TableiofiContents
PartiI:iTheoryiandiResearchiiniChildiDevelopment
Chapteri1iHistory,iTheory,iandiAppliediDirections
Chapteri2iResearchiStrategies
PartiII:iFoundationsiofiDevelopment
Chapteri3iBiologicaliFoundations,iPrenataliDevelopment,iandiBirth
Chapteri4iInfancy:iEarlyiLearning,iMotoriSkills,iandiPerceptualiCapacities
Chapteri5iPhysicaliGrowth
PartiIII:iCognitiveiandiLanguageiDevelopment
Chapteri6iCognitiveiDevelopment:iPiagetian,iCoreiKnowledge,iandiVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapteri7iCognitiveiDevelopment:iAniInformation-ProcessingiPerspective
Chapteri8iIntelligence
Chapteri9iLanguageiDevelopment
PartiIV:iPersonalityiandiSocialiDevelopment
Chapteri10iEmotionaliDevelopment
Chapteri11iSelfiandiSocialiUnderstanding
Chapteri12iMoraliDevelopment
Chapteri13iDevelopmentiofiSexiDifferencesiandiGenderiRoles
PartiV:iContextsiforiDevelopment
Chapteri14iTheiFamily
Chapteri15iPeers,iMedia,iandiSchooling
,CHAPTERi1
HISTORY,iTHEORY,iANDiAPPLIEDiDIRECTIONSiMULTIPL
EiCHOICE
1) Theifieldiofichildidevelopment
A) isidevoteditoiunderstandingihumaniconstancyiandichangeithroughoutitheilifespan.
B) isipartiofiailarger,iinterdisciplinaryifieldiknowniasidevelopmentaliscience.
C) focusesiprimarilyionichildren’siphysicaliandiemotionalidevelopment.
D) focusesiprimarilyioniinfants’iandichildren’sisocialiandicognitiveidevelopment.iAnswer:iB
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2) Theicommonigoaliofiinvestigatorsiwhoistudyichildidevelopmentiisito
A) understandihowiphysicaligrowthiandinutritionicontributeitoihealthiandiwell-beingithroughoutitheilifespan.
B) understandimoreiaboutipersonalityiandisocialidevelopment.
C) analyzeichild-rearingipracticesiandiexperiencesithatipromoteichildren’siwell-being.
D) describeiandiidentifyithoseifactorsithatiinfluenceitheiconsistenciesiandichangesiiniyoungipeopleiduringitheifirstitwoidecade
siofilife.
Answer:iDiP
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3) Whichiofitheifollowingifactorsicontributeditoitheistudyiofichildidevelopmentiinitheitwentiethicentury?
A) Theibeginningiofipublicieducationileditoiaidemandiforiknowledgeiaboutiwhatiandihowitoiteachichildreniofidifferentiages.
B) Parentsiwereihavingimoreichildreniandiresearchersibecameiinterestediinitheieffectsiofifamilyisizeionichildren’siwell-
being.
C) Pediatriciansiwereipressuredibyiinsuranceicompaniesitoiimproveichildren’sihealth,iwhichiinspiredinutritionaliresearch.
D) Highiratesiofichildhoodidepressioniinspiredinewiareasiofiresearchiintoichildren’sianxietiesiandibehavioriproblems.
Answer:iAiP
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4) Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsiisitrueiaboutitheifieldiofichildidevelopment?
A) Scientificicuriosityiisitheiprevailingifactorithatileditoitheistudyiofichildren,iandicurrentiresearchersiprimarilyiansweriquestionsi
ofiscientificiinterest.
B) Theifieldiofichildidevelopmentiisiconsiderediinterdisciplinaryibecauseiitihasigrownithroughitheicombinedieffortsiofipeopleif
romimanyifields.
C) Childidevelopmentiisitheiareaiofistudyidevoteditoiunderstandingiconstancyiandichangeithroughoutitheilifespan.
D) Mostiofiwhatiweiknowiaboutichildidevelopmenticomesifromipsychologistsiandimedicaliprofessionals.iAnswer:iB
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5) Developmentiisioftenidividediintoiwhichiofitheifollowingithreeibroadidomains?
A) infancy,ichildhood,iandiadolescence
B) social,icultural,iandihistorical
C) physical,icognitive,iandiemotionaliandisocial
D) biological,isocial,iandiintellectualiAns
wer:iC
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, 6) Theidomainsiofidevelopment
A) combineiinianiintegrated,iholisticifashion.
B) areinotiinfluencedibyieachiother.
C) operateiindependentlyiofioneianother.
D) areidistinctiandiunrelated.iAn
swer:iA
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7) Whatiperiodiofihumanidevelopmentibringsitheimostirapiditimeiofichange?
A) theiprenataliperiod
B) infancyianditoddlerhood
C) earlyichildhood
D) adolescencei
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8) Duringiwhichiperiodiofidevelopmentidoichildreniformitheirifirstiintimateitiesitoiothers?
A) theiprenataliperiod
B) infancyianditoddlerhood
C) earlyichildhood
D) middleichildhoodiAn
swer:iB
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9) Charlotteiisilongiandilean.iSheiengagesiinimake-
believeiplayiandihasiaiblossomingisenseiofimorality.iCharlotteiisiprobablyiiniwhichiperiodiofihumanidevelopment?
A) theiprenataliperiod
B) infancyianditoddlerhood
C) earlyichildhood
D) middleichildhoodiAn
swer:iC
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10) Peteiparticipatesiinisocceriandiisibeginningitoimasterifundamentalireadingiandimathiskills.iPeteiisiprobablyiini
whichiperiodiofihumanidevelopment?
A) adolescence
B) middleichildhood
C) earlyichildhood
D) infancyianditoddlerhoodiAn
swer:iB
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11) Duringiadolescence,
A) thoughtiandilanguageiexpandiatianiastoundingirate.
B) youngipeopleibeginitoimasteriacademiciknowledgeiandiskills.
C) youngipeopleifullyiassumeiadultiroles.
D) thoughtibecomesiabstractiandiidealistic.iAns
wer:iD
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