TablehofhContents
ParthI:hTheoryhandhResearchhinhChildhDevelopment
Chapterh1hHistory,hTheory,handhAppliedhDirections
Chapterh2hResearchhStrategies
ParthII:hFoundationshofhDevelopment
Chapterh3hBiologicalhFoundations,hPrenatalhDevelopment,handhBirth
Chapterh4hInfancy:hEarlyhLearning,hMotorhSkills,handhPerceptualhCapacities
Chapterh5hPhysicalhGrowth
ParthIII:hCognitivehandhLanguagehDevelopment
Chapterh6hCognitivehDevelopment:hPiagetian,hCorehKnowledge,handhVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterh7hCognitivehDevelopment:hAnhInformation-ProcessinghPerspective
Chapterh8hIntelligence
Chapterh9hLanguagehDevelopment
ParthIV:hPersonalityhandhSocialhDevelopment
Chapterh10hEmotionalhDevelopment
Chapterh11hSelfhandhSocialhUnderstanding
Chapterh12hMoralhDevelopment
Chapterh13hDevelopmenthofhSexhDifferenceshandhGenderhRoles
ParthV:hContextshforhDevelopment
Chapterh14hThehFamily
Chapterh15hPeers,hMedia,handhSchooling
,CHAPTERh1
HISTORY,hTHEORY,hANDhAPPLIEDhDIRECTIONSh
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1) Thehfieldhofhchildhdevelopment
A) ishdevotedhtohunderstandinghhumanhconstancyhandhchangehthroughouththehlifespan.
B) ishparthofhahlarger,hinterdisciplinaryhfieldhknownhashdevelopmentalhscience.
C) focuseshprimarilyhonhchildren’shphysicalhandhemotionalhdevelopment.
D) focuseshprimarilyhonhinfants’handhchildren’shsocialhandhcognitivehdevelopment.h
Answer:hB
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2) Thehcommonhgoalhofhinvestigatorshwhohstudyhchildhdevelopmenthishto
A) understandhhowhphysicalhgrowthhandhnutritionhcontributehtohhealthhandhwell-beinghthroughouththehlifespan.
B) understandhmorehabouthpersonalityhandhsocialhdevelopment.
C) analyzehchild-rearinghpracticeshandhexperienceshthathpromotehchildren’shwell-being.
D) describehandhidentifyhthosehfactorshthathinfluencehthehconsistencieshandhchangeshinh younghpeoplehduringhthehfi
rsthtwohdecadeshofhlife.
Answer:hDh
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3) Whichhofhthehfollowinghfactorshcontributedhtohthehstudyhofhchildhdevelopmenthinhthehtwentiethhcentury?
A) Thehbeginninghofhpublicheducationhledhtohahdemandhforhknowledgehabouthwhathandhhowhtohteachhchildrenhofhdi
fferenthages.
B) Parentshwerehhavinghmorehchildrenhandhresearchershbecamehinterestedhinhtheheffectshofhfamilyhsizehonhc
hildren’shwell-being.
C) Pediatricianshwerehpressuredhbyhinsurancehcompanieshtohimprovehchildren’shhealth,hwhichhinspiredhnutritionalhr
esearch.
D) Highhrateshofhchildhoodhdepressionhinspiredhnewhareashofhresearchhintohchildren’shanxietieshandhbehaviorhp
roblems.
Answer:hAh
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4) Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishtruehabouththehfieldhofhchildhdevelopment?
A) Scientifichcuriosityhishthehprevailinghfactorhthathledhtohthehstudyhofhchildren,handhcurrenthresearchershprimarilyha
nswerhquestionshofhscientifichinterest.
B) Thehfieldhofhchildhdevelopmenthishconsideredhinterdisciplinaryhbecausehithhashgrownhthroughhthehcombinedhe
ffortshofhpeoplehfromhmanyhfields.
C) Childhdevelopmenthishthehareahofhstudyhdevotedhtohunderstandinghconstancyhandhchangehthroughouththehli
fespan.
D) Mosthofhwhathwehknowhabouthchildhdevelopmenthcomeshfromhpsychologistshandhmedicalhprofessionals.h
Answer:hB
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5) Developmenthishoftenhdividedhintohwhichhofhthehfollowinghthreehbroadhdomains?
A) infancy,hchildhood,handhadolescence
B) social,hcultural,handhhistorical
C) physical,hcognitive,handhemotionalhandhsocial
D) biological,hsocial,handhintellectualh
Answer:hC
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, 6) Thehdomainshofhdevelopment
A) combinehinhanhintegrated,hholistichfashion.
B) arehnothinfluencedhbyheachhother.
C) operatehindependentlyhofhonehanother.
D) arehdistincthandhunrelated.h
Answer:hA
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7) Whathperiodhofhhumanhdevelopmenthbringshthehmosthrapidhtimehofhchange?
A) thehprenatalhperiod
B) infancyhandhtoddlerhood
C) earlyhchildhood
D) adolescenceh
Answer:hAhPag
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8) Duringhwhichhperiodhofhdevelopmenthdohchildrenhformhtheirhfirsthintimatehtieshtohothers?
A) thehprenatalhperiod
B) infancyhandhtoddlerhood
C) earlyhchildhood
D) middlehchildhoodh
Answer:hB
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9) Charlottehishlonghandhlean.hShehengageshinhmake-
believehplayhandhhashahblossominghsensehofhmorality.hCharlottehishprobablyhinhwhichhperiodhofhhumanhde
velopment?
A) thehprenatalhperiod
B) infancyhandhtoddlerhood
C) earlyhchildhood
D) middlehchildhoodh
Answer:hC
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10) Petehparticipateshinhsoccerhandhishbeginninghtohmasterhfundamentalhreadinghandhmathhskills.hPetehish
probablyhinhwhichhperiodhofhhumanhdevelopment?
A) adolescence
B) middlehchildhood
C) earlyhchildhood
D) infancyhandhtoddlerhoodh
Answer:hB
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11) Duringhadolescence,
A) thoughthandhlanguagehexpandhathanhastoundinghrate.
B) younghpeoplehbeginhtohmasterhacademichknowledgehandhskills.
C) younghpeoplehfullyhassumehadulthroles.
D) thoughthbecomeshabstracthandhidealistic.h
Answer:hD
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