Journey Across the Life Span: Human
Development and Health Promotion
by Elaine U. Polan (Author), Daphne R. Taylor (Author)
7th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1: Healthy Lifestyles
2: Communication
3: Culture
4: The Family
5: Theories of Growth and Development
6: Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7: Toddlerhood
8: Preschool
9: School Age
10: Puberty and Adolescence
11: Early Adulthood
12: Middle Adulthood
13: Late Adulthood
14: Death and Dying
,Test Bank;
Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health
Promotion, 7th Edition ,Polan, 2024 | Chapters 1–14
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Multiple Choice
1. The study of human development across the life span is best described as:
A) The examination of physical changes only from birth to death
B) The scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion, and personality
C) The analysis of genetic influences on personality
D) The study of environmental factors that affect intelligence
Answer: B
Rationale: Human development encompasses the full range of changes—physical, cognitive, emotional,
and social—that occur across a lifetime.
2. Which of the following best describes the concept of "nature versus nurture" in human development?
A) The debate between genetic inheritance and environmental influences
B) The difference between indoor and outdoor environments
C) The comparison between natural and artificial learning
D) The study of instincts versus learned behaviors only
Answer: A
Rationale: The nature versus nurture debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic factors
(nature) and environmental experiences (nurture) to human development.
, 3. A nurse is caring for a patient and considers how the patient's culture, family, and socioeconomic
status affect health. This nurse is applying which theoretical perspective?
A) Psychoanalytic theory
B) Ecological/systems theory
C) Cognitive theory
D) Behavioral theory
Answer: B
Rationale: Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory emphasizes the influence of multiple
environmental systems—including family, culture, and socioeconomic context—on human
development.
4. Which of the following is a principle of human development?
A) Development occurs only during childhood
B) Development proceeds from complex to simple
C) Development is multidirectional and lifelong
D) Development is determined solely by genetics
Answer: C
Rationale: A key principle of human development is that it is lifelong, multidirectional, and influenced by
both biological and environmental factors.
5. According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the primary task of infancy is:
A) Autonomy versus shame and doubt
B) Trust versus mistrust
C) Initiative versus guilt
D) Industry versus inferiority
Development and Health Promotion
by Elaine U. Polan (Author), Daphne R. Taylor (Author)
7th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1: Healthy Lifestyles
2: Communication
3: Culture
4: The Family
5: Theories of Growth and Development
6: Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7: Toddlerhood
8: Preschool
9: School Age
10: Puberty and Adolescence
11: Early Adulthood
12: Middle Adulthood
13: Late Adulthood
14: Death and Dying
,Test Bank;
Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health
Promotion, 7th Edition ,Polan, 2024 | Chapters 1–14
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Multiple Choice
1. The study of human development across the life span is best described as:
A) The examination of physical changes only from birth to death
B) The scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion, and personality
C) The analysis of genetic influences on personality
D) The study of environmental factors that affect intelligence
Answer: B
Rationale: Human development encompasses the full range of changes—physical, cognitive, emotional,
and social—that occur across a lifetime.
2. Which of the following best describes the concept of "nature versus nurture" in human development?
A) The debate between genetic inheritance and environmental influences
B) The difference between indoor and outdoor environments
C) The comparison between natural and artificial learning
D) The study of instincts versus learned behaviors only
Answer: A
Rationale: The nature versus nurture debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic factors
(nature) and environmental experiences (nurture) to human development.
, 3. A nurse is caring for a patient and considers how the patient's culture, family, and socioeconomic
status affect health. This nurse is applying which theoretical perspective?
A) Psychoanalytic theory
B) Ecological/systems theory
C) Cognitive theory
D) Behavioral theory
Answer: B
Rationale: Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory emphasizes the influence of multiple
environmental systems—including family, culture, and socioeconomic context—on human
development.
4. Which of the following is a principle of human development?
A) Development occurs only during childhood
B) Development proceeds from complex to simple
C) Development is multidirectional and lifelong
D) Development is determined solely by genetics
Answer: C
Rationale: A key principle of human development is that it is lifelong, multidirectional, and influenced by
both biological and environmental factors.
5. According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the primary task of infancy is:
A) Autonomy versus shame and doubt
B) Trust versus mistrust
C) Initiative versus guilt
D) Industry versus inferiority
