A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence, 12th Edition Test Bank 2026–2027 | All Chapters | Verified Answers | Diane E. Papalia & Ruth Duskin Feldman

A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence, 12th Edition
Test Bank 2026–2027 | All Chapters | Verified Answers | Diane
E. Papalia & Ruth Duskin Feldman

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1. Child development is the scientific study of the processes that human beings undergo from the moment of
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conception through adolescence. The main focus of study is how children
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A. change.
B. develop physically. n




C. develop social relationships. n n




D. learn language skills. n n




2. Historically, the study of child development gained impetus from n n n n n n n n




A. the discovery of vaccines.
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B. the enactment of child labor laws.
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C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception. n n n n n n




D. all of the above
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3. Which of the following helped to pioneer the study of child development as a true science?
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A. G. Stanley Hall's book Adolescence
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B. the establishment of research institutes at Berkeley and Yale
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C. Arnold Gesell's studies on motor development n n n n n




D. all of the above
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4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations. Since this
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behavior has persisted over time, it is a demonstration of developmental
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A. instability.
B. resilience.
C. constancy.
D. awkwardness.
5. first emphasized the developmental nature of behavior by publishing a record of his son's n n n n n n n n n n n n n




sensory, motor, language, and emotional milestones during his first years of life.
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A. Charles Darwin n




B. John B. Watson n n




C. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard n




D. John Dewey n




6. Dietrich Tiedemann and Charles Darwin used the information obtained from
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early theories about child development.
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A. baby biographies n




B. teachers
C. doctors
D. mothers' diaries n




7. Professor Hughes insists that his students study the origins of human beings in order to fully understand child
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development. Which of the following theorists would most agree with Professor Hughes's perspective?
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A. John Locke n




B. Charles Darwin n




C. John Watson n




D. Alfred Binet n

,8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since n n n n n n n n n




A. early in the fifteenth century. n n n n




B. the twentieth century.
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C. Freud mentioned it in his writings on child development.
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D. Bandura mentioned it in his theory on child development. n n n n n n n n




9. Who was the first to identify adolescence as a separate stage of development?
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A. John Watson n




B. G. Stanley Hall
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C. Arnold Gesell n




D. Lewis Terman n




10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans
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A. from conception to adolescence. n n n




B. throughout childhood. n




C. from adolescence through older adulthood and death.
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D. from conception through older adulthood and death.
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11. designed a longitudinal study that traced the development of unusually intelligent
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children.
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A. G. Stanley Hall
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B. John Dewey n




C. Jean Piaget n




D. Lewis M. Terman n n




12. Human development studies are based on which of the following ideas?
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A. There is little continuity over the life span.
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B. Development occurs early in life, not during adulthood. n n n n n n n




C. Every portion of the life span is influenced by earlier events and will in turn affect later events.
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D. The domains of development are not interrelated.
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13. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial development are what social scientists call the three
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self.
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A. aspects
B. domains
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D. none of the above n n n




14. Annette started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first steps. This aspect of Annette's
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development is best categorized as
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A. physical development. n




B. cognitive development. n




C. psychosocial development. n




D. none of the above n n n




15. When she was one year old, Suzi had a vocabulary of 10 words. Now, at two years of age, she has a
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vocabulary of over 100 words. This reflects a(n)
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A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. neurological
16. Which of these characteristics describe psychosocial development occurring during the adolescent stage of
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development?
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A. Altruism, aggression, and fearfulness are common n n n n n




B. Self-awareness develops n




C. Search for identity predominates n n n




D. Self-esteem is global n n

, 17. In order to acquire a thorough understanding of the nature of human development over time, scientists have
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divided the lifespan into five periods. These divisions
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A. are based on clear-cut development criteria.
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B. are based on cognitive differences.
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C. are arbitrary and approximate.
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D. each cover 10-year periods. n n n




18. Which of the following is not characteristic of physical developments that occur during early childhood?
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A. Handedness appears n




B. Appetite diminishes n




C. Abstract thinking emerges n n




D. Fine and gross motor skills improve
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19. Dr. Ortiz is a pediatrician who charts the growth of the body and the brain, and motor skills. Dr. Ortiz
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appears to focus on
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A. cognitive development. n




B. neurological development. n




C. physical development. n




D. psychosocial development. n




20. One-year-old Tamara's height and weight, along with her newfound ability to walk, n n n n n n n n n n n




A. interact with her cognitive, personality, and social development. n n n n n n n




B. occur independently of her cognitive development.n n n n n




C. will become less important than personality and social development when she reaches adolescence.
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D. are controlled entirely by her genetic makeup.
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21. At 15 months of age, Lorraine is just beginning to walk independently. This is a milestone in
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development.
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A. genetic
B. intellectual
C. psychosocial
D. physical
22. Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in memory. His research
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focus is primarily on
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A. physical
B. personality
C. cognitive
D. psychosocial
23. A preschool program that is designed to focus on the change and stability in a child's mental abilities
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constantly notes changes in the child's
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A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. physiological
24. Donald is referred to as the "Mayor of the First Grade," a title given to him because he gets along with
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everyone and seems to know everything that is going on. These skills demonstrate Donald's level of
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development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. psychosexual