, Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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TABLE OF CONTENT mf mf
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prena
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tal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognit
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ive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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tional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical a
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nd Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional an
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d Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cogn
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itive Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social Deve
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lopment in Adolescence mf mf
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood E
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motional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood P
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hysical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Em
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otional and Social Development in Late Adulthood Death,
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Dying, and Bereavement
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES mf mf mf mf
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Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley’s field of study is
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genetics
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Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
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those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
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Answer: D mf
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
Developmental science is mf mf
because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
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Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy mf mf
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved. 1
, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
A theory of development
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does not require scientific verification
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
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being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
The discontinuous view of development holds that
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infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
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growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning infa
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nts and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
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Answer: C mf
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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
Difficulty Level: Difficult mf mf
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
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Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved. 2
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TABLE OF CONTENT mf mf
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prena
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tal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognit
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ive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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mf Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Emo
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tional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical a
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nd Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional an
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d Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cogn
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itive Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social Deve
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lopment in Adolescence mf mf
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood E
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motional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood P
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hysical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Em
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otional and Social Development in Late Adulthood Death,
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Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 mf
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES mf mf mf mf
MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley’s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology ado mf mf
lescent d evelopment de mf mf
velopmental science mf
Answer: D mf
Page Ref: 3 mf mf
Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
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those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
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Answer: D mf
Page Ref: 3 mf mf
Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
Developmental science is mf mf
because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
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ed theoretical
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Page Ref: 3 mf mf
Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy mf mf
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved. 1
, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
A theory of development
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. illustrate mf
s the ultimate truth about human behavior describe
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s, explains, and predicts behavior explains all as
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pects of human growth mf mf mf
does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B mf
Page Ref: 3 mf mf
Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
According to the mf mf
view of development, the difference between the immature and mature mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature discontin mf
uous nurture co mf mf
ntinuous
Answer: D mf
Page Ref: 4 mf mf
Skill Level: Remembermf mf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
Difficulty Level: Moderate mf mf
The discontinuous view of development holds that
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infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
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growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning infa
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nts and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
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Answer: C mf
Page Ref: 4 mf mf
Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues mf mf
Difficulty Level: Difficult mf mf
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous discontinuou mf
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Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved. 2
