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

, Test51Bank51for51Exploring51Lifespan51Development514th51Edition51by51Laura51E.51Berk



TABLE51OF51CONTENT

History,51Theory,51and51Research51Strategies

Genetic51Reproductive51Choices51and51Environmental51Foundations51Prenat

al51Development,51Birth,51and51the51Newborn51Baby

Physical51Development51in51Infancy51and51Toddlerhood51Cognitiv

e51Development51in51Infancy51and51Toddlerhood

Emotional51and51Social51Development51in51Infancy51and51Toddlerhood5

1Physical51and51Cognitive51Development51in51Early51Childhood51Emoti


onal51and51Social51Development51in51Early51Childhood5 1 Physical51an

d51Cognitive51Development51in51Middle51Childhood51Emotional51and51

Social51Development51in51Middle51Childhood51Physical51and51Cognitiv

e51Development51in51Adolescence5 1 Emotional51and51Social51Develop

ment51in51Adolescence

Physical51and51Cognitive51Development51in51Early51Adulthood51E

motional51and51Social51Development51in51Early51Adulthood51Phy

sical51and51Cognitive51Development51in51Middle51Adulthood51Emo

tional51and51Social51Development51in51Middle51Adulthood51Physi

cal51and51Cognitive51Development51in51Late51Adulthood51Emotio

nal51and51Social51Development51in51Late51Adulthood51Death,51Dy

ing,51and51Bereavement

,CHAPTER511
HISTORY,51THEORY,51AND51RESEARCH51STRATEGIES

MULTIPLE51CHOICE

Dr.51Langley’s51work51is51devoted51to51understanding51constancy51and51change51throughout51the51lifespan.51
Dr.51Langley’s51field51of51study51is .
genetics
clinical51psychology51adol
escent51development51dev
elopmental51science

Answer:51D
Page51Ref:513
Skill51Level:51Apply
Objective:511.151What51is51developmental51science,51and51what51factors51stimulated51expansion51of51the51fiel
d?51Topic:51A51Scientific,51Applied,51and51Interdisciplinary51Field
Difficulty51Level:51Moderate

Although51great51diversity51characterizes51the51interests51and51concerns51of51investigators51who51stud
y51development,51they51share51a51single51goal:51to51identify .
genetic51factors51that51contribute51to51longevity
environmental51factors51that51contribute51to51disease51and51illness
those51factors51that51lead51to51abnormal51development51in51children51and51adolescents
those51factors51that51influence51consistencies51and51transformations51in51people51from51conception51to51death

Answer:51D
Page51Ref:513
Skill51Level:51Understand
Objective:511.151What51is51developmental51science,51and51what51factors51stimulated51expansion51of51the51fiel
d?51Topic:51A51Scientific,51Applied,51and51Interdisciplinary51Field
Difficulty51Level:51Moderate

Developmental51science51is
because51it51has51grown51through51the51combined51efforts51of51peo
ple51from51many51fields51of51study.
interdisciplinary51e
mpirical51applied51
theoretical

Answer:51A
Page51Ref:513
Skill51Level:51Remember
Objective:511.151What51is51developmental51science,51and51what51factors51stimulated51expansion51of51the51field
?51Topic:51A51Scientific,51Applied,51and51Interdisciplinary51Field
Difficulty51Level:51Easy



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, Test51Bank51for51Berk,51Exploring51Lifespan51Develop
ment,514e


A51theory51of51development
.51illustrate
s51the51ultimate51truth51about51human51behavior51descri
bes,51explains,51and51predicts51behavior5 1 explains51all
51aspects51of51human51growth
does51not51require51scientific51verification

Answer:51B
Page51Ref:513
Skill51Level:51Understand
Objective:511.251Identify51three51basic51issues51on51which51theories51of51human51development51take51a51stan
d.51Topic:51Basic51Issues
Difficulty51Level:51Moderate

According51to51the
view51of51development,51the51difference51between51the51immature51and51matur
e51being51is51simply51one51of51amount51or51complexity.
nature51discontinu
ous51nurture51cont
inuous

Answer:51D
Page51Ref:514
Skill51Level:51Remember
Objective:511.251Identify51three51basic51issues51on51which51theories51of51human51development51take51a51stan
d.51Topic:51Basic51Issues
Difficulty51Level:51Moderate

The51discontinuous51view51of51development51holds51that .
infants51and51preschoolers51respond51to51the51world51in51much51the51same51way51adults51do
growth51is51the51process51of51gradually51augmenting51the51skills51that51were51present51from51the51beginning51i
nfants51and51children51have51unique51ways51of51thinking,51feeling,51and51behaving
development51is51a51smooth51process51limited51only51by51a51lack51of51information51and51precision

Answer:51C
Page51Ref:514
Skill51Level:51Understand
Objective:511.251Identify51three51basic51issues51on51which51theories51of51human51development51take51a51stan
d.51Topic:51Basic51Issues
Difficulty51Level:51Difficult

Dr.51Kostel51believes51that51development51takes51place51in51stages.51This51belief51is51consistent51with51the
perspective.5
1nurture
continuous51discontinuous



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