TEST BANK for Human Development: A Life-Span View 9th Edition By Kail; John C. Chapters 1 to 16 Complete

TEST BANK For Human Development: A Life-Span View
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9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh

Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
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1. The Study of Human Development.
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Part I: PRENATALSDEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
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2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
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3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
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4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
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5. Entering theSSocial World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
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Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
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6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
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7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
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8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
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9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
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Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
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10. Becoming anSAdult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
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11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
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12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement. tt tt tt




13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of MiddleSAdulthood.
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Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
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14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
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15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
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16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
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, 1. The Study of Human Development. S S S S




Thescientificstudyofhumandevelopmentcanbestbedescribedas
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c. non-theoretical
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2. Whichtermdoesnotbelonginthisgroup?
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a. experiential
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3. Dr. Kim takesSa strong natureSposition with regard to theSorigins of intellectual dis
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tt abilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize thatSher son‘s intellectu al dis
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tt ability (formally known as mental retardation) is due to
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c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
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d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
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4. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt shif ts
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in behavior best fits with the approach.
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a. nature
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5. Cleo, a director of a daycare, uses terms likeS―pre-K,‖ ―K-3,‖ and the ―upper-
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a. context-specificity
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6. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-
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breakers throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crim
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e. Herresearchismostconcernedwithwhichissueofhumandevelopment?
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7. Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the sa me
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tt way in Algeria as they doSin other parts of the world. Mustafa‘s research deals primari
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a. psychologicalversusbiologicalforces t t t




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8. WhenClarissesays,―Itdoesn‘tmatteriftheyareFrench,Swedish,orChinese,kid s are
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9. Viviana notices thatS children seem to mature socially much faster in Costa Ric a t
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han in the Canada. Viviana is most likely to support a position regarding human dev
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elopment.
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