Children 14th Edition by John W. Santrock Test Bank – Complete Questions & Answers, Child Development Exam Prep 2026

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Children, 15th Editionb b b




Chapters 1 – 16 Complete
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By John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS b b b




Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Section 2: Beginnings
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Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
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Chapter 4: Birth
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Section 3: Infancy
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Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy
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Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
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Section 4: Early Childhood
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Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
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Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
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Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Section 6: Adolescence
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Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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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 Difficulty: b b




2 Medium
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Topic: Studying Children's Development
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Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identifyfive
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areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand b




Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation b b




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 would need
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totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being
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studied. These aspects are a part of the "
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A) goals
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C) domain
D) context

Answer: D b




Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: Improving Children's Lives
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Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identifyfive
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areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand b




Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation b b




APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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, 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other
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productsof a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
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A) associative context b




B) culture
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Answer: B b




Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Improving Children's Lives
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Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identifyfive
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areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Remember b




Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation b b




APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three
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siblings.These factors represent the of Madison's development.
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A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain

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Difficulty: 3 Hard
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Topic: Improving Children's Lives
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Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identifyfive
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areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Apply b




Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation b b




APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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