Test Bank For Child Development
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10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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Chapters 1 - 15 ss ss ss
,Table of Contents
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Part ssI: ssTheory ssand ssResearch ssin ssChild ssDevelopment
Chapter ss1 ssHistory, ssTheory, ssand ssApplied ssDirections
Chapter ss2 ssResearch ssStrategies
Part ssII: ssFoundations ssof ssDevelopment
Chapter ss3 ssBiological ssFoundations, ssPrenatal ssDevelopment, ssand ssBirth
Chapter ss4 ssInfancy: ssEarly ssLearning, ssMotor ssSkills, ssand ssPerceptual ssCapacities
Chapter ss5 ssPhysical ssGrowth
Part ssIII: ssCognitive ssand ssLanguage ssDevelopment
Chapter ss6 ssCognitive ssDevelopment: ssPiagetian, ssCore ssKnowledge, ssand ssVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter ss7 ssCognitive ssDevelopment: ssAn ssInformation-Processing ssPerspective
Chapter ss8 ssIntelligence
Chapter ss9 ssLanguage ssDevelopment
Part ssIV: ssPersonality ssand ssSocial ssDevelopment
Chapter ss10 ssEmotional ssDevelopment
Chapter ss11 ssSelf ssand ssSocial ssUnderstanding
Chapter ss12 ssMoral ssDevelopment
Chapter ss13 ssDevelopment ssof ssSex ssDifferences ssand ssGender ssRoles
Part ssV: ssContexts ssfor ssDevelopment
Chapter ss14 ssThe ssFamily
Chapter ss15 ssPeers, ssMedia, ssand ssSchooling
,CHAPTER ss1
HISTORY, ssTHEORY, ssANDssAPPLIED ssDIRECTIONS ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1) The ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment
A) is ssdevoted ssto ssunderstanding sshuman ssconstancy ssand sschange ssthroughout ssthe sslifespan.
B) is sspart ssof ssa sslarger, ssinterdisciplinary ssfield ssknown ssas ssdevelopmental ssscience.
C) focuses ssprimarily sson sschildren’s ssphysical ssand ssemotional ssdevelopment.
D) focuses ssprimarilysson ssinfants’ ssand sschildren’s sssocial ssand sscognitive
development. ssANSWER: ssB
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2) The sscommon ssgoal ssof ssinvestigators sswho ssstudy sschild ssdevelopment ssis ssto
A) understand sshow ssphysical ssgrowth ssand ssnutrition sscontribute ssto sshealth ssand sswell-being ssthroughout ssthe sslifespan.
B) understand ssmore ssabout sspersonality ssand sssocial ssdevelopment.
C) analyze sschild-rearing sspractices ssand ssexperiences ssthat sspromote sschildren’s sswell-being.
D) describe ssand ssidentify ssthose ssfactors ssthat ssinfluence ssthe ssconsistencies ssand sschanges ssin ssyoung sspeople
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D) High ssrates ssof sschildhood ssdepression ssinspired ssnew ssareas ssof ssresearch ssinto sschildren’s ssanxieties ssand
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4) Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssis sstrue ssabout ssthe ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment?
A) Scientific sscuriosity ssis ssthe ssprevailing ssfactor ssthat ssled ssto ssthe ssstudy ssof sschildren, ssand sscurrent ssresearchers
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B) The ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment ssis ssconsidered ssinterdisciplinary ssbecause ssit sshas ssgrown ssthrough ssthe
ss combined ssefforts ssof sspeople ssfrom ssmany ssfields.
C) Child ssdevelopment ssis ssthe ssarea ssof ssstudyssdevoted ssto ssunderstanding ssconstancy ssand sschange
ss throughout ssthe sslifespan.
D) Most ssof sswhat sswe ssknow ssabout sschild ssdevelopment sscomes ssfrom sspsychologists ssand ssmedical
ss professionals. ssANSWER: ssB
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5) Development ssis ssoften ssdivided ssinto sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssthree ssbroad ssdomains?
A) infancy, sschildhood, ssand ssadolescence
B) social, sscultural, ssand sshistorical
C) physical, sscognitive, ssand ssemotional ssand sssocial
D) biological, sssocial, ssand
intellectual ssANSWER: ssC
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Page ssRef: ss4
ss ss ss ss ss
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
ss ss ss ss ss ss
Chapters 1 - 15 ss ss ss
,Table of Contents
ss ss
Part ssI: ssTheory ssand ssResearch ssin ssChild ssDevelopment
Chapter ss1 ssHistory, ssTheory, ssand ssApplied ssDirections
Chapter ss2 ssResearch ssStrategies
Part ssII: ssFoundations ssof ssDevelopment
Chapter ss3 ssBiological ssFoundations, ssPrenatal ssDevelopment, ssand ssBirth
Chapter ss4 ssInfancy: ssEarly ssLearning, ssMotor ssSkills, ssand ssPerceptual ssCapacities
Chapter ss5 ssPhysical ssGrowth
Part ssIII: ssCognitive ssand ssLanguage ssDevelopment
Chapter ss6 ssCognitive ssDevelopment: ssPiagetian, ssCore ssKnowledge, ssand ssVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter ss7 ssCognitive ssDevelopment: ssAn ssInformation-Processing ssPerspective
Chapter ss8 ssIntelligence
Chapter ss9 ssLanguage ssDevelopment
Part ssIV: ssPersonality ssand ssSocial ssDevelopment
Chapter ss10 ssEmotional ssDevelopment
Chapter ss11 ssSelf ssand ssSocial ssUnderstanding
Chapter ss12 ssMoral ssDevelopment
Chapter ss13 ssDevelopment ssof ssSex ssDifferences ssand ssGender ssRoles
Part ssV: ssContexts ssfor ssDevelopment
Chapter ss14 ssThe ssFamily
Chapter ss15 ssPeers, ssMedia, ssand ssSchooling
,CHAPTER ss1
HISTORY, ssTHEORY, ssANDssAPPLIED ssDIRECTIONS ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1) The ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment
A) is ssdevoted ssto ssunderstanding sshuman ssconstancy ssand sschange ssthroughout ssthe sslifespan.
B) is sspart ssof ssa sslarger, ssinterdisciplinary ssfield ssknown ssas ssdevelopmental ssscience.
C) focuses ssprimarily sson sschildren’s ssphysical ssand ssemotional ssdevelopment.
D) focuses ssprimarilysson ssinfants’ ssand sschildren’s sssocial ssand sscognitive
development. ssANSWER: ssB
ss
Page ssRef: ss4
2) The sscommon ssgoal ssof ssinvestigators sswho ssstudy sschild ssdevelopment ssis ssto
A) understand sshow ssphysical ssgrowth ssand ssnutrition sscontribute ssto sshealth ssand sswell-being ssthroughout ssthe sslifespan.
B) understand ssmore ssabout sspersonality ssand sssocial ssdevelopment.
C) analyze sschild-rearing sspractices ssand ssexperiences ssthat sspromote sschildren’s sswell-being.
D) describe ssand ssidentify ssthose ssfactors ssthat ssinfluence ssthe ssconsistencies ssand sschanges ssin ssyoung sspeople
ss during ssthe ssfirst sstwo ssdecades ssof sslife.
ANSWER:
ss D ss
Page ssRef:
4
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3) Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssfactors sscontributed ssto ssthe ssstudy ssof sschild ssdevelopment ssin ssthe sstwentieth
century?
ss
A) The ssbeginning ssof sspublic sseducation ssled ssto ssa ssdemand ssfor ssknowledge ssabout sswhat ssand sshow ssto ssteach
ss children ssof ssdifferent ssages.
B) Parents sswere sshaving ssmore sschildren ssand ssresearchers ssbecame ssinterested ssin ssthe sseffects ssof ssfamily
size sson sschildren’s sswell-being.
ss
C) Pediatricians sswere sspressured ssbyssinsurance sscompanies ssto ssimprove sschildren’s sshealth, sswhich ssinspired
nutritional ssresearch.
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D) High ssrates ssof sschildhood ssdepression ssinspired ssnew ssareas ssof ssresearch ssinto sschildren’s ssanxieties ssand
behavior ssproblems.
ss
ANSWER:
ss A ss
Page ssRef:
, 4
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4) Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssis sstrue ssabout ssthe ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment?
A) Scientific sscuriosity ssis ssthe ssprevailing ssfactor ssthat ssled ssto ssthe ssstudy ssof sschildren, ssand sscurrent ssresearchers
ss primarily ssanswer ssquestions ssof ssscientific ssinterest.
B) The ssfield ssof sschild ssdevelopment ssis ssconsidered ssinterdisciplinary ssbecause ssit sshas ssgrown ssthrough ssthe
ss combined ssefforts ssof sspeople ssfrom ssmany ssfields.
C) Child ssdevelopment ssis ssthe ssarea ssof ssstudyssdevoted ssto ssunderstanding ssconstancy ssand sschange
ss throughout ssthe sslifespan.
D) Most ssof sswhat sswe ssknow ssabout sschild ssdevelopment sscomes ssfrom sspsychologists ssand ssmedical
ss professionals. ssANSWER: ssB
Page ssRef: ss4
5) Development ssis ssoften ssdivided ssinto sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssthree ssbroad ssdomains?
A) infancy, sschildhood, ssand ssadolescence
B) social, sscultural, ssand sshistorical
C) physical, sscognitive, ssand ssemotional ssand sssocial
D) biological, sssocial, ssand
intellectual ssANSWER: ssC
ss
Page ssRef: ss4
