Test Bank for A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence 13th Edition by Gabriela Martorell |9780078035432| Guide A+

TEST BANK
A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence
Diane E. Papalia; Gabriela Martorell; Ruth Duskin Feldman

13th Edition

Chapter 1-17 (All Chapters Verified)
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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.

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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.
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2. Which of the following events paved the way for the scientific study of child
development?
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A. the discovery of vaccines
B. the enactment of child labor laws
C. scientific discoveries about the nature of conception
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D. all of the above

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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

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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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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.
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C. stability.
D. awkwardness.
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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

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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

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APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Connect LO: 1.1: Describe child development, and how its study has evolved.
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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.
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A. John Locke's
B. Charles Darwin's
C. John Watson's
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D. Alfred Binet's

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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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