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The essentials of child a Chronological Approach, Seventh Edition Clegg-KraynokSeifert Hoffnung
Chapters 1-13
Chapter 01
1. Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that:
A. begins at childhood and continues until adulthood.
B. begins at conception and continues until adulthood.
C. begins at birth and continues through the human life span.
D. begins at conception and continues through the human life span.
Page: 2
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
2. The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence,
especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.
A. prescriptive
B. constructivist
C. traditional
D. evolutionary
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
3. When teaching his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs
throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental
change.
A. life-span
B. evolutionary
C. normative
D. constructivist
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
,Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
4. Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation. One follows a traditional approach to
developmental change; the other follows the life-span approach. Which of the following issues would they most
likely differ on?
A. Whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception
B. Whether the tabula rasa or innate goodness positions were correct
C. Whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout adulthood as well as
childhood
D. Whether the earlier theorists, such as Freud and Jung, were correct or whether the later theorists, such as Piaget
and Skinner, were correct about developmental change
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the development of
young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults and elderly people is just as
important. This professor is articulating a(n) _____ approach.
A. evolutionary
B. constructivist
C. normative
D. life-span
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
6. The maximum life span of humans:
A. has increased over time.
B. has not changed since the beginning of recorded history.
C. has matched their life expectancy in recent times.
D. is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
,7. Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century.
A. 20
B. 10
C. 30
D. 50
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. The life expectancy in the United States is currently:
A. 60 years.
B. 79 years.
C. 85 years.
D. 53 years.
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
9. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes‘s perspective of life-span development, which of the following statements
would you NOT agree with?
A. Development is lifelong.
B. Development is unidirectional.
C. Development is plastic.
D. Development is contextual.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes‘s perspective of life-span development, you would view development as a
process that involves growth, maintenance, and ____________.
A. fulfillment
B. regulation of loss
C. decline
D. stability
, Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is:
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
12. The idea that no age period is more important than any other highlights the life-span perspective that
development is:
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
13. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological,
socioemotional, and cognitive dimensions. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that development is:
A. multidirectional.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
The essentials of child a Chronological Approach, Seventh Edition Clegg-KraynokSeifert Hoffnung
Chapters 1-13
Chapter 01
1. Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that:
A. begins at childhood and continues until adulthood.
B. begins at conception and continues until adulthood.
C. begins at birth and continues through the human life span.
D. begins at conception and continues through the human life span.
Page: 2
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
2. The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence,
especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.
A. prescriptive
B. constructivist
C. traditional
D. evolutionary
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
3. When teaching his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs
throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental
change.
A. life-span
B. evolutionary
C. normative
D. constructivist
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
,Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
4. Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation. One follows a traditional approach to
developmental change; the other follows the life-span approach. Which of the following issues would they most
likely differ on?
A. Whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception
B. Whether the tabula rasa or innate goodness positions were correct
C. Whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout adulthood as well as
childhood
D. Whether the earlier theorists, such as Freud and Jung, were correct or whether the later theorists, such as Piaget
and Skinner, were correct about developmental change
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the development of
young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults and elderly people is just as
important. This professor is articulating a(n) _____ approach.
A. evolutionary
B. constructivist
C. normative
D. life-span
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
6. The maximum life span of humans:
A. has increased over time.
B. has not changed since the beginning of recorded history.
C. has matched their life expectancy in recent times.
D. is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
,7. Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century.
A. 20
B. 10
C. 30
D. 50
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. The life expectancy in the United States is currently:
A. 60 years.
B. 79 years.
C. 85 years.
D. 53 years.
Page: 3
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
9. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes‘s perspective of life-span development, which of the following statements
would you NOT agree with?
A. Development is lifelong.
B. Development is unidirectional.
C. Development is plastic.
D. Development is contextual.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes‘s perspective of life-span development, you would view development as a
process that involves growth, maintenance, and ____________.
A. fulfillment
B. regulation of loss
C. decline
D. stability
, Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is:
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
12. The idea that no age period is more important than any other highlights the life-span perspective that
development is:
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
13. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological,
socioemotional, and cognitive dimensions. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that development is:
A. multidirectional.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
Page: 4
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
