Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15  

Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition

by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15

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Table mrof mrContents

Part mrI: mrTheory mrand mrResearch mrin mrChild mrDevelopment

Chapter mr1 mrHistory, mrTheory, mrand mrApplied mrDirections

Chapter mr2 mrResearch mrStrategies

Part mrII: mrFoundations mrof mrDevelopment

Chapter mr3 mrBiological mrFoundations, mrPrenatal mrDevelopment, mrand mrBirth

Chapter mr4 mrInfancy: mrEarly mrLearning, mrMotor mrSkills, mrand mrPerceptual mrCapacities

Chapter mr5 mrPhysical mrGrowth

Part mrIII: mrCognitive mrand mrLanguage mrDevelopment

Chapter mr6 mrCognitive mrDevelopment: mrPiagetian, mrCore mrKnowledge, mrand

Vygotskian
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Perspectives

Chapter mr7 mrCognitive mrDevelopment: mrAn mrInformation-Processing mrPerspective

Chapter mr8 mrIntelligence

Chapter mr9 mrLanguage mrDevelopment

Part mrIV: mrPersonality mrand mrSocial mrDevelopment

Chapter mr10 mrEmotional mrDevelopment

Chapter mr11 mrSelf mrand mrSocial mrUnderstanding

Chapter mr12 mrMoral mrDevelopment

Chapter mr13 mrDevelopment mrof mrSex mrDifferences mrand mrGender mrRoles

Part mrV: mrContexts mrfor mrDevelopment

Chapter mr14 mrThe mrFamily

Chapter mr15 mrPeers, mrMedia, mrand mrSchooling

,CHAPTER mr1
HISTORY, mrTHEORY, mrAND mrAPPLIED
mr DIRECTIONS mr


MULTIPLE mrCHOICE
1) The mrfield mrof mrchild mrdevelopment
A) is mrdevoted mrto mrunderstanding mrhuman mrconstancy mrand mrchange mrthroughout mrthe mrlifespan.
B) is mrpart mrof mra mrlarger, mrinterdisciplinary mrfield mrknown mras mrdevelopmental mrscience.
C) focuses mrprimarily mron mrchildren’s mrphysical mrand mremotional mrdevelopment.
D) focuses mrprimarily mron mrinfants’ mrand mrchildren’s mrsocial mrand mrcognitive
development. mrANSWER: mrB
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2) The mrcommon mrgoal mrof mrinvestigators mrwho mrstudy mrchild mrdevelopment mris mrto
A) understand mrhow mrphysical mrgrowth mrand mrnutrition mrcontribute mrto mrhealth mrand mrwell-being mrthroughout mrthe
mr lifespan.
B) understand mrmore mrabout mrpersonality mrand mrsocial mrdevelopment.
C) analyze mrchild-rearing mrpractices mrand mrexperiences mrthat mrpromote mrchildren’s mrwell-being.
D) describe mrand mridentify mrthose mrfactors mrthat mrinfluence mrthe mrconsistencies mrand mrchanges mrin mryoung
mr people mrduring mrthe mrfirst mrtwo mrdecades mrof mrlife.
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3) Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mrfactors mrcontributed mrto mrthe mrstudy mrof mrchild mrdevelopment mrin mrthe
mrtwentieth mrcentury?
A) The mrbeginning mrof mrpublic mreducation mrled mrto mra mrdemand mrfor mrknowledge mrabout mrwhat mrand mrhow mrto
mr teach mrchildren mrof mrdifferent mrages.
B) Parents mrwere mrhaving mrmore mrchildren mrand mrresearchers mrbecame mrinterested mrin mrthe mreffects mrof
mr family mrsize mron mrchildren’s mrwell-being.
C) Pediatricians mrwere mrpressured mrby mrinsurance mrcompanies mrto mrimprove mrchildren’s mrhealth, mrwhich mrinspired
mr nutritional mrresearch.
D) High mrrates mrof mrchildhood mrdepression mrinspired mrnew mrareas mrof mrresearch mrinto mrchildren’s mranxieties
and mrbehavior mrproblems.
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4) Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mrstatements mris mrtrue mrabout mrthe mrfield mrof mrchild mrdevelopment?
A) Scientific mrcuriosity mris mrthe mrprevailing mrfactor mrthat mrled mrto mrthe mrstudy mrof mrchildren, mrand mrcurrent
mr researchers mrprimarily mranswer mrquestions mrof mrscientific mrinterest.
B) The mrfield mrof mrchild mrdevelopment mris mrconsidered mrinterdisciplinary mrbecause mrit mrhas mrgrown mrthrough
mr the mrcombined mrefforts mrof mrpeople mrfrom mrmany mrfields.
C) Child mrdevelopment mris mrthe mrarea mrof mrstudy mrdevoted mrto mrunderstanding mrconstancy mrand mrchange
mr throughout mrthe mrlifespan.
D) Most mrof mrwhat mrwe mrknow mrabout mrchild mrdevelopment mrcomes mrfrom mrpsychologists mrand mrmedical
mr professionals. mrANSWER: mrB
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5) Development mris mroften mrdivided mrinto mrwhich mrof mrthe mrfollowing mrthree mrbroad mrdomains?
A) infancy, mrchildhood, mrand mradolescence
B) social, mrcultural, mrand mrhistorical
C) physical, mrcognitive, mrand mremotional mrand mrsocial
D) biological, mrsocial, mrand
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