Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by
s s s s s s s
s Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
s s s s s s
,Test sBank sFor sChild sDevelopment s9th sEdition sby sLaura sE. sBerk
Table sof sContents
Part sI: sTheory sand sResearch sin sChild sDevelopment
Chapter s1 sHistory, sTheory, sand sApplied sDirections
Chapter s2 sResearch sStrategies
Part sII: sFoundations sof sDevelopment
Chapter s3 sBiological sFoundations, sPrenatal sDevelopment, sand sBirth
Chapter s4 sInfancy: sEarly sLearning, sMotor sSkills, sand sPerceptual sCapacities
Chapter s5 sPhysical sGrowth
Part sIII: sCognitive sand sLanguage sDevelopment
Chapter s6 sCognitive sDevelopment: sPiagetian, sCore sKnowledge, sand sVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter s7 sCognitive sDevelopment: sAn sInformation-Processing sPerspective
Chapter s8 sIntelligence
Chapter s9 sLanguage sDevelopment
Part sIV: sPersonality sand sSocial sDevelopment
Chapter s10 sEmotional sDevelopment
Chapter s11 sSelf sand sSocial sUnderstanding
Chapter s12 sMoral sDevelopment
Chapter s13 sDevelopment sof sSex sDifferences sand sGender sRoles
Part sV: sContexts sfor sDevelopment
Chapter s14 sThe sFamily
Chapter s15 sPeers, sMedia, sand sSchooling
,CHAPTER s1
HISTORY, sTHEORY, sAND sAPPLIED sDIRECTIONS s
MULTIPLE sCHOICE
1) The sfield sof schild sdevelopment
A) is sdevoted sto sunderstanding shuman sconstancy sand schange sthroughout sthe slifespan.
B) is spart sof sa slarger, sinterdisciplinary sfield sknown sas sdevelopmental sscience.
C) focuses sprimarily son schildren’s sphysical sand semotional sdevelopment.
D) focuses sprimarily son sinfants’ sand schildren’s ssocial sand scognitive
sdevelopment. sANSWER: sB
Page sRef: s4
2) The scommon sgoal sof sinvestigators swho sstudy schild sdevelopment sis sto
A) understand show sphysical sgrowth sand snutrition scontribute sto shealth sand swell-being sthroughout sthe
slifespan.
B) understand smore sabout spersonality sand ssocial sdevelopment.
C) analyze schild-rearing spractices sand sexperiences sthat spromote schildren’s swell-being.
D) describe sand sidentify sthose sfactors sthat sinfluence sthe sconsistencies sand schanges sin syoung speople
sduring sthe sfirst stwo sdecades sof slife.
ANSWER:
sD s
Page sRef: s4
3) Which sof sthe sfollowing sfactors scontributed sto sthe sstudy sof schild sdevelopment sin sthe stwentieth scentury?
A) The sbeginning sof spublic seducation sled sto sa sdemand sfor sknowledge sabout swhat sand show sto steach
schildren sof sdifferent sages.
B) Parents swere shaving smore schildren sand sresearchers sbecame sinterested sin sthe seffects sof sfamily
ssize son schildren’s swell-being.
C) Pediatricians swere spressured sby sinsurance scompanies sto simprove schildren’s shealth, swhich sinspired
snutritional sresearch.
D) High srates sof schildhood sdepression sinspired snew sareas sof sresearch sinto schildren’s sanxieties sand
sbehavior sproblems.
ANSWER:
sA s
, Page sRef: s4
4) Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sis strue sabout sthe sfield sof schild sdevelopment?
A) Scientific scuriosity sis sthe sprevailing sfactor sthat sled sto sthe sstudy sof schildren, sand scurrent sresearchers
sprimarily sanswer squestions sof sscientific sinterest.
B) The sfield sof schild sdevelopment sis sconsidered sinterdisciplinary sbecause sit shas sgrown sthrough sthe
scombined sefforts sof speople sfrom smany sfields.
C) Child sdevelopment sis sthe sarea sof sstudy sdevoted sto sunderstanding sconstancy sand schange
sthroughout sthe slifespan.
D) Most sof swhat swe sknow sabout schild sdevelopment scomes sfrom spsychologists sand smedical
sprofessionals. sANSWER: sB
Page sRef: s4
5) Development sis soften sdivided sinto swhich sof sthe sfollowing sthree sbroad sdomains?
A) infancy, schildhood, sand sadolescence
B) social, scultural, sand shistorical
C) physical, scognitive, sand semotional sand ssocial
D) biological, ssocial, sand
sintellectual sANSWER: sC
Page sRef: s4
s s s s s s s
s Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
s s s s s s
,Test sBank sFor sChild sDevelopment s9th sEdition sby sLaura sE. sBerk
Table sof sContents
Part sI: sTheory sand sResearch sin sChild sDevelopment
Chapter s1 sHistory, sTheory, sand sApplied sDirections
Chapter s2 sResearch sStrategies
Part sII: sFoundations sof sDevelopment
Chapter s3 sBiological sFoundations, sPrenatal sDevelopment, sand sBirth
Chapter s4 sInfancy: sEarly sLearning, sMotor sSkills, sand sPerceptual sCapacities
Chapter s5 sPhysical sGrowth
Part sIII: sCognitive sand sLanguage sDevelopment
Chapter s6 sCognitive sDevelopment: sPiagetian, sCore sKnowledge, sand sVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter s7 sCognitive sDevelopment: sAn sInformation-Processing sPerspective
Chapter s8 sIntelligence
Chapter s9 sLanguage sDevelopment
Part sIV: sPersonality sand sSocial sDevelopment
Chapter s10 sEmotional sDevelopment
Chapter s11 sSelf sand sSocial sUnderstanding
Chapter s12 sMoral sDevelopment
Chapter s13 sDevelopment sof sSex sDifferences sand sGender sRoles
Part sV: sContexts sfor sDevelopment
Chapter s14 sThe sFamily
Chapter s15 sPeers, sMedia, sand sSchooling
,CHAPTER s1
HISTORY, sTHEORY, sAND sAPPLIED sDIRECTIONS s
MULTIPLE sCHOICE
1) The sfield sof schild sdevelopment
A) is sdevoted sto sunderstanding shuman sconstancy sand schange sthroughout sthe slifespan.
B) is spart sof sa slarger, sinterdisciplinary sfield sknown sas sdevelopmental sscience.
C) focuses sprimarily son schildren’s sphysical sand semotional sdevelopment.
D) focuses sprimarily son sinfants’ sand schildren’s ssocial sand scognitive
sdevelopment. sANSWER: sB
Page sRef: s4
2) The scommon sgoal sof sinvestigators swho sstudy schild sdevelopment sis sto
A) understand show sphysical sgrowth sand snutrition scontribute sto shealth sand swell-being sthroughout sthe
slifespan.
B) understand smore sabout spersonality sand ssocial sdevelopment.
C) analyze schild-rearing spractices sand sexperiences sthat spromote schildren’s swell-being.
D) describe sand sidentify sthose sfactors sthat sinfluence sthe sconsistencies sand schanges sin syoung speople
sduring sthe sfirst stwo sdecades sof slife.
ANSWER:
sD s
Page sRef: s4
3) Which sof sthe sfollowing sfactors scontributed sto sthe sstudy sof schild sdevelopment sin sthe stwentieth scentury?
A) The sbeginning sof spublic seducation sled sto sa sdemand sfor sknowledge sabout swhat sand show sto steach
schildren sof sdifferent sages.
B) Parents swere shaving smore schildren sand sresearchers sbecame sinterested sin sthe seffects sof sfamily
ssize son schildren’s swell-being.
C) Pediatricians swere spressured sby sinsurance scompanies sto simprove schildren’s shealth, swhich sinspired
snutritional sresearch.
D) High srates sof schildhood sdepression sinspired snew sareas sof sresearch sinto schildren’s sanxieties sand
sbehavior sproblems.
ANSWER:
sA s
, Page sRef: s4
4) Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sis strue sabout sthe sfield sof schild sdevelopment?
A) Scientific scuriosity sis sthe sprevailing sfactor sthat sled sto sthe sstudy sof schildren, sand scurrent sresearchers
sprimarily sanswer squestions sof sscientific sinterest.
B) The sfield sof schild sdevelopment sis sconsidered sinterdisciplinary sbecause sit shas sgrown sthrough sthe
scombined sefforts sof speople sfrom smany sfields.
C) Child sdevelopment sis sthe sarea sof sstudy sdevoted sto sunderstanding sconstancy sand schange
sthroughout sthe slifespan.
D) Most sof swhat swe sknow sabout schild sdevelopment scomes sfrom spsychologists sand smedical
sprofessionals. sANSWER: sB
Page sRef: s4
5) Development sis soften sdivided sinto swhich sof sthe sfollowing sthree sbroad sdomains?
A) infancy, schildhood, sand sadolescence
B) social, scultural, sand shistorical
C) physical, scognitive, sand semotional sand ssocial
D) biological, ssocial, sand
sintellectual sANSWER: sC
Page sRef: s4
