Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk

, 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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q Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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q Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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q Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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q Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
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q Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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q Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
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q Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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q Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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q Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
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q Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
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q Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
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q Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
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q Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
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q Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES
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Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley’s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology
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adolescent
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development
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developmental science
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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
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Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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qdevelopment, 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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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
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Developmental science is q q because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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qfrom many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
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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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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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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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qexplains all aspects of human growth q q q q q


does not require scientific verification
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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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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
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nurture
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continuous
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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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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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qinfants 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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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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Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
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continuous
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