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1. Life-spanYdevelopmentYcoversYtheYperiodYfrom to .

A. birth;YmiddleYadulthood

B. birth;YoldYage

C. conception;YearlyYadulthood

D. conception;Ydeath

2. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYgivesYtheYBESTYdescriptionYofYhowYlife-
spanYpsychologistsYdescribeY"development"?

A. growthYandYdeclineYinYskillsYandYprocesses

B. growthYandYdeclineYinYskillsYandYprocessesYfromYbirthYtoYadolescence

C. growthYinYskillsYandYprocesses

D. declineYinYskillsYandYprocesses

3. Life-
spanYdevelopmentYisYtheYstudyYofYhumanYdevelopmentYfromYconceptionYtoYdeath.YHistoricall
y,Yhowever,YmostYofYtheYfocusYhasYbeenYonYwhichYageYgroup?

A. childrenYandYadolescents

B. youngYadults

C. middle-agedYadults

D. theYelderly

4. TheYupperYboundaryYofYtheYhumanYlifespanYisyear

s.YA. 105

B. 117

C. 122

D. 131

5. AlthoughYtheYmaximumYlifeYspanYofYhumansYhasYnotYchanged,YduringYtheYtwentie
thYcentury,YlifeYexpectancy

A. inYtheYU.S.YhasYincreasedYbyY15Yyears.


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B. inYtheYworldYhasYincreasedYbyY15Yyears.

C. inYtheYU.S.YhasYincreasedYbyY30Yyears.

D. inYtheYworldYhasYincreasedYbyY30Yyears.

6. AccordingYtoYlife-
spanYdevelopmentYexpertYPaulYBaltes,YwhichYageYperiodYdominatesYdevelopment?

A. infancy–childhood

B. adolescence–earlyYadulthood

C. middle-agedYtoYlateYadulthood

D. NoYsingleYageYgroupYdominatesYdevelopment.

7. DianaYfeelsYthatYherYhumanYdevelopmentYcourseYoveremphasizesYtheYchangesYthatYocc
urYfromYbirthYtoYadolescenceYandYdisregardsYtheYdevelopmentalYissuesYofYadulthood.YWhichYde
velopmentalYperspectiveYwouldYaddressYherYconcerns?

A. traditional

B. life-span

C. ethological

D. ecological



8. SomeYprofessorsYwantYtoYteachYaboutYtheYlife-
spanYapproachYinYaYHumanYDevelopmentYcourse,YwhereasYothersYwantYtoYkeepYtheYtraditionalYde
velopmentalYapproach.YTheyYdisagreeYabout

A. theYplasticityYofYdevelopment.

B. theYmultidimensionalYnatureYofYdevelopment.

C. whetherYdevelopmentYisYlifelong.

D. whetherYdevelopmentYisYmultidirectional.

9. BaltesYdescribesYdevelopmentYasYmultidirectional.YWhatYdoesYthisYmean?

A. DevelopmentYisYnotYdominatedYbyYanyYsingleYageYperiod.

B. DevelopmentYconsistsYofYbiological,Ycognitive,YandYsocioemotionalYdimensions.

C. DevelopmentYisYcharacterizedYbyYbothYgrowthYandYdecline.
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DYDevelopmentYneedsYpsychologists,Ysociologists,Ybiologists,YandYneuroscientistsYtoYwor
kYtogetherYin

.YunlockingYtheYmysteriesYofYdevelopment.

10. KathyYbelievesYthatYlife-
spanYdevelopmentYcannotYbeYstudiedYwithoutYconsideringYbiological,Ysocial,YandYcognitiveYaspe
cts.YKathyYbelievesYthatYdevelopmentYis

A. lifelong.

B. multidirectional.

C. multidimensional.

D. plastic.

11. ResearchersYincreasinglyYstudyYtheYdevelopmentYofYadulthood.YThisYimpliesYth
atYdevelopmentYis

A. lifelong.

B. multidisciplinary.

C. multidirectional.

D. contextual.

12. WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYoneYofYPaulYBaltes'YeightYcharacteristicsYofYt
heYlife-spanYperspectiveYonYdevelopment?

A. lifelongYandYmultidirectional

B. multidimensionalYandYplastic

C. contextual

D. unidirectional

13. ManyYolderYadultsYbecomeYwiserYbyYcallingYonYexperientialYknowledge,YyetYthe
yYperformYpoorlyYonYcognitiveYspeedYtests.YThisYisYanYexampleYofYhowYdevelopmentYis

A. plastic.

B. contextual.

C. multidimensional.

D. multidirectional.

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