Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk
Chapters 1 – 15
,Table .of .Contents
Part .I: .Theory .and .Research .in .Child .Development
Chapter .1 .History, .Theory, .and .Applied .Directions
Chapter .2 .Research .Strategies
Part .II: .Foundations .of .Development
Chapter .3 .Biological .Foundations, . Prenatal .Development, .and .Birth
Chapter .4 .Infancy: .Early .Learning, .Motor .Skills, .and .Perceptual .Capacities
Chapter .5 .Physical .Growth
Part .III: .Cognitive .and .Language .Development
Chapter .6 .Cognitive . Development: . Piagetian, . Core .Knowledge, . and .Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter .7 .Cognitive .Development: .An .Information-Processing .Perspective
Chapter .8 .Intelligence
Chapter .9 .Language .Development
Part .IV: .Personality .and .Social .Development
Chapter .10 .Emotional .Development
Chapter .11 .Self .and .Social .Understanding
Chapter .12 .Moral .Development
Chapter .13 .Development .of .Sex .Differences .and .Gender .Roles
Part .V: .Contexts .for .Development
Chapter .14 .The .Family
Chapter .15 .Peers, .Media, .and .Schooling
,MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1) The .field .ofZchild .development
A) is .devoted .to .understanding .human .constancy .and .change .throughout .the .lifespan.
B) is .part .of .a .larger, .interdisciplinary .field .known .as .developmental .science.
C) focuses .primarily .on .children’s .physical .and .emotional .development.
D) focuses .primarily .on .infants’ .and .children’s .social .and .cognitive
.development. .A .NSWER:ZB
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2) The .common .goal .of .investigators .who .study .child .development .is .to
A) understand .how .physical . growth .and .nutrition . contribute .to .health .and .well-being .throughout . the
.lifespan.
B) understand . more .aboutZpersonality .and . social . development.
C) analyze . child-rearing . practices . and . experiences . that . promote . children’s . well-being.
D) describe .and .identify .those .factors .that .influence .the .consistencies .and .changes .in .young .people
.during .the .fi . rstZtwo .decades .of .life.
ANSWER:Z
.D
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3) Which .of .the .following .factors .contributed .to .the .study .of .child .development .in .the .twentieth
.century?
A) The .beginning .of .public .education .led .to .a .demand .for .knowledge .about .what .and .how .to .teach
.children .of .different .ages.
B) Parents .were .having .more .children .and .researchers .became .interested .in .the .effects .of .family
.size .on . children’s .well-being.
C) Pediatricians .were .pressured .by .insurance .companies .to .improve .children’s .health, .which .inspired
.nutritional .res . earch.
D) High .rates .of .childhood .depression .inspired .new .areas .of .research .into .children’s .anxieties .and
.behavior .problems.
ANSWER:Z
. AZ
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, 4) Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .about .the .field .of .child .development?
A) Scientific .curiosity .is .the .prevailing .factor .that .led .to .the .study .of .children, .and .current .researchers .primarily
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Chapters 1 – 15
,Table .of .Contents
Part .I: .Theory .and .Research .in .Child .Development
Chapter .1 .History, .Theory, .and .Applied .Directions
Chapter .2 .Research .Strategies
Part .II: .Foundations .of .Development
Chapter .3 .Biological .Foundations, . Prenatal .Development, .and .Birth
Chapter .4 .Infancy: .Early .Learning, .Motor .Skills, .and .Perceptual .Capacities
Chapter .5 .Physical .Growth
Part .III: .Cognitive .and .Language .Development
Chapter .6 .Cognitive . Development: . Piagetian, . Core .Knowledge, . and .Vygotskian
Perspectives
Chapter .7 .Cognitive .Development: .An .Information-Processing .Perspective
Chapter .8 .Intelligence
Chapter .9 .Language .Development
Part .IV: .Personality .and .Social .Development
Chapter .10 .Emotional .Development
Chapter .11 .Self .and .Social .Understanding
Chapter .12 .Moral .Development
Chapter .13 .Development .of .Sex .Differences .and .Gender .Roles
Part .V: .Contexts .for .Development
Chapter .14 .The .Family
Chapter .15 .Peers, .Media, .and .Schooling
,MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1) The .field .ofZchild .development
A) is .devoted .to .understanding .human .constancy .and .change .throughout .the .lifespan.
B) is .part .of .a .larger, .interdisciplinary .field .known .as .developmental .science.
C) focuses .primarily .on .children’s .physical .and .emotional .development.
D) focuses .primarily .on .infants’ .and .children’s .social .and .cognitive
.development. .A .NSWER:ZB
Page .Ref: .4
2) The .common .goal .of .investigators .who .study .child .development .is .to
A) understand .how .physical . growth .and .nutrition . contribute .to .health .and .well-being .throughout . the
.lifespan.
B) understand . more .aboutZpersonality .and . social . development.
C) analyze . child-rearing . practices . and . experiences . that . promote . children’s . well-being.
D) describe .and .identify .those .factors .that .influence .the .consistencies .and .changes .in .young .people
.during .the .fi . rstZtwo .decades .of .life.
ANSWER:Z
.D
Page .Ref: .4
3) Which .of .the .following .factors .contributed .to .the .study .of .child .development .in .the .twentieth
.century?
A) The .beginning .of .public .education .led .to .a .demand .for .knowledge .about .what .and .how .to .teach
.children .of .different .ages.
B) Parents .were .having .more .children .and .researchers .became .interested .in .the .effects .of .family
.size .on . children’s .well-being.
C) Pediatricians .were .pressured .by .insurance .companies .to .improve .children’s .health, .which .inspired
.nutritional .res . earch.
D) High .rates .of .childhood .depression .inspired .new .areas .of .research .into .children’s .anxieties .and
.behavior .problems.
ANSWER:Z
. AZ
Page .Ref: .4
, 4) Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .about .the .field .of .child .development?
A) Scientific .curiosity .is .the .prevailing .factor .that .led .to .the .study .of .children, .and .current .researchers .primarily
.an
