Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition
by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,TestcxBankcxForcxChildcxDevelopmentcx9thcxEditioncxbycxLauracxE.cxBerk
TablecxofcxContents
PartcxI:cxTheorycxandcxResearchcxincxChildcxDevelopment
Chaptercx1cxHistory,cxTheory,cxandcxAppliedcxDirections
Chaptercx2cxResearchcxStrategies
PartcxII:cxFoundationscxofcxDevelopment
Chaptercx3cxBiologicalcxFoundations,cxPrenatalcxDevelopment,cxandcxBirth
Chaptercx4cxInfancy:cxEarlycxLearning,cxMotorcxSkills,cxandcxPerceptualcxCapacities
Chaptercx5cxPhysicalcxGrowth
PartcxIII:cxCognitivecxandcxLanguagecxDevelopment
Chaptercx6cxCognitivecxDevelopment:cxPiagetian,cxCorecxKnowledge,cxandcxVygotskian
Perspectives
Chaptercx7cxCognitivecxDevelopment:cxAncxInformation-ProcessingcxPerspective
Chaptercx8cxIntelligence
Chaptercx9cxLanguagecxDevelopment
PartcxIV:cxPersonalitycxandcxSocialcxDevelopment
Chaptercx10cxEmotionalcxDevelopment
Chaptercx11cxSelfcxandcxSocialcxUnderstanding
Chaptercx12cxMoralcxDevelopment
Chaptercx13cxDevelopmentcxofcxSexcxDifferencescxandcxGendercxRoles
PartcxV:cxContextscxforcxDevelopment
Chaptercx14cxThecxFamily
Chaptercx15cxPeers,cxMedia,cxandcxSchooling
,CHAPTERcx1
HISTORY,cxTHEORY,cxANDcxAPPLIEDcxDIRECTIONScx
MULTIPLEcxCHOICE
1) Thecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopment
A) iscxdevotedcxtocxunderstandingcxhumancxconstancycxandcxchangecxthroughoutcxthecxlifespan.
B) iscxpartcxofcxacxlarger,cxinterdisciplinarycxfieldcxknowncxascxdevelopmentalcxscience.
C) focusescxprimarilycxoncxchildren’scxphysicalcxandcxemotionalcxdevelopment.
D) focusescxprimarilycxoncxinfants’cxandcxchildren’scxsocialcxandcxcognitivecxdevelopm
ent.cxANSWER:cxB
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2) Thecxcommoncxgoalcxofcxinvestigatorscxwhocxstudycxchildcxdevelopmentcxiscxto
A) understandcxhowcxphysicalcxgrowthcxandcxnutritioncxcontributecxtocxhealthcxandcxwell-
beingcxthroughoutcxthecxlifespan.
B) understandcxmorecxaboutcxpersonalitycxandcxsocialcxdevelopment.
C) analyzecxchild-rearingcxpracticescxandcxexperiencescxthatcxpromotecxchildren’scxwell-being.
D) describecxandcxidentifycxthosecxfactorscxthatcxinfluencecxthecxconsistenciescxandcxchangescxincxyoungcxpeoplecxdur
ingcxthecxfirstcxtwocxdecadescxofcxlife.
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3) Whichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxfactorscxcontributedcxtocxthecxstudycxofcxchildcxdevelopmentcxincxthecxtwentiethcxcent
ury?
A) Thecxbeginningcxofcxpubliccxeducationcxledcxtocxacxdemandcxforcxknowledgecxaboutcxwhatcxandcxhowcxtocxteachcxch
ildrencxofcxdifferentcxages.
B) Parentscxwerecxhavingcxmorecxchildrencxandcxresearcherscxbecamecxinterestedcxincxthecxeffectscxofcxfamilycx
sizecxoncxchildren’scxwell-being.
C) Pediatricianscxwerecxpressuredcxbycxinsurancecxcompaniescxtocximprovecxchildren’scxhealth,cxwhichcxinspiredcxnutri
tionalcxresearch.
D) Highcxratescxofcxchildhoodcxdepressioncxinspiredcxnewcxareascxofcxresearchcxintocxchildren’scxanxietiescxandcxb
ehaviorcxproblems.
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4) Whichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxstatementscxiscxtruecxaboutcxthecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopment?
A) Scientificcxcuriositycxiscxthecxprevailingcxfactorcxthatcxledcxtocxthecxstudycxofcxchildren,cxandcxcurrentcxresearcherscxp
rimarilycxanswercxquestionscxofcxscientificcxinterest.
B) Thecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopmentcxiscxconsideredcxinterdisciplinarycxbecausecxitcxhascxgrowncxthroughcxthecxco
mbinedcxeffortscxofcxpeoplecxfromcxmanycxfields.
C) Childcxdevelopmentcxiscxthecxareacxofcxstudycxdevotedcxtocxunderstandingcxconstancycxandcxchangecxthrough
outcxthecxlifespan.
D) Mostcxofcxwhatcxwecxknowcxaboutcxchildcxdevelopmentcxcomescxfromcxpsychologistscxandcxmedicalcxprofess
ionals.cxANSWER:cxB
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5) Developmentcxiscxoftencxdividedcxintocxwhichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxthreecxbroadcxdomains?
A) infancy,cxchildhood,cxandcxadolescence
B) social,cxcultural,cxandcxhistorical
C) physical,cxcognitive,cxandcxemotionalcxandcxsocial
D) biological,cxsocial,cxandcxintellectu
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by Laura E. Berk Chapters 1 - 15
,TestcxBankcxForcxChildcxDevelopmentcx9thcxEditioncxbycxLauracxE.cxBerk
TablecxofcxContents
PartcxI:cxTheorycxandcxResearchcxincxChildcxDevelopment
Chaptercx1cxHistory,cxTheory,cxandcxAppliedcxDirections
Chaptercx2cxResearchcxStrategies
PartcxII:cxFoundationscxofcxDevelopment
Chaptercx3cxBiologicalcxFoundations,cxPrenatalcxDevelopment,cxandcxBirth
Chaptercx4cxInfancy:cxEarlycxLearning,cxMotorcxSkills,cxandcxPerceptualcxCapacities
Chaptercx5cxPhysicalcxGrowth
PartcxIII:cxCognitivecxandcxLanguagecxDevelopment
Chaptercx6cxCognitivecxDevelopment:cxPiagetian,cxCorecxKnowledge,cxandcxVygotskian
Perspectives
Chaptercx7cxCognitivecxDevelopment:cxAncxInformation-ProcessingcxPerspective
Chaptercx8cxIntelligence
Chaptercx9cxLanguagecxDevelopment
PartcxIV:cxPersonalitycxandcxSocialcxDevelopment
Chaptercx10cxEmotionalcxDevelopment
Chaptercx11cxSelfcxandcxSocialcxUnderstanding
Chaptercx12cxMoralcxDevelopment
Chaptercx13cxDevelopmentcxofcxSexcxDifferencescxandcxGendercxRoles
PartcxV:cxContextscxforcxDevelopment
Chaptercx14cxThecxFamily
Chaptercx15cxPeers,cxMedia,cxandcxSchooling
,CHAPTERcx1
HISTORY,cxTHEORY,cxANDcxAPPLIEDcxDIRECTIONScx
MULTIPLEcxCHOICE
1) Thecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopment
A) iscxdevotedcxtocxunderstandingcxhumancxconstancycxandcxchangecxthroughoutcxthecxlifespan.
B) iscxpartcxofcxacxlarger,cxinterdisciplinarycxfieldcxknowncxascxdevelopmentalcxscience.
C) focusescxprimarilycxoncxchildren’scxphysicalcxandcxemotionalcxdevelopment.
D) focusescxprimarilycxoncxinfants’cxandcxchildren’scxsocialcxandcxcognitivecxdevelopm
ent.cxANSWER:cxB
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2) Thecxcommoncxgoalcxofcxinvestigatorscxwhocxstudycxchildcxdevelopmentcxiscxto
A) understandcxhowcxphysicalcxgrowthcxandcxnutritioncxcontributecxtocxhealthcxandcxwell-
beingcxthroughoutcxthecxlifespan.
B) understandcxmorecxaboutcxpersonalitycxandcxsocialcxdevelopment.
C) analyzecxchild-rearingcxpracticescxandcxexperiencescxthatcxpromotecxchildren’scxwell-being.
D) describecxandcxidentifycxthosecxfactorscxthatcxinfluencecxthecxconsistenciescxandcxchangescxincxyoungcxpeoplecxdur
ingcxthecxfirstcxtwocxdecadescxofcxlife.
ANSWER:
Dcx
cx
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3) Whichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxfactorscxcontributedcxtocxthecxstudycxofcxchildcxdevelopmentcxincxthecxtwentiethcxcent
ury?
A) Thecxbeginningcxofcxpubliccxeducationcxledcxtocxacxdemandcxforcxknowledgecxaboutcxwhatcxandcxhowcxtocxteachcxch
ildrencxofcxdifferentcxages.
B) Parentscxwerecxhavingcxmorecxchildrencxandcxresearcherscxbecamecxinterestedcxincxthecxeffectscxofcxfamilycx
sizecxoncxchildren’scxwell-being.
C) Pediatricianscxwerecxpressuredcxbycxinsurancecxcompaniescxtocximprovecxchildren’scxhealth,cxwhichcxinspiredcxnutri
tionalcxresearch.
D) Highcxratescxofcxchildhoodcxdepressioncxinspiredcxnewcxareascxofcxresearchcxintocxchildren’scxanxietiescxandcxb
ehaviorcxproblems.
ANSWER:
Acx
cx
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4) Whichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxstatementscxiscxtruecxaboutcxthecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopment?
A) Scientificcxcuriositycxiscxthecxprevailingcxfactorcxthatcxledcxtocxthecxstudycxofcxchildren,cxandcxcurrentcxresearcherscxp
rimarilycxanswercxquestionscxofcxscientificcxinterest.
B) Thecxfieldcxofcxchildcxdevelopmentcxiscxconsideredcxinterdisciplinarycxbecausecxitcxhascxgrowncxthroughcxthecxco
mbinedcxeffortscxofcxpeoplecxfromcxmanycxfields.
C) Childcxdevelopmentcxiscxthecxareacxofcxstudycxdevotedcxtocxunderstandingcxconstancycxandcxchangecxthrough
outcxthecxlifespan.
D) Mostcxofcxwhatcxwecxknowcxaboutcxchildcxdevelopmentcxcomescxfromcxpsychologistscxandcxmedicalcxprofess
ionals.cxANSWER:cxB
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5) Developmentcxiscxoftencxdividedcxintocxwhichcxofcxthecxfollowingcxthreecxbroadcxdomains?
A) infancy,cxchildhood,cxandcxadolescence
B) social,cxcultural,cxandcxhistorical
C) physical,cxcognitive,cxandcxemotionalcxandcxsocial
D) biological,cxsocial,cxandcxintellectu
alcxANSWER:cxC
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