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A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V.
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KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGHISBN-
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10:1337554839
ISBN-13:9781337554831
TableOf xContents
1. ThexStudyofHumanxDevelopment.
Part xI: xPRENATALDEVELOPMENT, xINFANCY, AND xEARLYCHILDHOOD. pq
2. Biological Foundations:Heredity,Prenatal xDevelopment, xand Birth.
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3. Tools for xExploring the xWorld:Physical, xPerceptual, xand xMotor xDevelopment.
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4. ThexEmergenceofThoughtand xLanguage:xCognitivexDevelopmentxin Infancyand xEarlyChildhood. pq
5. Entering thexSocialxWorld:xSocioemotionalxDevelopmentinInfancyand xEarlyChildhood.
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PartxII:xSCHOOL-AGECHILDRENANDADOLESCENTS.
6. Off to xSchool:Cognitiveand xPhysical xDevelopmentin Middle xChildhood.
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7. Expanding xSocial xHorizons: xSocioemotional xDevelopment xin Middle xChildhood. pq
8. RitesofPassage:xPhysicaland CognitivexDevelopmentin xAdolescence. pq
9. Moving Into xthe x AdultSocial xWorld:Socioemotional xDevelopmentin xAdolescence.
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PartxIII:xYOUNGANDMIDDLEADULTHOOD.
10. Becomingan Adult:Physical, xCognitive, xand xPersonalityDevelopmentinYoung xAdulthood.
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11. BeingWith Others:Forming xRelationships in Young xand x Middle xAdulthood.
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12. Work,Leisure, xand xRetirement.
13. MakingItin Midlife:xThexBiopsychosocial xChallengesofMiddle xAdulthood.
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,PartxIV:xLATEADULTHOOD.
14. ThexPersonal Contextof xLater xLife: xPhysical, xCognitive, xand Mental xHealthIssues.
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15. SocialAspectsof xLater xLife: xPsychosocial, xRetirement, xRelationship, and xSocietalIssues.
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16. The xFinal xPassage:DyingandBereavement.
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, 1. Thescientificstudyofhumandevelopmentcanbestbedescribedas
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*a.xmultidisciplinary
b. focusedongroupsratherthanindividuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing x stability x over x change
2. Whichtermdoesnotbelonginthisgroup?
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a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
*d.hereditary
3. Dr. xKim xtakes xa xstrong xnature xposition xwith xregard xto xthe xorigins xof xintellectual
xdisabilities. xTherefore, xshe xwould xmost xlikely xhypothesize xthat xher xson‘s xintellectu
xal xdisability(formallyknownasmentalretardation)isdueto
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a.xher xparenting xstyle
*b.hisgenes
c.xhisxexposure xto xa xtoxic xchemical xprior xto xbirth
d.xhis xexposure xto xRubella xprior xto xbirth
4. Thenotionthatdevelopmentisbestdescribedintermsofaseriesofabruptshiftsin
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x behaviorbestfitswiththe
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a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
*d.xdiscontinuity
5. Cleo, xa xdirector xof xa xdaycare, xuses xterms xlike x―pre-K,‖ x―K-3,‖ xand xthe x―upper-
elementary.‖Theseideasaremostcompatiblewitha x view.
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a. context-specificity
b. hereditary