STUDY NOTES & REFERENCE GUIDE
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Children, 15th Edition
Chapters 1 – 16 Complete
By John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 2: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings Chapter
3: Prenatal Development Chapter 4: Birth
Section 3: Infancy
Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy Chapter
6: Cognitive Development in Infancy Chapter 7:
Socioemotional Development in Infancy Section 4:
Early Childhood
Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood Chapter
9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood Chapter
12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood Chapter 13:
Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood Section 6:
Adolescence
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Chapter
15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Studying Children's Development
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify
five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need
totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being
studied. These aspects are a part of the " " of development.
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify
five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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TEST BANK
Children, 15th Edition
Chapters 1 – 16 Complete
By John Santrock, Jennifer Lansford and Kirby Deater-Deckard
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, STUDY NOTES & REFERENCE GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: The Nature of Children’s Development
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 2: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings Chapter
3: Prenatal Development Chapter 4: Birth
Section 3: Infancy
Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy Chapter
6: Cognitive Development in Infancy Chapter 7:
Socioemotional Development in Infancy Section 4:
Early Childhood
Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood Chapter
9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood Chapter
12: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood Chapter 13:
Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood Section 6:
Adolescence
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Chapter
15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Studying Children's Development
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify
five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need
totake into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being
studied. These aspects are a part of the " " of development.
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify
five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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