Lifespan Development Test Banks by Robert S. Feldman, Denise Boyd, Paul Johnson, Helen Bee All Chapters Latest Editions 2

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CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS
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Multiple-Choicew Questions

TB_01_01_AnwIntroductionwtowHumanwDevelopment
Thewfieldwof iswthewscientificwstudywofwage-relatedwchangeswinwbehavior,wthinking,wemotion,wandwpersonality.
A) neuroscience
B) psychology
C) humanwdevelopment
D) socialwpsychology
wAnswer: wC

Level:wEasy
Topic:wAnwIntroductionwtowHumanwDevelopme
ntwSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists



TB_01_02_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
ThewChristianwdoctrinewof
argueswthatwhumanwdevelopmentwoccurswaswawresultwofwhowwwellworwhowwpoorlywsomeonew
doeswatwovercomingwthewinbornwtendencywtowactwimmorally.
A) originalwsin
B) empiricism
C) behaviorism
D) innatewgoodness
wAnswer: wA

Level:wEasy
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists



TB_01_03_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
Whichwthinkerwarguedwthatwchildrenwarewbornwwithwawmindwthatwiswawblankwslate?
A) AugustinewofwHippo
B) CharleswDarwin
C) Jean-JacqueswRousseau
D) JohnwLocke
wAnswer: wDwL

evel:wEasy
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists



TB_01_04_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
Jean-
JacqueswRousseauwproposedwthatwallwhumanwbeingswarewnaturallywgoodwandwseekwoutwexperienceswthatwhelpwthemw
grow,wawconceptwthatwcamewtowbewknownwas

A) maturation.
B) innatewgoodness.
C) thewblankwslate.
D) originalwsin.
wAnswer: wBwL

evel:wEasy
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts

,LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists

,TB_01_05_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
Dr.wSardonicuswbelieveswthatwhumanswpossesswnowinbornwabilitieswandwthatwparentswcanwmoldwtheirwchildrenwintowwhateverwtheyww
antwthemwtowbe.wWhichwdoctrinewwouldwbestwdescribewDr.wSardonicus‘wviews?
A) Empiricism
B) Innatewgoodness
C) Originalwsin
D) Darwinismw
Answer:wAwLe
vel:wDifficult
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wApplywWhatwYouwKnow
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists



TB_01_06_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
CharleswDarwinwandwotherwearlywevolutionarywthinkerswcompiledw
,wwhichwwerewdetailedwobservationswofwthewbehavio
rswofwanwindividualwinfant,winwthewhopewthatwtheywmightwbetterwunderstandwthewoverallwevolutionwofwthewhumanwspecies.
A) domainswofwdevelopment
B) babywbiographies
C) Gesellwscales
D) norm-
referencedwtestswAnswer:
wB

Level:w Difficult
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists


TB_01_07_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
WhichwassertionwregardingwlifespanwdevelopmentwcanwbewattributedwtowbothwG.wStanleywHallwandwCharleswDarwin?
A) Humanwevolutionwrepresentswawuniquewoccurrencewinwnaturalwhistory.
B) Biologywdictateswhowwhumanwpersonalitywdevelops.
C) Environmentwdetermineswthewcoursewofwhealthywindividualwdevelopment.
D) Thewmilestoneswofwchildhoodwarewsimilarwtowthosewinwthewdevelopmentwofwthewhumanwspec
ies.wAnswer:wD
Level:wDifficult
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wEvaluatewIt
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists


TB_01_08_PhilosophicalwandwScientificw Roots
WhichwtermwdidwArnoldwGesellwusewtowdescribewgeneticallywprogrammedwsequentialwpatternswofwchange,wsuchwaswpubertyworwm
enopause?
A) Maturation
B) Growth
C) Socialwclock
D) Agewnormsw
Answer:wAwLev
el:wModerate
Topic:wPhilosophicalwandwScientificwRoot
swSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
LOw1.1.1:wRecallwthewideaswaboutwhumanwdevelopmentwproposedwbywearlywphilosopherswandwscientists


TB_01_09_ThewLifespanwPerspective
Whichw summarywbestwdescribeswthewcurrentwperspectivewonwhumanwdevelopment?
A) Humanwdevelopmentwbeginswatwconceptionwandwcontinueswthroughoutwthewlifespan.
B) Humanwdevelopmentwbeginswatwbirthwandwbecomeswrelativelywstablewbywadolescence.

, C) Humanwdevelopmentwbeginswslowlywatwbirthwandwaccelerateswaswwewage.
D) Humanwdevelopmentwbeginswwithwthewonsetwofwpubert
y.wAnswer:wA
Level:wEasy
Topic:wThewLifespanwPerspective
wSkill:wUnderstandwthewConcept

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LOw1.1.2:wDescribewhowwthewlifespanwperspectivewtrieswtowfullywexplainwhumanwdevelopment


TB_01_10_ThewLifespanwPerspective
summarizeswthewideawthatwindividualswofwallwageswpossesswthewcapacitywforwpositivewchangewinwrespons
ewtowenvironmentalwdemands.
A) Plasticity
B) Multicontextuality
C) Empiricism
D) Maturationw
Answer:wAwLe
vel:wDifficult
Topic:wThewLifespanwPerspective
wSkill:wAnalyze wIt


LOw1.1.2:wDescribewhowwthewlifespanwperspectivewtrieswtowfullywexplainwhumanwdevelopment



TB_01_11_ThewLifespanwPerspective
Researcherswhavewtowexplorewmanywtypeswofwinformationwtowaddresswtheirwquestionswofwinterest.wWhichw conceptwemphasizeswth
iswapproachwtowstudyingwlifespanwdevelopment?
A) Thewunidimensionalwnaturewofwdevelopment
B) Interdisciplinarywresearch
C) Extra-generationalwimplications
D) RigiditywAn
swer:wBwLevel:
wDifficult

Topic:wThewLifespanwPerspective
wSkill:wAnalyze wIt


LOw1.1.2:wDescribewhowwthewlifespanwperspectivewtrieswtowfullywexplainwhumanwdevelopment



TB_01_12_ThewDomainswandwPeriodswofwDevelopment
Thewphysicalwdomainwreferswtowthatwaspectwofwhumanwdevelopmentwthatwdescribes
A) changeswinwthinking,wmemory,wproblemwsolving,wandwotherwintellectualwskills.
B) changeswinwsize,wshape,wandwcharacteristicswofwthewbody.
C) howwyoungwchildrenwexceedworwlagwbehindwtheirwpeers.
D) thewrelationshipwofwanwindividualwpersonwtowotherwpeopl
e.wAnswer:wB
Level:wEasy
Topic:wThewDomainswandwPeriodswofwDevelopment
wSkill:wUnderstand wthewConcepts


LOw1.1.3:wIdentifywthewcategorieswusedwbywdevelopmentalwscientistswtoworganizewthewstudywofwhumanwdevelopment



TB_01_13_ThewDomainswandwPeriodswofwDevelopment
Whichwaspectwofwhumanwdevelopmentwdescribeswchangeswinwthinking,wmemory,wproblemwsolving,wandwotherwintellectualwskills?
A) Psychologicalwdomain
B) Physicalwdomain
C) Cognitivewdomain
D) Socialwdomain
wAnswer: wCw Lev

el:wEasy
Topic:wThewDomainswandwPeriodswofwDevelopment