TEST BANK FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT 9TH EDITION BY LAURA E. BERK – N/A COMPLETE CHAPTERS / CONTENT

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Test=Bank=For=Child=Development=9th=Edition=by=Laura=E.=Berk=
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, Table=of=Contents=

Part=I:=Theory=and=Research=in=Child=Development=

Chapter=1=History,=Theory,=and=Applied=Directions=

Chapter=2=Research=Strategies=




CHAPTER=1=
HISTORY,=THEORY,=AND=APPLIED=DIRECTIONS=MULTIPL
E=CHOICE=
1)=The=field=of=child=development=
A) is=devoted=to=understanding=human=constancy=and=change=throughout=the=lifespan.=
B) is=part=of=a=larger,=interdisciplinary=field=known=as=developmental=science.=
C) focuses=primarily=on=children’s=physical=and=emotional=development.=

,D) focuses=primarily=on=infants’=and=children’s=social=and=cognitive=development.=
Answer:=B=
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2)=The=common=goal=of=investigators=who=study=child=development=is=to=
A) understand=how=physical=growth=and=nutrition=contribute=to=health=and=well-being=throughout=the=lifespan.=
B) understand=more=about=personality=and=social=development.=
C) analyze=child-rearing=practices=and=experiences=that=promote=children’s=well-being.=
D) describe=and=identify=those=factors=that=influence=the=consistencies=and=changes=in=young=people=during=the=fi
rst=two=decades=of=life.=
Answer:=D=
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3)=Which=of=the=following=factors=contributed=to=the=study=of=child=development=in=the=twentieth=century?
=A)=The=beginning=of=public=education=led=to=a=demand=for=knowledge=about=what=and=how=to=teach=children=of=


different=ages.=
B) Parents=were=having=more=children=and=researchers=became=interested=in=the=effects=of=family=size=on=child
ren’s=well-being.=
C) Pediatricians=were=pressured=by=insurance=companies=to=improve=children’s=health,=which=inspired=nutritio
nal=research.=
D) High=rates=of=childhood=depression=inspired=new=areas=of=research=into=children’s=anxieties=and=behavior=p
roblems.=
Answer:=A=
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4)=Which=of=the=following=statements=is=true=about=the=field=of=child=development?=
A) Scientific=curiosity=is=the=prevailing=factor=that=led=to=the=study=of=children,=and=current=researchers=primarily
=answer=questions=of=scientific=interest.=


B) The=field=of=child=development=is=considered=interdisciplinary=because=it=has=grown=through=the=combined=ef
forts=of=people=from=many=fields.=
C) Child=development=is=the=area=of=study=devoted=to=understanding=constancy=and=change=throughout=the=lifesp
an.=
D) Most=of=what=we=know=about=child=development=comes=from=psychologists=and=medical=professionals.=
Answer:=B=
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5)=Development=is=often=divided=into=which=of=the=following=three=broad=domains?=
A) infancy,=childhood,=and=adolescence=
B) social,=cultural,=and=historical=
C) physical,=cognitive,=and=emotional=and=social=
D) biological,=social,=and=intellectual=
Answer:=C=
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6)=The=domains=of=development=
A) combine=in=an=integrated,=holistic=fashion.=
B) are=not=influenced=by=each=other.=
C) operate=independently=of=one=another.=
D) are=distinct=and=unrelated.=

, Answer:=A=
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7)=What=period=of=human=development=brings=the=most=rapid=time=of=change?=
A) the=prenatal=period=
B) infancy=and=toddlerhood=




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8) During which period of development do children=form their first intimate ties to others?




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9) Charlotte is long and lean. She engages in make-believe play and has a blossoming sense of morality.
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Charlotte=is=probably in which=period=of human=development?




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10) Pete participates in soccer and is beginning to master fundamental reading and math skills. Pete is
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probably=in=which=period=of=human development?



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D) infancy=and=toddlerhood



C) early=childhood=
D) adolescence=
Answer:=A=
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A) the=prenatal=period=
B) infancy=and=toddlerhood=
C) early=childhood=
D) middle=childhood=
Answer:=B=
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