Test Bank: Lifespan Development, Feldman 5th Ed (Ch 1-15)

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FOR
Preparedwby:

Alan Swinkels
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St.wEdward’swUniversity




Lifespan Development
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Fifth Editionw




ROBERT S. FELDMAN
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1 w




GUIDE An Introduction to Lifespan Development
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Topic Remember Understand ApplywWhat AnalyzewIt
thewFacts thewConcepts YouwKnow
LOw1.13wComparewthewtwo MultiplewChoice 50
majorwcategorieswof Essay
lifespanwdevelopment
research.
LOw1.14wIdentifywdifferent MultiplewChoice 51,w52,w54 53
typeswofwcorrelational Essay 70
studieswandwtheir
relationshipwtowcausewand
effect.
LOw1.15wExplainwthewmain MultiplewChoice 55,w57,w60 59 56,w58
featureswofwan Essay
experiment.
LOw1.16wDistinguish MultiplewChoice 61
betweenwtheoretical Essay
researchwandwapplied
research.
LOw1.17wCompare MultiplewChoice 62 63
longitudinalw research, Essay
cross-sectionalw research,
andwsequentialwresearch.
LOw1.18wDescribewethical MultiplewChoice 64
issueswthatwaffect Essay 71
psychologicalwresearch.

, Chapterw1

AnwIntroductionwtowLifespanwDevelopment

MULTIPLEwCHOICE

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A.M.wclasswwillwbewexposedwtowawnewwmethodwofwviewingwonlinewinstructionalwvideoswwhereaswhe
rw10:00wA.M.wclasswwillwbewexposedwtowtraditionalwlectures.wShewwillwassesswthewstudents‘wmemory
wforwthewinformation wacrosswsix wsessions.wWhatwmethodwiswthewprofessorwusingwtowtestwherwideas?




a) intuitive
b) sociological
c) anecdotal
d) scientific

Answer:wD
LearningwObjective:wLOw1.1wDefinewthewfieldwofwlifespanwdevelopmentwandwdescribewwhatwitwenco
mpasses.
Topic:wDefiningwLifespanwDevelopmentwDiffic
ultywLevel:wModerate
SkillwLevel:wApplywWhatwYouwKnow
APAwLearningwObjective:w1.3wDescribewapplicationswofwpsychology.

1-
2.wAwdevelopmentalwpsychologistwwhosewresearchwfocuswiswonwthewhumanwbody‘swcapacitieswandw
limitationswiswprimarilywinterestedwinw development.

a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social

Answer:wB
LearningwObjective:wLOw1.2wDescribewthewareaswthatwlifespanwdevelopmentwspecialistswcover.wTo
pic:wThewScopewofwthewFieldwofwLifespanwDevelopment
DifficultywLevel:wEasy
SkillwLevel:wRememberwthewFacts
APAwLearningwObjective:w1.1wDescribewkeywconcepts,wprinciples,wandwoverarchingwthemeswinwps
ychology.

1-
3.wResearcherswinwthewEducationalwPsychologywdepartmentwofwawuniversitywarewconductingwawl
ong-termwstudywtowseewhowwproblem-
solvingwskillswchangewoverwtimewaswstudentswmovewfromwelementarywschoolwtowhighwschoolwtow
college.wWhichwaspectwofwdevelopmentwarewthewresearcherswmostwlikelywstudying?

a) cognitive

, b) personality
c) social
d) physical

Answer:wA
LearningwObjective:wLOw1.2wDescribewthewareaswthatwlifespanwdevelopmentwspecialistswcover.wTo
pic:wThewScopewofwthewFieldwofwLifespanwDevelopment
DifficultywLevel:wModerate
SkillwLevel:wApplywWhatwYouwKnow
APAwLearningwObjective:w1.3wDescribewapplicationswofwpsychology.

1-4.wLifespanwdevelopmentalistswtypicallywfocuswonwawparticularw
whenwinvestigating
theirwquestionswofwinterest.
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a) family
b) agewrange
c) preconception
d) geographicwlocation

Answer:wB
LearningwObjective:wLOw1.2wDescribewthewareaswthatwlifespanwdevelopmentwspecialistswcover.wTo
pic:wThewScopewofwthewFieldwofwLifespanwDevelopment
DifficultywLevel:wModerate
SkillwLevel:wRememberwthewFacts
APAwLearningwObjective:w1.1wDescribewkeywconcepts,wprinciples,wandwoverarchingwthemeswinwps
ychology.

1-
5.wWhichwdevelopmentalwperiodwhaswbeenwproposedwtowexistwbetweenwadolescencewandwadulthood
?

a) senescence
b) emergingwadulthood
c) exploratorywmaturation
d) extendedwadolescence

Answer:wB
LOw1.2wDescribewthewareaswthatwlifespanwdevelopmentwspecialistswcover.wT
opic:wThewScopewofwthewFieldwofwLifespanwDevelopment
DifficultywLevel:wModerate
SkillwLevel:wUnderstandwthewConcepts
APAwLearningwObjective:w1.2wDevelopwawworkingwknowledgewofwpsychology’swcontentwdomains.

1-6.wThewtermw
relateswtowawperson‘swculturalwbackground,wnationality,wreligion,wan
dwlanguage.

a) race