Discovering the Life Span, 5th Edition. Robert S. Feldman, Test Bank

An Introduction to Lifespan Development 1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)? a) 15,000 b) 150,000 c) 1.5 million d) 15 million Answer: c Page: 4 1-2. Lifespan development spans a range of interests that specialists in development can consider. Which of the following areas could possibly be an area of interest? a) Investigating behavior at the level of biological processes to determine whether the mother’s functioning before birth was affected by her conception outside the womb. b) Investigating DNA structure’s influence on academic performance. c) Completing a cross-sectional study comparing males and females. d) Examining how exposure to music in utero would interfere with long-range personality structures. Answer: a Page: 4 1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan. a) Biological b) Lifespan c) Psychological d) Research Answer: b Page: 5 1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n) approach. a) intuitive b) scientific c) social d) environmental Answer: b Page: 5 1-5. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes while her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess the students’ progress after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment? a) intuitive b) biological c) environmental d) scientific Answer: d Page: 5 Learning Objective L01 1-6. The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on a) nonhuman species. b) test tube babies. c) biological and environmental development. d) human development. Answer: d Page: 5 Learning Objective L01 1-7. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body’s makeup is interested in development. a) cognitive b) physical c) personality d) social Answer: b Page: 6 1-8. A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study to examine an athlete’s decline in physical performance as the athlete ages. What type of development would the researcher most likely be studying? a) cognitive b) personality c) physical d) social Answer: c Page: 6 Level: Medium 1-9. development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person’s behavior. a) Cognitive b) Physical c) Personality d) Social Answer: a Page: 6 1-10. Researchers in the early learning department of a university are conducting a long-term study to see how problem-solving skills change over time as school-age students move from elementary school to high school to college. What type of development are the researchers most likely studying? a) cognitive b) personality c) social d) physical Answer: a Page: 6 1-11. Researchers who use intellectual (IQ) testing as part of their research project with elementary age students are likely to be researching development. a) personality b) cognitive c) social d) physical Answer: b Page: 6 1-12. development involves the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the life span. a) Cognitive b) Physical c) Personality d) Social Answer: c Page: 6 1-13. A student reads a flyer on the campus bulletin board that says a researcher is searching for students to volunteer for a long-term study. Participation includes completing testing that measures traits such as temperament, attitudes, and adaptability, as well as being available for follow-up for the next 10 years. The researcher who is developing this study is most likely interested in development. a) personality b) social c) cognitive d) physical Answer: a Page: 6 1-14. development involves the way in which individuals’ interactions with others and their social relationships grow, change and remain stable over the course of life. a) Cognitive b) Physical c) Personality d) Social Answer: d Page: 6 1-15. What type of lifespan developmentalist is interested in how a person who experiences a significant or traumatic event early in life would remember that event later in life? a) physical b) social c) cognitive d) personality Answer: c Page: 6 1-16. A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether people who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost everything, suffer lasting effects from such devastation early in life. This researcher is interested in the development of the subject(s). a) personality b) social c) cognitive d) physical Answer: c Page: 6 1-17. Lifespan developmentalists typically look at which of the following areas? a) a particular family b) a particular age range c) a particular town/city d) a particular country Answer: b Page: 6 1-18. A developmental researcher who is interested in studying what senses are used most often by a child or what the long-term results of premature birth are would be studying development. a) social b) physical c) personality d) cognitive Answer: b Page: 6 1-19. If a developmental researcher is studying what the earliest memories that can be recalled from infancy are, or what the intellectual consequences of watching television are, in what developmental area is the researcher interested? a) social b) physical