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g by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
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,Test gBank gFor gChild gDevelopment g9th gEdition gby gLaura gE. gBerk
Table gof gContents
Part gI: gTheory gand gResearch gin gChild gDevelopment
Chapter g1 gHistory, gTheory, gand gApplied gDirections
Chapter g2 gResearch gStrategies
Part gII: gFoundations gof gDevelopment
Chapter g3 gBiological gFoundations, gPrenatal gDevelopment, gand gBirth
Chapter g4 gInfancy: gEarly gLearning, gMotor gSkills, gand gPerceptual gCapacities
Chapter g5 gPhysical gGrowth
Part gIII: gCognitive gand gLanguage gDevelopment
Chapter g6 gCognitive gDevelopment: gPiagetian, gCore gKnowledge, gand gVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter g7 gCognitive gDevelopment: gAn gInformation-Processing gPerspective
Chapter g8 gIntelligence
Chapter g9 gLanguage gDevelopment
Part gIV: gPersonality gand gSocial gDevelopment
Chapter g10 gEmotional gDevelopment
Chapter g11 gSelf gand gSocial gUnderstanding
Chapter g12 gMoral gDevelopment
Chapter g13 gDevelopment gof gSex gDifferences gand gGender gRoles
Part gV: gContexts gfor gDevelopment
Chapter g14 gThe gFamily
Chapter g15 gPeers, gMedia, gand gSchooling
,CHAPTER g1
HISTORY, gTHEORY, gAND gAPPLIED gDIRECTIONS g
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1) The gfield gof gchild gdevelopment
A) is gdevoted gto gunderstanding ghuman gconstancy gand gchange gthroughout gthe glifespan.
B) is gpart gof ga glarger, ginterdisciplinary gfield gknown gas gdevelopmental gscience.
C) focuses gprimarily gon gchildren’s gphysical gand gemotional gdevelopment.
D) focuses gprimarily gon ginfants’ gand gchildren’s gsocial gand gcognitive
development. gANSWER: gB
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2) The gcommon ggoal gof ginvestigators gwho gstudy gchild gdevelopment gis gto
A) understand ghow gphysical ggrowth gand gnutrition gcontribute gto ghealth gand gwell-being gthroughout gthe glifespan.
B) understand gmore gabout gpersonality gand gsocial gdevelopment.
C) analyze gchild-rearing gpractices gand gexperiences gthat gpromote gchildren’s gwell-being.
D) describe gand gidentify gthose gfactors gthat ginfluence gthe gconsistencies gand gchanges gin gyoung gpeople gduring
the gfirst gtwo gdecades gof glife.
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3) Which gof gthe gfollowing gfactors gcontributed gto gthe gstudy gof gchild gdevelopment gin gthe gtwentieth
gcentury?
A) The gbeginning gof gpublic geducation gled gto ga gdemand gfor gknowledge gabout gwhat gand ghow gto gteach
children gof gdifferent gages.
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B) Parents gwere ghaving gmore gchildren gand gresearchers gbecame ginterested gin gthe geffects gof gfamily
size gon gchildren’s gwell-being.
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C) Pediatricians gwere gpressured gby ginsurance gcompanies gto gimprove gchildren’s ghealth, gwhich ginspired
nutritional gresearch.
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D) High grates gof gchildhood gdepression ginspired gnew gareas gof gresearch ginto gchildren’s ganxieties gand
behavior gproblems.
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4) Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gis gtrue gabout gthe gfield gof gchild gdevelopment?
A) Scientific gcuriosity gis gthe gprevailing gfactor gthat gled gto gthe gstudy gof gchildren, gand gcurrent gresearchers
primarily ganswer gquestions gof gscientific ginterest.
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B) The gfield gof gchild gdevelopment gis gconsidered ginterdisciplinary gbecause git ghas ggrown gthrough gthe
combined gefforts gof gpeople gfrom gmany gfields.
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C) Child gdevelopment gis gthe garea gof gstudy gdevoted gto gunderstanding gconstancy gand gchange gthroughout
the glifespan.
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D) Most gof gwhat gwe gknow gabout gchild gdevelopment gcomes gfrom gpsychologists gand gmedical
professionals. gANSWER: gB
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5) Development gis goften gdivided ginto gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gthree gbroad gdomains?
A) infancy, gchildhood, gand gadolescence
B) social, gcultural, gand ghistorical
C) physical, gcognitive, gand gemotional gand gsocial
D) biological, gsocial, gand
intellectual gANSWER: gC
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