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