Test Bank For Child Development 9th Edition by Laura E. Berk 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,...
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1) Thexfieldxofxchildxdevelopment
A) isxdevotedxtoxunderstandingxhumanxconstancyxandxchangexthroughoutxthexlifespan.
B) isxpartxofxaxlarger,xinterdisciplinaryxfieldxknownxasxdevelopmentalxscience.
C) focusesxprimarilyxonxchildren’sxphysicalxandxemotionalxdevelopment.
D) focusesxprimarilyxonxinfants’xandxchildren’sxsocialxandxcognitivexdevelopment.
x ANSWER:xB
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2) Thexcommonxgoalxofxinvestigatorsxwhoxstudyxchildxdevelopmentxisxto
A) understandxhowxphysicalxgrowthxandxnutritionxcontributextoxhealthxandxwell-beingxthroughoutxthexlifespan.
B) understandxmorexaboutxpersonalityxandxsocialxdevelopment.
C) analyzexchild-rearingxpracticesxandxexperiencesxthatxpromotexchildren’sxwell-being.
D) describexandxidentifyxthosexfactorsxthatxinfluencexthexconsistenciesxandxchangesxinxyoungxpeoplexduringxt
hexfirstxtwoxdecadesxofxlife.
ANSWER:x
Dx
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3) Whichxofxthexfollowingxfactorsxcontributedxtoxthexstudyxofxchildxdevelopmentxinxthextwentiethxcentury?
A) Thexbeginningxofxpublicxeducationxledxtoxaxdemandxforxknowledgexaboutxwhatxandxhowxtoxteachxchildrenx
ofxdifferentxages.
B) Parentsxwerexhavingxmorexchildrenxandxresearchersxbecamexinterestedxinxthexeffectsxofxfamilyxsizex
onxchildren’sxwell-being.
C) Pediatriciansxwerexpressuredxbyxinsurancexcompaniesxtoximprovexchildren’sxhealth,xwhichxinspiredxnutrition
alxresearch.
D) Highxratesxofxchildhoodxdepressionxinspiredxnewxareasxofxresearchxintoxchildren’sxanxietiesxandxbehavio
rxproblems.
ANSWER:x
Ax
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, 4) Whichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxisxtruexaboutxthexfieldxofxchildxdevelopment?
A) Scientificxcuriosityxisxthexprevailingxfactorxthatxledxtoxthexstudyxofxchildren,xandxcurrentxresearchersxprimaril
yxanswerxquestionsxofxscientificxinterest.
B) Thexfieldxofxchildxdevelopmentxisxconsideredxinterdisciplinaryxbecausexitxhasxgrownxthroughxthexcombine
dxeffortsxofxpeoplexfromxmanyxfields.
C) Childxdevelopmentxisxthexareaxofxstudyxdevotedxtoxunderstandingxconstancyxandxchangexthroughoutxt
hexlifespan.
D) Mostxofxwhatxwexknowxaboutxchildxdevelopmentxcomesxfromxpsychologistsxandxmedicalxprofessionals
.xANSWER:xB
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5) Developmentxisxoftenxdividedxintoxwhichxofxthexfollowingxthreexbroadxdomains?
A) infancy,xchildhood,xandxadolescence
B) social,xcultural,xandxhistorical
C) physical,xcognitive,xandxemotionalxandxsocial
D) biological,xsocial,xandxintellectualx
ANSWER:xC
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