TEST BANK FOR DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Chapter 01 Introduction Multiple Choice Questions 1. Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that: A. begins at childhood and continues until adulthood. B. begins at conception and continues until adulthood. C. begins at birth and continues through the human life span. D. begins at conception and continues through the human life span. APA LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Studying life-span development 2. The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age. A. prescriptive B. constructivist C. traditional D. evolutionary APA LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 3. When taking his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental change. A. life-span B. evolutionary C. normative D. constructivist APA LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 4. Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation. One believes in the traditional approach of developmental change, whereas the other believes in the life-span approach. The two are most likely differ on: A. whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception. B. whether the tabula rasa or the innate goodness positions were correct. C. whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout adulthood as well as childhood. D. whether the earlier theorists, such as Freud and Jung, were correct or whether the later theorists such as Piaget and Skinner were correct about developmental change. APA LO: 1.2Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: UnderstandDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 5. On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the development of young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults and elderly people is just as important. This professor is articulating a(n) _____ approach. A. evolutionary B. constructivist C. normative D. life-span APA LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a lifespan perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 6. The maximum life span of humans: A. has increased over time. B. has not changed since the beginning of recorded history. C. has matched their life expectancy in recent times. D. is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close. APA LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 7. Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century. A. 20 B. 10 C. 30 D. 50 APA LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 8. The life expectancy in the United States is currently: A. 60 years. B. 78 years. C. 85 years. D. 53 years. APA LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 9. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes' perspective of life-span development, which of the following statements would you NOT agree with? A. Development is lifelong B. Development is unidirectional C. Development is plastic D. Development is contextual APA LO: 1.2Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom's: UnderstandDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspectiv