Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk

, Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations Prenatal
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n Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby n n n n n




Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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n Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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n Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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n Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood Physical
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n and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Emotional and
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n Social Development in Middle Childhood Physical and Cognitive
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n Development in Adolescence Emotional and Social n n n n n




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Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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n Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
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n Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
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n Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
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n Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
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n Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
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n Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES n n n n




MULTIPLE CHOICE n




Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr.
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Langley’s field of study is
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genetics
clinical psychology n




adolescent development
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developmental science
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Answer: D n




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Skill Level: Apply
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate n n




Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
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development, they share a single goal: to identify
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genetic factors that contribute to longevity
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environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness n n n n n n n




those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
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those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
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Answer: D n




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Skill Level: Understand
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Moderate n n




Developmental science is n n because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
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from many fields of study.
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interdisciplinary
empirical
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applied
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theoretical
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Answer: A n




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Skill Level: Remember
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Objective: 1.1 What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field?
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Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
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Difficulty Level: Easy n n




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A theory of development
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illustrates the ultimate truth about human behavior
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describes, explains, and predicts behavior explains
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all aspects of human growth
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does not require scientific verification
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Answer: B n




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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic:
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Basic Issues
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Difficulty Level: Moderate n n




According to the view of development, the difference between the immature and mature
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being is simply one of amount or complexity.
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nature
discontinuous
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nurture
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continuous
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Answer: D n




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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic:
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Basic Issues
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The discontinuous view of development holds that
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infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
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growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning infants
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and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
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development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision n n n n n n n n n n n n n




Answer: C n




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Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic:
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Basic Issues
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Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the
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perspective.
nurture
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continuous
discontinuous
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