TEST BANK for Child Development 9th
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Edition by Laura E. Berk
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, Table of Contents b b
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
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Chapter 2 Research Strategies
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Part II: Foundations of Development
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Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
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Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
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Chapter 5 Physical Growth
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Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
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Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
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Perspectives
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Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
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Chapter 8 Intelligence
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Chapter 9 Language Development
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Part IV: Personality and Social Development
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Chapter 10 Emotional Development
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Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
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Chapter 12 Moral Development
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Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
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Part V: Contexts for Development
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Chapter 14 The Family
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Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTIONS b b b b
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1) The field of child development
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A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
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C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
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D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development. Correct Answer: B
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Page Ref: 4
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
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A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the
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lifespan.
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B) understand more about personality and social development.
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C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
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D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people
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during the first two decades of life.
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Correct Answer: D Page Ref: 4
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3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
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A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach
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children of different ages.
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B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
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on children’s well-being.
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C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired
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nutritional research. b
D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and
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behavior problems. b
Correct Answer: A Page Ref: 4
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, 4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
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A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current
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researchers primarily answer questions of scientific interest.
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B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the
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combined efforts of people from many fields.
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C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change
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throughout the lifespan.
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D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical
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professionals. Correct Answer: B
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Page Ref: 4
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5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?
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A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence b b b
B) social, cultural, and historical
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C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social
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D) biological, social, and intellectual Correct Answer: C b b b b b b
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6) The domains of development
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A) combine in an integrated, holistic fashion. b b b b b
B) are not influenced by each other.
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C) operate independently of one another.
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D) are distinct and unrelated. Correct Answer: A
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7) What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?
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A) the prenatal period
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B) infancy and toddlerhood b b
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Edition by Laura E. Berk
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COMPLETE CHAPTER 1-15 WITH 100% EXPERT
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b APPROVED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS|
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A+ GRADE GUARANTEED
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Page | 1
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, Table of Contents b b
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
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b Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
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Chapter 2 Research Strategies
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Part II: Foundations of Development
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Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
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Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
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Chapter 5 Physical Growth
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Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
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Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
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Perspectives
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Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
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Chapter 8 Intelligence
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Chapter 9 Language Development
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Part IV: Personality and Social Development
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Chapter 10 Emotional Development
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Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
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Chapter 12 Moral Development
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Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
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Part V: Contexts for Development
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Chapter 14 The Family
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Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
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Page | 2
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, CHAPTER 1 b
HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTIONS b b b b
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1) The field of child development
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A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
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C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
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D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development. Correct Answer: B
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Page Ref: 4
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
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A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the
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lifespan.
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B) understand more about personality and social development.
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C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
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D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people
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during the first two decades of life.
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Correct Answer: D Page Ref: 4
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3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
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A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach
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children of different ages.
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B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
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on children’s well-being.
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C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired
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nutritional research. b
D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and
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behavior problems. b
Correct Answer: A Page Ref: 4
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, 4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
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A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current
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researchers primarily answer questions of scientific interest.
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B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the
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combined efforts of people from many fields.
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C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change
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throughout the lifespan.
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D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical
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professionals. Correct Answer: B
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Page Ref: 4
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5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?
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A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence b b b
B) social, cultural, and historical
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C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social
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D) biological, social, and intellectual Correct Answer: C b b b b b b
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6) The domains of development
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A) combine in an integrated, holistic fashion. b b b b b
B) are not influenced by each other.
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C) operate independently of one another.
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D) are distinct and unrelated. Correct Answer: A
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7) What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?
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A) the prenatal period
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B) infancy and toddlerhood b b
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