Test Bank for Child development 9th edition by laura e berk questions with accurate answers

Test,Bank,For,Child,Development,9th,Edition,b

y,Laura,E.,Berk,Chapters,1,-,15

,Test,Bank,For,Child,Development,9th,Edition,by,Laura,E.,Berk


Table,of,Contents

Part,I:,Theory,and,Research,in,Child,Development

Chapter,1,History,,Theory,,and,Applied,Directions

Chapter,2,Research,Strategies

Part,II:,Foundations,of,Development

Chapter,3,Biological,Foundations,,Prenatal,Development,,and,Birth

Chapter,4,Infancy:,Early,Learning,,Motor,Skills,,and,Perceptual,Capacities

Chapter,5,Physical,Growth

Part,III:,Cognitive,and,Language,Development

Chapter,6,Cognitive,Development:,Piagetian,,Core,Knowledge,,and,Vygotskian

Perspectives

Chapter,7,Cognitive,Development:,An,Information-Processing,Perspective

Chapter,8,Intelligence

Chapter,9,Language,Development

Part,IV:,Personality,and,Social,Development

Chapter,10,Emotional,Development

Chapter,11,Self,and,Social,Understanding

Chapter,12,Moral,Development

Chapter,13,Development,of,Sex,Differences,and,Gender,Roles

Part,V:,Contexts,for,Development

Chapter,14,The,Family

Chapter,15,Peers,,Media,,and,Schooling

,CHAPTER,1
HISTORY,,THEORY,,AND,APPLIED,DIRECTIONS,


MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1) The,field,of,child,development
A) is,devoted,to,understanding,human,constancy,and,change,throughout,the,lifespan.
B) is,part,of,a,larger,,interdisciplinary,field,known,as,developmental,science.
C) focuses,primarily,on,children’s,physical,and,emotional,development.
D) focuses,primarily,on,infants’,and,children’s,social,and,cognitive,development.,
ANSWER:,B
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2) The,common,goal,of,investigators,who,study,child,development,is,to
A) understand,how,physical,growth,and,nutrition,contribute,to,health,and,well-being,throughout,the,lifespan.
B) understand,more,about,personality,and,social,development.
C) analyze,child-rearing,practices,and,experiences,that,promote,children’s,well-being.
D) describe,and,identify,those,factors,that,influence,the,consistencies,and,changes,in,young,people,during,the,
first,two,decades,of,life.
ANSWER:
,D,
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3) Which,of,the,following,factors,contributed,to,the,study,of,child,development,in,the,twentieth,century?
A) The,beginning,of,public,education,led,to,a,demand,for,knowledge,about,what,and,how,to,teach,children,of,
different,ages.
B) Parents,were,having,more,children,and,researchers,became,interested,in,the,effects,of,family,size,on,
children’s,well-being.
C) Pediatricians,were,pressured,by,insurance,companies,to,improve,children’s,health,,which,inspired,nutritional,
research.
D) High,rates,of,childhood,depression,inspired,new,areas,of,research,into,children’s,anxieties,and,behavior,
problems.
ANSWER:
,A,
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, 4) Which,of,the,following,statements,is,true,about,the,field,of,child,development?
A) Scientific,curiosity,is,the,prevailing,factor,that,led,to,the,study,of,children,,and,current,researchers,primarily,
answer,questions,of,scientific,interest.
B) The,field,of,child,development,is,considered,interdisciplinary,because,it,has,grown,through,the,combined,
efforts,of,people,from,many,fields.
C) Child,development,is,the,area,of,study,devoted,to,understanding,constancy,and,change,throughout,the,
lifespan.
D) Most,of,what,we,know,about,child,development,comes,from,psychologists,and,medical,professionals.,
ANSWER:,B
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5) Development,is,often,divided,into,which,of,the,following,three,broad,domains?
A) infancy,,childhood,,and,adolescence
B) social,,cultural,,and,historical
C) physical,,cognitive,,and,emotional,and,social
D) biological,,social,,and,intellectual
,ANSWER:,C
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