Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition
by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test09Bank09For09Child09Development099th09Edition09by09Laura09E.09Berk
Table09of09Contents
Part09I:09Theory09and09Research09in09Child09Development
Chapter09109History,09Theory,09and09Applied09Directions
Chapter09209Research09Strategies
Part09II:09Foundations09of09Development
Chapter09309Biological09Foundations,09Prenatal09Development,09and09Birth
Chapter09409Infancy:09Early09Learning,09Motor09Skills,09and09Perceptual09Capacities
Chapter09509Physical09Growth
Part09III:09Cognitive09and09Language09Development
Chapter09609Cognitive09Development:09Piagetian,09Core09Knowledge,09and09Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter09709Cognitive09Development:09An09Information-Processing09Perspective
Chapter09809Intelligence
Chapter09909Language09Development
Part09IV:09Personality09and09Social09Development
Chapter091009Emotional09Development
Chapter091109Self09and09Social09Understanding
Chapter091209Moral09Development
Chapter091309Development09of09Sex09Differences09and09Gender09Roles
Part09V:09Contexts09for09Development
Chapter091409The09Family
Chapter091509Peers,09Media,09and09Schooling
,CHAPTER091
HISTORY,09THEORY,09AND09APPLIED09DIRECTION
S09
MULTIPLE09CHOICE
1) The09field09of09child09development
A) is09devoted09to09understanding09human09constancy09and09change09throughout09the09lifespan.
B) is09part09of09a09larger,09interdisciplinary09field09known09as09developmental09science.
C) focuses09primarily09on09children’s09physical09and09emotional09development.
D) focuses09primarily09on09infants’09and09children’s09social09and09cognitive09devel
opment.09ANSWER:09B
Page09Ref:094
2) The09common09goal09of09investigators09who09study09child09development09is09to
A) understand09how09physical09growth09and09nutrition09contribute09to09health09and09well-
being09throughout09the09lifespan.
B) understand09more09about09personality09and09social09development.
C) analyze09child-rearing09practices09and09experiences09that09promote09children’s09well-being.
D) describe09and09identify09those09factors09that09influence09the09consistencies09and09changes09in09young09peop
le09during09the09first09two09decades09of09life.
ANSWER:
09D09
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94
3) Which09of09the09following09factors09contributed09to09the09study09of09child09development09in09the09twentiet
h09century?
A) The09beginning09of09public09education09led09to09a09demand09for09knowledge09about09what09and09how09to09t
each09children09of09different09ages.
B) Parents09were09having09more09children09and09researchers09became09interested09in09the09effects09of09f
amily09size09on09children’s09well-being.
C) Pediatricians09were09pressured09by09insurance09companies09to09improve09children’s09health,09which09inspired
09nutritional09research.
D) High09rates09of09childhood09depression09inspired09new09areas09of09research09into09children’s09anxieties09
and09behavior09problems.
ANSWER:
, 09A09
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94
4) Which09of09the09following09statements09is09true09about09the09field09of09child09development?
A) Scientific09curiosity09is09the09prevailing09factor09that09led09to09the09study09of09children,09and09current09resear
chers09primarily09answer09questions09of09scientific09interest.
B) The09field09of09child09development09is09considered09interdisciplinary09because09it09has09grown09through09t
he09combined09efforts09of09people09from09many09fields.
C) Child09development09is09the09area09of09study09devoted09to09understanding09constancy09and09change09th
roughout09the09lifespan.
D) Most09of09what09we09know09about09child09development09comes09from09psychologists09and09medical09p
rofessionals.09ANSWER:09B
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5) Development09is09often09divided09into09which09of09the09following09three09broad09domains?
A) infancy,09childhood,09and09adolescence
B) social,09cultural,09and09historical
C) physical,09cognitive,09and09emotional09and09social
D) biological,09social,09and09intellect
ual09ANSWER:09C
Page09Ref:094
by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test09Bank09For09Child09Development099th09Edition09by09Laura09E.09Berk
Table09of09Contents
Part09I:09Theory09and09Research09in09Child09Development
Chapter09109History,09Theory,09and09Applied09Directions
Chapter09209Research09Strategies
Part09II:09Foundations09of09Development
Chapter09309Biological09Foundations,09Prenatal09Development,09and09Birth
Chapter09409Infancy:09Early09Learning,09Motor09Skills,09and09Perceptual09Capacities
Chapter09509Physical09Growth
Part09III:09Cognitive09and09Language09Development
Chapter09609Cognitive09Development:09Piagetian,09Core09Knowledge,09and09Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter09709Cognitive09Development:09An09Information-Processing09Perspective
Chapter09809Intelligence
Chapter09909Language09Development
Part09IV:09Personality09and09Social09Development
Chapter091009Emotional09Development
Chapter091109Self09and09Social09Understanding
Chapter091209Moral09Development
Chapter091309Development09of09Sex09Differences09and09Gender09Roles
Part09V:09Contexts09for09Development
Chapter091409The09Family
Chapter091509Peers,09Media,09and09Schooling
,CHAPTER091
HISTORY,09THEORY,09AND09APPLIED09DIRECTION
S09
MULTIPLE09CHOICE
1) The09field09of09child09development
A) is09devoted09to09understanding09human09constancy09and09change09throughout09the09lifespan.
B) is09part09of09a09larger,09interdisciplinary09field09known09as09developmental09science.
C) focuses09primarily09on09children’s09physical09and09emotional09development.
D) focuses09primarily09on09infants’09and09children’s09social09and09cognitive09devel
opment.09ANSWER:09B
Page09Ref:094
2) The09common09goal09of09investigators09who09study09child09development09is09to
A) understand09how09physical09growth09and09nutrition09contribute09to09health09and09well-
being09throughout09the09lifespan.
B) understand09more09about09personality09and09social09development.
C) analyze09child-rearing09practices09and09experiences09that09promote09children’s09well-being.
D) describe09and09identify09those09factors09that09influence09the09consistencies09and09changes09in09young09peop
le09during09the09first09two09decades09of09life.
ANSWER:
09D09
Page09Ref:0
94
3) Which09of09the09following09factors09contributed09to09the09study09of09child09development09in09the09twentiet
h09century?
A) The09beginning09of09public09education09led09to09a09demand09for09knowledge09about09what09and09how09to09t
each09children09of09different09ages.
B) Parents09were09having09more09children09and09researchers09became09interested09in09the09effects09of09f
amily09size09on09children’s09well-being.
C) Pediatricians09were09pressured09by09insurance09companies09to09improve09children’s09health,09which09inspired
09nutritional09research.
D) High09rates09of09childhood09depression09inspired09new09areas09of09research09into09children’s09anxieties09
and09behavior09problems.
ANSWER:
, 09A09
Page09Ref:0
94
4) Which09of09the09following09statements09is09true09about09the09field09of09child09development?
A) Scientific09curiosity09is09the09prevailing09factor09that09led09to09the09study09of09children,09and09current09resear
chers09primarily09answer09questions09of09scientific09interest.
B) The09field09of09child09development09is09considered09interdisciplinary09because09it09has09grown09through09t
he09combined09efforts09of09people09from09many09fields.
C) Child09development09is09the09area09of09study09devoted09to09understanding09constancy09and09change09th
roughout09the09lifespan.
D) Most09of09what09we09know09about09child09development09comes09from09psychologists09and09medical09p
rofessionals.09ANSWER:09B
Page09Ref:094
5) Development09is09often09divided09into09which09of09the09following09three09broad09domains?
A) infancy,09childhood,09and09adolescence
B) social,09cultural,09and09historical
C) physical,09cognitive,09and09emotional09and09social
D) biological,09social,09and09intellect
ual09ANSWER:09C
Page09Ref:094
