Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 10th Edition By John Santrock.

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1. Life-spanldevelopmentlcoverslthelperiodlfrom to .
A. birth;lmiddleladulthood
B. birth;loldlage
C. conception;learlyladulthood
D. conception;ldeath
2. WhichloflthelfollowinglgiveslthelBESTldescriptionloflhowllife-
spanlpsychologistsldescribel"development"?
A. growthlandldeclinelinlskillslandlprocesses
B. growthlandldeclinelinlskillslandlprocesseslfromlbirthltoladolescence
C. growthlinlskillslandlprocesses
D. declinelinlskillslandlprocesses
3. Life-
spanldevelopmentlislthelstudyloflhumanldevelopmentlfromlconceptionltoldeath.lHistorically,lhowever
,lmostloflthelfocuslhaslbeenlonlwhichlagelgroup?
A. childrenlandladolescents
B. youngladults
C. middle-agedladults
D. thelelderly
4. Thelupperlboundaryloflthelhumanllifespanlis
years.lA.l 105
B.l 117
C.l 122
D.l 131
5. Althoughlthelmaximumllifelspanloflhumanslhaslnotlchanged,lduringltheltwentiethlcentury,llifelexpe
ctancy
A. inlthelU.S.lhaslincreasedlbyl15lyears.
B. inlthelworldlhaslincreasedlbyl15lyears.
C. inlthelU.S.lhaslincreasedlbyl30lyears.
D. inlthelworldlhaslincreasedlbyl30lyears.
6. Accordingltollife-spanldevelopmentlexpertlPaullBaltes,lwhichlagelperiodldominatesldevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyladulthood
C. middle-agedltollateladulthood
D. Nolsinglelagelgroupldominatesldevelopment.
7. Dianalfeelslthatlherlhumanldevelopmentlcourseloveremphasizeslthelchangeslthatloccurlfromlbirthltoladol
escencelandldisregardsltheldevelopmentallissueslofladulthood.lWhichldevelopmentallperspectivelwouldla
ddresslherlconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. Somelprofessorslwantltolteachlaboutlthellife-
spanlapproachlinlalHumanlDevelopmentlcourse,lwhereaslotherslwantltolkeepltheltraditionalldevelopmental
lapproach.lTheyldisagreelabout

A. thelplasticitylofldevelopment.
B. thelmultidimensionallnaturelofldevelopment.
C. whetherldevelopmentlisllifelong.
D. whetherldevelopmentlislmultidirectional.
9. Baltesldescribesldevelopmentlaslmultidirectional.lWhatldoeslthislmean?
A. Developmentlislnotldominatedlbylanylsinglelagelperiod.
B. Developmentlconsistsloflbiological,lcognitive,landlsocioemotionalldimensions.
C. Developmentlislcharacterizedlbylbothlgrowthlandldecline.
DlDevelopmentlneedslpsychologists,lsociologists,lbiologists,landlneuroscientistsltolworkltogetherlin
.l unlockinglthelmysterieslofldevelopment.
10. Kathylbelieveslthatllife-
spanldevelopmentlcannotlbelstudiedlwithoutlconsideringlbiological,lsocial,landlcognitivelaspects.lKathylbel
ieveslthatldevelopmentlis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researcherslincreasinglylstudyltheldevelopmentlofladulthood.lThislimplieslthatldevelopmentlis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichloflthelfollowinglislNOTloneloflPaullBaltes'leightlcharacteristicsloflthellife-
spanlperspectivelonldevelopment?
A. lifelonglandlmultidirectional
B. multidimensionallandlplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manylolderladultslbecomelwiserlbylcallinglonlexperientiallknowledge,lyetltheylperformlpoorlylonlcog
nitivelspeedltests.lThislislanlexampleloflhowldevelopmentlis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thelcapacitylforlacquiringlsecondlandlthirdllanguagesldecreaseslafterlearlylchildhood,lwhereaslexp
erientiallwisdomlincreaseslwithlage.lThislislanlexampleloflhowldevelopmentlis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflhowldevelopmentlislcontextual?
A. Reasoninglabilitylislbiologicallylfinitelandlcannotlbelimprovedlthroughlretraining.
B. ParentslinlthelUnitedlStateslarelmorellikelyltolrearltheirlchildrenltolbelindependentlthanlparentslinlJapan
.
C. Olderladultslcalllonlexperienceltolguideltheirldecisionlmaking.
D. Intelligencelmaylbelstudiedlbyllookinglatlgenetics,lanthropology,lsociology,landlotherldisciplines.

, 16. InlthelUnitedlStates,lmostlindividualslbeginlschoollaroundlagel5,lwhereaslinlAustralialtheylstartlatl3.lThislislanlil
lustrationloflhowldevelopmentlis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normativelage-gradedlinfluences,lnormativelhistory-
gradedlinfluences,landlnonnormativellifeleventslarelalllwayslinlwhichldevelopmentlcanlbelclassifiedlas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. AnnalattributeslherlthriftinessltolhavinglbeenlraisedlduringlthelGreatlDepression.lThislislanlexamplelofla

A. nonnormativellifelevent.
B. normativelhistory-gradedlinfluence.
C. normativelage-gradedlinfluence.
D. nonnormativelage-gradedlinfluence.
19. ThelfactlthatlIlusele-maillvirtuallyleveryldaylandlmylmotherlhaslneverlsentlorlreceivedlanle-
maillislanlexampleloflaldifferencelin
A. normativelhistory-gradedlinfluences.
B. nonnormativellifelevents.
C. normativelage-gradedlinfluences.
D. nonnormativelage-gradedlinfluence.
20. Biologicallprocesseslsuchlaslpubertylandlmenopauselare
A. nonnormativellifelevents.
B. normativelage-gradedlinfluences.
C. normativelhistory-gradedlinfluences.
D. normativelcontextuallinfluences.
21. NelehlwaslonlalpopularlrealitylTVlshowlandlgotlwidespreadlexposure.lThislislanlexamplelofla
A. nonnormativellifelevent.
B. normativelage-gradedlinfluence.
C. normativelhistory-gradedlinfluence.
D. normativelcontextuallinfluence.
22. Laurolisl83lyearslold.lMuchloflhisldevelopmentlwilllnowlfocuslon
A. growthlandlmaintenance.
B. maintenancelandlregulationloflloss.
C. regulationloflloss.
D. growthlandlregulationloflloss.
23. Contemporarylconcernslinllife-spanldevelopmentlperspectivelinclude
A. healthlandlwell-beinglissues.
B. parentinglandleducationlissues.
C. sociocultural,lethnicity,lgender,landlpolicylissues.
D. Alllofltheselanswerslarelcorrect.
24. Oflspeciallconsiderationlforlsociallpolicylinterventionlarelchildrenlwholgrowlup
A. inlpoverty.
B. inlsingle-parentlhomes.
C. addictedltolheroin.
D. aslpartloflalminoritylgroup.