Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 7e
John Santrock
Chapter 01
Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 5) Life-span development covers the period from to .
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. conception; old age
C. infancy; early adulthood
D. conception; death
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. (p. 6) Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
describe "development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. how the fetus grows and develops in the womb
C. growth and improvement in skills and processes
D. growth in muscles that leads to improvement in skills
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
1-1
,Chapter 01 - Introduction
3. (p. 6) Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death.
Historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children
B. adolescents
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. (p. 6) The upper boundary of the human lifespan is approximately years.
A. 95
B. 100
C. 110
D. 122
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. (p. 6) Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth
century life expectancy in the United States has:
A. decreased for Hispanic individuals.
B. increased for women but not for men.
C. increased by 30 years.
D. decreased because of the numbers of individuals killed in war.
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
1-2
,Chapter 01 - Introduction
6. (p. 6) According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates
development?
A. infancy-childhood
B. adolescence-early adulthood
C. middle-late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
7. (p. 6) Diana has returned to college after raising her children. She feels that her human
development course overemphasizes the dramatic changes that occur from birth to
adolescence and disregards the various developmental issues of adulthood. Which
developmental theory might address her concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. (p. 6) The psychology department is debating what to include in their Human Development
course. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach, whereas others want to
deliver a traditional philosophy. They disagree about:
A. the plasticity of development.
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
C. whether most significant change occurs from birth to adolescence or well into later phases
of life.
D. Freud's psychosocial theories.
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
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, Chapter 01 - Introduction
9. (p. 6) Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline.
D. Development balances growth, maintenance, and regulation.
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. (p. 6) Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering
biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is:
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. (p. 6) Researchers increasingly study the experiences and psychological orientations of
adults at different points in their development. This implies that development is:
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
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John Santrock
Chapter 01
Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 5) Life-span development covers the period from to .
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. conception; old age
C. infancy; early adulthood
D. conception; death
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. (p. 6) Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
describe "development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. how the fetus grows and develops in the womb
C. growth and improvement in skills and processes
D. growth in muscles that leads to improvement in skills
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
1-1
,Chapter 01 - Introduction
3. (p. 6) Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death.
Historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children
B. adolescents
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. (p. 6) The upper boundary of the human lifespan is approximately years.
A. 95
B. 100
C. 110
D. 122
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. (p. 6) Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth
century life expectancy in the United States has:
A. decreased for Hispanic individuals.
B. increased for women but not for men.
C. increased by 30 years.
D. decreased because of the numbers of individuals killed in war.
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
1-2
,Chapter 01 - Introduction
6. (p. 6) According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates
development?
A. infancy-childhood
B. adolescence-early adulthood
C. middle-late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
APA Outcome: 1.2
Blooms Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
7. (p. 6) Diana has returned to college after raising her children. She feels that her human
development course overemphasizes the dramatic changes that occur from birth to
adolescence and disregards the various developmental issues of adulthood. Which
developmental theory might address her concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. (p. 6) The psychology department is debating what to include in their Human Development
course. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach, whereas others want to
deliver a traditional philosophy. They disagree about:
A. the plasticity of development.
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
C. whether most significant change occurs from birth to adolescence or well into later phases
of life.
D. Freud's psychosocial theories.
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
1-3
, Chapter 01 - Introduction
9. (p. 6) Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline.
D. Development balances growth, maintenance, and regulation.
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. (p. 6) Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering
biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is:
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
APA Outcome: 1.3
Blooms Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. (p. 6) Researchers increasingly study the experiences and psychological orientations of
adults at different points in their development. This implies that development is:
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.1
Blooms Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: 01-01 Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
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