Child Development, 9th Edition Laura E. Berk

Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition

by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15

,TestfBankfForfChildfDevelopmentf9thfEditionfbyfLaurafE.fBerk


TablefoffContents

PartfI:fTheoryfandfResearchfinfChildfDevelopment

Chapterf1fHistory,fTheory,fandfAppliedfDirections

Chapterf2fResearchfStrategies

PartfII:fFoundationsfoffDevelopment

Chapterf3fBiologicalfFoundations,fPrenatalfDevelopment,fandfBirth

Chapterf4fInfancy:fEarlyfLearning,fMotorfSkills,fandfPerceptualfCapacities

Chapterf5fPhysicalfGrowth

PartfIII:fCognitivefandfLanguagefDevelopment

Chapterf6fCognitivefDevelopment:fPiagetian,fCorefKnowledge,fandfVygotskian

Perspectives

Chapterf7fCognitivefDevelopment:fAnfInformation-ProcessingfPerspective

Chapterf8fIntelligence

Chapterf9fLanguagefDevelopment

PartfIV:fPersonalityfandfSocialfDevelopment

Chapterf10fEmotionalfDevelopment

Chapterf11fSelffandfSocialfUnderstanding

Chapterf12fMoralfDevelopment

Chapterf13fDevelopmentfoffSexfDifferencesfandfGenderfRoles

PartfV:fContextsfforfDevelopment

Chapterf14fThefFamily

Chapterf15fPeers,fMedia,fandfSchooling

,CHAPTERf1
HISTORY,fTHEORY,fANDfAPPLIEDfDIRECTIONSf


MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1) Theffieldfoffchildfdevelopment
A) isfdevotedftofunderstandingfhumanfconstancyfandfchangefthroughoutftheflifespan.
B) isfpartfoffaflarger,finterdisciplinaryffieldfknownfasfdevelopmentalfscience.
C) focusesfprimarilyfonfchildren’sfphysicalfandfemotionalfdevelopment.
D) focusesfprimarilyfonfinfants’fandfchildren’sfsocialfandfcognitivefdevelopment.fA
NSWER:fB
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2) Thefcommonfgoalfoffinvestigatorsfwhofstudyfchildfdevelopmentfisfto
A) understandfhowfphysicalfgrowthfandfnutritionfcontributeftofhealthfandfwell-beingfthroughoutftheflifespan.
B) understandfmorefaboutfpersonalityfandfsocialfdevelopment.
C) analyzefchild-rearingfpracticesfandfexperiencesfthatfpromotefchildren’sfwell-being.
D) describefandfidentifyfthoseffactorsfthatfinfluencefthefconsistenciesfandfchangesfinfyoungfpeoplefduringftheffir
stftwofdecadesfofflife.
ANSWER:
Df
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3) Whichfofftheffollowingffactorsfcontributedftofthefstudyfoffchildfdevelopmentfinftheftwentiethfcentury?
A) Thefbeginningfoffpublicfeducationfledftofafdemandfforfknowledgefaboutfwhatfandfhowftofteachfchildrenfoffdiff
erentfages.
B) Parentsfwerefhavingfmorefchildrenfandfresearchersfbecamefinterestedfinfthefeffectsfofffamilyfsizefonfchi
ldren’sfwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansfwerefpressuredfbyfinsurancefcompaniesftofimprovefchildren’sfhealth,fwhichfinspiredfnutritionalfre
search.
D) Highfratesfoffchildhoodfdepressionfinspiredfnewfareasfoffresearchfintofchildren’sfanxietiesfandfbehaviorfpr
oblems.
ANSWER:
Af
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, 4) Whichfofftheffollowingfstatementsfisftruefaboutftheffieldfoffchildfdevelopment?
A) Scientificfcuriosityfisfthefprevailingffactorfthatfledftofthefstudyfoffchildren,fandfcurrentfresearchersfprimarilyfans
werfquestionsfoffscientificfinterest.
B) Theffieldfoffchildfdevelopmentfisfconsideredfinterdisciplinaryfbecausefitfhasfgrownfthroughfthefcombinedfeff
ortsfoffpeopleffromfmanyffields.
C) Childfdevelopmentfisfthefareafoffstudyfdevotedftofunderstandingfconstancyfandfchangefthroughoutftheflif
espan.
D) Mostfoffwhatfwefknowfaboutfchildfdevelopmentfcomesffromfpsychologistsfandfmedicalfprofessionals.fA
NSWER:fB
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5) Developmentfisfoftenfdividedfintofwhichfofftheffollowingfthreefbroadfdomains?
A) infancy,fchildhood,fandfadolescence
B) social,fcultural,fandfhistorical
C) physical,fcognitive,fandfemotionalfandfsocial
D) biological,fsocial,fandfintellectualf
ANSWER:fC
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