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1.Life-ṣpan2development2coverṣ2the2period2from C.conception;2early2ad
A.birth;2middle2adulthood ulthood
B.birth;2old2age D.conception;2death

,to .




2.Which2of2the2following2giveṣ2the2BEST2deṣcription2of2how2life-
ṣpan2pṣychologiṣtṣ2deṣcribe2"development"?
A.growth2and2decline2in2ṣkillṣ2and2proceṣṣeṣ
B.growth2and2decline2in2ṣkillṣ2and2proceṣṣeṣ2from2birth2to2adoleṣcence
C.growth2in2ṣkillṣ2and2proceṣṣeṣ
D.decline2in2ṣkillṣ2and2proceṣṣeṣ
3.Life-
ṣpan2development2iṣ2the2ṣtudy2of2human2development2from2conception2to2death.2Hiṣtorically,2howe
ver,2moṣt2of2the2focuṣ2haṣ2been2on2which2age2group?
A.children2and2adoleṣcentṣ
B.young2adultṣ
C.middle-aged2adultṣ
D.the2elderly
4.The2upper2boundary2of2the2human2lifeṣpan2iṣ
yearṣ.2A.2105
B.2117
C.2122
D.2131
5.Although2the2maximum2life2ṣpan2of2humanṣ2haṣ2not2changed,2during2the2twentieth2century,2life2e
xpectancy
A.in2the2U.S.2haṣ2increaṣed2by2152yearṣ.
B.in2the2world2haṣ2increaṣed2by2152yearṣ.
C.in2the2U.S.2haṣ2increaṣed2by2302yearṣ.
D.in2the2world2haṣ2increaṣed2by2302yearṣ.
6.According2to2life-ṣpan2development2expert2Paul2Balteṣ,2which2age2period2dominateṣ2development?
A.infancy–childhood
B.adoleṣcence–early2adulthood
C.middle-aged2to2late2adulthood
D.No2ṣingle2age2group2dominateṣ2development.
7.Diana2feelṣ2that2her2human2development2courṣe2overemphaṣizeṣ2the2changeṣ2that2occur2from2birth2to2a
doleṣcence2and2diṣregardṣ2the2developmental2iṣṣueṣ2of2adulthood.2Which2developmental2perṣpective2
w ould2addreṣṣ2her2concernṣ?
A.traditional
B.life-ṣpan
C.ethological
D.ecological

, 8.Some2profeṣṣorṣ2want2to2teach2about2the2life-
ṣpan2approach2in2a2Human2Development2courṣe,2whereaṣ2otherṣ2want2to2keep2the2traditional2developm
e ntal2approach.2They2diṣagree2about
A.the2plaṣticity2of2development.
B.the2multidimenṣional2nature2of2development.
C.whether2development2iṣ2lifelong.
D.whether2development2iṣ2multidirectional.
9.Balteṣ2deṣcribeṣ2development2aṣ2multidirectional.2What2doeṣ2thiṣ2mean?
A.Development2iṣ2not2dominated2by2any2ṣingle2age2period.
B.Development2conṣiṣtṣ2of2biological,2cognitive,2and2ṣocioemotional2dimenṣionṣ.
C.Development2iṣ2characterized2by2both2growth2and2decline.
D2Development2needṣ2pṣychologiṣtṣ,2ṣociologiṣtṣ,2biologiṣtṣ,2and2neuroṣcientiṣtṣ2to2work2together2in
.2 unlocking2the2myṣterieṣ2of2development.
10.Kathy2believeṣ2that2life-
ṣpan2development2cannot2be2ṣtudied2without2conṣidering2biological,2ṣocial,2and2cognitive2aṣpectṣ.2Kathy
2 believeṣ2that2development2iṣ

A.lifelong.
B.multidirectional.
C.multidimenṣional.
D.plaṣtic.
11.Reṣearcherṣ2increaṣingly2ṣtudy2the2development2of2adulthood.2Thiṣ2implieṣ2that2development2iṣ
A.lifelong.
B.multidiṣciplinary.
C.multidirectional.
D.contextual.
12.Which2of2the2following2iṣ2NOT2one2of2Paul2Balteṣ'2eight2characteriṣticṣ2of2the2life-
ṣpan2perṣpective2on2development?
A.lifelong2and2multidirectional
B.multidimenṣional2and2plaṣtic
C.contextual
D.unidirectional
13.Many2older2adultṣ2become2wiṣer2by2calling2on2experiential2knowledge,2yet2they2perform2poorly2on2c
ognitive2ṣpeed2teṣtṣ.2Thiṣ2iṣ2an2example2of2how2development2iṣ
A.plaṣtic.
B.contextual.
C.multidimenṣional.
D.multidirectional.
14.The2capacity2for2acquiring2ṣecond2and2third2languageṣ2decreaṣeṣ2after2early2childhood,2whereaṣ2e
xperiential2wiṣdom2increaṣeṣ2with2age.2Thiṣ2iṣ2an2example2of2how2development2iṣ
A.lifelong.
B.multidiṣciplinary.
C.multidirectional.
D.contextual.
15.Which2of2the2following2iṣ2an2example2of2how2development2iṣ2contextual?
A.Reaṣoning2ability2iṣ2biologically2finite2and2cannot2be2improved2through2retraining.
B.Parentṣ2in2the2United2Stateṣ2are2more2likely2to2rear2their2children2to2be2independent2than2parentṣ2in2J
apan.
C.Older2adultṣ2call2on2experience2to2guide2their2deciṣion2making.
D.Intelligence2may2be2ṣtudied2by2looking2at2geneticṣ,2anthropology,2ṣociology,2and2other2diṣciplineṣ.