Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
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Chapter 1History, Theory,andAppliedDirections
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Chapter 2ResearchStrategies LKJ LKJ LKJ
Part II: Foundationsof Development
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Chapter 3BiologicalFoundations, PrenatalDevelopment, andBirth
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Chapter 4Infancy:Early Learning,MotorSkills, andPerceptualCapacities
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Chapter 5Physical Growth LKJ LKJ LKJ
PartIII: Cognitive and Language Development
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Chapter6CognitiveDevelopment: Piagetian,CoreKnowledge,andVygotskian
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Perspectives
Chapter7CognitiveDevelopment:AnInformation-ProcessingPerspective
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Chapter 8 Intelligence LKJ LKJ
Chapter 9LanguageDevelopment LKJ LKJ LKJ
PartIV: Personality and Social Development
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Chapter 10 EmotionalDevelopment LKJ LKJ LKJ
Chapter 11Self andSocial Understanding LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
Chapter 12MoralDevelopment LKJ LKJ LKJ
Chapter 13 Development ofSex Differences andGender Roles
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Part V: Contextsfor Development
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Chapter 14 TheFamily LKJ LKJ LKJ
Chapter 15 Peers,Media, and Schooling LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
,CHAPTER 1 LKJ
HISTORY,THEORY,ANDAPPLIEDDIRECTIONS LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
MULTIPLE CHOICE LKJ
1) The field of child development
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A) is devoted to understanding human constancyand change throughout the lifespan.
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B) ispart of alarger, interdisciplinaryfield known as developmental science.
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C) focusesprimarilyon children’sphysical and emotional development. LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
D) focusesprimarilyoninfants’andchildren’ssocialandcognitivedevelopment. AN LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
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A) understand howphysical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan. LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
B) understand more about personalityand social development. LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
C) analyzechild-rearingpracticesandexperiencesthatpromotechildren’s well-being. LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
D) describe andidentifythosefactorsthat influencetheconsistenciesand changes in youngpeople duringthe first LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LK
two decades of life.
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3) Which of thefollowing factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
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A) Thebeginning ofpublic education led to a demand for knowledge about what andhow to teachchildren of differ
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ent ages.
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B) Parents were havingmore children andresearchers became interested intheeffects offamilysize on chil
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dren’s well-being. LKJ
C) Pediatricianswerepressuredbyinsurance companiestoimprovechildren’shealth,whichinspirednutritional res LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
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D) High ratesofchildhooddepressioninspirednewareas ofresearchintochildren’sanxietiesandbehavior prob
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, 4) Which of thefollowing statements is true about the field of child development?
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A) Scientific curiosityis the prevailing factor that led to the studyof children, and current researchers primarily answ
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er questions of scientific interest.
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B) Thefield ofchilddevelopment is considered interdisciplinarybecauseit hasgrown through thecombined effo
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rts of people from many fields.
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C) Child development istheareaof studydevoted to understandingconstancyand change throughout the life
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span.
D) Most ofwhat weknowaboutchilddevelopment comesfrom psychologistsandmedicalprofessionals. ANS
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5) Development is often divided into which of thefollowing threebroad domains? LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
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D) biological,social,andintellectual A LKJ LKJ LKJ LKJ
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