Developmental psychologists have found that
A) development across the domains moves from fairly complex forms to simpler forms.
B) development across the domains moves from fairly simple forms to more complex forms.
C) the full set of complex emotions is present in children from birth.
D) although cognition develops from simple forms to complex ones, socioemotional forms of understanding are relatively stable and enduring.
Question 2Which of the following is an example of how development helps a child adapt to her environment?
A) Learning a job skill, such as carpentry
B) Deciding which college to attend in the fall
C) Getting better at a sport by practicing a lot
D) Developing more complex thinking abilities
Question 3Which of the following would be considered a developmental change?
A) Your teenage son decides to become a vegetarian.
B) Your daughter perfects her fastball in pitching practice.
C) Your 35-year-old cousin gains 15 pounds on a cruise.
D) Your niece's ability to use logical reasoning changes between 1st and 8th grades.
Question 4Dr. Smythe has developed a theory about why children in heavily industrialized nations develop more quickly than children in poorer, more rural nations. The goal of scientific study he has attempted to achieve is to __________ behavior.
A) describe
B) explain
C) predict
D) intervene in
Question 5Professor Tsalani studies how children of different ages solve word puzzles and riddles. He is concerned with development in which domain?
A) Physical
B) Cognitive
C) Socioemotional
D) Perceptual
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