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: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning 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: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
,3. When teaching 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: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning 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; the other believes in the life-span approach.
Which of the following issues would they most likely differ on?
A. Whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception
B. Whether the tabula rasa or 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: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
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: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning 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: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
,3. When teaching 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: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning 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; the other believes in the life-span approach.
Which of the following issues would they most likely differ on?
A. Whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception
B. Whether the tabula rasa or 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: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
