Child Development 9th Edition Test Bank by Laura E. Berk – Comprehensive Exam Prep Resource

,TestgBankgForgChildgDevelopmentg9thgEditiongbygLauragE.gBerk

TablegofgContents
PartgI:gTheorygandgResearchgingChildgDevelopment
Chapterg1gHistory,gTheory,gandgAppliedgDirections
Chapterg2gResearchgStrategies
PartgII:gFoundationsgofgDevelopment
Chapterg3gBiologicalgFoundations,gPrenatalgDevelopment,gandgBirth
Chapterg4gInfancy:gEarlygLearning,gMotorgSkills,gandgPerceptualgCapacities
Chapterg5gPhysicalgGrowth
PartgIII:gCognitivegandgLanguagegDevelopment
Chapterg6gCognitivegDevelopment:gPiagetian,gCoregKnowledge,gandgVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterg7gCognitivegDevelopment:gAngInformation-ProcessinggPerspective
Chapterg8gIntelligence
Chapterg9gLanguagegDevelopment
PartgIV:gPersonalitygandgSocialgDevelopment
Chapterg10gEmotionalgDevelopment
Chapterg11gSelfgandgSocialgUnderstanding
Chapterg12gMoralgDevelopment
Chapterg13gDevelopmentgofgSexgDifferencesgandgGendergRoles
PartgV:gContextsgforgDevelopment
Chapterg14gThegFamily
Chapterg15gPeers,gMedia,gandgSchooling

,CHAPTERg1
HISTORY,gTHEORY,gANDgAPPLIEDgDIRECTIONSgM
ULTIPLEgCHOICE
1) Thegfieldgofgchildgdevelopment
A) isgdevotedgtogunderstandingghumangconstancygandgchangegthroughoutgtheglifespan.
B) isgpartgofgaglarger,ginterdisciplinarygfieldgknowngasgdevelopmentalgscience.
C) focusesgprimarilygongchildren’sgphysicalgandgemotionalgdevelopment.
D) focusesgprimarilygonginfants’gandgchildren’sgsocialgandgcognitivegdevelopment.g
Answer:gB
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2) Thegcommonggoalgofginvestigatorsgwhogstudygchildgdevelopmentgisgto
A) understandghowgphysicalggrowthgandgnutritiongcontributegtoghealthgandgwell-beinggthroughoutgtheglifespan.
B) understandgmoregaboutgpersonalitygandgsocialgdevelopment.
C) analyzegchild-rearinggpracticesgandgexperiencesgthatgpromotegchildren’sgwell-being.
D) describegandgidentifygthosegfactorsgthatginfluencegthegconsistenciesgandgchangesgingyounggpeoplegduringgthegfi
rstgtwogdecadesgofglife.
Answer:gDg
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3) Whichgofgthegfollowinggfactorsgcontributedgtogthegstudygofgchildgdevelopmentgingthegtwentiethgcentury?
A) Thegbeginninggofgpublicgeducationgledgtogagdemandgforgknowledgegaboutgwhatgandghowgtogteachgchildrengofgd
ifferentgages.
B) Parentsgwereghavinggmoregchildrengandgresearchersgbecameginterestedgingthegeffectsgofgfamilygsizegongc
hildren’sgwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansgweregpressuredgbyginsurancegcompaniesgtogimprovegchildren’sghealth,gwhichginspiredgnutritionalgr
esearch.
D) Highgratesgofgchildhoodgdepressionginspiredgnewgareasgofgresearchgintogchildren’sganxietiesgandgbehaviorgp
roblems.
Answer:gAg
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4) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegaboutgthegfieldgofgchildgdevelopment?
A) Scientificgcuriositygisgthegprevailinggfactorgthatgledgtogthegstudygofgchildren,gandgcurrentgresearchersgprimarilyga
nswergquestionsgofgscientificginterest.
B) Thegfieldgofgchildgdevelopmentgisgconsideredginterdisciplinarygbecausegitghasggrowngthroughgthegcombinedge
ffortsgofgpeoplegfromgmanygfields.
C) Childgdevelopmentgisgthegareagofgstudygdevotedgtogunderstandinggconstancygandgchangegthroughoutgthegli
fespan.
D) Mostgofgwhatgwegknowgaboutgchildgdevelopmentgcomesgfromgpsychologistsgandgmedicalgprofessionals.g
Answer:gB
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5) Developmentgisgoftengdividedgintogwhichgofgthegfollowinggthreegbroadgdomains?
A) infancy,gchildhood,gandgadolescence
B) social,gcultural,gandghistorical
C) physical,gcognitive,gandgemotionalgandgsocial
D) biological,gsocial,gandgintellectualg
Answer:gC
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, 6) Thegdomainsgofgdevelopment
A) combinegingangintegrated,gholisticgfashion.
B) aregnotginfluencedgbygeachgother.
C) operategindependentlygofgoneganother.
D) aregdistinctgandgunrelated.g
Answer:gA
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7) Whatgperiodgofghumangdevelopmentgbringsgthegmostgrapidgtimegofgchange?
A) thegprenatalgperiod
B) infancygandgtoddlerhood
C) earlygchildhood
D) adolescence
gAnswer:gAgPa

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8) Duringgwhichgperiodgofgdevelopmentgdogchildrengformgtheirgfirstgintimategtiesgtogothers?
A) thegprenatalgperiod
B) infancygandgtoddlerhood
C) earlygchildhood
D) middlegchildhood
gAnswer:gB

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9) Charlottegisglonggandglean.gShegengagesgingmake-
believegplaygandghasgagblossominggsensegofgmorality.gCharlottegisgprobablygingwhichgperiodgofghumangdev
elopment?
A) thegprenatalgperiod
B) infancygandgtoddlerhood
C) earlygchildhood
D) middlegchildhood
gAnswer:gC

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10) Petegparticipatesgingsoccergandgisgbeginninggtogmastergfundamentalgreadinggandgmathgskills.gPetegisgp
robablygingwhichgperiodgofghumangdevelopment?
A) adolescence
B) middlegchildhood
C) earlygchildhood
D) infancygandgtoddlerhoodg
Answer:gB
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11) Duringgadolescence,
A) thoughtgandglanguagegexpandgatgangastoundinggrate.
B) younggpeoplegbegingtogmastergacademicgknowledgegandgskills.
C) younggpeoplegfullygassumegadultgroles.
D) thoughtgbecomesgabstractgandgidealistic.g
Answer:gD
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