TEST BANK For Human Development: A Life-Span View
9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh
Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
,Table Of Contents
1. The Study of Human Development.
Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.
Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
The scientific study of human development can best be described as
ANSWER:a.multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing stability over change
2. Which term does not belong in this group?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d. hereditary
3. 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
ANSWER:b. his genes
c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
4. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of
abrupt shifts in behavior best fits with the approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d. discontinuity
5. 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
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d. discontinuity
6. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-
breakers throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life
of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human
development?
a. nature versus nurture
b. universal versus context-specific development
c. biological versus sociocultural forces
ANSWER:d. continuity versus discontinuity
7. Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the
sa me way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Mustafa’s research
deals primarily with the issue of human development.
a. psychological versus biological forces
ANSWER:b. universal versus context-specific development
c. nature versus nurture
d. continuity versus discontinuity
8. When Clarisse says, “It doesn’t matter if they are French, Swedish, or
Chinese, kids are kids,” she is espousing a position concerning human
development.
a. discontinuous
ANSWER:b. universal
c. nurture
d. context-specific
9. Viviana notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Costa
Ric a than in the Canada. Viviana is most likely to support a position
regarding human development.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c. context-specific
9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh
Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
,Table Of Contents
1. The Study of Human Development.
Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.
Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
The scientific study of human development can best be described as
ANSWER:a.multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing stability over change
2. Which term does not belong in this group?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d. hereditary
3. 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
ANSWER:b. his genes
c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
4. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of
abrupt shifts in behavior best fits with the approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d. discontinuity
5. 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
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d. discontinuity
6. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-
breakers throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life
of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human
development?
a. nature versus nurture
b. universal versus context-specific development
c. biological versus sociocultural forces
ANSWER:d. continuity versus discontinuity
7. Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the
sa me way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Mustafa’s research
deals primarily with the issue of human development.
a. psychological versus biological forces
ANSWER:b. universal versus context-specific development
c. nature versus nurture
d. continuity versus discontinuity
8. When Clarisse says, “It doesn’t matter if they are French, Swedish, or
Chinese, kids are kids,” she is espousing a position concerning human
development.
a. discontinuous
ANSWER:b. universal
c. nurture
d. context-specific
9. Viviana notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Costa
Ric a than in the Canada. Viviana is most likely to support a position
regarding human development.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c. context-specific
