Test bank for a child s world infancy through adolescence
12e diane papalia ruth duskin feldman answers at the
end of each c...
, Chapter 01
Student:
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.
2. Historically, the study of child development gained impetus from
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
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
4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations. Since this
behavior has persisted over time, it is a demonstration of developmental
A. instability.
B. resilience.
C. constancy.
D. awkwardness.
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
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
7. Professor Hughes insists that his students study the origins of human beings in order to fully understand child
development. Which of the following theorists would most agree with Professor Hughes's perspective?
A. John Locke
B. Charles Darwin
C. John Watson
D. Alfred Binet
,8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since
A. early in the fifteenth century.
B. the twentieth century.
C. Freud mentioned it in his writings on child development.
D. Bandura mentioned it in his theory on child 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
10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans
A. from conception to adolescence.
B. throughout childhood.
C. from adolescence through older adulthood and death.
D. from conception through older adulthood and death.
11. designed a longitudinal study that traced the development of unusually intelligent
children.
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Dewey
C. Jean Piaget
D. Lewis M. Terman
12. Human development studies are based on which of the following ideas?
A. There is little continuity over the life span.
B. Development occurs early in life, not during adulthood.
C. Every portion of the life span is influenced by earlier events and will in turn affect later events.
D. The domains of development are not interrelated.
13. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial development are what social scientists call the three of the
self.
A. aspects
B. domains
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
14. Annette started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first steps. This aspect of Annette's
development is best categorized as
A. physical development.
B. cognitive development.
C. psychosocial development.
D. none of the above
15. When she was one year old, Suzi had a vocabulary of 10 words. Now, at two years of age, she has a
vocabulary of over 100 words. This reflects a(n) developmental change.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. neurological
16. Which of these characteristics describe psychosocial development occurring during the adolescent stage of
development?
A. Altruism, aggression, and fearfulness are common
B. Self-awareness develops
C. Search for identity predominates
D. Self-esteem is global
, 17. In order to acquire a thorough understanding of the nature of human development over time, scientists have
divided the lifespan into five periods. These divisions
A. are based on clear-cut development criteria.
B. are based on cognitive differences.
C. are arbitrary and approximate.
D. each cover 10-year periods.
18. Which of the following is not characteristic of physical developments that occur during early childhood?
A. Handedness appears
B. Appetite diminishes
C. Abstract thinking emerges
D. Fine and gross motor skills improve
19. Dr. Ortiz is a pediatrician who charts the growth of the body and the brain, and motor skills. Dr. Ortiz
appears to focus on
A. cognitive development.
B. neurological development.
C. physical development.
D. psychosocial development.
20. One-year-old Tamara's height and weight, along with her newfound ability to walk,
A. interact with her cognitive, personality, and social development.
B. occur independently of her cognitive development.
C. will become less important than personality and social development when she reaches adolescence.
D. are controlled entirely by her genetic makeup.
21. At 15 months of age, Lorraine is just beginning to walk independently. This is a milestone in
development.
A. genetic
B. intellectual
C. psychosocial
D. physical
22. Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in memory. His research focus is
primarily on development.
A. physical
B. personality
C. cognitive
D. psychosocial
23. A preschool program that is designed to focus on the change and stability in a child's mental abilities
constantly notes changes in the child's development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. physiological
24. Donald is referred to as the "Mayor of the First Grade," a title given to him because he gets along with everyone
and seems to know everything that is going on. These skills demonstrate Donald's level of
development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. psychosexual
12e diane papalia ruth duskin feldman answers at the
end of each c...
, Chapter 01
Student:
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.
2. Historically, the study of child development gained impetus from
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
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
4. Five-year-old Tara does not make friends easily. She is shy and anxious in new situations. Since this
behavior has persisted over time, it is a demonstration of developmental
A. instability.
B. resilience.
C. constancy.
D. awkwardness.
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
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
7. Professor Hughes insists that his students study the origins of human beings in order to fully understand child
development. Which of the following theorists would most agree with Professor Hughes's perspective?
A. John Locke
B. Charles Darwin
C. John Watson
D. Alfred Binet
,8. Adolescence has been considered a separate stage of development since
A. early in the fifteenth century.
B. the twentieth century.
C. Freud mentioned it in his writings on child development.
D. Bandura mentioned it in his theory on child 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
10. Marsha is taking a class in human development. This class addresses the study of humans
A. from conception to adolescence.
B. throughout childhood.
C. from adolescence through older adulthood and death.
D. from conception through older adulthood and death.
11. designed a longitudinal study that traced the development of unusually intelligent
children.
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Dewey
C. Jean Piaget
D. Lewis M. Terman
12. Human development studies are based on which of the following ideas?
A. There is little continuity over the life span.
B. Development occurs early in life, not during adulthood.
C. Every portion of the life span is influenced by earlier events and will in turn affect later events.
D. The domains of development are not interrelated.
13. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial development are what social scientists call the three of the
self.
A. aspects
B. domains
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
14. Annette started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first steps. This aspect of Annette's
development is best categorized as
A. physical development.
B. cognitive development.
C. psychosocial development.
D. none of the above
15. When she was one year old, Suzi had a vocabulary of 10 words. Now, at two years of age, she has a
vocabulary of over 100 words. This reflects a(n) developmental change.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. neurological
16. Which of these characteristics describe psychosocial development occurring during the adolescent stage of
development?
A. Altruism, aggression, and fearfulness are common
B. Self-awareness develops
C. Search for identity predominates
D. Self-esteem is global
, 17. In order to acquire a thorough understanding of the nature of human development over time, scientists have
divided the lifespan into five periods. These divisions
A. are based on clear-cut development criteria.
B. are based on cognitive differences.
C. are arbitrary and approximate.
D. each cover 10-year periods.
18. Which of the following is not characteristic of physical developments that occur during early childhood?
A. Handedness appears
B. Appetite diminishes
C. Abstract thinking emerges
D. Fine and gross motor skills improve
19. Dr. Ortiz is a pediatrician who charts the growth of the body and the brain, and motor skills. Dr. Ortiz
appears to focus on
A. cognitive development.
B. neurological development.
C. physical development.
D. psychosocial development.
20. One-year-old Tamara's height and weight, along with her newfound ability to walk,
A. interact with her cognitive, personality, and social development.
B. occur independently of her cognitive development.
C. will become less important than personality and social development when she reaches adolescence.
D. are controlled entirely by her genetic makeup.
21. At 15 months of age, Lorraine is just beginning to walk independently. This is a milestone in
development.
A. genetic
B. intellectual
C. psychosocial
D. physical
22. Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in memory. His research focus is
primarily on development.
A. physical
B. personality
C. cognitive
D. psychosocial
23. A preschool program that is designed to focus on the change and stability in a child's mental abilities
constantly notes changes in the child's development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. physiological
24. Donald is referred to as the "Mayor of the First Grade," a title given to him because he gets along with everyone
and seems to know everything that is going on. These skills demonstrate Donald's level of
development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psychosocial
D. psychosexual
