Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
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1. Life-span aadevelopment aacovers aathe aaperiod aafrom to .
A. birth; aamiddle aaadulthood
B. birth; aaold aaage
C. conception; aaearly aaadulthood
D. conception; aadeath
2. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aagives aathe aaBEST aadescription aaof aahow aalife-span
aapsychologistsadescribe aa"development"?
A. growth aaand aadecline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
B. growth aaand aadecline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses aafrom aabirth aato aaadolescence
C. growth aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
D. decline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
3. Life-span aadevelopment aais aathe aastudy aaof aahuman aadevelopment aafrom aaconception aato aadeath.
aaHistorically, ahowever, aamost aaof aathe aafocus aahas aa been aaon aawhich aaage aagroup?
A. children aaand aaadolescents
B. young aaadults
C. middle-aged aaadults
D. the aaelderly
4. The aaupper aaboundary aaof aathe aahuman aalifespan aais years.
A. a a 105
a
B. a a 117
C. a a 122
D. a a 131
5. Although aathe aamaximum aalife aaspan aaof aahumans aahas aanot aachanged, aaduring aathe aatwentieth
aacentury, aalifeaexpectancy
A. in aathe aaU.S. aahas aaincreased aaby aa15 aayears.
B. in aathe aaworld aahas aaincreased aaby aa15 aayears.
C. in aathe aaU.S. aahas aaincreased aaby aa30 aayears.
D. in aathe aaworld aahas aaincreased aaby aa30 aayears.
6. According aato aalife-span aadevelopment aaexpert aaPaul aaBaltes, aawhich aaage aaperiod aadominates aadevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early aaadulthood
C. middle-aged aato aalate aaadulthood
D. No aasingle aaage aagroup aadominates aadevelopment.
7. Diana aafeels aathat aaher aahuman aadevelopment aacourse aaoveremphasizes aathe aachanges aathat aaoccur
aafrom aabirth aato aaadolescence aaand aadisregards aathe aadevelopmental aaissues aaof aa adulthood. aaWhich
aadevelopmental aaperspectiveawould aa address aaher aaconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some aaprofessors aawant aato aateach aaabout aathe aalife-span aaapproach aain aaa aaHuman aaDevelopment
aacourse, aawhereasaothers aawant aato aakeep aathe aatraditional aadevelopmental aaapproach. aaThey aadisagree
aaabout
A. the aaplasticity aaof aadevelopment.
B. the aamultidimensional aanature aaof aadevelopment.
C. whether aadevelopment aais aalifelong.
D. whether aadevelopment aais aamultidirectional.
9. Baltes aadescribes aadevelopment aaas aamultidirectional. aaWhat aadoes aathis aamean?
A. Development aais aanot aadominated aaby aaany aasingle aaage aaperiod.
B. Development aaconsists aaof aabiological, aacognitive, aaand aasocioemotional aadimensions.
C. Development aais aacharacterized aaby aaboth aagrowth aaand aadecline.
D aaDevelopment aaneeds aapsychologists, aasociologists, aabiologists, aaand aaneuroscientists aato aawork aatogether
aain
. a a unlocking aathe aamysteries aaof aadevelopment.
10. Kathy aabelieves aathat aalife-span aadevelopment aacannot aabe aastudied aawithout aaconsidering aabiological,
aasocial, aaandacognitive aaaspects. aaKathy aabelieves aathat aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers aaincreasingly aastudy aathe aadevelopment aaof aaadulthood. aaThis aaimplies aathat aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaNOT aaone aaof aaPaul aaBaltes' aaeight aacharacteristics aaof aathe aalife-span
aaperspective aaonadevelopment?
A. lifelong aaand aamultidirectional
B. multidimensional aaand aaplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many aaolder aaadults aabecome aawiser aaby aacalling aaon aaexperiential aaknowledge, aayet aathey aaperform
aapoorly aaonacognitive aaspeed aatests. aaThis aais aaan aa example aaof aahow aadevelopment aais
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The aacapacity aafor aaacquiring aasecond aaand aathird aalanguages aadecreases aaafter aaearly
aachildhood, aawhereasaexperiential aawisdom aaincreases aawith aa age. aaThis aais aa an aaexample aaof
aahow aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaan aaexample aaof aahow aadevelopment aais aacontextual?
A. Reasoning aaability aais aabiologically aafinite aaand aacannot aabe aaimproved aathrough aaretraining.
B. Parents aain aathe aaUnited aaStates aaare aamore aalikely aato aarear aatheir aachildren aato aabe aaindependent
aathan aaparents aainaJapan.
C. Older aaadults aacall aaon aaexperience aato aaguide aatheir aadecision aamaking.
D. Intelligence aamay aabe aastudied aaby aalooking aaat aagenetics, aaanthropology, aasociology, aaand aaother
aadisciplines.
, 16. In aathe aaUnited aaStates, aamost aaindividuals aabegin aaschool aaaround aaage aa5, aawhereas aain aaAustralia aathey
aastart aa at aa3. aaThisais aaan aaillustration aaof aahow aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative aaage-graded aainfluences, aanormative aahistory-graded aainfluences, aaand aanonnormative aalife
aaevents aaareaall aaways aain aawhich aadevelopment aacan aabe aaclassified aaas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna aaattributes aaher aathriftiness aato aahaving aabeen aaraised aaduring aathe aaGreat aaDepression. aaThis aais aaan
aaexample aaof aaa
A. nonnormative aalife aaevent.
B. normative aahistory-graded aainfluence.
C. normative aaage-graded aainfluence.
D. nonnormative aaage-graded aainfluence.
19. The aafact aathat aaI aause aae-mail aavirtually aaevery aaday aaand aamy aamother aahas aanever aasent aaor aareceived
aaan aae-mail aais aa anaexample aaof aaa aadifference aain
A. normative aahistory-graded aainfluences.
B. nonnormative aalife aaevents.
C. normative aaage-graded aainfluences.
D. nonnormative aaage-graded aainfluence.
20. Biological aaprocesses aasuch aaas aapuberty aaand aamenopause aaare
A. nonnormative aalife aaevents.
B. normative aaage-graded aainfluences.
C. normative aahistory-graded aainfluences.
D. normative aacontextual aainfluences.
21. Neleh aawas aaon aaa aapopular aareality aaTV aashow aaand aagot aawidespread aaexposure. aaThis aais aaan aaexample aaof aaa
A. nonnormative aalife aaevent.
B. normative aaage-graded aainfluence.
C. normative aahistory-graded aainfluence.
D. normative aacontextual aainfluence.
22. Lauro aais aa83 aayears aaold. aaMuch aaof aahis aadevelopment aawill aanow aafocus aaon
A. growth aaand aamaintenance.
B. maintenance aaand aaregulation aaof aaloss.
C. regulation aaof aaloss.
D. growth aaand aaregulation aaof aaloss.
23. Contemporary aaconcerns aain aalife-span aadevelopment aaperspective aainclude
A. health aaand aawell-being aaissues.
B. parenting aaand aaeducation aaissues.
C. sociocultural, aaethnicity, aagender, aaand aapolicy aaissues.
D. All aaof aathese aaanswers aaare aacorrect.
24. Of aaspecial aaconsideration aafor aasocial aapolicy aaintervention aaare aachildren aawho aagrow aaup
A. in aapoverty.
B. in aasingle-parent aahomes.
C. addicted aato aaheroin.
D. as aapart aaof aaa aaminority aagroup.
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Development 11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters
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Student: aa aa
1. Life-span aadevelopment aacovers aathe aaperiod aafrom to .
A. birth; aamiddle aaadulthood
B. birth; aaold aaage
C. conception; aaearly aaadulthood
D. conception; aadeath
2. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aagives aathe aaBEST aadescription aaof aahow aalife-span
aapsychologistsadescribe aa"development"?
A. growth aaand aadecline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
B. growth aaand aadecline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses aafrom aabirth aato aaadolescence
C. growth aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
D. decline aain aaskills aaand aaprocesses
3. Life-span aadevelopment aais aathe aastudy aaof aahuman aadevelopment aafrom aaconception aato aadeath.
aaHistorically, ahowever, aamost aaof aathe aafocus aahas aa been aaon aawhich aaage aagroup?
A. children aaand aaadolescents
B. young aaadults
C. middle-aged aaadults
D. the aaelderly
4. The aaupper aaboundary aaof aathe aahuman aalifespan aais years.
A. a a 105
a
B. a a 117
C. a a 122
D. a a 131
5. Although aathe aamaximum aalife aaspan aaof aahumans aahas aanot aachanged, aaduring aathe aatwentieth
aacentury, aalifeaexpectancy
A. in aathe aaU.S. aahas aaincreased aaby aa15 aayears.
B. in aathe aaworld aahas aaincreased aaby aa15 aayears.
C. in aathe aaU.S. aahas aaincreased aaby aa30 aayears.
D. in aathe aaworld aahas aaincreased aaby aa30 aayears.
6. According aato aalife-span aadevelopment aaexpert aaPaul aaBaltes, aawhich aaage aaperiod aadominates aadevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early aaadulthood
C. middle-aged aato aalate aaadulthood
D. No aasingle aaage aagroup aadominates aadevelopment.
7. Diana aafeels aathat aaher aahuman aadevelopment aacourse aaoveremphasizes aathe aachanges aathat aaoccur
aafrom aabirth aato aaadolescence aaand aadisregards aathe aadevelopmental aaissues aaof aa adulthood. aaWhich
aadevelopmental aaperspectiveawould aa address aaher aaconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some aaprofessors aawant aato aateach aaabout aathe aalife-span aaapproach aain aaa aaHuman aaDevelopment
aacourse, aawhereasaothers aawant aato aakeep aathe aatraditional aadevelopmental aaapproach. aaThey aadisagree
aaabout
A. the aaplasticity aaof aadevelopment.
B. the aamultidimensional aanature aaof aadevelopment.
C. whether aadevelopment aais aalifelong.
D. whether aadevelopment aais aamultidirectional.
9. Baltes aadescribes aadevelopment aaas aamultidirectional. aaWhat aadoes aathis aamean?
A. Development aais aanot aadominated aaby aaany aasingle aaage aaperiod.
B. Development aaconsists aaof aabiological, aacognitive, aaand aasocioemotional aadimensions.
C. Development aais aacharacterized aaby aaboth aagrowth aaand aadecline.
D aaDevelopment aaneeds aapsychologists, aasociologists, aabiologists, aaand aaneuroscientists aato aawork aatogether
aain
. a a unlocking aathe aamysteries aaof aadevelopment.
10. Kathy aabelieves aathat aalife-span aadevelopment aacannot aabe aastudied aawithout aaconsidering aabiological,
aasocial, aaandacognitive aaaspects. aaKathy aabelieves aathat aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers aaincreasingly aastudy aathe aadevelopment aaof aaadulthood. aaThis aaimplies aathat aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaNOT aaone aaof aaPaul aaBaltes' aaeight aacharacteristics aaof aathe aalife-span
aaperspective aaonadevelopment?
A. lifelong aaand aamultidirectional
B. multidimensional aaand aaplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many aaolder aaadults aabecome aawiser aaby aacalling aaon aaexperiential aaknowledge, aayet aathey aaperform
aapoorly aaonacognitive aaspeed aatests. aaThis aais aaan aa example aaof aahow aadevelopment aais
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The aacapacity aafor aaacquiring aasecond aaand aathird aalanguages aadecreases aaafter aaearly
aachildhood, aawhereasaexperiential aawisdom aaincreases aawith aa age. aaThis aais aa an aaexample aaof
aahow aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaan aaexample aaof aahow aadevelopment aais aacontextual?
A. Reasoning aaability aais aabiologically aafinite aaand aacannot aabe aaimproved aathrough aaretraining.
B. Parents aain aathe aaUnited aaStates aaare aamore aalikely aato aarear aatheir aachildren aato aabe aaindependent
aathan aaparents aainaJapan.
C. Older aaadults aacall aaon aaexperience aato aaguide aatheir aadecision aamaking.
D. Intelligence aamay aabe aastudied aaby aalooking aaat aagenetics, aaanthropology, aasociology, aaand aaother
aadisciplines.
, 16. In aathe aaUnited aaStates, aamost aaindividuals aabegin aaschool aaaround aaage aa5, aawhereas aain aaAustralia aathey
aastart aa at aa3. aaThisais aaan aaillustration aaof aahow aadevelopment aais
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative aaage-graded aainfluences, aanormative aahistory-graded aainfluences, aaand aanonnormative aalife
aaevents aaareaall aaways aain aawhich aadevelopment aacan aabe aaclassified aaas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna aaattributes aaher aathriftiness aato aahaving aabeen aaraised aaduring aathe aaGreat aaDepression. aaThis aais aaan
aaexample aaof aaa
A. nonnormative aalife aaevent.
B. normative aahistory-graded aainfluence.
C. normative aaage-graded aainfluence.
D. nonnormative aaage-graded aainfluence.
19. The aafact aathat aaI aause aae-mail aavirtually aaevery aaday aaand aamy aamother aahas aanever aasent aaor aareceived
aaan aae-mail aais aa anaexample aaof aaa aadifference aain
A. normative aahistory-graded aainfluences.
B. nonnormative aalife aaevents.
C. normative aaage-graded aainfluences.
D. nonnormative aaage-graded aainfluence.
20. Biological aaprocesses aasuch aaas aapuberty aaand aamenopause aaare
A. nonnormative aalife aaevents.
B. normative aaage-graded aainfluences.
C. normative aahistory-graded aainfluences.
D. normative aacontextual aainfluences.
21. Neleh aawas aaon aaa aapopular aareality aaTV aashow aaand aagot aawidespread aaexposure. aaThis aais aaan aaexample aaof aaa
A. nonnormative aalife aaevent.
B. normative aaage-graded aainfluence.
C. normative aahistory-graded aainfluence.
D. normative aacontextual aainfluence.
22. Lauro aais aa83 aayears aaold. aaMuch aaof aahis aadevelopment aawill aanow aafocus aaon
A. growth aaand aamaintenance.
B. maintenance aaand aaregulation aaof aaloss.
C. regulation aaof aaloss.
D. growth aaand aaregulation aaof aaloss.
23. Contemporary aaconcerns aain aalife-span aadevelopment aaperspective aainclude
A. health aaand aawell-being aaissues.
B. parenting aaand aaeducation aaissues.
C. sociocultural, aaethnicity, aagender, aaand aapolicy aaissues.
D. All aaof aathese aaanswers aaare aacorrect.
24. Of aaspecial aaconsideration aafor aasocial aapolicy aaintervention aaare aachildren aawho aagrow aaup
A. in aapoverty.
B. in aasingle-parent aahomes.
C. addicted aato aaheroin.
D. as aapart aaof aaa aaminority aagroup.
