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Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by
Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15

,Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk

Table of Contents
Part I: Theory and Research in Child Development
Chapter 1 History, Theory, and Applied Directions
Chapter 2 Research Strategies
Part II: Foundations of Development
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth
Chapter 4 Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities
Chapter 5 Physical Growth
Part III: Cognitive and Language Development
Chapter 6 Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian

Perspectives
Chapter 7 Cognitive Development: An Information-Processing Perspective
Chapter 8 Intelligence
Chapter 9 Language Development
Part IV: Personality and Social Development
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
Chapter 11 Self and Social Understanding
Chapter 12 Moral Development
Chapter 13 Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles
Part V: Contexts for Development
Chapter 14 The Family
Chapter 15 Peers, Media, and Schooling

,CHAPTER L1
HISTORY, LTHEORY,LANDLAPPLIED LDIRECTIONS L


MULTIPLE LCHOICE
1) The Lfield Lof Lchild Ldevelopment
A) is Ldevoted Lto Lunderstanding Lhuman Lconstancy Land Lchange Lthroughout Lthe Llifespan.
B) is Lpart Lof La Llarger, Linterdisciplinary Lfield Lknown Las Ldevelopmental Lscience.
C) focuses Lprimarily Lon Lchildren’s Lphysical Land Lemotional Ldevelopment.
D) focuses LprimarilyLon Linfants’ Land Lchildren’s Lsocial Land Lcognitive Ldevelopment.
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2) The Lcommon Lgoal Lof Linvestigators Lwho Lstudy Lchild Ldevelopment Lis Lto
A) understand Lhow Lphysical Lgrowth Land Lnutrition Lcontribute Lto Lhealth Land Lwell-being Lthroughout Lthe Llifespan.
B) understand Lmore Labout Lpersonality Land Lsocial Ldevelopment.
C) analyze Lchild-rearing Lpractices Land Lexperiences Lthat Lpromote Lchildren’s Lwell-being.
D) describe Land Lidentify Lthose Lfactors Lthat Linfluence Lthe Lconsistencies Land Lchanges Lin Lyoung Lpeople Lduring
the Lfirst Ltwo Ldecades Lof Llife.
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3) Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lfactors Lcontributed Lto Lthe Lstudy Lof Lchild Ldevelopment Lin Lthe Ltwentieth Lcentury?
A) The Lbeginning Lof Lpublic Leducation Lled Lto La Ldemand Lfor Lknowledge Labout Lwhat Land Lhow Lto Lteach
children Lof Ldifferent Lages.
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B) Parents Lwere Lhaving Lmore Lchildren Land Lresearchers Lbecame Linterested Lin Lthe Leffects Lof Lfamily Lsize
on Lchildren’s Lwell-being.
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C) Pediatricians Lwere Lpressured LbyLinsurance Lcompanies Lto Limprove Lchildren’s Lhealth, Lwhich Linspired
nutritional Lresearch.
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D) High Lrates Lof Lchildhood Ldepression Linspired Lnew Lareas Lof Lresearch Linto Lchildren’s Lanxieties Land
behavior Lproblems.
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, 4) Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lstatements Lis Ltrue Labout Lthe Lfield Lof Lchild Ldevelopment?
A) Scientific Lcuriosity Lis Lthe Lprevailing Lfactor Lthat Lled Lto Lthe Lstudy Lof Lchildren, Land Lcurrent Lresearchers
primarily Lanswer Lquestions Lof Lscientific Linterest.
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B) The Lfield Lof Lchild Ldevelopment Lis Lconsidered Linterdisciplinary Lbecause Lit Lhas Lgrown Lthrough Lthe
combined Lefforts Lof Lpeople Lfrom Lmany Lfields.
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C) Child Ldevelopment Lis Lthe Larea Lof LstudyLdevoted Lto Lunderstanding Lconstancy Land Lchange Lthroughout
the Llifespan.
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D) Most Lof Lwhat Lwe Lknow Labout Lchild Ldevelopment Lcomes Lfrom Lpsychologists Land Lmedical
professionals. LANSWER: LB
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5) Development Lis Loften Ldivided Linto Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lthree Lbroad Ldomains?
A) infancy, Lchildhood, Land Ladolescence
B) social, Lcultural, Land Lhistorical
C) physical, Lcognitive, Land Lemotional Land Lsocial
D) biological,Lsocial,LandLintellectual
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