A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 8th Edition
by Santrock -Test Bank Chapter(1 - 17)
,Content
Chapter 01: Introduction
Chapter 02: Biological Beginnings
Chapter 03: Physical Development and Biological Aging
Chapter 04: Health
Chapter 05: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
Chapter 06: Cognitive Developmental Approaches
Chapter 07: Information Processing
Chapter 08: Intelligence
Chapter 09: Language Development
Chapter 10: Emotional Development
Chapter 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality
Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 13: Moral Development, Values, and Religion
Chapter 14: Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting
Chapter 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World
Chapter 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work
Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
, Chapter 01: Introduction
Chapter 01
Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Life-span development covers the period from __________ to __________.
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. birth; old age
C. conception; early adulthood
D. conception; death
Page: 3
APA Outcome: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists describe
"development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
C. growth in skills and processes
D. decline in skills and processes
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
, 3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically,
however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is __________ years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, life
expectancy
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
by Santrock -Test Bank Chapter(1 - 17)
,Content
Chapter 01: Introduction
Chapter 02: Biological Beginnings
Chapter 03: Physical Development and Biological Aging
Chapter 04: Health
Chapter 05: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
Chapter 06: Cognitive Developmental Approaches
Chapter 07: Information Processing
Chapter 08: Intelligence
Chapter 09: Language Development
Chapter 10: Emotional Development
Chapter 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality
Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 13: Moral Development, Values, and Religion
Chapter 14: Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting
Chapter 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World
Chapter 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work
Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
, Chapter 01: Introduction
Chapter 01
Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Life-span development covers the period from __________ to __________.
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. birth; old age
C. conception; early adulthood
D. conception; death
Page: 3
APA Outcome: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists describe
"development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
C. growth in skills and processes
D. decline in skills and processes
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
, 3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically,
however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is __________ years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, life
expectancy
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
Page: 4
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
