Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk

, 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 Foundations Prenatal
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bDevelopment, Birth, and the Newborn Baby b b b b b




Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognitive
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bDevelopment in Infancy and Toddlerhood b b b b




Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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bPhysical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Emotional
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band Social Development in Early Childhood Physical and Cognitive
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bDevelopment in Middle Childhood Emotional and Social Development
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bin Middle Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in
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bAdolescence Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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bEmotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Physical
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band Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Emotional and
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bSocial Development in Middle Adulthood Physical and Cognitive
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bDevelopment in Late Adulthood Emotional and Social b b b b b b




bDevelopment in Late Adulthood Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 b


HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES b b b b




MULTIPLE CHOICE b




Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr. Langley’s
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field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology b


adolescent development
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developmental science
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Answer: D b


Page Ref: 3 b b


Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A
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Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate b b




Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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bdevelopment, they share a single goal: to identify b . b b b b b b


genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness b b b b b b b


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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Answer: D b


Page Ref: 3 b b


Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A
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Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate b b




Developmental science is b b because it has grown through the combined efforts of people from
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bmany fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
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btheoretical

Answer: A b


Page Ref: 3 b b


Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A
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Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy b b




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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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A theory of development
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the ultimate truth about human behavior describes,
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explains, and predicts behavior explains all aspects of
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human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B b


Page Ref: 3 b b


Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic
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Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate b b




According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and mature being is
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simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature
discontinuous
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nurture
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continuous
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Answer: D b


Page Ref: 4 b b


Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic
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Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate b b




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 beginning infants and
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bchildren 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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Answer: C b


Page Ref: 4 b b


Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic
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Issues
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Difficulty Level: Difficult b b




Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous discontinuous b




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