EXPLORING LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT, 4TH EDITION LAURA E. BERK TEST BANK ISBN- 978-0134419701 This is a Test Bank (Study Questions & Complete Answers) to help you study for your Tests. Test banks can give you the tools you need to help you study better

, Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental
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FoundationsPrenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
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Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Cognitive Development in Infancy and
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Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
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ToddlerhoodPhysical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Childhood Emotional and Social Development in Early
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Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Childhood Emotional and Social Development in Middle
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Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in
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Adolescence
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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AdulthoodEmotional and Social Development in Middle
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Adulthood Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Adulthood Emotional and Social Development in Late
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Adulthood Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIESg g g g




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Dr. Langley‘s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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Dr.Langley‘s field of study is
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who
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gstudydevelopment, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illnessg g g g g g g


those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
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those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Developmental science is g g because it has grown through the combined efforts of
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field?Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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A theory of development
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illustrates the ultimate truth about human
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behaviordescribes, explains, and predicts
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behavior explains all aspects of human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a
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stand.Topic: Basic Issues
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According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and
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maturebeing is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature
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The discontinuous view of development holds that
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infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
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growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the
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gbeginninginfants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
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Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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