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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n Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby n n n n n




Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognitive
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n Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood n n n n




Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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n Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Emotional
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nand Social Development in Early Childhood Physical and Cognitive
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n Development in Middle Childhood Emotional and Social Development
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n in Middle Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development in
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n Adolescence Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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n Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Physical
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n and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Emotional and
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n Social Development in Middle Adulthood Physical and Cognitive
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n Development in Late Adulthood Emotional and Social
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n Development in Late Adulthood Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 n


HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIESn n n n




MULTIPLE CHOICE n




Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr. Langley’s
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nfield of study is
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genetics
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nadolescent development n


ndevelopmental science n




Answer: D n


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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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nScientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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ndevelopment, they share a single goal: to identify . n n n n n n n


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


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 n


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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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nScientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Developmental science is n n because it has grown through the combined efforts of people from
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nmany fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
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ntheoretical

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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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nScientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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A theory of development
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nthe ultimate truth about human behavior describes,
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nexplains, and predicts behavior explains all aspects of
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nhuman growth n


does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B n


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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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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
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Answer: D n


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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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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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nchildren 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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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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Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
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