Test Bank For Child Development
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
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Part bfI: bfTheory bfand bfResearch bfin bfChild bfDevelopment
Chapter bf1 bfHistory, bfTheory, bfand bfApplied bfDirections
Chapter bf2 bfResearch bfStrategies
Part bfII: bfFoundations bfof bfDevelopment
Chapter bf3 bfBiological bfFoundations, bfPrenatal bfDevelopment, bfand bfBirth
Chapter bf4 bfInfancy: bfEarly bfLearning, bfMotor bfSkills, bfand bfPerceptual bfCapacities
Chapter bf5 bfPhysical bfGrowth
Part bfIII: bfCognitive bfand bfLanguage bfDevelopment
Chapter bf6 bfCognitive bfDevelopment: bfPiagetian, bfCore bfKnowledge, bfand bfVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter bf7 bfCognitive bfDevelopment: bfAn bfInformation-Processing bfPerspective
Chapter bf8 bfIntelligence
Chapter bf9 bfLanguage bfDevelopment
Part bfIV: bfPersonality bfand bfSocial bfDevelopment
Chapter bf10 bfEmotional bfDevelopment
Chapter bf11 bfSelf bfand bfSocial bfUnderstanding
Chapter bf12 bfMoral bfDevelopment
Chapter bf13 bfDevelopment bfof bfSex bfDifferences bfand bfGender bfRoles
Part bfV: bfContexts bffor bfDevelopment
Chapter bf14 bfThe bfFamily
Chapter bf15 bfPeers, bfMedia, bfand bfSchooling
,CHAPTER bf1
HISTORY, bfTHEORY, bfAND bfAPPLIED bfDIRECTIONS bf
MULTIPLE bfCHOICE
1) The bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment
A) is bfdevoted bfto bfunderstanding bfhuman bfconstancy bfand bfchange bfthroughout bfthe bflifespan.
B) is bfpart bfof bfa bflarger, bfinterdisciplinary bffield bfknown bfas bfdevelopmental bfscience.
C) focuses bfprimarily bfon bfchildren’s bfphysical bfand bfemotional bfdevelopment.
D) focuses bfprimarily bfon bfinfants’ bfand bfchildren’s bfsocial bfand bfcognitive
development. bfANSWER: bfB
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2) The bfcommon bfgoal bfof bfinvestigators bfwho bfstudy bfchild bfdevelopment bfis bfto
A) understand bfhow bfphysical bfgrowth bfand bfnutrition bfcontribute bfto bfhealth bfand bfwell-being bfthroughout bfthe
bf lifespan.
B) understand bfmore bfabout bfpersonality bfand bfsocial bfdevelopment.
C) analyze bfchild-rearing bfpractices bfand bfexperiences bfthat bfpromote bfchildren’s bfwell-being.
D) describe bfand bfidentify bfthose bffactors bfthat bfinfluence bfthe bfconsistencies bfand bfchanges bfin bfyoung bfpeople
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3) Which bfof bfthe bffollowing bffactors bfcontributed bfto bfthe bfstudy bfof bfchild bfdevelopment bfin bfthe bftwentieth
bf century?
A) The bfbeginning bfof bfpublic bfeducation bfled bfto bfa bfdemand bffor bfknowledge bfabout bfwhat bfand bfhow bfto bfteach
bf children bfof bfdifferent bfages.
B) Parents bfwere bfhaving bfmore bfchildren bfand bfresearchers bfbecame bfinterested bfin bfthe bfeffects bfof
bf family bfsize bfon bfchildren’s bfwell-being.
C) Pediatricians bfwere bfpressured bfby bfinsurance bfcompanies bfto bfimprove bfchildren’s bfhealth, bfwhich bfinspired
nutritional bfresearch.
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D) High bfrates bfof bfchildhood bfdepression bfinspired bfnew bfareas bfof bfresearch bfinto bfchildren’s bfanxieties bfand
behavior bfproblems.
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, 4) Which bfof bfthe bffollowing bfstatements bfis bftrue bfabout bfthe bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment?
A) Scientific bfcuriosity bfis bfthe bfprevailing bffactor bfthat bfled bfto bfthe bfstudy bfof bfchildren, bfand bfcurrent bfresearchers
bf primarily bfanswer bfquestions bfof bfscientific bfinterest.
B) The bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment bfis bfconsidered bfinterdisciplinary bfbecause bfit bfhas bfgrown bfthrough bfthe
bf combined bfefforts bfof bfpeople bffrom bfmany bffields.
C) Child bfdevelopment bfis bfthe bfarea bfof bfstudy bfdevoted bfto bfunderstanding bfconstancy bfand bfchange
bf throughout bfthe bflifespan.
D) Most bfof bfwhat bfwe bfknow bfabout bfchild bfdevelopment bfcomes bffrom bfpsychologists bfand bfmedical
bf professionals. bfANSWER: bfB
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5) Development bfis bfoften bfdivided bfinto bfwhich bfof bfthe bffollowing bfthree bfbroad bfdomains?
A) infancy, bfchildhood, bfand bfadolescence
B) social, bfcultural, bfand bfhistorical
C) physical, bfcognitive, bfand bfemotional bfand bfsocial
D) biological, bfsocial, bfand
intellectual bfANSWER: bfC
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Page bfRef: bf4
10th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 - 15
,Table of Contents
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Part bfI: bfTheory bfand bfResearch bfin bfChild bfDevelopment
Chapter bf1 bfHistory, bfTheory, bfand bfApplied bfDirections
Chapter bf2 bfResearch bfStrategies
Part bfII: bfFoundations bfof bfDevelopment
Chapter bf3 bfBiological bfFoundations, bfPrenatal bfDevelopment, bfand bfBirth
Chapter bf4 bfInfancy: bfEarly bfLearning, bfMotor bfSkills, bfand bfPerceptual bfCapacities
Chapter bf5 bfPhysical bfGrowth
Part bfIII: bfCognitive bfand bfLanguage bfDevelopment
Chapter bf6 bfCognitive bfDevelopment: bfPiagetian, bfCore bfKnowledge, bfand bfVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter bf7 bfCognitive bfDevelopment: bfAn bfInformation-Processing bfPerspective
Chapter bf8 bfIntelligence
Chapter bf9 bfLanguage bfDevelopment
Part bfIV: bfPersonality bfand bfSocial bfDevelopment
Chapter bf10 bfEmotional bfDevelopment
Chapter bf11 bfSelf bfand bfSocial bfUnderstanding
Chapter bf12 bfMoral bfDevelopment
Chapter bf13 bfDevelopment bfof bfSex bfDifferences bfand bfGender bfRoles
Part bfV: bfContexts bffor bfDevelopment
Chapter bf14 bfThe bfFamily
Chapter bf15 bfPeers, bfMedia, bfand bfSchooling
,CHAPTER bf1
HISTORY, bfTHEORY, bfAND bfAPPLIED bfDIRECTIONS bf
MULTIPLE bfCHOICE
1) The bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment
A) is bfdevoted bfto bfunderstanding bfhuman bfconstancy bfand bfchange bfthroughout bfthe bflifespan.
B) is bfpart bfof bfa bflarger, bfinterdisciplinary bffield bfknown bfas bfdevelopmental bfscience.
C) focuses bfprimarily bfon bfchildren’s bfphysical bfand bfemotional bfdevelopment.
D) focuses bfprimarily bfon bfinfants’ bfand bfchildren’s bfsocial bfand bfcognitive
development. bfANSWER: bfB
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Page bfRef: bf4
2) The bfcommon bfgoal bfof bfinvestigators bfwho bfstudy bfchild bfdevelopment bfis bfto
A) understand bfhow bfphysical bfgrowth bfand bfnutrition bfcontribute bfto bfhealth bfand bfwell-being bfthroughout bfthe
bf lifespan.
B) understand bfmore bfabout bfpersonality bfand bfsocial bfdevelopment.
C) analyze bfchild-rearing bfpractices bfand bfexperiences bfthat bfpromote bfchildren’s bfwell-being.
D) describe bfand bfidentify bfthose bffactors bfthat bfinfluence bfthe bfconsistencies bfand bfchanges bfin bfyoung bfpeople
bf during bfthe bffirst bftwo bfdecades bfof bflife.
ANSWER:
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Page bfRef:
4
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3) Which bfof bfthe bffollowing bffactors bfcontributed bfto bfthe bfstudy bfof bfchild bfdevelopment bfin bfthe bftwentieth
bf century?
A) The bfbeginning bfof bfpublic bfeducation bfled bfto bfa bfdemand bffor bfknowledge bfabout bfwhat bfand bfhow bfto bfteach
bf children bfof bfdifferent bfages.
B) Parents bfwere bfhaving bfmore bfchildren bfand bfresearchers bfbecame bfinterested bfin bfthe bfeffects bfof
bf family bfsize bfon bfchildren’s bfwell-being.
C) Pediatricians bfwere bfpressured bfby bfinsurance bfcompanies bfto bfimprove bfchildren’s bfhealth, bfwhich bfinspired
nutritional bfresearch.
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D) High bfrates bfof bfchildhood bfdepression bfinspired bfnew bfareas bfof bfresearch bfinto bfchildren’s bfanxieties bfand
behavior bfproblems.
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ANSWER:
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Page bfRef:
4
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, 4) Which bfof bfthe bffollowing bfstatements bfis bftrue bfabout bfthe bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment?
A) Scientific bfcuriosity bfis bfthe bfprevailing bffactor bfthat bfled bfto bfthe bfstudy bfof bfchildren, bfand bfcurrent bfresearchers
bf primarily bfanswer bfquestions bfof bfscientific bfinterest.
B) The bffield bfof bfchild bfdevelopment bfis bfconsidered bfinterdisciplinary bfbecause bfit bfhas bfgrown bfthrough bfthe
bf combined bfefforts bfof bfpeople bffrom bfmany bffields.
C) Child bfdevelopment bfis bfthe bfarea bfof bfstudy bfdevoted bfto bfunderstanding bfconstancy bfand bfchange
bf throughout bfthe bflifespan.
D) Most bfof bfwhat bfwe bfknow bfabout bfchild bfdevelopment bfcomes bffrom bfpsychologists bfand bfmedical
bf professionals. bfANSWER: bfB
Page bfRef: bf4
5) Development bfis bfoften bfdivided bfinto bfwhich bfof bfthe bffollowing bfthree bfbroad bfdomains?
A) infancy, bfchildhood, bfand bfadolescence
B) social, bfcultural, bfand bfhistorical
C) physical, bfcognitive, bfand bfemotional bfand bfsocial
D) biological, bfsocial, bfand
intellectual bfANSWER: bfC
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Page bfRef: bf4
