,TestmBankmFormChildmDevelopmentm9thmEditionmbymLauramE.mBerk
TablemofmContents
PartmI:mTheorymandmResearchminmChildmDevelopment
Chapterm1mHistory, mTheory,mandmAppliedmDirections
Chapterm2mResearchmStrategies
PartmII:mFoundationsmofmDevelopment
Chapterm3mBiologicalmFoundations, mPrenatalmDevelopment, mandmBirth
Chapterm4mInfancy: mEarly mLearning,mMotormSkills,mandmPerceptualmCapacities
Chapterm5mPhysicalmGrowth
PartmIII:mCognitivemandmLanguagemDevelopment
Chapterm6mCognitivemDevelopment: mPiagetian, mCoremKnowledge, mandmVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterm7mCognitivemDevelopment: mAnmInformation-ProcessingmPerspective
Chapterm8mIntelligence
Chapterm9mLanguagemDevelopment
PartmIV:mPersonalitymandmSocialmDevelopment
Chapterm10mEmotionalmDevelopment
Chapterm11mSelfmandmSocialmUnderstanding
Chapterm12mMoralmDevelopment
Chapterm13mDevelopment mofmSex mDifferences mandmGendermRoles
PartmV:mContextsmformDevelopment
Chapterm14mThemFamily
Chapterm15mPeers,mMedia,mandmSchooling
,CHAPTER m1
HISTORY,mTHEORY,mAND mAPPLIEDmDIRECTIONSmMULTIP
LEmCHOICE
1) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment
A ) ismdevotedmtomunderstandingmhumanmconstancy mandmchangemthroughout mthemlifespan.
B ) ismpartmofmamlarger,minterdisciplinary mfieldmknownmasmdevelopmentalmscience.
C) focuses mprimarily monmchildren’s mphysicalmandmemotionalmdevelopment.
D) focuses mprimarily monminfants’mandmchildren’s msocialmandmcognitivemdevelopment. mAnswer
: mB
PagemRef:m4
2) Themcommonmgoalmofminvestigatorsmwhomstudymchildmdevelopmentmismto
A ) understandmhow mphysicalmgrowthmandmnutritionmcontributemtomhealthmandmwell-beingmthroughout mthemlifespan.
B ) understandmmoremaboutmpersonality mandmsocialmdevelopment.
C) analyzemchild-rearingmpractices mandmexperiences mthatmpromotemchildren’s mwell-being.
D) describemandmidentify mthosemfactors mthatminfluencemthemconsistencies mandmchanges minmyoungmpeoplemduringmthemfirstmtwo
m decades m of m life.
Answer:mD mP
agemRef:m4
3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmcontributedmtomthemstudymofmchildmdevelopmentminmthemtwentiethmcentury?
A ) Thembeginningmofmpublic meducationmledmtomamdemandmformknowledgemaboutmwhatmandmhow mtomteachmchildrenmofmdifferentm
ages.
B ) Parents mweremhavingmmoremchildrenmandmresearchers mbecameminterestedminmthemeffects mofmfamily msizemonmchildre
n’smwell-being.
C) Pediatricians mwerempressuredmbyminsurancemcompanies mtomimprovemchildren’s mhealth,mwhichminspiredmnutritionalmresearch.
D) Highmrates mofmchildhoodmdepressionminspiredmnew mareas mofmresearchmintomchildren’s manxieties mandmbehaviormproblem
s.
Answer:mAmP
agemRef:m4
4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemaboutmthemfieldmofmchildmdevelopment?
A ) Scientific mcuriosity mismthemprevailingmfactormthatmledmtomthemstudy mofmchildren, mandmcurrentmresearchers mprimarily manswermqu
estions mofmscientific minterest.
B ) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment mismconsideredminterdisciplinary mbecausemitmhasmgrownmthroughmthemcombinedmefforts mofm
peoplemfrommmany mfields.
C) Childmdevelopment mismthemareamofmstudy mdevotedmtomunderstandingmconstancy mandmchangemthroughout mthemlifespa
n.
D) Mostmofmwhatmwemknow maboutmchildmdevelopment mcomes mfrommpsychologists mandmmedicalmprofessionals. mAnswer:m
B
PagemRef:m4
5) Developmentmismoftenmdividedmintomwhichmofmthemfollowingmthreembroadmdomains?
A ) infancy,mchildhood, mandmadolescence
B ) social,mcultural, mandmhistorical
C) physical,mcognitive, mandmemotionalmandmsocial
D) biological, msocial,mandmintellectualmAns
wer:mC
PagemRef:m4
, 6) Themdomainsmofmdevelopment
A ) combineminmanmintegrated, mholistic mfashion.
B ) aremnotminfluencedmbymeachmother.
C) operatemindependently mofmonemanother.
D) aremdistinctmandmunrelated. mA
nswer:mA
PagemRef:m4
7) Whatmperiodmofmhumanmdevelopmentmbringsmthemmostmrapidmtimemofmchange?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) adolescencem
Answer:mAmPage
m Ref: m 5
8) Duringmwhichmperiodmofmdevelopmentmdomchildrenmformmtheirmfirstmintimatemtiesmtomothers?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) middlemchildhoodmA
nswer:mB
PagemRef:m5
9) Charlottemismlongmandmlean.mShemengagesminmmake-
believemplaymandmhasmamblossomingmsensemofmmorality.mCharlottemismprobablyminmwhichmperiodmofmhumanmdevelop
ment?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) middlemchildhoodmA
nswer:mC
PagemRef:m5–6
10) Petemparticipatesminmsoccermandmismbeginningmtommastermfundamental mreadingmandmmathmskills.mPetemismprob
ablyminmwhichmperiodmofmhumanmdevelopment?
A ) adolescence
B ) middlemchildhood
C) early mchildhood
D) infancy mandmtoddlerhoodmA
nswer:mB
PagemRef:m6
11) Duringmadolescence,
A ) thoughtmandmlanguagemexpandmatmanmastoundingmrate.
B ) youngmpeoplembeginmtommastermacademic mknowledgemandmskills.
C) youngmpeoplemfully massumemadultmroles.
D) thoughtmbecomes mabstractmandmidealistic. mAn
swer:mD
PagemRef:m6
TablemofmContents
PartmI:mTheorymandmResearchminmChildmDevelopment
Chapterm1mHistory, mTheory,mandmAppliedmDirections
Chapterm2mResearchmStrategies
PartmII:mFoundationsmofmDevelopment
Chapterm3mBiologicalmFoundations, mPrenatalmDevelopment, mandmBirth
Chapterm4mInfancy: mEarly mLearning,mMotormSkills,mandmPerceptualmCapacities
Chapterm5mPhysicalmGrowth
PartmIII:mCognitivemandmLanguagemDevelopment
Chapterm6mCognitivemDevelopment: mPiagetian, mCoremKnowledge, mandmVygotskian
Perspectives
Chapterm7mCognitivemDevelopment: mAnmInformation-ProcessingmPerspective
Chapterm8mIntelligence
Chapterm9mLanguagemDevelopment
PartmIV:mPersonalitymandmSocialmDevelopment
Chapterm10mEmotionalmDevelopment
Chapterm11mSelfmandmSocialmUnderstanding
Chapterm12mMoralmDevelopment
Chapterm13mDevelopment mofmSex mDifferences mandmGendermRoles
PartmV:mContextsmformDevelopment
Chapterm14mThemFamily
Chapterm15mPeers,mMedia,mandmSchooling
,CHAPTER m1
HISTORY,mTHEORY,mAND mAPPLIEDmDIRECTIONSmMULTIP
LEmCHOICE
1) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment
A ) ismdevotedmtomunderstandingmhumanmconstancy mandmchangemthroughout mthemlifespan.
B ) ismpartmofmamlarger,minterdisciplinary mfieldmknownmasmdevelopmentalmscience.
C) focuses mprimarily monmchildren’s mphysicalmandmemotionalmdevelopment.
D) focuses mprimarily monminfants’mandmchildren’s msocialmandmcognitivemdevelopment. mAnswer
: mB
PagemRef:m4
2) Themcommonmgoalmofminvestigatorsmwhomstudymchildmdevelopmentmismto
A ) understandmhow mphysicalmgrowthmandmnutritionmcontributemtomhealthmandmwell-beingmthroughout mthemlifespan.
B ) understandmmoremaboutmpersonality mandmsocialmdevelopment.
C) analyzemchild-rearingmpractices mandmexperiences mthatmpromotemchildren’s mwell-being.
D) describemandmidentify mthosemfactors mthatminfluencemthemconsistencies mandmchanges minmyoungmpeoplemduringmthemfirstmtwo
m decades m of m life.
Answer:mD mP
agemRef:m4
3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmcontributedmtomthemstudymofmchildmdevelopmentminmthemtwentiethmcentury?
A ) Thembeginningmofmpublic meducationmledmtomamdemandmformknowledgemaboutmwhatmandmhow mtomteachmchildrenmofmdifferentm
ages.
B ) Parents mweremhavingmmoremchildrenmandmresearchers mbecameminterestedminmthemeffects mofmfamily msizemonmchildre
n’smwell-being.
C) Pediatricians mwerempressuredmbyminsurancemcompanies mtomimprovemchildren’s mhealth,mwhichminspiredmnutritionalmresearch.
D) Highmrates mofmchildhoodmdepressionminspiredmnew mareas mofmresearchmintomchildren’s manxieties mandmbehaviormproblem
s.
Answer:mAmP
agemRef:m4
4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemaboutmthemfieldmofmchildmdevelopment?
A ) Scientific mcuriosity mismthemprevailingmfactormthatmledmtomthemstudy mofmchildren, mandmcurrentmresearchers mprimarily manswermqu
estions mofmscientific minterest.
B ) Themfieldmofmchildmdevelopment mismconsideredminterdisciplinary mbecausemitmhasmgrownmthroughmthemcombinedmefforts mofm
peoplemfrommmany mfields.
C) Childmdevelopment mismthemareamofmstudy mdevotedmtomunderstandingmconstancy mandmchangemthroughout mthemlifespa
n.
D) Mostmofmwhatmwemknow maboutmchildmdevelopment mcomes mfrommpsychologists mandmmedicalmprofessionals. mAnswer:m
B
PagemRef:m4
5) Developmentmismoftenmdividedmintomwhichmofmthemfollowingmthreembroadmdomains?
A ) infancy,mchildhood, mandmadolescence
B ) social,mcultural, mandmhistorical
C) physical,mcognitive, mandmemotionalmandmsocial
D) biological, msocial,mandmintellectualmAns
wer:mC
PagemRef:m4
, 6) Themdomainsmofmdevelopment
A ) combineminmanmintegrated, mholistic mfashion.
B ) aremnotminfluencedmbymeachmother.
C) operatemindependently mofmonemanother.
D) aremdistinctmandmunrelated. mA
nswer:mA
PagemRef:m4
7) Whatmperiodmofmhumanmdevelopmentmbringsmthemmostmrapidmtimemofmchange?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) adolescencem
Answer:mAmPage
m Ref: m 5
8) Duringmwhichmperiodmofmdevelopmentmdomchildrenmformmtheirmfirstmintimatemtiesmtomothers?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) middlemchildhoodmA
nswer:mB
PagemRef:m5
9) Charlottemismlongmandmlean.mShemengagesminmmake-
believemplaymandmhasmamblossomingmsensemofmmorality.mCharlottemismprobablyminmwhichmperiodmofmhumanmdevelop
ment?
A ) themprenatalmperiod
B ) infancy mandmtoddlerhood
C) early mchildhood
D) middlemchildhoodmA
nswer:mC
PagemRef:m5–6
10) Petemparticipatesminmsoccermandmismbeginningmtommastermfundamental mreadingmandmmathmskills.mPetemismprob
ablyminmwhichmperiodmofmhumanmdevelopment?
A ) adolescence
B ) middlemchildhood
C) early mchildhood
D) infancy mandmtoddlerhoodmA
nswer:mB
PagemRef:m6
11) Duringmadolescence,
A ) thoughtmandmlanguagemexpandmatmanmastoundingmrate.
B ) youngmpeoplembeginmtommastermacademic mknowledgemandmskills.
C) youngmpeoplemfully massumemadultmroles.
D) thoughtmbecomes mabstractmandmidealistic. mAn
swer:mD
PagemRef:m6
