Test Bank For Child Development
cf cf cf cf cf
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapters 1 - 15 cf cf cf
,Table of Contents cf cf
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 2 Research Strategies
cf cf cf
Part II: Foundations of Development
cf cf cf cf
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 5 Physical Growth
cf cf cf
Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 8 Intelligence
cf cf
Chapter 9 Language Development
cf cf cf
Part IV: Personality and Social Development
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
cf cf cf
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 12 Moral Development
cf cf cf
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Part V: Contexts for Development
cf cf cf cf
Chapter 14 The Family
cf cf cf
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
cf cf cf cf cf
,CHAPTER 1 cf
HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTIONS cf cf cf cf cf
MULTIPLE CHOICE cf
1) The field of child development
cf cf cf cf
A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf ANSWER: B cf
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2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
B) understand more about personality and social development. cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people during
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
the first two decades of life.
cf cf cf cf cf cf
ANSWER:
cf D cf
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3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach children
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf of different ages.
cf cf
B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf on children’s well-being.
cf cf
C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
nutritional research.
cf cf
D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
behavior problems.
cf cf
ANSWER:
cf A cf
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, 4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current researchers
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf primarily answer questions of scientific interest.
cf cf cf cf cf
B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
combined efforts of people from many fields.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
the lifespan.
cf cf
D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
professionals. ANSWER: B
cf cf cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence cf cf cf
B) social, cultural, and historical
cf cf cf
C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social
cf cf cf cf cf
D) biological, social, and intellectual cf cf cf
cf ANSWER: C cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
cf cf cf cf cf
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapters 1 - 15 cf cf cf
,Table of Contents cf cf
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 2 Research Strategies
cf cf cf
Part II: Foundations of Development
cf cf cf cf
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 5 Physical Growth
cf cf cf
Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
cf cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 8 Intelligence
cf cf
Chapter 9 Language Development
cf cf cf
Part IV: Personality and Social Development
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
cf cf cf
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
cf cf cf cf cf
Chapter 12 Moral Development
cf cf cf
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
Part V: Contexts for Development
cf cf cf cf
Chapter 14 The Family
cf cf cf
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling
cf cf cf cf cf
,CHAPTER 1 cf
HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLIED DIRECTIONS cf cf cf cf cf
MULTIPLE CHOICE cf
1) The field of child development
cf cf cf cf
A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf ANSWER: B cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) understand how physical growth and nutrition contribute to health and well-being throughout the lifespan.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
B) understand more about personality and social development. cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) analyze child-rearing practices and experiences that promote children’s well-being.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
D) describe and identify those factors that influence the consistencies and changes in young people during
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
the first two decades of life.
cf cf cf cf cf cf
ANSWER:
cf D cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
3) Which of the following factors contributed to the study of child development in the twentieth century?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) The beginning of public education led to a demand for knowledge about what and how to teach children
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf of different ages.
cf cf
B) Parents were having more children and researchers became interested in the effects of family size
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf on children’s well-being.
cf cf
C) Pediatricians were pressured by insurance companies to improve children’s health, which inspired
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
nutritional research.
cf cf
D) High rates of childhood depression inspired new areas of research into children’s anxieties and
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
behavior problems.
cf cf
ANSWER:
cf A cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
, 4) Which of the following statements is true about the field of child development?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) Scientific curiosity is the prevailing factor that led to the study of children, and current researchers
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
cf primarily answer questions of scientific interest.
cf cf cf cf cf
B) The field of child development is considered interdisciplinary because it has grown through the
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
combined efforts of people from many fields.
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
C) Child development is the area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
the lifespan.
cf cf
D) Most of what we know about child development comes from psychologists and medical
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
professionals. ANSWER: B
cf cf cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
5) Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?
cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf
A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence cf cf cf
B) social, cultural, and historical
cf cf cf
C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social
cf cf cf cf cf
D) biological, social, and intellectual cf cf cf
cf ANSWER: C cf
Page Ref: 4 cf cf
