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

,TestFBankFForFChildFDevelopmentF9thFEditionFbyFLauraFE.FBerk

TableFofFContents
PartFI:FTheoryFandFResearchFinFChildFDevelopment
ChapterF1FHistory,FTheory,FandFAppliedFDirections
ChapterF2FResearchFStrategies
PartFII:FFoundationsFofFDevelopment
ChapterF3FBiologicalFFoundations,FPrenatalFDevelopment,FandFBirth
ChapterF4FInfancy:FEarlyFLearning,FMotorFSkills,FandFPerceptualFCapacities
ChapterF5FPhysicalFGrowth
PartFIII:FCognitiveFandFLanguageFDevelopment
ChapterF6FCognitiveFDevelopment:FPiagetian,FCoreFKnowledge,FandFVygotskian

Perspectives
ChapterF7FCognitiveFDevelopment:FAnFInformation-ProcessingFPerspective
ChapterF8FIntelligence
ChapterF9FLanguageFDevelopment
PartFIV:FPersonalityFandFSocialFDevelopment
ChapterF10FEmotionalFDevelopment
ChapterF11FSelfFandFSocialFUnderstanding
ChapterF12FMoralFDevelopment
ChapterF13FDevelopmentFofFSexFDifferencesFandFGenderFRoles
PartFV:FContextsFforFDevelopment
ChapterF14FTheFFamily
ChapterF15FPeers,FMedia,FandFSchooling

,CHAPTERF1
HISTORY,FTHEORY,FANDFAPPLIEDFDIRECTIONSF


MULTIPLEFCHOICE
1) TheFfieldFofFchildFdevelopment
A) isFdevotedFtoFunderstandingFhumanFconstancyFandFchangeFthroughoutFtheFlifespan.
B) isFpartFofFaFlarger,FinterdisciplinaryFfieldFknownFasFdevelopmentalFscience.
C) focusesFprimarilyFonFchildren’sFphysicalFandFemotionalFdevelopment.
D) focusesFprimarilyFonFinfants’FandFchildren’sFsocialFandFcognitiveFdevelopment.F
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2) TheFcommonFgoalFofFinvestigatorsFwhoFstudyFchildFdevelopmentFisFto
A) understandFhowFphysicalFgrowthFandFnutritionFcontributeFtoFhealthFandFwell-beingFthroughoutFtheFlifespan.
B) understandFmoreFaboutFpersonalityFandFsocialFdevelopment.
C) analyzeFchild-rearingFpracticesFandFexperiencesFthatFpromoteFchildren’sFwell-being.
D) describeFandFidentifyFthoseFfactorsFthatFinfluenceFtheFconsistenciesFandFchangesFinFyoungFpeopleFduringFth
eFfirstFtwoFdecadesFofFlife.
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3) WhichFofFtheFfollowingFfactorsFcontributedFtoFtheFstudyFofFchildFdevelopmentFinFtheFtwentiethFcentury?
A) TheFbeginningFofFpublicFeducationFledFtoFaFdemandFforFknowledgeFaboutFwhatFandFhowFtoFteachFchildrenFof
differentFages.
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B) ParentsFwereFhavingFmoreFchildrenFandFresearchersFbecameFinterestedFinFtheFeffectsFofFfamilyFsizeFo
nFchildren’sFwell-being.
C) PediatriciansFwereFpressuredFbyFinsuranceFcompaniesFtoFimproveFchildren’sFhealth,FwhichFinspiredFnutritiona
lFresearch.
D) HighFratesFofFchildhoodFdepressionFinspiredFnewFareasFofFresearchFintoFchildren’sFanxietiesFandFbehavior
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, 4) WhichFofFtheFfollowingFstatementsFisFtrueFaboutFtheFfieldFofFchildFdevelopment?
A) ScientificFcuriosityFisFtheFprevailingFfactorFthatFledFtoFtheFstudyFofFchildren,FandFcurrentFresearchersFprimarilyF
answerFquestionsFofFscientificFinterest.
B) TheFfieldFofFchildFdevelopmentFisFconsideredFinterdisciplinaryFbecauseFitFhasFgrownFthroughFtheFcombined
effortsFofFpeopleFfromFmanyFfields.
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C) ChildFdevelopmentFisFtheFareaFofFstudyFdevotedFtoFunderstandingFconstancyFandFchangeFthroughoutFt
heFlifespan.
D) MostFofFwhatFweFknowFaboutFchildFdevelopmentFcomesFfromFpsychologistsFandFmedicalFprofessionals.
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5) DevelopmentFisFoftenFdividedFintoFwhichFofFtheFfollowingFthreeFbroadFdomains?
A) infancy,Fchildhood,FandFadolescence
B) social,Fcultural,FandFhistorical
C) physical,Fcognitive,FandFemotionalFandFsocial
D) biological,Fsocial,FandFintellectualF
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