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TablemofmContents
PartmI:mTheorymandmResearchminmChildmDevelopment
Chapterm1mHistory,mTheory,mandmAppliedmDirections
Chapterm2mResearchmStrategies
PartmII:mFoundationsmofmDevelopment
Chapterm3mBiologicalmFoundations,mPrenatalmDevelopment,mandmBirth
Chapterm4mInfancy:mEarlymLearning,mMotormSkills,mandmPerceptualmCapacities
Chapterm5mPhysicalmGrowth
PartmIII:mCognitivemandmLanguagemDevelopment
Chapterm6mCognitivemDevelopment:mPiagetian,mCoremKnowledge,mandmVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterm7mCognitivemDevelopment:mAnmInformation-ProcessingmPerspective
Chapterm8mIntelligence
Chapterm9mLanguagemDevelopment
PartmIV:mPersonalitymandmSocialmDevelopment
Chapterm10mEmotionalmDevelopment
Chapterm11mSelfmandmSocialmUnderstanding
Chapterm12mMoralmDevelopment
Chapterm13mDevelopmentmofmSexmDifferencesmandmGendermRoles
PartmV:mContextsmformDevelopment
Chapterm14mThemFamily
Chapterm15mPeers,mMedia,mandmSchooling
,CHAPTERm1
HISTORY,mTHEORY,mANDmAPPLIEDmDIRECTIONSm
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment
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C) focusesmprimarilymonmchildren’smphysicalmandmemotionalmdevelopment.
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2) Themcommonmgoalmofminvestigatorsmwhomstudymchildmdevelopmentmismto
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3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmcontributedmtomthemstudymofmchildmdevelopmentminmthemtwentiethmcentury?
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B) Parentsmweremhavingmmoremchildrenmandmresearchersmbecameminterestedminmthemeffectsmofmfamilyms
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C) Pediatriciansmwerempressuredmbyminsurancemcompaniesmtomimprovemchildren’smhealth,mwhichminspiredmnutrit
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4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemaboutmthemfieldmofmchildmdevelopment?
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marilymanswermquestionsmofmscientificminterest.
B) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopmentmismconsideredminterdisciplinarymbecausemitmhasmgrownmthroughmthemcom
binedmeffortsmofmpeoplemfrommmanymfields.
C) Childmdevelopmentmismthemareamofmstudymdevotedmtomunderstandingmconstancymandmchangemthrougho
utmthemlifespan.
D) Mostmofmwhatmwemknowmaboutmchildmdevelopmentmcomesmfrommpsychologistsmandmmedicalmprofessio
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5) Developmentmismoftenmdividedmintomwhichmofmthemfollowingmthreembroadmdomains?
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m m m m m m m m
ra E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
m m m m m m
,TestmBankmFormChildmDevelopmentm9thmEditionmbymLauramE.mBerk
TablemofmContents
PartmI:mTheorymandmResearchminmChildmDevelopment
Chapterm1mHistory,mTheory,mandmAppliedmDirections
Chapterm2mResearchmStrategies
PartmII:mFoundationsmofmDevelopment
Chapterm3mBiologicalmFoundations,mPrenatalmDevelopment,mandmBirth
Chapterm4mInfancy:mEarlymLearning,mMotormSkills,mandmPerceptualmCapacities
Chapterm5mPhysicalmGrowth
PartmIII:mCognitivemandmLanguagemDevelopment
Chapterm6mCognitivemDevelopment:mPiagetian,mCoremKnowledge,mandmVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterm7mCognitivemDevelopment:mAnmInformation-ProcessingmPerspective
Chapterm8mIntelligence
Chapterm9mLanguagemDevelopment
PartmIV:mPersonalitymandmSocialmDevelopment
Chapterm10mEmotionalmDevelopment
Chapterm11mSelfmandmSocialmUnderstanding
Chapterm12mMoralmDevelopment
Chapterm13mDevelopmentmofmSexmDifferencesmandmGendermRoles
PartmV:mContextsmformDevelopment
Chapterm14mThemFamily
Chapterm15mPeers,mMedia,mandmSchooling
,CHAPTERm1
HISTORY,mTHEORY,mANDmAPPLIEDmDIRECTIONSm
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment
A) ismdevotedmtomunderstandingmhumanmconstancymandmchangemthroughoutmthemlifespan.
B) ismpartmofmamlarger,minterdisciplinarymfieldmknownmasmdevelopmentalmscience.
C) focusesmprimarilymonmchildren’smphysicalmandmemotionalmdevelopment.
D) focusesmprimarilymonminfants’mandmchildren’smsocialmandmcognitivemdevelopme
nt.mANSWER:mB
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2) Themcommonmgoalmofminvestigatorsmwhomstudymchildmdevelopmentmismto
A) understandmhowmphysicalmgrowthmandmnutritionmcontributemtomhealthmandmwell-
beingmthroughoutmthemlifespan.
B) understandmmoremaboutmpersonalitymandmsocialmdevelopment.
C) analyzemchild-rearingmpracticesmandmexperiencesmthatmpromotemchildren’smwell-being.
D) describemandmidentifymthosemfactorsmthatminfluencemthemconsistenciesmandmchangesminmyoungmpeoplemduri
ngmthemfirstmtwomdecadesmofmlife.
ANSWER:m
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3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmcontributedmtomthemstudymofmchildmdevelopmentminmthemtwentiethmcentury?
A) Thembeginningmofmpublicmeducationmledmtomamdemandmformknowledgemaboutmwhatmandmhowmtomteachmchild
renmofmdifferentmages.
B) Parentsmweremhavingmmoremchildrenmandmresearchersmbecameminterestedminmthemeffectsmofmfamilyms
izemonmchildren’smwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansmwerempressuredmbyminsurancemcompaniesmtomimprovemchildren’smhealth,mwhichminspiredmnutrit
ionalmresearch.
D) Highmratesmofmchildhoodmdepressionminspiredmnewmareasmofmresearchmintomchildren’smanxietiesmandmbeh
aviormproblems.
ANSWER:m
Am
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4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemaboutmthemfieldmofmchildmdevelopment?
A) Scientificmcuriositymismthemprevailingmfactormthatmledmtomthemstudymofmchildren,mandmcurrentmresearchersmpri
marilymanswermquestionsmofmscientificminterest.
B) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopmentmismconsideredminterdisciplinarymbecausemitmhasmgrownmthroughmthemcom
binedmeffortsmofmpeoplemfrommmanymfields.
C) Childmdevelopmentmismthemareamofmstudymdevotedmtomunderstandingmconstancymandmchangemthrougho
utmthemlifespan.
D) Mostmofmwhatmwemknowmaboutmchildmdevelopmentmcomesmfrommpsychologistsmandmmedicalmprofessio
nals.mANSWER:mB
PagemRef:m4
5) Developmentmismoftenmdividedmintomwhichmofmthemfollowingmthreembroadmdomains?
A) infancy,mchildhood,mandmadolescence
B) social,mcultural,mandmhistorical
C) physical,mcognitive,mandmemotionalmandmsocial
D) biological,msocial,mandmintellectua
lmANSWER:mC
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