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Genetic $awReproductive $awChoices $awand $awEnvironmental $awFoundations
$aw Prenatal $awDevelopment, $awBirth, $awand $awthe $awNewborn $awBaby
Physical $awDevelopment $awin $awInfancy $awand $awToddlerhood
$aw Cognitive $awDevelopment $awin $awInfancy $awand $awToddlerhood
Emotional $awand $awSocial $awDevelopment $awin $awInfancy $awand
Toddlerhood $awPhysical $awand $awCognitive $awDevelopment $awin
$aw
$aw Early $awChildhood $awEmotional $awand $awSocial $awDevelopment
$aw in $awEarly $awChildhood $ a w Physical $awand $awCognitive
$aw Development $awin $awMiddle $awChildhood $awEmotional $awand
$aw Social $awDevelopment $awin $awMiddle $awChildhood $awPhysical
$aw and $awCognitive $awDevelopment $awin $awAdolescence
$ aw Emotional $awand $awSocial $awDevelopment $awin $awAdolescence
Physical $awand $awCognitive $awDevelopment $awin $awEarly
$aw Adulthood $awEmotional $awand $awSocial $awDevelopment $awin
$aw Early $awAdulthood $awPhysical $awand $awCognitive
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$aw
$aw Social $awDevelopment $awin $awMiddle $awAdulthood
$aw Physical $awand $awCognitive $awDevelopment $awin $awLate
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$aw Late $awAdulthood $awDeath, $awDying, $awand $awBereavement
,CHAPTER $aw1
HISTORY, $awTHEORY, $awAND $awRESEARCH $awSTRATEGIES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
Langley’s field of study is .
genetics
clinical psychology
adolescent development
developmental science
Answer: D
Page Ref: 3
Skill Level: Apply
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
development, they share a single goal: to identify .
genetic factors that contribute to longevity
environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
Answer: D
Page Ref: 3
Skill Level: Understand
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Developmental science is because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
from many fields of study.
interdisciplinary
empirical
applied
theoretical
Answer: A
Page Ref: 3
Skill Level: Remember
Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Easy
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$awtake $awa $awstand. $awTopic: $awBasic $awIssues
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