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Children (15th Edition, John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford & Kirby Deater-Deckard) – Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–16)

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This complete test bank includes all 16 chapters from Children (15th Edition) by John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford, and Kirby Deater-Deckard. It provides multiple-choice questions with correct answers and explanations covering major topics in child development, including biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes, developmental theories, parenting influences, and cultural contexts. Ideal for psychology and education students preparing for exams or reviewing developmental psychology concepts.

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TEST BANK Children, 15th Edition


Chapters 1 – 16 CompleteBy John Santrock,
Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard

,TABLE OF CONTENTS ix ix ix




Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 1: Introduction
ix ix




Section 2: Beginnings
ix ix




ixix Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 4: Birth
ix ix




Section 3: Infancy
ix ix




ixix Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy
ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy
ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
ix ix ix ix ix




Section 4: Early Childhood
ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
ix ix ix ix ix ix




Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
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ixix Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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ixix Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Section 6: Adolescence
ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
ix ix ix ix ix ix




ixix Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
ix ix ix ix ix ixix

,Chapter 1 Introduction ix i x




1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
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A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
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B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
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C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
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D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
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Answer: C Difficu i x ix




lty: 2 Medium
ix ix



Topic: Studying Children's Development
i x ix ix



Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and id
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entifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand i x



Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation i x ix



APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development woul
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d need totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the fa
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milies being studied. These aspects are a part of the " " of development.
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A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context

Answer: D Difficu i x ix



lty: 2 Medium
ix ix



Topic: Improving Children's Lives
i x ix ix




Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and id
ix i x ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix



entifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix



Bloom's: Understand i x



Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation i x ix




APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
ix i x ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix

, 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other p
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roductsof a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
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A) associative context ix



B) culture
C) primary background ix



D) social class ix




Answer: B Diffi ix ix



culty: 1 Easy
ix ix



Topic: Improving Children's Lives
i x ix ix




Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and id
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entifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix



Bloom's: Remember i x



Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation i x ix




APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychol
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ogy

4) Madison grew up in a single- ix ix ix ix ix



parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three siblings.These factors represent
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the of Madison's development. ix ix



A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain

Answer: A Diffi ix ix



culty: 3 Hard
ix ix



Topic: Improving Children's Lives
i x ix ix



Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and id
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entifyfive areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Apply i x



Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation i x ix




APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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