Test Bank For Child Development
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10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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Chapters 1 - 15 b b b
,Table of Contents
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Part bI: bTheory band bResearch bin bChild bDevelopment
Chapter b1 bHistory, bTheory, band bApplied bDirections
Chapter b2 bResearch bStrategies
Part bII: bFoundations bof bDevelopment
Chapter b3 bBiological bFoundations, bPrenatal bDevelopment, band bBirth
Chapter b4 bInfancy: bEarly bLearning, bMotor bSkills, band bPerceptual bCapacities
Chapter b5 bPhysical bGrowth
Part bIII: bCognitive band bLanguage bDevelopment
Chapter b6 bCognitive bDevelopment: bPiagetian, bCore bKnowledge, band bVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter b7 bCognitive bDevelopment: bAn bInformation-Processing bPerspective
Chapter b8 bIntelligence
Chapter b9 bLanguage bDevelopment
Part bIV: bPersonality band bSocial bDevelopment
Chapter b10 bEmotional bDevelopment
Chapter b11 bSelf band bSocial bUnderstanding
Chapter b12 bMoral bDevelopment
Chapter b13 bDevelopment bof bSex bDifferences band bGender bRoles
Part bV: bContexts bfor bDevelopment
Chapter b14 bThe bFamily
Chapter b15 bPeers, bMedia, band bSchooling
,CHAPTER b1
HISTORY, bTHEORY, bANDbAPPLIED bDIRECTIONS b
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
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of bdifferent bages.
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B) Parents bwere bhaving bmore bchildren band bresearchers bbecame binterested bin bthe beffects bof bfamily bsize
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C) Pediatricians bwere bpressured bby binsurance bcompanies bto bimprove bchildren’s bhealth, bwhich binspired
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D) High brates bof bchildhood bdepression binspired bnew bareas bof bresearch binto bchildren’s banxieties band
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, 4) Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis btrue babout bthe bfield bof bchild bdevelopment?
A) Scientific bcuriosity bis bthe bprevailing bfactor bthat bled bto bthe bstudy bof bchildren, band bcurrent bresearchers
primarily banswer bquestions bof bscientific binterest.
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B) The bfield bof bchild bdevelopment bis bconsidered binterdisciplinary bbecause bit bhas bgrown bthrough bthe
combined befforts bof bpeople bfrom bmany bfields.
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C) Child bdevelopment bis bthe barea bof bstudy bdevoted bto bunderstanding bconstancy band bchange bthroughout
the blifespan.
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D) Most bof bwhat bwe bknow babout bchild bdevelopment bcomes bfrom bpsychologists band bmedical
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Page bRef: b4
5) Development bis boften bdivided binto bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bthree bbroad bdomains?
A) infancy, bchildhood, band badolescence
B) social, bcultural, band bhistorical
C) physical, bcognitive, band bemotional band bsocial
D) biological, bsocial, band bintellectual
ANSWER: bC
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Page bRef: b4
b b b b b
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
b b b b b b
Chapters 1 - 15 b b b
,Table of Contents
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Part bI: bTheory band bResearch bin bChild bDevelopment
Chapter b1 bHistory, bTheory, band bApplied bDirections
Chapter b2 bResearch bStrategies
Part bII: bFoundations bof bDevelopment
Chapter b3 bBiological bFoundations, bPrenatal bDevelopment, band bBirth
Chapter b4 bInfancy: bEarly bLearning, bMotor bSkills, band bPerceptual bCapacities
Chapter b5 bPhysical bGrowth
Part bIII: bCognitive band bLanguage bDevelopment
Chapter b6 bCognitive bDevelopment: bPiagetian, bCore bKnowledge, band bVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter b7 bCognitive bDevelopment: bAn bInformation-Processing bPerspective
Chapter b8 bIntelligence
Chapter b9 bLanguage bDevelopment
Part bIV: bPersonality band bSocial bDevelopment
Chapter b10 bEmotional bDevelopment
Chapter b11 bSelf band bSocial bUnderstanding
Chapter b12 bMoral bDevelopment
Chapter b13 bDevelopment bof bSex bDifferences band bGender bRoles
Part bV: bContexts bfor bDevelopment
Chapter b14 bThe bFamily
Chapter b15 bPeers, bMedia, band bSchooling
,CHAPTER b1
HISTORY, bTHEORY, bANDbAPPLIED bDIRECTIONS b
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1) The bfield bof bchild bdevelopment
A) is bdevoted bto bunderstanding bhuman bconstancy band bchange bthroughout bthe blifespan.
B) is bpart bof ba blarger, binterdisciplinary bfield bknown bas bdevelopmental bscience.
C) focuses bprimarily bon bchildren’s bphysical band bemotional bdevelopment.
D) focuses bprimarily bon binfants’ band bchildren’s bsocial band bcognitive
development. bANSWER: bB
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Page bRef: b4
2) The bcommon bgoal bof binvestigators bwho bstudy bchild bdevelopment bis bto
A) understand bhow bphysical bgrowth band bnutrition bcontribute bto bhealth band bwell-being bthroughout bthe blifespan.
B) understand bmore babout bpersonality band bsocial bdevelopment.
C) analyze bchild-rearing bpractices band bexperiences bthat bpromote bchildren’s bwell-being.
D) describe band bidentify bthose bfactors bthat binfluence bthe bconsistencies band bchanges bin byoung bpeople bduring
the bfirst btwo bdecades bof blife.
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ANSWER:
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b
Page bRef: b4
3) Which bof bthe bfollowing bfactors bcontributed bto bthe bstudy bof bchild bdevelopment bin bthe btwentieth bcentury?
A) The bbeginning bof bpublic beducation bled bto ba bdemand bfor bknowledge babout bwhat band bhow bto bteach bchildren
of bdifferent bages.
b
B) Parents bwere bhaving bmore bchildren band bresearchers bbecame binterested bin bthe beffects bof bfamily bsize
on bchildren’s bwell-being.
b
C) Pediatricians bwere bpressured bby binsurance bcompanies bto bimprove bchildren’s bhealth, bwhich binspired
nutritional bresearch.
b
D) High brates bof bchildhood bdepression binspired bnew bareas bof bresearch binto bchildren’s banxieties band
behavior bproblems.
b
ANSWER:
Ab
b
Page bRef: b4
, 4) Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis btrue babout bthe bfield bof bchild bdevelopment?
A) Scientific bcuriosity bis bthe bprevailing bfactor bthat bled bto bthe bstudy bof bchildren, band bcurrent bresearchers
primarily banswer bquestions bof bscientific binterest.
b
B) The bfield bof bchild bdevelopment bis bconsidered binterdisciplinary bbecause bit bhas bgrown bthrough bthe
combined befforts bof bpeople bfrom bmany bfields.
b
C) Child bdevelopment bis bthe barea bof bstudy bdevoted bto bunderstanding bconstancy band bchange bthroughout
the blifespan.
b
D) Most bof bwhat bwe bknow babout bchild bdevelopment bcomes bfrom bpsychologists band bmedical
professionals. bANSWER: bB
b
Page bRef: b4
5) Development bis boften bdivided binto bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bthree bbroad bdomains?
A) infancy, bchildhood, band badolescence
B) social, bcultural, band bhistorical
C) physical, bcognitive, band bemotional band bsocial
D) biological, bsocial, band bintellectual
ANSWER: bC
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Page bRef: b4
