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1) Developmentbcanbbebdefinedbasbthebpatternbofbmovementborbchangebthat
A) beginsbatbchildhoodbandbcontinuesbuntilbadulthood.
B) beginsbatbconceptionbandbcontinuesbuntilbadulthood.
C) beginsbatbbirthbandbcontinuesbthroughbthebhumanblifebspan.
D) beginsbatbconceptionbandbcontinuesbthroughbthebhumanblifebspan.
2) Whobamongbthebfollowingbisbmostblikelybtakingbthebtraditionalbapproachbtobthebstudybofbd
evelopment?
A) Darenbwhobemphasizesbdevelopmentalbchangebthroughoutbadulthoodbasbwellbasb
childhood
B) Nickbwhobemphasizesbextensivebchangebinbadulthood
C) Jamesbwhobemphasizesbextensivebchangebfrombbirthbtobadolescence,blittleborbnobc
hangebinbadulthood,bandbdeclinebinboldbage
D) Gregorybwhobemphasizesbdevelopmentbasblifelong,bmultidimensional,b
multidirectional,bplastic,bmultidisciplinary,bandbcontextual
3) Theb
approachbtobthebstudybofbdevelopmentbemphasizesbextensivebchangebfrombbirthbt
obadolescence,bespeciallybduringbinfancy,blittleborbnobchangebinbadulthood,bandbdeclinebinboldbag
e.
A) prescriptive
B) constructivist
C) traditional
D) evolutionary
4) Whenbtakingbhisbpsychologybclass,bProfessorbSharmabemphasizesbthatbdevelopmentalbchangebo
ccursbthroughboutbadulthoodbasbwellbasbchildhood.bProfessorbSharmabisbtakingba(n)b
approachbtobdevelopmentalbchange.
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A) life-span
B) evolutionary
C) normative
D) constructivist
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tatementsbisbtrue?
A) Therebhasbbeenbabremarkablebdecreasebinbthebnumberbofbpeopleblivingbtobanboldbage.
B) Thebconceptionbofbworkbasbabfull-
timebendeavorbendingbinbthebearlyb60sbisbwellbsuitedbforblongblives.
C) Science,btechnology,bandbbehavioralbchangesbhavebnotbkeptbpacebwithbthebincreasebinbt
hebnumberbofbpeopleblivingbtobanboldbage.
D) Therebshouldbbebabchangebfrombabworldbconstructedbmainlybforbthebelderlybtobabworldbt
hatbisbmorebcompatiblebforbyoungbpeople.
6) Onbyourbfirstbdaybofbclass,bProfessorbRed-
Elkbclaimsbthatbforbtooblongbwebhavebfocusedbonbthebdevelopmentbofbyoungbchildren,bespeciallyb
infants.bShebarguesbthatbthebdevelopmentbofbadultsbandbelderlybpeoplebisbjustbasbimportant.bThisb
professorbisbarticulatingba(n)b approach.
A) evolutionary
B) constructivist
C) normative
D) life-span
7) Thebmaximumblifebspanbofbhumans
A) hasbincreasedboverbtime.
B) hasbnotbchangedbsincebthebbeginningbofbrecordedbhistory.
C) hasbmatchedbtheirblifebexpectancybinbrecentbtimes.
D) isbaboutb105byearsbasbthebfirstbdecadebofbthebtwenty-firstbcenturybdrawsbtobabclose.
8) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofblifebexpectancybinbCanada?
A) Itbdecreasedbbyb15byearsbinbthebbeginningbofbtheb21stbcentury.
B) Itbhasbremainedbunaffectedbbybimprovementsbinbsanitationbandbnutrition.
C) Itbincreasedbbyb30byearsbinbtheb20thbcentury.
D) Itbhasbremainedbunpredictablebandbhasbconfusedbdemographers.
9) AccordingbtobStatisticsbCanadab(2022),blifebexpectancybinbCanadabisbcurrentlybapproximately
A) 70byears.
B) 79byears.
C) 82byears
D) 88byears.
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10) Accordingbtobtheblife-
spanbperspectivebonbdevelopment,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtrue?
A) Developmentbstopsbduringbadolescence.
B) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
C) Developmentbisbunidirectional.
D) Developmentboccursbindependentbofbcontext.
11) Thebideabthatbnobagebperiodbdominatesbdevelopmentbhighlightsbtheblife-
spanbperspectivebthatbdevelopmentbis
A) plastic.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) lifelong.
12) Dr.bTepper-Harmonbbelievesbthatblife-
spanbdevelopmentbcannotbbebstudiedbwithoutbconsideringbbiological,bsocioemotional,ban
dbcognitivebdimensions.bDr.bTepper-Harmonbbelievesbthatbdevelopmentbis
A) lifelong.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) plastic.
13) meansbthebcapacitybforbchange.
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Contextuality
D) Tenacity
14) BrucebChan,bab57-year-oldbaccountant,bdecidesbtobenrolbinbabshort-
termbcoursebonbcreativebwriting.bHebperformsbwellbinbthebcoursebandbisbsurprisedbthatbhebdoes
bsobdespitebnotbhavingbengagedbinbcreativebwritingbforboverb25byears.bThisbscenariobmostblikel
ybillustratesbthebviewbthatbdevelopmentbis
A) plastic.
B) multidisciplinary.
C) lifelong.
D) contextual.
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emory.bAsbabresult,bherbmemorybdoesbnotbdeclinebbutbratherbimprovesbasbshebages.bAccordin
gbtobPaulbBaltes'bview,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbaspectsbofbtheblife-
spanbperspectivebmostblikelybexplainsbthebimprovementbinbDivya'sbmemory?
A) Developmentbisbplastic.
B) Developmentbisbcontextual.
C) Developmentbisbmultidirectional.
D) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
16) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbthebimpactbthatbcontextsb(orbsettings)bhavebuponbd
evelopment?
A) Theybhavebabbiologicalbimpactbonbdevelopment.
B) Theybarebinfluencedbbybgeneticbfactors.
C) Theirbimpactbremainsbconstantboverbtime.
D) Theybreferbtobthebcapacitybforbchange.
17) Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbmostblikelybsupportsbthebviewbthatbdevelopmentbisbplastic?
A) Earlybadulthoodbisbnotbthebend-bpointbofbdevelopment;brather,bnobagebperiodbdominatesb
development.
B) Thebcognitivebskillsbofbolderbadultsbcanbbebimprovedbthroughbtrainingbandbacquisitionb
ofbeffectivebstrategies.
C) Developmentbhasbbiological,bcognitive,bandbsocioemotionalbdimensions.
D) Allbdevelopmentboccursbwithinbabcontext,borbabsettingbthatbchanges.
18) "Individualsbarebchangingbbeingsbinbabchangingbworld."bWhichbcharacteristicbofbdevelopmentbi
sbreflectedbinbthisbstatement?
A) Developmentbisbmultidisciplinary.
B) Developmentbisbcontextual.
C) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
D) Developmentbisbmultidirectional.
19) AccordingbtobPaulbBaltes,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbdobnormativebage-
gradedbinfluencesbinclude?
A) Biologicalbprocessesbandbsocioculturalbenvironmentalbprocesses
B) economic,bpolitical,bandbsocialbupheavals
C) long-termbchangesbinbthebculturalbmakeupbofbabpopulation
D) long-termbchangesbinbthebgeneticbcompositionbofbabpopulation
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1) Developmentbcanbbebdefinedbasbthebpatternbofbmovementborbchangebthat
A) beginsbatbchildhoodbandbcontinuesbuntilbadulthood.
B) beginsbatbconceptionbandbcontinuesbuntilbadulthood.
C) beginsbatbbirthbandbcontinuesbthroughbthebhumanblifebspan.
D) beginsbatbconceptionbandbcontinuesbthroughbthebhumanblifebspan.
2) Whobamongbthebfollowingbisbmostblikelybtakingbthebtraditionalbapproachbtobthebstudybofbd
evelopment?
A) Darenbwhobemphasizesbdevelopmentalbchangebthroughoutbadulthoodbasbwellbasb
childhood
B) Nickbwhobemphasizesbextensivebchangebinbadulthood
C) Jamesbwhobemphasizesbextensivebchangebfrombbirthbtobadolescence,blittleborbnobc
hangebinbadulthood,bandbdeclinebinboldbage
D) Gregorybwhobemphasizesbdevelopmentbasblifelong,bmultidimensional,b
multidirectional,bplastic,bmultidisciplinary,bandbcontextual
3) Theb
approachbtobthebstudybofbdevelopmentbemphasizesbextensivebchangebfrombbirthbt
obadolescence,bespeciallybduringbinfancy,blittleborbnobchangebinbadulthood,bandbdeclinebinboldbag
e.
A) prescriptive
B) constructivist
C) traditional
D) evolutionary
4) Whenbtakingbhisbpsychologybclass,bProfessorbSharmabemphasizesbthatbdevelopmentalbchangebo
ccursbthroughboutbadulthoodbasbwellbasbchildhood.bProfessorbSharmabisbtakingba(n)b
approachbtobdevelopmentalbchange.
b
A) life-span
B) evolutionary
C) normative
D) constructivist
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tatementsbisbtrue?
A) Therebhasbbeenbabremarkablebdecreasebinbthebnumberbofbpeopleblivingbtobanboldbage.
B) Thebconceptionbofbworkbasbabfull-
timebendeavorbendingbinbthebearlyb60sbisbwellbsuitedbforblongblives.
C) Science,btechnology,bandbbehavioralbchangesbhavebnotbkeptbpacebwithbthebincreasebinbt
hebnumberbofbpeopleblivingbtobanboldbage.
D) Therebshouldbbebabchangebfrombabworldbconstructedbmainlybforbthebelderlybtobabworldbt
hatbisbmorebcompatiblebforbyoungbpeople.
6) Onbyourbfirstbdaybofbclass,bProfessorbRed-
Elkbclaimsbthatbforbtooblongbwebhavebfocusedbonbthebdevelopmentbofbyoungbchildren,bespeciallyb
infants.bShebarguesbthatbthebdevelopmentbofbadultsbandbelderlybpeoplebisbjustbasbimportant.bThisb
professorbisbarticulatingba(n)b approach.
A) evolutionary
B) constructivist
C) normative
D) life-span
7) Thebmaximumblifebspanbofbhumans
A) hasbincreasedboverbtime.
B) hasbnotbchangedbsincebthebbeginningbofbrecordedbhistory.
C) hasbmatchedbtheirblifebexpectancybinbrecentbtimes.
D) isbaboutb105byearsbasbthebfirstbdecadebofbthebtwenty-firstbcenturybdrawsbtobabclose.
8) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofblifebexpectancybinbCanada?
A) Itbdecreasedbbyb15byearsbinbthebbeginningbofbtheb21stbcentury.
B) Itbhasbremainedbunaffectedbbybimprovementsbinbsanitationbandbnutrition.
C) Itbincreasedbbyb30byearsbinbtheb20thbcentury.
D) Itbhasbremainedbunpredictablebandbhasbconfusedbdemographers.
9) AccordingbtobStatisticsbCanadab(2022),blifebexpectancybinbCanadabisbcurrentlybapproximately
A) 70byears.
B) 79byears.
C) 82byears
D) 88byears.
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10) Accordingbtobtheblife-
spanbperspectivebonbdevelopment,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtrue?
A) Developmentbstopsbduringbadolescence.
B) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
C) Developmentbisbunidirectional.
D) Developmentboccursbindependentbofbcontext.
11) Thebideabthatbnobagebperiodbdominatesbdevelopmentbhighlightsbtheblife-
spanbperspectivebthatbdevelopmentbis
A) plastic.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) lifelong.
12) Dr.bTepper-Harmonbbelievesbthatblife-
spanbdevelopmentbcannotbbebstudiedbwithoutbconsideringbbiological,bsocioemotional,ban
dbcognitivebdimensions.bDr.bTepper-Harmonbbelievesbthatbdevelopmentbis
A) lifelong.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) plastic.
13) meansbthebcapacitybforbchange.
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Contextuality
D) Tenacity
14) BrucebChan,bab57-year-oldbaccountant,bdecidesbtobenrolbinbabshort-
termbcoursebonbcreativebwriting.bHebperformsbwellbinbthebcoursebandbisbsurprisedbthatbhebdoes
bsobdespitebnotbhavingbengagedbinbcreativebwritingbforboverb25byears.bThisbscenariobmostblikel
ybillustratesbthebviewbthatbdevelopmentbis
A) plastic.
B) multidisciplinary.
C) lifelong.
D) contextual.
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emory.bAsbabresult,bherbmemorybdoesbnotbdeclinebbutbratherbimprovesbasbshebages.bAccordin
gbtobPaulbBaltes'bview,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbaspectsbofbtheblife-
spanbperspectivebmostblikelybexplainsbthebimprovementbinbDivya'sbmemory?
A) Developmentbisbplastic.
B) Developmentbisbcontextual.
C) Developmentbisbmultidirectional.
D) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
16) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbthebimpactbthatbcontextsb(orbsettings)bhavebuponbd
evelopment?
A) Theybhavebabbiologicalbimpactbonbdevelopment.
B) Theybarebinfluencedbbybgeneticbfactors.
C) Theirbimpactbremainsbconstantboverbtime.
D) Theybreferbtobthebcapacitybforbchange.
17) Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbmostblikelybsupportsbthebviewbthatbdevelopmentbisbplastic?
A) Earlybadulthoodbisbnotbthebend-bpointbofbdevelopment;brather,bnobagebperiodbdominatesb
development.
B) Thebcognitivebskillsbofbolderbadultsbcanbbebimprovedbthroughbtrainingbandbacquisitionb
ofbeffectivebstrategies.
C) Developmentbhasbbiological,bcognitive,bandbsocioemotionalbdimensions.
D) Allbdevelopmentboccursbwithinbabcontext,borbabsettingbthatbchanges.
18) "Individualsbarebchangingbbeingsbinbabchangingbworld."bWhichbcharacteristicbofbdevelopmentbi
sbreflectedbinbthisbstatement?
A) Developmentbisbmultidisciplinary.
B) Developmentbisbcontextual.
C) Developmentbisbmultidimensional.
D) Developmentbisbmultidirectional.
19) AccordingbtobPaulbBaltes,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbdobnormativebage-
gradedbinfluencesbinclude?
A) Biologicalbprocessesbandbsocioculturalbenvironmentalbprocesses
B) economic,bpolitical,bandbsocialbupheavals
C) long-termbchangesbinbthebculturalbmakeupbofbabpopulation
D) long-termbchangesbinbthebgeneticbcompositionbofbabpopulation
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