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Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original developmental
psychologists?
-Menopause
-Toilet training
-Puberty
-Babbling
Menopause
Change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning, memory, language,
thinking, reasoning, etc., would constitute which type of development?
-Psychosocial
-Physical
-Physiological
-Cognitive
Cognitive
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students who
score a 1,000 or more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be successful in
college?
-Describe
-Intervene
-Explain
-Predict
Predict
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most students learn to read
through a combination of phonetic and whole-word instruction?
-Describe
-Predict
-Intervene
-Explain
Explain
Riley doesn't want to share her new toy with the other children at preschool. Riley
is struggling with her ________ development.
-Physical
-Neurological
-Cognitive
-Psychosocial
Psychosocial
, Juan's teacher is concerned that he is behind his fellow classmates in
computational ability. Juan's teacher is concerned about which domain of human
development?
-Physical
-Neurological
-Psychosocial
-Cognitive
Cognitive
Peter is three inches taller than every other student in his class. Which domain of
development would address Peter's height?
-Physical
-Psychosocial
-Cognitive
-Neurological
Physical
Which of the following would be of LEAST interest to a researcher studying the
cognitive domain?
-Attention
-Language
-Feelings
-Memory
Feelings
Advances in brain development have an effect on...
-Physical development
-Cognitive development
-Psychosocial development
-All answer choices are correct
All answer choices are correct
Marlane is large for her age and does not have many friends. This is an example
of interaction between which two domains of development?
-Physical and intellectual
-Physical and psychosocial
-Cognitive and psychosocial
-Personality and psychosocial
Physical and psychosocial
Based on your text, which of the following is NOT one of the major divisions of
the life span?
-Prenatal
-Senescence