TABLE57OF57CONTENT
History,57Theory,57and57Research57Strategies
Genetic57Reproductive57Choices57and57Environmental57Foundations57Prenat
al57Development,57Birth,57and57the57Newborn57Baby
Physical57Development57in57Infancy57and57Toddlerhood57Cognitiv
e57Development57in57Infancy57and57Toddlerhood
Emotional57and57Social57Development57in57Infancy57and57Toddlerhood5
7Physical57and57Cognitive57Development57in57Early57Childhood57Emoti
onal57and57Social57Development57in57Early57Childhood5 7 Physical57an
d57Cognitive57Development57in57Middle57Childhood57Emotional57and57
Social57Development57in57Middle57Childhood57Physical57and57Cognitiv
e57Development57in57Adolescence5 7 Emotional57and57Social57Develop
ment57in57Adolescence
Physical57and57Cognitive57Development57in57Early57Adulthood57E
motional57and57Social57Development57in57Early57Adulthood57Phy
sical57and57Cognitive57Development57in57Middle57Adulthood57Emo
tional57and57Social57Development57in57Middle57Adulthood57Physi
cal57and57Cognitive57Development57in57Late57Adulthood57Emotio
nal57and57Social57Development57in57Late57Adulthood57Death,57Dy
ing,57and57Bereavement
,CHAPTER571
HISTORY,57THEORY,57AND57RESEARCH57STRATEGIES
MULTIPLE57CHOICE
Dr.57Langley’s57work57is57devoted57to57understanding57constancy57and57change57throughout57the57lifespan.57
Dr.57Langley’s57field57of57study57is .
genetics
clinical57psychology57adol
escent57development57dev
elopmental57science
Answer:57D
Page57Ref:573
Skill57Level:57Apply
Objective:571.157What57is57developmental57science,57and57what57factors57stimulated57expansion57of57the57fiel
d?57Topic:57A57Scientific,57Applied,57and57Interdisciplinary57Field
Difficulty57Level:57Moderate
Although57great57diversity57characterizes57the57interests57and57concerns57of57investigators57who57stud
y57development,57they57share57a57single57goal:57to57identify .
genetic57factors57that57contribute57to57longevity
environmental57factors57that57contribute57to57disease57and57illness
those57factors57that57lead57to57abnormal57development57in57children57and57adolescents
those57factors57that57influence57consistencies57and57transformations57in57people57from57conception57to57death
Answer:57D
Page57Ref:573
Skill57Level:57Understand
Objective:571.157What57is57developmental57science,57and57what57factors57stimulated57expansion57of57the57fiel
d?57Topic:57A57Scientific,57Applied,57and57Interdisciplinary57Field
Difficulty57Level:57Moderate
Developmental57science57is
because57it57has57grown57through57the57combined57efforts57of57peo
ple57from57many57fields57of57study.
interdisciplinary57e
mpirical57applied57
theoretical
Answer:57A
Page57Ref:573
Skill57Level:57Remember
Objective:571.157What57is57developmental57science,57and57what57factors57stimulated57expansion57of57the57field
?57Topic:57A57Scientific,57Applied,57and57Interdisciplinary57Field
Difficulty57Level:57Easy
Copyright57©57201857Laura57E.57Berk.57All57Rights57 1
Reserved.
, Test57Bank57for57Berk,57Exploring57Lifespan57Develop
ment,574e
A57theory57of57development
.57illustrate
s57the57ultimate57truth57about57human57behavior57descri
bes,57explains,57and57predicts57behavior5 7 explains57all
57aspects57of57human57growth
does57not57require57scientific57verification
Answer:57B
Page57Ref:573
Skill57Level:57Understand
Objective:571.257Identify57three57basic57issues57on57which57theories57of57human57development57take57a57stan
d.57Topic:57Basic57Issues
Difficulty57Level:57Moderate
According57to57the
view57of57development,57the57difference57between57the57immature57and57matur
e57being57is57simply57one57of57amount57or57complexity.
nature57discontinu
ous57nurture57cont
inuous
Answer:57D
Page57Ref:574
Skill57Level:57Remember
Objective:571.257Identify57three57basic57issues57on57which57theories57of57human57development57take57a57stan
d.57Topic:57Basic57Issues
Difficulty57Level:57Moderate
The57discontinuous57view57of57development57holds57that .
infants57and57preschoolers57respond57to57the57world57in57much57the57same57way57adults57do
growth57is57the57process57of57gradually57augmenting57the57skills57that57were57present57from57the57beginning57i
nfants57and57children57have57unique57ways57of57thinking,57feeling,57and57behaving
development57is57a57smooth57process57limited57only57by57a57lack57of57information57and57precision
Answer:57C
Page57Ref:574
Skill57Level:57Understand
Objective:571.257Identify57three57basic57issues57on57which57theories57of57human57development57take57a57stan
d.57Topic:57Basic57Issues
Difficulty57Level:57Difficult
Dr.57Kostel57believes57that57development57takes57place57in57stages.57This57belief57is57consistent57with57the
perspective.5
7nurture
continuous57discontinuous
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Reserved.