Test Bank for Child Development, 10th Edition – Laura E. Berk – Verified 2025/2026 Quizzes and Exam Answers (Chapters 1–15)

Test Bank For Child Development
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15

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PartZI:ZTheoryZandZResearchZinZChildZDevelopment
ChapterZ1ZHistory,ZTheory,ZandZAppliedZDirections
ChapterZ2ZResearchZStrategies
PartZII:ZFoundationsZofZDevelopment
ChapterZ3ZBiologicalZFoundations,ZPrenatalZDevelopment,ZandZBirth
ChapterZ4ZInfancy:ZEarlyZLearning,ZMotorZSkills,ZandZPerceptualZCapacities
ChapterZ5ZPhysicalZGrowth
PartZIII:ZCognitiveZandZLanguageZDevelopment
ChapterZ6ZCognitiveZDevelopment:ZPiagetian,ZCoreZKnowledge,ZandZVygotskian

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ChapterZ7ZCognitiveZDevelopment:ZAnZInformation-ProcessingZPerspective
ChapterZ8ZIntelligence
ChapterZ9ZLanguageZDevelopment
PartZIV:ZPersonalityZandZSocialZDevelopment
ChapterZ10ZEmotionalZDevelopment
ChapterZ11ZSelfZandZSocialZUnderstanding
ChapterZ12ZMoralZDevelopment
ChapterZ13ZDevelopmentZofZSexZDifferencesZandZGenderZRoles
PartZV:ZContextsZforZDevelopment
ChapterZ14ZTheZFamily
ChapterZ15ZPeers,ZMedia,ZandZSchooling

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B) isZpartZofZaZlarger,ZinterdisciplinaryZfieldZknownZasZdevelopmentalZscience.
C) focusesZprimarilyZonZchildren’sZphysicalZandZemotionalZdevelopment.
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2) TheZcommonZgoalZofZinvestigatorsZwhoZstudyZchildZdevelopmentZisZto
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B) understandZmoreZaboutZpersonalityZandZsocialZdevelopment.
C) analyzeZchild-rearingZpracticesZandZexperiencesZthatZpromoteZchildren’sZwell-being.
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differentZages.
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children’sZwell-being.
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5) DevelopmentZisZoftenZdividedZintoZwhichZofZtheZfollowingZthreeZbroadZdomains?
A) infancy,Zchildhood,ZandZadolescence
B) social,Zcultural,ZandZhistorical
C) physical,Zcognitive,ZandZemotionalZandZsocial
D) biological,Zsocial,ZandZintellectualZ
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,6) TheZdomainsZofZdevelopment
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7) WhatZperiodZofZhumanZdevelopmentZbringsZtheZmostZrapidZtimeZofZchange?
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B) infancyZandZtoddlerhood
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11) DuringZadolescence,
A) thoughtZandZlanguageZexpandZatZanZastoundingZrate.
B) youngZpeopleZbeginZtoZmasterZacademicZknowledgeZandZskills.
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