Child Psychology Chapter 1 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
1. Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators
who study child development, they share a single goal: to identify ________.
A) genetic factors that contribute to behavior problems
B) environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
C) those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
D) those factors that influence consistencies and changes in people during the first
two decades of life - Correct answer-D) those factors that influence consistencies
and changes in people during the first two decades of life
2. Child development is an interdisciplinary field, meaning it ________.
A) covers children from diverse cultures and backgrounds
B) has grown through the combined efforts of many different fields of study
C) cannot be applied in the same way to every culture in the world
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,D) is a body of knowledge that is relevant and useful but not scientifically
important - Correct answer-B) has grown through the combined efforts of many
different fields of study
3. ________ is the developmental period during which motor skills are refined,
thought and language expand, and children become more self-controlled and self-
sufficient.
A) Toddlerhood
B) Middle childhood
C) Adolescence
D) Early childhood - Correct answer-D) Early childhood
4. A theory of development ________.
A) illustrates the ultimate truth about child behavior
B) describes, explains, and predicts behavior
C) explains all aspects of child growth
D) does not require scientific verification - Correct answer-B) describes, explains,
and predicts behavior
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,5. According to the ________ view of development, the difference between the
immature and mature being is simply one of amount or complexity.
A) nature
B) discontinuous
C) nurture
D) continuous - Correct answer-D) continuous
6. The discontinuous view of development holds that ________.
A) infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
B) growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from
the beginning
C) infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
D) development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and
precision - Correct answer-C) infants and children have unique ways of thinking,
feeling, and behaving
7. Constantine believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is
consistent with the ________ view of development.
A) nurture
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, B) continuous
C) discontinuous
D) nature - Correct answer-C) discontinuous
8. New evidence increasingly emphasizes that ________.
A) there is very little cultural diversity in child development
B) environmental but not personal contexts shape development
C) development occurs in a neat, orderly sequence of stages unaffected by distinct
contexts
D) people not only are affected by but also contribute to the contexts in which they
develop - Correct answer-D) people not only are affected by but also contribute to
the contexts in which they develop
9. Contemporary theorists regard the contexts that shape development as
________.
A) less important in adolescence than in early childhood
B) dependent on the individual's genetics
C) uniform across different individuals
D) many-layered and complex - Correct answer-D) many-layered and complex
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Questions and Answers
1. Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators
who study child development, they share a single goal: to identify ________.
A) genetic factors that contribute to behavior problems
B) environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
C) those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
D) those factors that influence consistencies and changes in people during the first
two decades of life - Correct answer-D) those factors that influence consistencies
and changes in people during the first two decades of life
2. Child development is an interdisciplinary field, meaning it ________.
A) covers children from diverse cultures and backgrounds
B) has grown through the combined efforts of many different fields of study
C) cannot be applied in the same way to every culture in the world
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,D) is a body of knowledge that is relevant and useful but not scientifically
important - Correct answer-B) has grown through the combined efforts of many
different fields of study
3. ________ is the developmental period during which motor skills are refined,
thought and language expand, and children become more self-controlled and self-
sufficient.
A) Toddlerhood
B) Middle childhood
C) Adolescence
D) Early childhood - Correct answer-D) Early childhood
4. A theory of development ________.
A) illustrates the ultimate truth about child behavior
B) describes, explains, and predicts behavior
C) explains all aspects of child growth
D) does not require scientific verification - Correct answer-B) describes, explains,
and predicts behavior
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,5. According to the ________ view of development, the difference between the
immature and mature being is simply one of amount or complexity.
A) nature
B) discontinuous
C) nurture
D) continuous - Correct answer-D) continuous
6. The discontinuous view of development holds that ________.
A) infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
B) growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from
the beginning
C) infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
D) development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and
precision - Correct answer-C) infants and children have unique ways of thinking,
feeling, and behaving
7. Constantine believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is
consistent with the ________ view of development.
A) nurture
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, B) continuous
C) discontinuous
D) nature - Correct answer-C) discontinuous
8. New evidence increasingly emphasizes that ________.
A) there is very little cultural diversity in child development
B) environmental but not personal contexts shape development
C) development occurs in a neat, orderly sequence of stages unaffected by distinct
contexts
D) people not only are affected by but also contribute to the contexts in which they
develop - Correct answer-D) people not only are affected by but also contribute to
the contexts in which they develop
9. Contemporary theorists regard the contexts that shape development as
________.
A) less important in adolescence than in early childhood
B) dependent on the individual's genetics
C) uniform across different individuals
D) many-layered and complex - Correct answer-D) many-layered and complex
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