Perspectives
ChapterT7TCognitiveTDevelopment:TAnTInformation-ProcessingTPerspective
ChapterT8TIntelligence
ChapterT9TLanguageTDevelopment
PartTIV:TPersonalityTandTSocialTDevelopment
ChapterT10TEmotionalTDevelopment
ChapterT11TSelfTandTSocialTUnderstanding
ChapterT12TMoralTDevelopment
ChapterT13TDevelopmentTofTSexTDifferencesTandTGenderTRoles
PartTV:TContextsTforTDevelopment
ChapterT14TTheTFamily
ChapterT15TPeers,TMedia,TandTSchooling

,CHAPTERT1
HISTORY,TTHEORY,TANDTAPPLIEDTDIRECTIONST
MULTIPLETCHOICE
1) TheTfieldTofTchildTdevelopment
A) isTdevotedTtoTunderstandingThumanTconstancyTandTchangeTthroughoutTtheTlifespan.
B) isTpartTofTaTlarger,TinterdisciplinaryTfieldTknownTasTdevelopmentalTscience.
C) focusesTprimarilyTonTchildren’sTphysicalTandTemotionalTdevelopment.
D) focusesTprimarilyTonTinfants’TandTchildren’sTsocialTandTcognitiveTdevelopment.T
Answer:TB
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2) TheTcommonTgoalTofTinvestigatorsTwhoTstudyTchildTdevelopmentTisTto
A) understandThowTphysicalTgrowthTandTnutritionTcontributeTtoThealthTandTwell-beingTthroughoutTtheTlifespan.
B) understandTmoreTaboutTpersonalityTandTsocialTdevelopment.
C) analyzeTchild-rearingTpracticesTandTexperiencesTthatTpromoteTchildren’sTwell-being.
D) describeTandTidentifyTthoseTfactorsTthatTinfluenceTtheTconsistenciesTandTchangesTinTyoungTpeopleTduringTth
eTfirstTtwoTdecadesTofTlife.
Answer:TDT
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3) WhichTofTtheTfollowingTfactorsTcontributedTtoTtheTstudyTofTchildTdevelopmentTinTtheTtwentiethTcentury?
A) TheTbeginningTofTpublicTeducationTledTtoTaTdemandTforTknowledgeTaboutTwhatTandThowTtoTteachTchildrenTo
fTdifferentTages.
B) ParentsTwereThavingTmoreTchildrenTandTresearchersTbecameTinterestedTinTtheTeffectsTofTfamilyTsizeTonT
children’sTwell-being.
C) PediatriciansTwereTpressuredTbyTinsuranceTcompaniesTtoTimproveTchildren’sThealth,TwhichTinspiredTnutritionalT
research.
D) HighTratesTofTchildhoodTdepressionTinspiredTnewTareasTofTresearchTintoTchildren’sTanxietiesTandTbehaviorT
problems.
Answer:TAT
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4) WhichTofTtheTfollowingTstatementsTisTtrueTaboutTtheTfieldTofTchildTdevelopment?
A) ScientificTcuriosityTisTtheTprevailingTfactorTthatTledTtoTtheTstudyTofTchildren,TandTcurrentTresearchersTprimaril
yTanswerTquestionsTofTscientificTinterest.
B) TheTfieldTofTchildTdevelopmentTisTconsideredTinterdisciplinaryTbecauseTitThasTgrownTthroughTtheTcombinedT
effortsTofTpeopleTfromTmanyTfields.
C) ChildTdevelopmentTisTtheTareaTofTstudyTdevotedTtoTunderstandingTconstancyTandTchangeTthroughoutTthe
lifespan.
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D) MostTofTwhatTweTknowTaboutTchildTdevelopmentTcomesTfromTpsychologistsTandTmedicalTprofessionals.T
Answer:TB
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5) DevelopmentTisToftenTdividedTintoTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTthreeTbroadTdomains?
A) infancy,Tchildhood,TandTadolescence
B) social,Tcultural,TandThistorical
C) physical,Tcognitive,TandTemotionalTandTsocial
D) biological,Tsocial,TandTintellectualT
Answer:TC
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, 6) TheTdomainsTofTdevelopment
A) combineTinTanTintegrated,TholisticTfashion.
B) areTnotTinfluencedTbyTeachTother.
C) operateTindependentlyTofToneTanother.
D) areTdistinctTandTunrelated
.TAnswer:TA
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7) WhatTperiodTofThumanTdevelopmentTbringsTtheTmostTrapidTtimeTofTchange?
A) theTprenatalTperiod
B) infancyTandTtoddlerhood
C) earlyTchildhood
D) adolescenceT
Answer:TATPa
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8) DuringTwhichTperiodTofTdevelopmentTdoTchildrenTformTtheirTfirstTintimateTtiesTtoTothers?
A) theTprenatalTperiod
B) infancyTandTtoddlerhood
C) earlyTchildhood
D) middleTchildhood
Answer:TB
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9) CharlotteTisTlongTandTlean.TSheTengagesTinTmake-
believeTplayTandThasTaTblossomingTsenseTofTmorality.TCharlotteTisTprobablyTinTwhichTperiodTofThumanTd
evelopment?
A) theTprenatalTperiod
B) infancyTandTtoddlerhood
C) earlyTchildhood
D) middleTchildhood
Answer:TC
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10) PeteTparticipatesTinTsoccerTandTisTbeginningTtoTmasterTfundamentalTreadingTandTmathTskills.TPeteTi
sTprobablyTinTwhichTperiodTofThumanTdevelopment?
A) adolescence
B) middleTchildhood
C) earlyTchildhood
D) infancyTandTtoddlerhoo
dTAnswer:TB
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11) DuringTadolescence,
A) thoughtTandTlanguageTexpandTatTanTastoundingTrate.
B) youngTpeopleTbeginTtoTmasterTacademicTknowledgeTandTskills.
C) youngTpeopleTfullyTassumeTadultTroles.
D) thoughtTbecomesTabstractTandTidealistic.T
Answer:TD
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