,Test f#Bank f#For f#Child f#Development f#9th f#Edition f#by f#Laura f#E. f#Berk
Table f#of f#Contents
Part f#I: f#Theory f#and f#Research f#in f#Child f#Development
Chapter f#1 f#History, f#Theory, f#and f#Applied f#Directions
Chapter f#2 f#Research f#Strategies
Part f#II: f#Foundations f#of f#Development
Chapter f#3 f#Biological f#Foundations, f#Prenatal f#Development, f#and f#Birth
Chapter f#4 f#Infancy: f#Early f#Learning, f#Motor f#Skills, f#and f#Perceptual f#Capacities
Chapter f#5 f#Physical f#Growth
Part f#III: f#Cognitive f#and f#Language f#Development
Chapter f#6 f#Cognitive f#Development: f#Piagetian, f#Core f#Knowledge, f#and f#Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter f#7 f#Cognitive f#Development: f#An f#Information-Processing f#Perspective
Chapter f#8 f#Intelligence
Chapter f#9 f#Language f#Development
Part f#IV: f#Personality f#and f#Social f#Development
Chapter f#10 f#Emotional f#Development
Chapter f#11 f#Self f#and f#Social f#Understanding
Chapter f#12 f#Moral f#Development
Chapter f#13 f#Development f#of f#Sex f#Differences f#and f#Gender f#Roles
Part f#V: f#Contexts f#for f#Development
Chapter f#14 f#The f#Family
Chapter f#15 f#Peers, f#Media, f#and f#Schooling
, CHAPTER f#1
HISTORY, f#THEORY, f#AND f#APPLIED f#DIRECTIONS
#fMULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1) The f#field f#of f#child f#development
A) is f#devoted f#to f#understanding f#human f#constancy f#and f#change f#throughout f#the f#lifespan.
B) is f#part f#of f#a f#larger, f#interdisciplinary f#field f#known f#as f#developmental f#science.
C) focuses f#primarily f#on f#children’s f#physical f#and f#emotional f#development.
D) focuses f#primarily f#on f#infants’ f#and f#children’s f#social f#and f#cognitive f#development.
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#4
2) The f#common f#goal f#of f#investigators f#who f#study f#child f#development f#is f#to
A) understand f#how f#physical f#growth f#and f#nutrition f#contribute f#to f#health f#and f#well-being f#throughout f#the f#lifespan.
B) understand f#more f#about f#personality f#and f#social f#development.
C) analyze f#child-rearing f#practices f#and f#experiences f#that f#promote f#children’s f#well-being.
D) describe f#and f#identify f#those f#factors f#that f#influence f#the f#consistencies f#and f#changes f#in f#young f#people f#during f#the
#ffirst f#two f#decades f#of f#life.
Answer: f#D
#fPage f#Ref: f#4
3) Which f#of f#the f#following f#factors f#contributed f#to f#the f#study f#of f#child f#development f#in f#the f#twentieth f#century?
A) The f#beginning f#of f#public f#education f#led f#to f#a f#demand f#for f#knowledge f#about f#what f#and f#how f#to f#teach f#children f#of
#fdifferent f#ages.
B) Parents f#were f#having f#more f#children f#and f#researchers f#became f#interested f#in f#the f#effects f#of f#family f#size f#on
#fchildren’s f#well-being.
C) Pediatricians f#were f#pressured f#by f#insurance f#companies f#to f#improve f#children’s f#health, f#which f#inspired f#nutritional
#fresearch.
D) High f#rates f#of f#childhood f#depression f#inspired f#new f#areas f#of f#research f#into f#children’s f#anxieties f#and f#behavior
#fproblems.
Answer: f#A
#fPage f#Ref: f#4
4) Which f#of f#the f#following f#statements f#is f#true f#about f#the f#field f#of f#child f#development?
A) Scientific f#curiosity f#is f#the f#prevailing f#factor f#that f#led f#to f#the f#study f#of f#children, f#and f#current f#researchers f#primarily
#fanswer f#questions f#of f#scientific f#interest.
B) The f#field f#of f#child f#development f#is f#considered f#interdisciplinary f#because f#it f#has f#grown f#through f#the f#combined
#fefforts f#of f#people f#from f#many f#fields.
C) Child f#development f#is f#the f#area f#of f#study f#devoted f#to f#understanding f#constancy f#and f#change f#throughout f#the
#flifespan.
D) Most f#of f#what f#we f#know f#about f#child f#development f#comes f#from f#psychologists f#and f#medical f#professionals.
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#4
5) Development f#is f#often f#divided f#into f#which f#of f#the f#following f#three f#broad f#domains?
A) infancy, f#childhood, f#and f#adolescence
B) social, f#cultural, f#and f#historical
C) physical, f#cognitive, f#and f#emotional f#and f#social
D) biological, f#social, f#and f#intellectual
#fAnswer: f#C
Page f#Ref: f#4
, 6) The f#domains f#of f#development
A) combine f#in f#an f#integrated, f#holistic f#fashion.
B) are f#not f#influenced f#by f#each f#other.
C) operate f#independently f#of f#one f#another.
D) are f#distinct f#and f#unrelated.
#fAnswer: f#A
Page f#Ref: f#4
7) What f#period f#of f#human f#development f#brings f#the f#most f#rapid f#time f#of f#change?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) adolescence
#fAnswer: f#A
f#Page f#Ref: f#5
8) During f#which f#period f#of f#development f#do f#children f#form f#their f#first f#intimate f#ties f#to f#others?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) middle f#childhood
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#5
9) Charlotte f#is f#long f#and f#lean. f#She f#engages f#in f#make-believe f#play f#and f#has f#a f#blossoming f#sense f#of
f#morality.#fCharlotte f#is f#probably f#in f#which f#period f#of f#human f#development?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) middle f#childhood
#fAnswer: f#C
Page f#Ref: f#5–6
10) Pete f#participates f#in f#soccer f#and f#is f#beginning f#to f#master f#fundamental f#reading f#and f#math f#skills. f#Pete f#is
#fprobably f#in f#which f#period f#of f#human f#development?
A) adolescence
B) middle f#childhood
C) early f#childhood
D) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#6
11) During f#adolescence,
A) thought f#and f#language f#expand f#at f#an f#astounding f#rate.
B) young f#people f#begin f#to f#master f#academic f#knowledge f#and f#skills.
C) young f#people f#fully f#assume f#adult f#roles.
D) thought f#becomes f#abstract f#and f#idealistic.
#fAnswer: f#D
Page f#Ref: f#6
Table f#of f#Contents
Part f#I: f#Theory f#and f#Research f#in f#Child f#Development
Chapter f#1 f#History, f#Theory, f#and f#Applied f#Directions
Chapter f#2 f#Research f#Strategies
Part f#II: f#Foundations f#of f#Development
Chapter f#3 f#Biological f#Foundations, f#Prenatal f#Development, f#and f#Birth
Chapter f#4 f#Infancy: f#Early f#Learning, f#Motor f#Skills, f#and f#Perceptual f#Capacities
Chapter f#5 f#Physical f#Growth
Part f#III: f#Cognitive f#and f#Language f#Development
Chapter f#6 f#Cognitive f#Development: f#Piagetian, f#Core f#Knowledge, f#and f#Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter f#7 f#Cognitive f#Development: f#An f#Information-Processing f#Perspective
Chapter f#8 f#Intelligence
Chapter f#9 f#Language f#Development
Part f#IV: f#Personality f#and f#Social f#Development
Chapter f#10 f#Emotional f#Development
Chapter f#11 f#Self f#and f#Social f#Understanding
Chapter f#12 f#Moral f#Development
Chapter f#13 f#Development f#of f#Sex f#Differences f#and f#Gender f#Roles
Part f#V: f#Contexts f#for f#Development
Chapter f#14 f#The f#Family
Chapter f#15 f#Peers, f#Media, f#and f#Schooling
, CHAPTER f#1
HISTORY, f#THEORY, f#AND f#APPLIED f#DIRECTIONS
#fMULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1) The f#field f#of f#child f#development
A) is f#devoted f#to f#understanding f#human f#constancy f#and f#change f#throughout f#the f#lifespan.
B) is f#part f#of f#a f#larger, f#interdisciplinary f#field f#known f#as f#developmental f#science.
C) focuses f#primarily f#on f#children’s f#physical f#and f#emotional f#development.
D) focuses f#primarily f#on f#infants’ f#and f#children’s f#social f#and f#cognitive f#development.
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#4
2) The f#common f#goal f#of f#investigators f#who f#study f#child f#development f#is f#to
A) understand f#how f#physical f#growth f#and f#nutrition f#contribute f#to f#health f#and f#well-being f#throughout f#the f#lifespan.
B) understand f#more f#about f#personality f#and f#social f#development.
C) analyze f#child-rearing f#practices f#and f#experiences f#that f#promote f#children’s f#well-being.
D) describe f#and f#identify f#those f#factors f#that f#influence f#the f#consistencies f#and f#changes f#in f#young f#people f#during f#the
#ffirst f#two f#decades f#of f#life.
Answer: f#D
#fPage f#Ref: f#4
3) Which f#of f#the f#following f#factors f#contributed f#to f#the f#study f#of f#child f#development f#in f#the f#twentieth f#century?
A) The f#beginning f#of f#public f#education f#led f#to f#a f#demand f#for f#knowledge f#about f#what f#and f#how f#to f#teach f#children f#of
#fdifferent f#ages.
B) Parents f#were f#having f#more f#children f#and f#researchers f#became f#interested f#in f#the f#effects f#of f#family f#size f#on
#fchildren’s f#well-being.
C) Pediatricians f#were f#pressured f#by f#insurance f#companies f#to f#improve f#children’s f#health, f#which f#inspired f#nutritional
#fresearch.
D) High f#rates f#of f#childhood f#depression f#inspired f#new f#areas f#of f#research f#into f#children’s f#anxieties f#and f#behavior
#fproblems.
Answer: f#A
#fPage f#Ref: f#4
4) Which f#of f#the f#following f#statements f#is f#true f#about f#the f#field f#of f#child f#development?
A) Scientific f#curiosity f#is f#the f#prevailing f#factor f#that f#led f#to f#the f#study f#of f#children, f#and f#current f#researchers f#primarily
#fanswer f#questions f#of f#scientific f#interest.
B) The f#field f#of f#child f#development f#is f#considered f#interdisciplinary f#because f#it f#has f#grown f#through f#the f#combined
#fefforts f#of f#people f#from f#many f#fields.
C) Child f#development f#is f#the f#area f#of f#study f#devoted f#to f#understanding f#constancy f#and f#change f#throughout f#the
#flifespan.
D) Most f#of f#what f#we f#know f#about f#child f#development f#comes f#from f#psychologists f#and f#medical f#professionals.
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#4
5) Development f#is f#often f#divided f#into f#which f#of f#the f#following f#three f#broad f#domains?
A) infancy, f#childhood, f#and f#adolescence
B) social, f#cultural, f#and f#historical
C) physical, f#cognitive, f#and f#emotional f#and f#social
D) biological, f#social, f#and f#intellectual
#fAnswer: f#C
Page f#Ref: f#4
, 6) The f#domains f#of f#development
A) combine f#in f#an f#integrated, f#holistic f#fashion.
B) are f#not f#influenced f#by f#each f#other.
C) operate f#independently f#of f#one f#another.
D) are f#distinct f#and f#unrelated.
#fAnswer: f#A
Page f#Ref: f#4
7) What f#period f#of f#human f#development f#brings f#the f#most f#rapid f#time f#of f#change?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) adolescence
#fAnswer: f#A
f#Page f#Ref: f#5
8) During f#which f#period f#of f#development f#do f#children f#form f#their f#first f#intimate f#ties f#to f#others?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) middle f#childhood
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#5
9) Charlotte f#is f#long f#and f#lean. f#She f#engages f#in f#make-believe f#play f#and f#has f#a f#blossoming f#sense f#of
f#morality.#fCharlotte f#is f#probably f#in f#which f#period f#of f#human f#development?
A) the f#prenatal f#period
B) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
C) early f#childhood
D) middle f#childhood
#fAnswer: f#C
Page f#Ref: f#5–6
10) Pete f#participates f#in f#soccer f#and f#is f#beginning f#to f#master f#fundamental f#reading f#and f#math f#skills. f#Pete f#is
#fprobably f#in f#which f#period f#of f#human f#development?
A) adolescence
B) middle f#childhood
C) early f#childhood
D) infancy f#and f#toddlerhood
#fAnswer: f#B
Page f#Ref: f#6
11) During f#adolescence,
A) thought f#and f#language f#expand f#at f#an f#astounding f#rate.
B) young f#people f#begin f#to f#master f#academic f#knowledge f#and f#skills.
C) young f#people f#fully f#assume f#adult f#roles.
D) thought f#becomes f#abstract f#and f#idealistic.
#fAnswer: f#D
Page f#Ref: f#6
