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jJohn jSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
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jDevelopment 11th Edition By John Santrock
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Student: j
1. Life-span jdevelopment jcovers jthe jperiod jfrom to .
A. birth; jmiddle jadulthood
B. birth; jold jage
C. conception; jearly jadulthood
D. conception; jdeath
2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jgives jthe jBEST jdescription jof jhow jlife-span
jpsychologists jdescribe j"development"?
A. growth jand jdecline jin jskills jand jprocesses
B. growth jand jdecline jin jskills jand jprocesses jfrom jbirth jto jadolescence
C. growth jin jskills jand jprocesses
D. decline jin jskills jand jprocesses
3. Life-span jdevelopment jis jthe jstudy jof jhuman jdevelopment jfrom jconception jto jdeath.
jHistorically, jhowever, jmost jof jthe jfocus jhas jbeen jon jwhich jage jgroup?
A. children jand jadolescents
B. young jadults
C. middle-aged jadults
D. the jelderly
4. The jupper jboundary jof jthe jhuman jlifespan jis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although jthe jmaximum jlife jspan jof jhumans jhas jnot jchanged, jduring jthe jtwentieth jcentury,
jlife jexpectancy
A. in jthe jU.S. jhas jincreased jby j15 jyears.
B. in jthe jworld jhas jincreased jby j15 jyears.
C. in jthe jU.S. jhas jincreased jby j30 jyears.
D. in jthe jworld jhas jincreased jby j30 jyears.
6. According jto jlife-span jdevelopment jexpert jPaul jBaltes, jwhich jage jperiod jdominates jdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early jadulthood
C. middle-aged jto jlate jadulthood
D. No jsingle jage jgroup jdominates jdevelopment.
7. Diana jfeels jthat jher jhuman jdevelopment jcourse joveremphasizes jthe jchanges jthat joccur jfrom jbirth
jto jadolescence jand jdisregards jthe jdevelopmental jissues jof jadulthood. jWhich jdevelopmental
jperspective jwould jaddress jher jconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some jprofessors jwant jto jteach jabout jthe jlife-span japproach jin ja jHuman jDevelopment jcourse,
jwhereas jothers jwant jto jkeep jthe jtraditional jdevelopmental japproach. jThey jdisagree jabout
A. the jplasticity jof jdevelopment.
B. the jmultidimensional jnature jof jdevelopment.
C. whether jdevelopment jis jlifelong.
D. whether jdevelopment jis jmultidirectional.
9. Baltes jdescribes jdevelopment jas jmultidirectional. jWhat jdoes jthis jmean?
A. Development jis jnot jdominated jby jany jsingle jage jperiod.
B. Development jconsists jof jbiological, jcognitive, jand jsocioemotional jdimensions.
C. Development jis jcharacterized jby jboth jgrowth jand jdecline.
D jDevelopment jneeds jpsychologists, jsociologists, jbiologists, jand jneuroscientists jto jwork jtogether jin
. j unlocking jthe jmysteries jof jdevelopment.
10. Kathy jbelieves jthat jlife-span jdevelopment jcannot jbe jstudied jwithout jconsidering jbiological, jsocial,
jand jcognitive jaspects. jKathy jbelieves jthat jdevelopment jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers jincreasingly jstudy jthe jdevelopment jof jadulthood. jThis jimplies jthat jdevelopment jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jNOT jone jof jPaul jBaltes' jeight jcharacteristics jof jthe jlife-span jperspective
jon jdevelopment?
A. lifelong jand jmultidirectional
B. multidimensional jand jplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many jolder jadults jbecome jwiser jby jcalling jon jexperiential jknowledge, jyet jthey jperform jpoorly
jon jcognitive jspeed jtests. jThis jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment jis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment jis jcontextual?
A. Reasoning jability jis jbiologically jfinite jand jcannot jbe jimproved jthrough jretraining.
B. Parents jin jthe jUnited jStates jare jmore jlikely jto jrear jtheir jchildren jto jbe jindependent jthan
jparents jin jJapan.
C. Older jadults jcall jon jexperience jto jguide jtheir jdecision jmaking.
D. Intelligence jmay jbe jstudied jby jlooking jat jgenetics, janthropology, jsociology, jand jother jdisciplines.
15. The jcapacity jfor jacquiring jsecond jand jthird jlanguages jdecreases jafter jearly jchildhood,
jwhereas jexperiential jwisdom jincreases jwith jage. jThis jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment
jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
Lifespan jDevelopment j11th jEdition jBy
jJohn jSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
j j j j j j j
jDevelopment 11th Edition By John Santrock
j j j j j
, 1
Student: j
1. Life-span jdevelopment jcovers jthe jperiod jfrom to .
A. birth; jmiddle jadulthood
B. birth; jold jage
C. conception; jearly jadulthood
D. conception; jdeath
2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jgives jthe jBEST jdescription jof jhow jlife-span
jpsychologists jdescribe j"development"?
A. growth jand jdecline jin jskills jand jprocesses
B. growth jand jdecline jin jskills jand jprocesses jfrom jbirth jto jadolescence
C. growth jin jskills jand jprocesses
D. decline jin jskills jand jprocesses
3. Life-span jdevelopment jis jthe jstudy jof jhuman jdevelopment jfrom jconception jto jdeath.
jHistorically, jhowever, jmost jof jthe jfocus jhas jbeen jon jwhich jage jgroup?
A. children jand jadolescents
B. young jadults
C. middle-aged jadults
D. the jelderly
4. The jupper jboundary jof jthe jhuman jlifespan jis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although jthe jmaximum jlife jspan jof jhumans jhas jnot jchanged, jduring jthe jtwentieth jcentury,
jlife jexpectancy
A. in jthe jU.S. jhas jincreased jby j15 jyears.
B. in jthe jworld jhas jincreased jby j15 jyears.
C. in jthe jU.S. jhas jincreased jby j30 jyears.
D. in jthe jworld jhas jincreased jby j30 jyears.
6. According jto jlife-span jdevelopment jexpert jPaul jBaltes, jwhich jage jperiod jdominates jdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early jadulthood
C. middle-aged jto jlate jadulthood
D. No jsingle jage jgroup jdominates jdevelopment.
7. Diana jfeels jthat jher jhuman jdevelopment jcourse joveremphasizes jthe jchanges jthat joccur jfrom jbirth
jto jadolescence jand jdisregards jthe jdevelopmental jissues jof jadulthood. jWhich jdevelopmental
jperspective jwould jaddress jher jconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some jprofessors jwant jto jteach jabout jthe jlife-span japproach jin ja jHuman jDevelopment jcourse,
jwhereas jothers jwant jto jkeep jthe jtraditional jdevelopmental japproach. jThey jdisagree jabout
A. the jplasticity jof jdevelopment.
B. the jmultidimensional jnature jof jdevelopment.
C. whether jdevelopment jis jlifelong.
D. whether jdevelopment jis jmultidirectional.
9. Baltes jdescribes jdevelopment jas jmultidirectional. jWhat jdoes jthis jmean?
A. Development jis jnot jdominated jby jany jsingle jage jperiod.
B. Development jconsists jof jbiological, jcognitive, jand jsocioemotional jdimensions.
C. Development jis jcharacterized jby jboth jgrowth jand jdecline.
D jDevelopment jneeds jpsychologists, jsociologists, jbiologists, jand jneuroscientists jto jwork jtogether jin
. j unlocking jthe jmysteries jof jdevelopment.
10. Kathy jbelieves jthat jlife-span jdevelopment jcannot jbe jstudied jwithout jconsidering jbiological, jsocial,
jand jcognitive jaspects. jKathy jbelieves jthat jdevelopment jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers jincreasingly jstudy jthe jdevelopment jof jadulthood. jThis jimplies jthat jdevelopment jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jNOT jone jof jPaul jBaltes' jeight jcharacteristics jof jthe jlife-span jperspective
jon jdevelopment?
A. lifelong jand jmultidirectional
B. multidimensional jand jplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many jolder jadults jbecome jwiser jby jcalling jon jexperiential jknowledge, jyet jthey jperform jpoorly
jon jcognitive jspeed jtests. jThis jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment jis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment jis jcontextual?
A. Reasoning jability jis jbiologically jfinite jand jcannot jbe jimproved jthrough jretraining.
B. Parents jin jthe jUnited jStates jare jmore jlikely jto jrear jtheir jchildren jto jbe jindependent jthan
jparents jin jJapan.
C. Older jadults jcall jon jexperience jto jguide jtheir jdecision jmaking.
D. Intelligence jmay jbe jstudied jby jlooking jat jgenetics, janthropology, jsociology, jand jother jdisciplines.
15. The jcapacity jfor jacquiring jsecond jand jthird jlanguages jdecreases jafter jearly jchildhood,
jwhereas jexperiential jwisdom jincreases jwith jage. jThis jis jan jexample jof jhow jdevelopment
jis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
