, Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations
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pp Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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pp Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
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p p Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
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pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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p p Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
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pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
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pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
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pp Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 pp
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES pp pp pp pp
MULTIPLE CHOICE pp
Dr. Langley‘s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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Dr. Langley‘s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology pp
adolescent
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development
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developmental science
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Answer: D pp
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Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who
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study development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
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those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
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those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
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Answer: D pp
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
Developmental science is pp pp because it has grown through the combined efforts of
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people from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
empirical
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applied
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theoretical
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Answer: A pp
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Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy pp pp
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights
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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development,
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4e
A theory of development
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illustrates the ultimate truth about human behavior
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describes, explains, and predicts behavior
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explains all aspects of human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B pp
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
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Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and mature
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being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature
discontinuous
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nurture
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continuous
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Answer: D pp
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Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
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Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
The discontinuous view of development holds that
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infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
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growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning
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infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
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Answer: C pp
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
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Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Difficult pp pp
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous
discontinuous
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Reserved.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
TABLE OF CONTENT
pp pp
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
pp pp pp pp
Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations
pp pp pp pp pp
pp Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
pp pp pp pp pp pp
Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
pp pp pp pp pp
pp Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
pp pp pp pp pp
Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
p p Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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p p Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
pp pp pp pp pp
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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pp Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp Death, Dying, and Bereavement
pp pp pp
,CHAPTER 1 pp
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES pp pp pp pp
MULTIPLE CHOICE pp
Dr. Langley‘s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Dr. Langley‘s field of study is
pp pp . pp pp pp pp
genetics
clinical psychology pp
adolescent
pp
development
pp
developmental science
pp pp
Answer: D pp
Page Ref: 3 pp pp
Skill Level: Apply
pp pp
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
study development, they share a single goal: to identify
pp pp . pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
genetic factors that contribute to longevity
pp pp pp pp pp
environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Answer: D pp
Page Ref: 3 pp pp
Skill Level: Understand
pp pp
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
Developmental science is pp pp because it has grown through the combined efforts of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
people from many fields of study.
pp pp pp pp pp pp
interdisciplinary
empirical
pp
applied
pp
theoretical
pp
Answer: A pp
Page Ref: 3 pp pp
Skill Level: Remember
pp pp
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Easy pp pp
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights
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Reserved.
, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development,
pp pp pp pp pp pp
4e
A theory of development
pp . pp pp
illustrates the ultimate truth about human behavior
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
describes, explains, and predicts behavior
pp pp pp pp pp
explains all aspects of human growth
p p pp pp pp pp pp
does not require scientific verification
pp pp pp pp
Answer: B pp
Page Ref: 3 pp pp
Skill Level: Understand
pp pp
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: Basic Issues
pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and mature
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
being is simply one of amount or complexity.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
nature
discontinuous
pp
nurture
pp
continuous
pp
Answer: D pp
Page Ref: 4 pp pp
Skill Level: Remember
pp pp
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: Basic Issues
pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Moderate pp pp
The discontinuous view of development holds that
pp . pp pp pp pp pp
infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Answer: C pp
Page Ref: 4 pp pp
Skill Level: Understand
pp pp
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Topic: Basic Issues
pp pp pp
Difficulty Level: Difficult pp pp
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
perspective.
nurture
pp
continuous
discontinuous
pp
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights
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Reserved.