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 CONTENTl1 l1




History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prena
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tal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cogniti
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ve Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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1 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Emot
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ional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical an
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d Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional and
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Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cogniti
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ve Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social Develo
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pment in Adolescence l1 l1




Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood E
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motional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Emo
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tional and Social Development in Late Adulthood Death,
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Dying, and Bereavement l1 l1

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HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES l1 l1 l1 l1




MULTIPLE CHOICE l1




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 . l1 l1 l1 l1


genetics
clinical psychology ado l1 l1


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Answer: D l1


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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 l1 l1




Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify l1 . l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1


genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1


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 l1


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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 l1 l1




Developmental science is l1 l1


because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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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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Difficulty Level: Easy l1 l1




Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved.
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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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A theory of development
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s the ultimate truth about human behavior describe
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s, explains, and predicts behavior explains all asp
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ects of human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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According to the l1 l1


view of development, the difference between the immature and mature l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1 l1


being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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ntinuous

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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues l1 l1


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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 infan
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ts 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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Skill Level: Understand l1 l1


Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved.
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