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TEST BANK Children, 15th Edition
Chapters 1 – 16 CompleteBy John Santrock,
Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 2: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
Chapter 4: Birth
Section 3: Infancy
Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy
Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
Section 4: Early Childhood
Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Section 6: Adolescence
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

,Chapter 1 Introduction

1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Medium
Topic: Studying Children's Development
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development
would need totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of
the families being studied. These aspects are a part of the " " of development.
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context

Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

, 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other
productsof a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
A) associative context
B) culture
C) primary background
D) social class

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Easy
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology

4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and
three siblings.These factors represent the of Madison's development.
A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain

Answer: A
Difficulty: 3
Hard
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and
identifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology