Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by
Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test12Bank12For12Child12Development129th12Edition12by12Laura12E.12Berk
Table12of12Contents
Part12I:12Theory12and12Research12in12Child12Development
Chapter12112History,12Theory,12and12Applied12Directions
Chapter12212Research12Strategies
Part12II:12Foundations12of12Development
Chapter12312Biological12Foundations,12Prenatal12Development,12and12Birth
Chapter12412Infancy:12Early12Learning,12Motor12Skills,12and12Perceptual12Capacities
Chapter12512Physical12Growth
Part12III:12Cognitive12and12Language12Development
Chapter12612Cognitive12Development:12Piagetian,12Core12Knowledge,12and12Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter12712Cognitive12Development:12An12Information-Processing12Perspective
Chapter12812Intelligence
Chapter12912Language12Development
Part12IV:12Personality12and12Social12Development
Chapter121012Emotional12Development
Chapter121112Self12and12Social12Understanding
Chapter121212Moral12Development
Chapter121312Development12of12Sex12Differences12and12Gender12Roles
Part12V:12Contexts12for12Development
Chapter121412The12Family
Chapter121512Peers,12Media,12and12Schooling
,CHAPTER121
HISTORY,12THEORY,12AND12APPLIED12DIRECTIONS12
MULTIPLE12CHOICE
1) The12field12of12child12development
A) is12devoted12to12understanding12human12constancy12and12change12throughout12the12lifespan.
B) is12part12of12a12larger,12interdisciplinary12field12known12as12developmental12science.
C) focuses12primarily12on12children’s12physical12and12emotional12development.
D) focuses12primarily12on12infants’12and12children’s12social12and12cognitive12develop
ment.12ANSWER:12B
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2) The12common12goal12of12investigators12who12study12child12development12is12to
A) understand12how12physical12growth12and12nutrition12contribute12to12health12and12well-
being12throughout12the12lifespan.
B) understand12more12about12personality12and12social12development.
C) analyze12child-rearing12practices12and12experiences12that12promote12children’s12well-being.
D) describe12and12identify12those12factors12that12influence12the12consistencies12and12changes12in12young12people
during12the12first12two12decades12of12life.
12
ANSWER:12
D12
Page12Ref:12
4
3) Which12of12the12following12factors12contributed12to12the12study12of12child12development12in12the12twentieth12cen
tury?
A) The12beginning12of12public12education12led12to12a12demand12for12knowledge12about12what12and12how12to12teac
h12children12of12different12ages.
B) Parents12were12having12more12children12and12researchers12became12interested12in12the12effects12of12fa
mily12size12on12children’s12well-being.
C) Pediatricians12were12pressured12by12insurance12companies12to12improve12children’s12health,12which12inspired12n
utritional12research.
D) High12rates12of12childhood12depression12inspired12new12areas12of12research12into12children’s12anxieties12and
behavior12problems.
12
, ANSWER:12
A12
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4
4) Which12of12the12following12statements12is12true12about12the12field12of12child12development?
A) Scientific12curiosity12is12the12prevailing12factor12that12led12to12the12study12of12children,12and12current12researche
rs12primarily12answer12questions12of12scientific12interest.
B) The12field12of12child12development12is12considered12interdisciplinary12because12it12has12grown12through12the12
combined12efforts12of12people12from12many12fields.
C) Child12development12is12the12area12of12study12devoted12to12understanding12constancy12and12change12thro
ughout12the12lifespan.
D) Most12of12what12we12know12about12child12development12comes12from12psychologists12and12medical12prof
essionals.12ANSWER:12B
Page12Ref:124
5) Development12is12often12divided12into12which12of12the12following12three12broad12domains?
A) infancy,12childhood,12and12adolescence
B) social,12cultural,12and12historical
C) physical,12cognitive,12and12emotional12and12social
D) biological,12social,12and12intellectu
al12ANSWER:12C
Page12Ref:124
Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,Test12Bank12For12Child12Development129th12Edition12by12Laura12E.12Berk
Table12of12Contents
Part12I:12Theory12and12Research12in12Child12Development
Chapter12112History,12Theory,12and12Applied12Directions
Chapter12212Research12Strategies
Part12II:12Foundations12of12Development
Chapter12312Biological12Foundations,12Prenatal12Development,12and12Birth
Chapter12412Infancy:12Early12Learning,12Motor12Skills,12and12Perceptual12Capacities
Chapter12512Physical12Growth
Part12III:12Cognitive12and12Language12Development
Chapter12612Cognitive12Development:12Piagetian,12Core12Knowledge,12and12Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter12712Cognitive12Development:12An12Information-Processing12Perspective
Chapter12812Intelligence
Chapter12912Language12Development
Part12IV:12Personality12and12Social12Development
Chapter121012Emotional12Development
Chapter121112Self12and12Social12Understanding
Chapter121212Moral12Development
Chapter121312Development12of12Sex12Differences12and12Gender12Roles
Part12V:12Contexts12for12Development
Chapter121412The12Family
Chapter121512Peers,12Media,12and12Schooling
,CHAPTER121
HISTORY,12THEORY,12AND12APPLIED12DIRECTIONS12
MULTIPLE12CHOICE
1) The12field12of12child12development
A) is12devoted12to12understanding12human12constancy12and12change12throughout12the12lifespan.
B) is12part12of12a12larger,12interdisciplinary12field12known12as12developmental12science.
C) focuses12primarily12on12children’s12physical12and12emotional12development.
D) focuses12primarily12on12infants’12and12children’s12social12and12cognitive12develop
ment.12ANSWER:12B
Page12Ref:124
2) The12common12goal12of12investigators12who12study12child12development12is12to
A) understand12how12physical12growth12and12nutrition12contribute12to12health12and12well-
being12throughout12the12lifespan.
B) understand12more12about12personality12and12social12development.
C) analyze12child-rearing12practices12and12experiences12that12promote12children’s12well-being.
D) describe12and12identify12those12factors12that12influence12the12consistencies12and12changes12in12young12people
during12the12first12two12decades12of12life.
12
ANSWER:12
D12
Page12Ref:12
4
3) Which12of12the12following12factors12contributed12to12the12study12of12child12development12in12the12twentieth12cen
tury?
A) The12beginning12of12public12education12led12to12a12demand12for12knowledge12about12what12and12how12to12teac
h12children12of12different12ages.
B) Parents12were12having12more12children12and12researchers12became12interested12in12the12effects12of12fa
mily12size12on12children’s12well-being.
C) Pediatricians12were12pressured12by12insurance12companies12to12improve12children’s12health,12which12inspired12n
utritional12research.
D) High12rates12of12childhood12depression12inspired12new12areas12of12research12into12children’s12anxieties12and
behavior12problems.
12
, ANSWER:12
A12
Page12Ref:12
4
4) Which12of12the12following12statements12is12true12about12the12field12of12child12development?
A) Scientific12curiosity12is12the12prevailing12factor12that12led12to12the12study12of12children,12and12current12researche
rs12primarily12answer12questions12of12scientific12interest.
B) The12field12of12child12development12is12considered12interdisciplinary12because12it12has12grown12through12the12
combined12efforts12of12people12from12many12fields.
C) Child12development12is12the12area12of12study12devoted12to12understanding12constancy12and12change12thro
ughout12the12lifespan.
D) Most12of12what12we12know12about12child12development12comes12from12psychologists12and12medical12prof
essionals.12ANSWER:12B
Page12Ref:124
5) Development12is12often12divided12into12which12of12the12following12three12broad12domains?
A) infancy,12childhood,12and12adolescence
B) social,12cultural,12and12historical
C) physical,12cognitive,12and12emotional12and12social
D) biological,12social,12and12intellectu
al12ANSWER:12C
Page12Ref:124
