Test Bank For Child Development 9th
Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 – 1
,Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk
TablevnofvnContents
PartvnI:vnTheoryvnandvnResearchvninvnChildvnDevelopment
Chaptervn1vnHistory,vnTheory,vnandvnAppliedvnDirections
Chaptervn2vnResearchvnStrategies
PartvnII:vnFoundationsvnofvnDevelopment
Chaptervn3vnBiologicalvnFoundations,vnPrenatalvnDevelopment,vnandvnBirth
Chaptervn4vnInfancy:vnEarlyvnLearning,vnMotorvnSkills,vnandvnPerceptualvnCapacities
Chaptervn5vnPhysicalvnGrowth
PartvnIII:vnCognitivevnandvnLanguagevnDevelopment
Chaptervn6vnCognitivevnDevelopment:vnPiagetian,vnCorevnKnowledge,vnandvnVygotskian
Perspectives
Chaptervn7vnCognitivevnDevelopment:vnAnvnInformation-ProcessingvnPerspective
Chaptervn8vnIntelligence
Chaptervn9vnLanguagevnDevelopment
PartvnIV:vnPersonalityvnandvnSocialvnDevelopment
Chaptervn10vnEmotionalvnDevelopment
Chaptervn11vnSelfvnandvnSocialvnUnderstanding
Chaptervn12vnMoralvnDevelopment
Chaptervn13vnDevelopmentvnofvnSexvnDifferencesvnandvnGendervnRoles
PartvnV:vnContextsvnforvnDevelopment
Chaptervn14vnThevnFamily
Chaptervn15vnPeers,vnMedia,vnandvnSchooling
,CHAPTERvn1
HISTORY,vnTHEORY,vnANDvnAPPLIEDvnDIRECTIONSvn
MULTIPLEvnCHOICE
1) Thevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopment
A) isvndevotedvntovnunderstandingvnhumanvnconstancyvnandvnchangevnthroughoutvnthevnlifespan.
B) isvnpartvnofvnavnlarger,vninterdisciplinaryvnfieldvnknownvnasvndevelopmentalvnscience.
C) focusesvnprimarilyvnonvnchildren’svnphysicalvnandvnemotionalvndevelopment.
D) focusesvnprimarilyvnonvninfants’vnandvnchildren’svnsocialvnandvncognitivevndevelopment.
vn ANSWER:vnB
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2) Thevncommonvngoalvnofvninvestigatorsvnwhovnstudyvnchildvndevelopmentvnisvnto
A) understandvnhowvnphysicalvngrowthvnandvnnutritionvncontributevntovnhealthvnandvnwell-beingvnthroughoutvnthevnlifespan.
B) understandvnmorevnaboutvnpersonalityvnandvnsocialvndevelopment.
C) analyzevnchild-rearingvnpracticesvnandvnexperiencesvnthatvnpromotevnchildren’svnwell-being.
D) describevnandvnidentifyvnthosevnfactorsvnthatvninfluencevnthevnconsistenciesvnandvnchangesvninvnyoungvnpeoplevndurin
gvnthevnfirstvntwovndecadesvnofvnlife.
ANSWER:vn
Dvn
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3) Whichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnfactorsvncontributedvntovnthevnstudyvnofvnchildvndevelopmentvninvnthevntwentiethvncentur
y?
A) Thevnbeginningvnofvnpublicvneducationvnledvntovnavndemandvnforvnknowledgevnaboutvnwhatvnandvnhowvntovnteachvnchil
drenvnofvndifferentvnages.
B) Parentsvnwerevnhavingvnmorevnchildrenvnandvnresearchersvnbecamevninterestedvninvnthevneffectsvnofvnfamilyvnsi
zevnonvnchildren’svnwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansvnwerevnpressuredvnbyvninsurancevncompaniesvntovnimprovevnchildren’svnhealth,vnwhichvninspiredvnnutrition
alvnresearch.
D) Highvnratesvnofvnchildhoodvndepressionvninspiredvnnewvnareasvnofvnresearchvnintovnchildren’svnanxietiesvnandvnbeh
aviorvnproblems.
ANSWER:vn
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, 4) Whichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnstatementsvnisvntruevnaboutvnthevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopment?
A) Scientificvncuriosityvnisvnthevnprevailingvnfactorvnthatvnledvntovnthevnstudyvnofvnchildren,vnandvncurrentvnresearchersvnprim
arilyvnanswervnquestionsvnofvnscientificvninterest.
B) Thevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopmentvnisvnconsideredvninterdisciplinaryvnbecausevnitvnhasvngrownvnthroughvnthevncombin
edvneffortsvnofvnpeoplevnfromvnmanyvnfields.
C) Childvndevelopmentvnisvnthevnareavnofvnstudyvndevotedvntovnunderstandingvnconstancyvnandvnchangevnthroughou
tvnthevnlifespan.
D) Mostvnofvnwhatvnwevnknowvnaboutvnchildvndevelopmentvncomesvnfromvnpsychologistsvnandvnmedicalvnprofessiona
ls.vnANSWER:vnB
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5) Developmentvnisvnoftenvndividedvnintovnwhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnthreevnbroadvndomains?
A) infancy,vnchildhood,vnandvnadolescence
B) social,vncultural,vnandvnhistorical
C) physical,vncognitive,vnandvnemotionalvnandvnsocial
D) biological,vnsocial,vnandvnintellectual
vn ANSWER:vnC
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Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 – 1
,Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk
TablevnofvnContents
PartvnI:vnTheoryvnandvnResearchvninvnChildvnDevelopment
Chaptervn1vnHistory,vnTheory,vnandvnAppliedvnDirections
Chaptervn2vnResearchvnStrategies
PartvnII:vnFoundationsvnofvnDevelopment
Chaptervn3vnBiologicalvnFoundations,vnPrenatalvnDevelopment,vnandvnBirth
Chaptervn4vnInfancy:vnEarlyvnLearning,vnMotorvnSkills,vnandvnPerceptualvnCapacities
Chaptervn5vnPhysicalvnGrowth
PartvnIII:vnCognitivevnandvnLanguagevnDevelopment
Chaptervn6vnCognitivevnDevelopment:vnPiagetian,vnCorevnKnowledge,vnandvnVygotskian
Perspectives
Chaptervn7vnCognitivevnDevelopment:vnAnvnInformation-ProcessingvnPerspective
Chaptervn8vnIntelligence
Chaptervn9vnLanguagevnDevelopment
PartvnIV:vnPersonalityvnandvnSocialvnDevelopment
Chaptervn10vnEmotionalvnDevelopment
Chaptervn11vnSelfvnandvnSocialvnUnderstanding
Chaptervn12vnMoralvnDevelopment
Chaptervn13vnDevelopmentvnofvnSexvnDifferencesvnandvnGendervnRoles
PartvnV:vnContextsvnforvnDevelopment
Chaptervn14vnThevnFamily
Chaptervn15vnPeers,vnMedia,vnandvnSchooling
,CHAPTERvn1
HISTORY,vnTHEORY,vnANDvnAPPLIEDvnDIRECTIONSvn
MULTIPLEvnCHOICE
1) Thevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopment
A) isvndevotedvntovnunderstandingvnhumanvnconstancyvnandvnchangevnthroughoutvnthevnlifespan.
B) isvnpartvnofvnavnlarger,vninterdisciplinaryvnfieldvnknownvnasvndevelopmentalvnscience.
C) focusesvnprimarilyvnonvnchildren’svnphysicalvnandvnemotionalvndevelopment.
D) focusesvnprimarilyvnonvninfants’vnandvnchildren’svnsocialvnandvncognitivevndevelopment.
vn ANSWER:vnB
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2) Thevncommonvngoalvnofvninvestigatorsvnwhovnstudyvnchildvndevelopmentvnisvnto
A) understandvnhowvnphysicalvngrowthvnandvnnutritionvncontributevntovnhealthvnandvnwell-beingvnthroughoutvnthevnlifespan.
B) understandvnmorevnaboutvnpersonalityvnandvnsocialvndevelopment.
C) analyzevnchild-rearingvnpracticesvnandvnexperiencesvnthatvnpromotevnchildren’svnwell-being.
D) describevnandvnidentifyvnthosevnfactorsvnthatvninfluencevnthevnconsistenciesvnandvnchangesvninvnyoungvnpeoplevndurin
gvnthevnfirstvntwovndecadesvnofvnlife.
ANSWER:vn
Dvn
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3) Whichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnfactorsvncontributedvntovnthevnstudyvnofvnchildvndevelopmentvninvnthevntwentiethvncentur
y?
A) Thevnbeginningvnofvnpublicvneducationvnledvntovnavndemandvnforvnknowledgevnaboutvnwhatvnandvnhowvntovnteachvnchil
drenvnofvndifferentvnages.
B) Parentsvnwerevnhavingvnmorevnchildrenvnandvnresearchersvnbecamevninterestedvninvnthevneffectsvnofvnfamilyvnsi
zevnonvnchildren’svnwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansvnwerevnpressuredvnbyvninsurancevncompaniesvntovnimprovevnchildren’svnhealth,vnwhichvninspiredvnnutrition
alvnresearch.
D) Highvnratesvnofvnchildhoodvndepressionvninspiredvnnewvnareasvnofvnresearchvnintovnchildren’svnanxietiesvnandvnbeh
aviorvnproblems.
ANSWER:vn
Avn
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, 4) Whichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnstatementsvnisvntruevnaboutvnthevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopment?
A) Scientificvncuriosityvnisvnthevnprevailingvnfactorvnthatvnledvntovnthevnstudyvnofvnchildren,vnandvncurrentvnresearchersvnprim
arilyvnanswervnquestionsvnofvnscientificvninterest.
B) Thevnfieldvnofvnchildvndevelopmentvnisvnconsideredvninterdisciplinaryvnbecausevnitvnhasvngrownvnthroughvnthevncombin
edvneffortsvnofvnpeoplevnfromvnmanyvnfields.
C) Childvndevelopmentvnisvnthevnareavnofvnstudyvndevotedvntovnunderstandingvnconstancyvnandvnchangevnthroughou
tvnthevnlifespan.
D) Mostvnofvnwhatvnwevnknowvnaboutvnchildvndevelopmentvncomesvnfromvnpsychologistsvnandvnmedicalvnprofessiona
ls.vnANSWER:vnB
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5) Developmentvnisvnoftenvndividedvnintovnwhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnthreevnbroadvndomains?
A) infancy,vnchildhood,vnandvnadolescence
B) social,vncultural,vnandvnhistorical
C) physical,vncognitive,vnandvnemotionalvnandvnsocial
D) biological,vnsocial,vnandvnintellectual
vn ANSWER:vnC
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