, Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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TABLE OF CONTENT xf xf
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prena
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tal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognit
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ive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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tional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical a
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nd Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional an
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d Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cogn
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itive Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social Deve
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lopment in Adolescence xf xf
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood E
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motional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood P
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hysical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Em
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otional and Social Development in Late Adulthood Death,
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Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 xf
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES xf xf xf xf
MULTIPLE CHOICE xf
Dr. Langley‘s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley‘s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology ado xf xf
lescent development de xf xf
velopmental science xf
Answer: D xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness xf xf xf xf xf xf xf
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 xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
Developmental science is xf xf
because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
empirical appli
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ed theoretical
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Answer: A xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy xf xf
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved
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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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A theory of development
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s the ultimate truth about human behavior describe
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s, explains, and predicts behavior explains all as
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pects of human growth xf xf xf
does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
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view of development, the difference between the immature and mature xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf
being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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uous nurture co xf xf
ntinuous
Answer: D xf
Page Ref: 4 xf xf
Skill Level: Remember xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
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 infa
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nts and children 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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Answer: C xf
Page Ref: 4 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Difficult xf xf
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous discontinuou xf
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Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved
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TABLE OF CONTENT xf xf
History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prena
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tal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood Cognit
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ive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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xf Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Emo
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tional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical a
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nd Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional an
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d Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cogn
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itive Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social Deve
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lopment in Adolescence xf xf
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood Ph
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ysical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood E
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motional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood P
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hysical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Em
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otional and Social Development in Late Adulthood Death,
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Dying, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1 xf
HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES xf xf xf xf
MULTIPLE CHOICE xf
Dr. Langley‘s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley‘s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology ado xf xf
lescent development de xf xf
velopmental science xf
Answer: D xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness xf xf xf xf xf xf xf
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 xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
Developmental science is xf xf
because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
empirical appli
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ed theoretical
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Answer: A xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? T
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opic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy xf xf
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved
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, Test Bank for Berk, Exploring Lifespan Development, 4e
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A theory of development
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. illustrate xf
s the ultimate truth about human behavior describe
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s, explains, and predicts behavior explains all as
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pects of human growth xf xf xf
does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B xf
Page Ref: 3 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
According to the xf xf
view of development, the difference between the immature and mature xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf
being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature discontin xf
uous nurture co xf xf
ntinuous
Answer: D xf
Page Ref: 4 xf xf
Skill Level: Remember xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Moderate xf xf
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 infa
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nts and children 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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Answer: C xf
Page Ref: 4 xf xf
Skill Level: Understand xf xf
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. To
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pic: Basic Issues xf xf
Difficulty Level: Difficult xf xf
Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous discontinuou xf
s
Copyright © 2018 Laura E. Berk. All Rights Reserved
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