A Life-Span View, 9th Edition By
Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh,
(All Chapters 1-16) complete solution |
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The Test Bank for Human Development: A Life-Span View, 9th Edition by Robert V.
Kail & John C. Cavanaugh provides complete coverage of all 16 chapters, bringing the
entire textbook into one organized, comprehensive study resource.
What makes this resource distinctive is its full chapter-by-chapter coverage, combined
with a lifespan-wide focus on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.
From foundational concepts through later adulthood, the material follows the
progression of the text while providing structured opportunities to review key
concepts and assess understanding.
With Chapters 1–16 fully covered, this resource is designed for systematic
coursework review, self-assessment, and comprehensive exam preparation—giving
learners one convenient study tool for the entire course.
,1. The scientific study of human development can best be described as
*a. multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing stability over change
2. Which term does not belong in this group?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
*d. hereditary
3. Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual
disabilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize that her son‘s intellectu
al disability (formally known as mental retardation) is due to
a. her parenting style
*b. his genes
c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
4. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt s
hifts in behavior best fits with the approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
*d. discontinuity
5.Cleo, a director of a daycare, uses terms like —pre-K,” —K-3,” and the —upper-ele
mentary.” These ideas are most compatible with a view.
,a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
*d. discontinuity
6. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-break
ers throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime.
Her research is most concerned with which issue of human development?
a. nature versus nurture
b. universal versus context-specific development
c. biological versus sociocultural forces
*d. continuity versus discontinuity
7. Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the sa
me way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Mustafa‘s research deals
primarily with the issue of human development.
a. psychological versus biological forces
*b. universal versus context-specific development
c. nature versus nurture
d. continuity versus discontinuity
8. When Clarisse says, —It doesn‘t matter if they are French, Swedish, or Chinese,
kids are kids,” she is espousing a position concerning human development.
a. discontinuous
*b. universal
c. nurture
d. context-specific
9. Viviana notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Costa Ric
a than in the Canada. Viviana is most likely to support a position regarding h
uman development.
a. nature