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TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH




TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH

, TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH



TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH


Table Of Contents
1. The Study of Human Development.

Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.




Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.




Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.

⸀Ā ЀĀ ĀĀĀ ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
ecoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

⸀Ā ЀĀ ĀĀĀ ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
eing With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.

⸀Ā ЀĀ ĀĀĀ ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
ork, Leisure, and Retirement.

⸀Ā ЀĀ ĀĀĀ ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
aking It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.




Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.

,TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH

, TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C.

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The scientific study of human development can best be described as

*a.multidisciplinary
focused on groups rather than individuals
non-theoretical
emphasizing stability over change


Which term does not belong in this group?

experiential
nurture
environmental
*d. hereditary



ȀĀ⸀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
r. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual
disabilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize that her son‘s
intellectu al disability (formally known as mental retardation) is due to

her parenting
style *b. his genes
his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
his exposure to Rubella prior to birth


The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of
abrupt s hifts in behavior best fits with the approach.

nature
nurture
continuity
*d. discontinuity



Cleo, a director of a daycare, uses terms like ―pre-K,‖ ―K-3,‖ and the
―upper-ele mentary.‖ These ideas are most compatible with a view.


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