TablefgoffgContents
PartfgI:fgTheoryfgandfgResearchfginfgChildfgDevelopment
Chapterfg1fgHistory,fgTheory,fgandfgAppliedfgDirections
Chapterfg2fgResearchfgStrategies
PartfgII:fgFoundationsfgoffgDevelopment
Chapterfg3fgBiologicalfgFoundations,fgPrenatalfgDevelopment,fgandfgBirth
Chapterfg4fgInfancy:fgEarlyfgLearning,fgMotorfgSkills,fgandfgPerceptualfgCapacities
Chapterfg5fgPhysicalfgGrowth
PartfgIII:fgCognitivefgandfgLanguagefgDevelopment
Chapterfg6fgCognitivefgDevelopment:fgPiagetian,fgCorefgKnowledge,fgandfgVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterfg7fgCognitivefgDevelopment:fgAnfgInformation-ProcessingfgPerspective
Chapterfg8fgIntelligence
Chapterfg9fgLanguagefgDevelopment
PartfgIV:fgPersonalityfgandfgSocialfgDevelopment
Chapterfg10fgEmotionalfgDevelopment
Chapterfg11fgSelffgandfgSocialfgUnderstanding
Chapterfg12fgMoralfgDevelopment
Chapterfg13fgDevelopmentfgoffgSexfgDifferencesfgandfgGenderfgRoles
PartfgV:fgContextsfgforfgDevelopment
Chapterfg14fgThefgFamily
Chapterfg15fgPeers,fgMedia,fgandfgSchooling
,CHAPTERfg1
HISTORY,fgTHEORY,fgANDfgAPPLIEDfgDIRECTIONSfg
MULTIPLEfgCHOICE
1) Thefgfieldfgoffgchildfgdevelopment
A) isfgdevotedfgtofgunderstandingfghumanfgconstancyfgandfgchangefgthroughoutfgthefglifespan.
B) isfgpartfgoffgafglarger,fginterdisciplinaryfgfieldfgknownfgasfgdevelopmentalfgscience.
C) focusesfgprimarilyfgonfgchildren’sfgphysicalfgandfgemotionalfgdevelopment.
D) focusesfgprimarilyfgonfginfants’fgandfgchildren’sfgsocialfgandfgcognitivefgdevelop
ment.fgAnswer:fgB
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2) Thefgcommonfggoalfgoffginvestigatorsfgwhofgstudyfgchildfgdevelopmentfgisfgto
A) understandfghowfgphysicalfggrowthfgandfgnutritionfgcontributefgtofghealthfgandfgwell-beingfgthroughoutfgthefglifespan.
B) understandfgmorefgaboutfgpersonalityfgandfgsocialfgdevelopment.
C) analyzefgchild-rearingfgpracticesfgandfgexperiencesfgthatfgpromotefgchildren’sfgwell-being.
D) describefgandfgidentifyfgthosefgfactorsfgthatfginfluencefgthefgconsistenciesfgandfgchangesfginfgyoungfgpeoplefgdu
ringfgthefgfirstfgtwofgdecadesfgoffglife.
Answer:fgD
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fg4
3) Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfgfactorsfgcontributedfgtofgthefgstudyfgoffgchildfgdevelopmentfginfgthefgtwentiethfgcentu
ry?
A) Thefgbeginningfgoffgpublicfgeducationfgledfgtofgafgdemandfgforfgknowledgefgaboutfgwhatfgandfghowfgtofgteachfgc
hildrenfgoffgdifferentfgages.
B) Parentsfgwerefghavingfgmorefgchildrenfgandfgresearchersfgbecamefginterestedfginfgthefgeffectsfgoffgfamilyf
gsizefgonfgchildren’sfgwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansfgwerefgpressuredfgbyfginsurancefgcompaniesfgtofgimprovefgchildren’sfghealth,fgwhichfginspiredfgnutr
itionalfgresearch.
D) Highfgratesfgoffgchildhoodfgdepressionfginspiredfgnewfgareasfgoffgresearchfgintofgchildren’sfganxietiesfgandfgb
ehaviorfgproblems.
Answer:fgA
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fg4
4) Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfgstatementsfgisfgtruefgaboutfgthefgfieldfgoffgchildfgdevelopment?
A) Scientificfgcuriosityfgisfgthefgprevailingfgfactorfgthatfgledfgtofgthefgstudyfgoffgchildren,fgandfgcurrentfgresearchersfg
primarilyfganswerfgquestionsfgoffgscientificfginterest.
B) Thefgfieldfgoffgchildfgdevelopmentfgisfgconsideredfginterdisciplinaryfgbecausefgitfghasfggrownfgthroughfgthefgco
mbinedfgeffortsfgoffgpeoplefgfromfgmanyfgfields.
C) Childfgdevelopmentfgisfgthefgareafgoffgstudyfgdevotedfgtofgunderstandingfgconstancyfgandfgchangefgthrough
outfgthefglifespan.
D) Mostfgoffgwhatfgwefgknowfgaboutfgchildfgdevelopmentfgcomesfgfromfgpsychologistsfgandfgmedicalfgprofess
ionals.fgAnswer:fgB
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5) Developmentfgisfgoftenfgdividedfgintofgwhichfgoffgthefgfollowingfgthreefgbroadfgdomains?
A) infancy,fgchildhood,fgandfgadolescence
B) social,fgcultural,fgandfghistorical
C) physical,fgcognitive,fgandfgemotionalfgandfgsocial
D) biological,fgsocial,fgandfgintellectu
alfgAnswer:fgC
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, 6) Thefgdomainsfgoffgdevelopment
A) combinefginfganfgintegrated,fgholisticfgfashion.
B) arefgnotfginfluencedfgbyfgeachfgother.
C) operatefgindependentlyfgoffgonefganother.
D) arefgdistinctfgandfgunrelate
d.fgAnswer:fgA
PagefgRef:fg4
7) Whatfgperiodfgoffghumanfgdevelopmentfgbringsfgthefgmostfgrapidfgtimefgoffgchange?
A) thefgprenatalfgperiod
B) infancyfgandfgtoddlerhood
C) earlyfgchildhood
D) adolescence
fgAnswer:fgAfgP
agefgRef:fg5
8) Duringfgwhichfgperiodfgoffgdevelopmentfgdofgchildrenfgformfgtheirfgfirstfgintimatefgtiesfgtofgothers?
A) thefgprenatalfgperiod
B) infancyfgandfgtoddlerhood
C) earlyfgchildhood
D) middlefgchildhoo
dfgAnswer:fgB
PagefgRef:fg5
9) Charlottefgisfglongfgandfglean.fgShefgengagesfginfgmake-
believefgplayfgandfghasfgafgblossomingfgsensefgoffgmorality.fgCharlottefgisfgprobablyfginfgwhichfgperiodfgoffg
humanfgdevelopment?
A) thefgprenatalfgperiod
B) infancyfgandfgtoddlerhood
C) earlyfgchildhood
D) middlefgchildhoo
dfgAnswer:fgC
PagefgRef:fg5–6
10) Petefgparticipatesfginfgsoccerfgandfgisfgbeginningfgtofgmasterfgfundamentalfgreadingfgandfgmathfgskills.f
gPetefgisfgprobablyfginfgwhichfgperiodfgoffghumanfgdevelopment?
A) adolescence
B) middlefgchildhood
C) earlyfgchildhood
D) infancyfgandfgtoddlerhoo
dfgAnswer:fgB
PagefgRef:fg6
11) Duringfgadolescence,
A) thoughtfgandfglanguagefgexpandfgatfganfgastoundingfgrate.
B) youngfgpeoplefgbeginfgtofgmasterfgacademicfgknowledgefgandfgskills.
C) youngfgpeoplefgfullyfgassumefgadultfgroles.
D) thoughtfgbecomesfgabstractfgandfgidealisti
c.fgAnswer:fgD
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