TABLE OF CONTENT
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prenatal Dev
elopment, Birth, and the Neẉborn Baby
Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognitive Deve lopment in
Infancy and Toddlerhood
Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Physical and
CognitiveJDevelopmentJin Early Childhood Emotional and Social D
evelopment in Early Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in
Middle Childhood Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childho od
Physical and Cognitive DevelopmentJin Adolescence Emotional and Social
Development in Adolescence
Physical and Cognitive DevelopmentJin Early Adulthood Emotional and
Social DevelopmentJin Early Adulthood Physical and Cognitiv e
DevelopmentJin Middle Adulthood Emotional and Social Develop ment
in Middle Adulthood Physical and Cognitive DevelopmentJin Late
Adulthood Emotional and Social Development in Late Adultho od
Death, Dying, and Bereavement
,CHAPTERJ1
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Dr. Langley’s ẉork isJdevoted to understanding constancy and change throughout theJlifespan. Dr. Langley’s fie ld of
study is .
genetics
clinical psychology adoles
cent developmentJdevelop
mental science
Ansẉer: D
PageJRef: 3
SkillJLevel: Apply
Objective: 1.1 Ẉhat is developmentalJscience, and ẉhat factors stimulatedJexpansion of theJfield? Topic: A Scie ntific,
Applied, andJInterdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Although great diversity characterizes the interestsJand concerns of investigators ẉhoJstudy developme nt, they
share a single goal: to identify .
genetic factors that contribute to longevity
environmental factors thatJcontribute to disease and illness
those factors thatJlead to abnormal developmentJin children and adolescents
those factors thatJinfluence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
Ansẉer: D
PageJRef: 3 SkillJLevel:
Understand
Objective: 1.1 Ẉhat is developmentalJscience, and ẉhat factors stimulatedJexpansion of theJfield? Topic: A Scie ntific,
Applied, andJInterdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Developmental scienceJis
because it has groẉn through the combined efforts of people from m any
, fields of study.
interdisciplinary e
mpirical applied th
eoretical
Ansẉer: A
PageJRef: 3
Skill Level: Remember
Objective: 1.1 Ẉhat isJdevelopmental science, andJẉhat factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A Scie ntific,
Applied, andJInterdisciplinary Field
DifficultyJLevel: Easy
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