Test Bank For Child Development
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
Chapter 2 Research Strategies
Part II: Foundations of Development
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
Chapter 5 Physical Growth
Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
Chapter 8 Intelligence
Chapter 9 Language Development
Part IV: Personality and Social Development
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
Chapter 12 Moral Development
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
Part V: Contexts for Development
Chapter 14 The Family
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
,CHAPTER K1
HISTORY, KTHEORY,KANDKAPPLIED KDIRECTIONS K
MULTIPLE KCHOICE
1) The Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment
A) is Kdevoted Kto Kunderstanding Khuman Kconstancy Kand Kchange Kthroughout Kthe Klifespan.
B) is Kpart Kof Ka Klarger, Kinterdisciplinary Kfield Kknown Kas Kdevelopmental Kscience.
C) focuses Kprimarily Kon Kchildren’s Kphysical Kand Kemotional Kdevelopment.
D) focuses KprimarilyKon Kinfants’ Kand Kchildren’s Ksocial Kand Kcognitive
development. KANSWER: KB
K
Page KRef: K4
2) The Kcommon Kgoal Kof Kinvestigators Kwho Kstudy Kchild Kdevelopment Kis Kto
A) understand Khow Kphysical Kgrowth Kand Knutrition Kcontribute Kto Khealth Kand Kwell-being Kthroughout Kthe Klifespan.
B) understand Kmore Kabout Kpersonality Kand Ksocial Kdevelopment.
C) analyze Kchild-rearing Kpractices Kand Kexperiences Kthat Kpromote Kchildren’s Kwell-being.
D) describe Kand Kidentify Kthose Kfactors Kthat Kinfluence Kthe Kconsistencies Kand Kchanges Kin Kyoung Kpeople
during Kthe Kfirst Ktwo Kdecades Kof Klife.
K
ANSWER:
K DK
Page KRef: K4
3) Which Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kfactors Kcontributed Kto Kthe Kstudy Kof Kchild Kdevelopment Kin Kthe Ktwentieth Kcentury?
A) The Kbeginning Kof Kpublic Keducation Kled Kto Ka Kdemand Kfor Kknowledge Kabout Kwhat Kand Khow Kto Kteach
children Kof Kdifferent Kages.
K
B) Parents Kwere Khaving Kmore Kchildren Kand Kresearchers Kbecame Kinterested Kin Kthe Keffects Kof Kfamily
size Kon Kchildren’s Kwell-being.
K
C) Pediatricians Kwere Kpressured KbyKinsurance Kcompanies Kto Kimprove Kchildren’s Khealth, Kwhich Kinspired
nutritional Kresearch.
K
D) High Krates Kof Kchildhood Kdepression Kinspired Knew Kareas Kof Kresearch Kinto Kchildren’s Kanxieties Kand
behavior Kproblems.
K
ANSWER:
K AK
Page KRef: K4
, 4) Which Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kstatements Kis Ktrue Kabout Kthe Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment?
A) Scientific Kcuriosity Kis Kthe Kprevailing Kfactor Kthat Kled Kto Kthe Kstudy Kof Kchildren, Kand Kcurrent Kresearchers
primarily Kanswer Kquestions Kof Kscientific Kinterest.
K
B) The Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment Kis Kconsidered Kinterdisciplinary Kbecause Kit Khas Kgrown Kthrough Kthe
combined Kefforts Kof Kpeople Kfrom Kmany Kfields.
K
C) Child Kdevelopment Kis Kthe Karea Kof Kstudy Kdevoted Kto Kunderstanding Kconstancy Kand Kchange
throughout Kthe Klifespan.
K
D) Most Kof Kwhat Kwe Kknow Kabout Kchild Kdevelopment Kcomes Kfrom Kpsychologists Kand Kmedical
professionals. KANSWER: KB
K
Page KRef: K4
5) Development Kis Koften Kdivided Kinto Kwhich Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kthree Kbroad Kdomains?
A) infancy, Kchildhood, Kand Kadolescence
B) social, Kcultural, Kand Khistorical
C) physical, Kcognitive, Kand Kemotional Kand Ksocial
D) biological, Ksocial, Kand Kintellectual
K ANSWER: KC
Page KRef: K4
6) The Kdomains Kof Kdevelopment
A) combine Kin Kan Kintegrated, Kholistic Kfashion.
B) are Knot Kinfluenced Kby Keach Kother.
C) operate Kindependently Kof Kone Kanother.
D) are Kdistinct Kand
unrelated. KANSWER: KA
K
Page KRef: K4
7) What Kperiod Kof Khuman Kdevelopment Kbrings Kthe Kmost Krapid Ktime Kof Kchange?
A) the Kprenatal Kperiod
B) infancy Kand Ktoddlerhood
C) early Kchildhood
D) adolescenc
e KANSWER: KA
K Page KRef: K5
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
Chapter 2 Research Strategies
Part II: Foundations of Development
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
Chapter 5 Physical Growth
Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
Chapter 8 Intelligence
Chapter 9 Language Development
Part IV: Personality and Social Development
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
Chapter 12 Moral Development
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
Part V: Contexts for Development
Chapter 14 The Family
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
,CHAPTER K1
HISTORY, KTHEORY,KANDKAPPLIED KDIRECTIONS K
MULTIPLE KCHOICE
1) The Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment
A) is Kdevoted Kto Kunderstanding Khuman Kconstancy Kand Kchange Kthroughout Kthe Klifespan.
B) is Kpart Kof Ka Klarger, Kinterdisciplinary Kfield Kknown Kas Kdevelopmental Kscience.
C) focuses Kprimarily Kon Kchildren’s Kphysical Kand Kemotional Kdevelopment.
D) focuses KprimarilyKon Kinfants’ Kand Kchildren’s Ksocial Kand Kcognitive
development. KANSWER: KB
K
Page KRef: K4
2) The Kcommon Kgoal Kof Kinvestigators Kwho Kstudy Kchild Kdevelopment Kis Kto
A) understand Khow Kphysical Kgrowth Kand Knutrition Kcontribute Kto Khealth Kand Kwell-being Kthroughout Kthe Klifespan.
B) understand Kmore Kabout Kpersonality Kand Ksocial Kdevelopment.
C) analyze Kchild-rearing Kpractices Kand Kexperiences Kthat Kpromote Kchildren’s Kwell-being.
D) describe Kand Kidentify Kthose Kfactors Kthat Kinfluence Kthe Kconsistencies Kand Kchanges Kin Kyoung Kpeople
during Kthe Kfirst Ktwo Kdecades Kof Klife.
K
ANSWER:
K DK
Page KRef: K4
3) Which Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kfactors Kcontributed Kto Kthe Kstudy Kof Kchild Kdevelopment Kin Kthe Ktwentieth Kcentury?
A) The Kbeginning Kof Kpublic Keducation Kled Kto Ka Kdemand Kfor Kknowledge Kabout Kwhat Kand Khow Kto Kteach
children Kof Kdifferent Kages.
K
B) Parents Kwere Khaving Kmore Kchildren Kand Kresearchers Kbecame Kinterested Kin Kthe Keffects Kof Kfamily
size Kon Kchildren’s Kwell-being.
K
C) Pediatricians Kwere Kpressured KbyKinsurance Kcompanies Kto Kimprove Kchildren’s Khealth, Kwhich Kinspired
nutritional Kresearch.
K
D) High Krates Kof Kchildhood Kdepression Kinspired Knew Kareas Kof Kresearch Kinto Kchildren’s Kanxieties Kand
behavior Kproblems.
K
ANSWER:
K AK
Page KRef: K4
, 4) Which Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kstatements Kis Ktrue Kabout Kthe Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment?
A) Scientific Kcuriosity Kis Kthe Kprevailing Kfactor Kthat Kled Kto Kthe Kstudy Kof Kchildren, Kand Kcurrent Kresearchers
primarily Kanswer Kquestions Kof Kscientific Kinterest.
K
B) The Kfield Kof Kchild Kdevelopment Kis Kconsidered Kinterdisciplinary Kbecause Kit Khas Kgrown Kthrough Kthe
combined Kefforts Kof Kpeople Kfrom Kmany Kfields.
K
C) Child Kdevelopment Kis Kthe Karea Kof Kstudy Kdevoted Kto Kunderstanding Kconstancy Kand Kchange
throughout Kthe Klifespan.
K
D) Most Kof Kwhat Kwe Kknow Kabout Kchild Kdevelopment Kcomes Kfrom Kpsychologists Kand Kmedical
professionals. KANSWER: KB
K
Page KRef: K4
5) Development Kis Koften Kdivided Kinto Kwhich Kof Kthe Kfollowing Kthree Kbroad Kdomains?
A) infancy, Kchildhood, Kand Kadolescence
B) social, Kcultural, Kand Khistorical
C) physical, Kcognitive, Kand Kemotional Kand Ksocial
D) biological, Ksocial, Kand Kintellectual
K ANSWER: KC
Page KRef: K4
6) The Kdomains Kof Kdevelopment
A) combine Kin Kan Kintegrated, Kholistic Kfashion.
B) are Knot Kinfluenced Kby Keach Kother.
C) operate Kindependently Kof Kone Kanother.
D) are Kdistinct Kand
unrelated. KANSWER: KA
K
Page KRef: K4
7) What Kperiod Kof Khuman Kdevelopment Kbrings Kthe Kmost Krapid Ktime Kof Kchange?
A) the Kprenatal Kperiod
B) infancy Kand Ktoddlerhood
C) early Kchildhood
D) adolescenc
e KANSWER: KA
K Page KRef: K5
