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14th edition by Santrock
Chapters 1-15 Covered
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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) Mostdevelopment 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: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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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 to take i
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nto consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being studied. Thes
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A) goals
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Answer: D Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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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 products of a s
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pecific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
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B) culture
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D) social class w
Answer: B Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Remember w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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4) Madison grew up in a single- w w w w w
parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three siblings. These factors represent the
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of Madison's development.
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A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain
Answer: A Difficulty:3 w w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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, 5) Miyako considers herself to be a member of the Ainu tribe because she speaks their language, follo
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ws their customs, practices their religion, and knows a lot about their history. Miyako's membership i
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n the Ainu tribe is an example of her
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Answer: B Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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6) Which of the following is a benefit of cross-cultural studies?
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A) They allow researchers to determine if cultural differences are real or imagined.
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B) Theyallow researchers to collect information from childhood through adolescence.
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C) They encourage researchers to ignore genetic similarities across cultures and focus more on indi
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D) They allow researchers to determine areas in which development is similar across cultures or spe
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Answer: D Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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Copyright © 2019 McGraw-Hill w w w
14th edition by Santrock
Chapters 1-15 Covered
Children,14e(Santrock) C w w w
hapter 1 Introduction w w
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) Mostdevelopment 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: w w w
2Medium
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
w w w w w w w w
Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
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 to take i
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nto consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being studied. Thes
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e aspects are a part of the "
w " of development.
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A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D Difficulty: w w w
2Medium
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
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 products of a s
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pecific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
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A) associativecontext w
B) culture
C) primary background w
D) social class w
Answer: B Difficulty: w w w
1Easy
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Remember w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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4) Madison grew up in a single- w w w w w
parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three siblings. These factors represent the
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of Madison's development.
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A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain
Answer: A Difficulty:3 w w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Apply w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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, 5) Miyako considers herself to be a member of the Ainu tribe because she speaks their language, follo
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ws their customs, practices their religion, and knows a lot about their history. Miyako's membership i
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n the Ainu tribe is an example of her
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A) collectiveefficacy. w
B) ethnicity.
C) dominant association. w
D) primary conditioning. w
Answer: B Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Apply w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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6) Which of the following is a benefit of cross-cultural studies?
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A) They allow researchers to determine if cultural differences are real or imagined.
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B) Theyallow researchers to collect information from childhood through adolescence.
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C) They encourage researchers to ignore genetic similarities across cultures and focus more on indi
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vidual differences. w
D) They allow researchers to determine areas in which development is similar across cultures or spe
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cific to only a particular culture.
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Answer: D Difficulty: w w w
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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 identify five are
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as in which children's lives need to be improved.
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Bloom's: Understand w
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation w w
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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