TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH
TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW
8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUG
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, TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH
TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW
8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH
Table Of Contents
The Study of Human Development.
Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early
Childhood.
Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
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Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.
Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
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CAVANAUGH
TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW
8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH
1. The scientific study of human development can best be described as
*a. multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing stability over change
Which term does not belong in this group?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
*d. hereditary
Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual
disabilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize that her son’s intellectu al
disability (formally known as mental retardation) is due to
a. her parenting style
*b. his genes
c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt s hifts in
behavior best fits with the approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
*d. discontinuity
Cleo, a director of a daycare, uses terms like “pre-K,” “K-3,” and the “upper-elementary.”
These ideas are most compatible with a view.
a. context-specificity
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