,Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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Table of Contents
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Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
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Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
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Chapter 2 Research Strategies
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Part II: Foundations of Development
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Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
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Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
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Chapter 5 Physical Growth
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Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
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Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
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Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
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Chapter 8 Intelligence qy qy
Chapter 9 Language Development
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Part IV: Personality and Social Development
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Chapter 10 Emotional Development
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Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
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Chapter 12 Moral Development
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Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
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Part V: Contexts for Development
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Chapter 14 The Family qy qy qy
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTION qy qy qy qy
SMULTIPLE CHOICE
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1) The field of child development qy qy qy qy
A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
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C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
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D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive developmen
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t.Answer: B
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
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A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan.
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B) understand more about personality and social development. qy qy qy qy qy qy
C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
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D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people during
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thefirst two decades of life.
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Answer: D qy y
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3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
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A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach childre
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n ofdifferent ages.
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B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
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onchildren’s well-being.
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C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired nutrition
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D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and behav
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4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
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A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current researchers prima
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rilyanswer questions of scientific interest.
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B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the combin
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edefforts of people from many fields.
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C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout t
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D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical professiona
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ls.Answer: B qy qy
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5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains? qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence qy qy qy
B) social, cultural, and historical qy qy qy
C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social qy qy qy qy qy
D) biological, social, and intellectua qy qy qy
lAnswer: C
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, 6) The domains of development
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A) combine in an integrated, holistic fashion. qy qy qy qy qy
B) are not influenced by each other.
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C) operate independently of one another. qy qy qy qy
D) are distinct and unrelated
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.Answer: A
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7) What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?
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A) the prenatal period qy qy
B) infancy and toddlerhood qy qy
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Answer: A Pa qy qy
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8) During which period of development do children form their first intimate ties to others?
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A) the prenatal period qy qy
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D) middle childhoo qy
dAnswer: B
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9) Charlotte is long and lean. She engages in make- qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
believe play and has a blossoming sense of morality.Charlotte is probably in which period of huma
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dAnswer: C
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10) Pete participates in soccer and is beginning to master fundamental reading and math skills. Pet
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e isprobably in which period of human development?
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A) adolescence
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C) early childhood qy
D) infancy and toddlerhoo qy qy
dAnswer: B
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11) During adolescence, qy
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B) young people begin to master academic knowledge and skills.
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C) young people fully assume adult roles.
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D) thought becomes abstract and idealistic qy qy qy qy
.Answer: D
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Table of Contents
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Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
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Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
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Chapter 2 Research Strategies
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Part II: Foundations of Development
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Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
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Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
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Chapter 5 Physical Growth
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Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
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Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
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Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
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Chapter 8 Intelligence qy qy
Chapter 9 Language Development
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Part IV: Personality and Social Development
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Chapter 10 Emotional Development
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Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
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Chapter 12 Moral Development
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Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
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Part V: Contexts for Development
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Chapter 14 The Family qy qy qy
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
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,CHAPTER 1 qy
HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTION qy qy qy qy
SMULTIPLE CHOICE
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1) The field of child development qy qy qy qy
A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
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C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
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D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive developmen
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t.Answer: B
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
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A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan.
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B) understand more about personality and social development. qy qy qy qy qy qy
C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
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D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people during
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thefirst two decades of life.
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Answer: D qy y
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3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
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A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach childre
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n ofdifferent ages.
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B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
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onchildren’s well-being.
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C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired nutrition
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alresearch.
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D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and behav
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iorproblems. qy
Answer: A qy y
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4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
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A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current researchers prima
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rilyanswer questions of scientific interest.
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B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the combin
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edefforts of people from many fields.
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C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout t
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D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical professiona
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ls.Answer: B qy qy
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5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains? qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence qy qy qy
B) social, cultural, and historical qy qy qy
C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social qy qy qy qy qy
D) biological, social, and intellectua qy qy qy
lAnswer: C
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, 6) The domains of development
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A) combine in an integrated, holistic fashion. qy qy qy qy qy
B) are not influenced by each other.
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C) operate independently of one another. qy qy qy qy
D) are distinct and unrelated
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.Answer: A
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7) What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?
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A) the prenatal period qy qy
B) infancy and toddlerhood qy qy
C) early childhood qy
D) adolescence y
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Answer: A Pa qy qy
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8) During which period of development do children form their first intimate ties to others?
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A) the prenatal period qy qy
B) infancy and toddlerhood qy qy
C) early childhood qy
D) middle childhoo qy
dAnswer: B
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9) Charlotte is long and lean. She engages in make- qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
believe play and has a blossoming sense of morality.Charlotte is probably in which period of huma
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n development?
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A) the prenatal period qy qy
B) infancy and toddlerhood qy qy
C) early childhood qy
D) middle childhoo qy
dAnswer: C
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10) Pete participates in soccer and is beginning to master fundamental reading and math skills. Pet
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e isprobably in which period of human development?
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A) adolescence
B) middle childhood qy
C) early childhood qy
D) infancy and toddlerhoo qy qy
dAnswer: B
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11) During adolescence, qy
A) thought and language expand at an astounding rate.
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B) young people begin to master academic knowledge and skills.
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C) young people fully assume adult roles.
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D) thought becomes abstract and idealistic qy qy qy qy
.Answer: D
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