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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
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y, FoundationsPrenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
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y, Baby
Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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y, Cognitive Development in Infancyand Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
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y, ToddlerhoodPhysical and Cognitive Development in Early ,
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y, Childhood Emotional and Social Development in Early
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Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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y, Childhood Emotional and Social Development in Middle
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y, Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in
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y, Adolescence Emotional and Social Development in y, y, y, y, y,
y, Adolescence
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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y, Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
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y, Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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AdulthoodEmotional and Social Development in Middle
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y, Adulthood Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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y, Adulthood Emotional and Social Development in Late
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y, Adulthood Death, Dying, and Bereavement y, y, y, y,
,CHAPTER 1 y,
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES y, y, y, y,
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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 y,
adolescent
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developmentdevelopme
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ntal 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
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate y, y,
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who
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studydevelopment, theyshare 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 y, y, y, y, y, y, y,
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 y,
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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
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate y, y,
Developmental science is y, y, because it has grown through the combined efforts of
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peoplefrom many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary ,
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empirical
applied
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theoretical
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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
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy y, y,
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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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A theoryof development
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illustrates the ultimate truth about human
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behaviordescribes, explains, and predicts
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behavior explains all aspects of human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B y,
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Skill Level: Understand y, y,
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a
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stand.Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate y, y,
According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and
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maturebeing is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature
discontinuou
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continuous
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Skill Level: Remember y, y,
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a
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stand.Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate y, y,
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
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beginninginfants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only bya lack of information and precision y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y, y,
Answer: C y,
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Skill Level: Understand y, y,
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a
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stand.Topic: Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Difficult y, y,
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective. ,
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