Test Bank for A Child's World, Infancy Through Adolescence 13e Gabriela Martorell
Diane Papalia Ruth Feldman
Chapter 01
Studying A Child's World
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Child development is the scientific study of the processes that human beings undergo from
the moment of conception through adolescence. The main focus of study is how children
A. change.
B. develop physically.
C. develop social relationships.
D. learn language skills.
refer to page 4
APA LO: 5.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
2. Which of the following events paved the way for the scientific study of child
development?
A. the discovery of vaccines
B. the enactment of child labor laws
C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception
D. all of the above
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
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3. Which of the following helped to pioneer the study of child development as a true science?
A. G. Stanley Hall's book Adolescence
B. the establishment of research institutes at Berkeley and Yale
C. Arnold Gesell's studies on motor development
D. all of the above
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations.
Because Tara's behavior has persisted over time, it is an example of developmental
A. instability.
B. resilience.
C. stability.
D. awkwardness.
refer to page 4
APA LO: 5.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
5. first emphasized the developmental nature of behavior by publishing a record
of his son's sensory, motor, language, and emotional milestones during his first years of life.
A. Charles Darwin
B. John B. Watson
C. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard
D. John Dewey
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
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6. Dietrich Tiedemann and Charles Darwin used the information obtained from
to support their early theories about child development.
A. baby biographies
B. teachers
C. doctors
D. mothers' diaries
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
7. Professor Hughes believes that students can better understand the developmental nature of
behavior by studying human origins, both as a species and as individuals. Professor Hughes's
belief is consistent with view of child development.
A. John Locke's
B. Charles Darwin's
C. John Watson's
D. Alfred Binet's
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
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8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since
A. early in the fifteenth century.
B. the twentieth century.
C. Konrad Lorenz's research on imprinting.
D. The Great Depression.
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
9. Who was the first to identify adolescence as a separate stage of development?
A. John Watson
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. Arnold Gesell
D. Lewis Terman
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans
from
A. conception to adolescence.
B. infancy to adolescence.
C. adolescence to death.
D. conception to death.
refer to page 5, 6
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the life-span perspective.
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Diane Papalia Ruth Feldman
Chapter 01
Studying A Child's World
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Child development is the scientific study of the processes that human beings undergo from
the moment of conception through adolescence. The main focus of study is how children
A. change.
B. develop physically.
C. develop social relationships.
D. learn language skills.
refer to page 4
APA LO: 5.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
2. Which of the following events paved the way for the scientific study of child
development?
A. the discovery of vaccines
B. the enactment of child labor laws
C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception
D. all of the above
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
1-1
,Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World
3. Which of the following helped to pioneer the study of child development as a true science?
A. G. Stanley Hall's book Adolescence
B. the establishment of research institutes at Berkeley and Yale
C. Arnold Gesell's studies on motor development
D. all of the above
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations.
Because Tara's behavior has persisted over time, it is an example of developmental
A. instability.
B. resilience.
C. stability.
D. awkwardness.
refer to page 4
APA LO: 5.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
5. first emphasized the developmental nature of behavior by publishing a record
of his son's sensory, motor, language, and emotional milestones during his first years of life.
A. Charles Darwin
B. John B. Watson
C. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard
D. John Dewey
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
1-2
,Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World
6. Dietrich Tiedemann and Charles Darwin used the information obtained from
to support their early theories about child development.
A. baby biographies
B. teachers
C. doctors
D. mothers' diaries
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
7. Professor Hughes believes that students can better understand the developmental nature of
behavior by studying human origins, both as a species and as individuals. Professor Hughes's
belief is consistent with view of child development.
A. John Locke's
B. Charles Darwin's
C. John Watson's
D. Alfred Binet's
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
1-4
, Chapter 01 - Studying A Child's World
8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since
A. early in the fifteenth century.
B. the twentieth century.
C. Konrad Lorenz's research on imprinting.
D. The Great Depression.
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
9. Who was the first to identify adolescence as a separate stage of development?
A. John Watson
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. Arnold Gesell
D. Lewis Terman
refer to page 5
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the study of human development.
10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans
from
A. conception to adolescence.
B. infancy to adolescence.
C. adolescence to death.
D. conception to death.
refer to page 5, 6
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
Learn Smart LO: Describe the life-span perspective.
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