Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 9
Question Type: Multiple-Choice
1) The study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes throughout the lifespan is called
.
a) thanatology
b) neo-gerontology
c) developmental psychology
d) longitudinal psychology
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Which of the following is true about developmental psychology? a) It examines maturation, early
experiences, and various stages of development.
b) It uses a theoretical approach that suggests that nature is more important than nurture in
development.
c) It avoids controversial issues by focusing only on what can be proven through research.
d) It exclusively examines the mental growth of children‟s development.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
3) Which of the following is a major area of debate in developmental psychology?
a) nature vs. tabula rasa
b) stability vs. change
c) young vs. old
d) early stages vs. later stages
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Jasmine believes that personality is a trait that can change over time, whereas Silvis does not. What
issue of developmental psychology does this difference address?
a) nature vs. nurture
b) stability vs. change
c) young vs. old
d) continuity . stages
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
5) is development governed by automatic, genetically predetermined signals.
a) Nurture b) Natural progression
c) Maturation
d) Tabula rasa
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) The fact that we crawl before we walk is an example of .
a) tabula rasa
b) maturation
c) a critical period
d) interactionist perspective
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
, 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) is a period of special sensitivity to specific types of learning that shape the capacity for
future development.
a) A maturation period
b) A critical period
c) The specificity stage
d) The tabula rasa stage
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) Imprinting is an example of .
a) maturation
b) a critical period
c) tabula rasa
d) nature
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 9
Question Type: Multiple-Choice
1) The study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes throughout the lifespan is called
.
a) thanatology
b) neo-gerontology
c) developmental psychology
d) longitudinal psychology
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Which of the following is true about developmental psychology? a) It examines maturation, early
experiences, and various stages of development.
b) It uses a theoretical approach that suggests that nature is more important than nurture in
development.
c) It avoids controversial issues by focusing only on what can be proven through research.
d) It exclusively examines the mental growth of children‟s development.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
3) Which of the following is a major area of debate in developmental psychology?
a) nature vs. tabula rasa
b) stability vs. change
c) young vs. old
d) early stages vs. later stages
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Jasmine believes that personality is a trait that can change over time, whereas Silvis does not. What
issue of developmental psychology does this difference address?
a) nature vs. nurture
b) stability vs. change
c) young vs. old
d) continuity . stages
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
,1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
5) is development governed by automatic, genetically predetermined signals.
a) Nurture b) Natural progression
c) Maturation
d) Tabula rasa
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) The fact that we crawl before we walk is an example of .
a) tabula rasa
b) maturation
c) a critical period
d) interactionist perspective
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
, 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) is a period of special sensitivity to specific types of learning that shape the capacity for
future development.
a) A maturation period
b) A critical period
c) The specificity stage
d) The tabula rasa stage
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) Imprinting is an example of .
a) maturation
b) a critical period
c) tabula rasa
d) nature
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Development
Learning Objective 9: 1.1: Discuss theoretical debates and research approaches in developmental
psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
