Test bank For Human Development – A Life Span View 3rd Canadian Edition

Test bank For Human Development – A Life Span View 3rd Canadian Edition. Who is most likely interested in the study of human development? a. Dr. Harvey, who studies the brain cells of infants b. Dr. Hatfield, who studies eating disorders c. Dr. Deal, who studies how political attitudes change with age d. Dr. Hersh, who studies elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application 2. Which of the following words most accurately reflects the nature of the scientific study of human development? a. multidisciplinary b. group-focused c. nontheoretical d. static ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Factual 3. As Mrs. Olson aged, she matured from being a loving, tender-hearted mother to a bitter and sad elderly lady whose family could not deal with the negative changes in her behaviour. What is the term for the changes in Mrs. Olson's character? a. disruption b. discontinuity c. disjointedness d. disconnectedness ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual 4. Which question best captures the spirit of most individuals who study human development with regard to the nature/nurture question? a. How do genes and environmental factors interact in the development of memory processes? b. Which human behaviours are determined genetically, and which are determined by environmental factors? c. At what age do environmental factors surpass genetic factors as most important in human development? d. Which genes are responsible for childhood behaviour, and which genes are responsible for adult behaviour? ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual Full file at full file at Full file at 5. Which of the following is one of the fundamental characteristics of human development? a. science and religion b. nature and nurture c. general and specific d. hereditary and developmental ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual 6. Since Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position concerning the origins of mental retardation, what is she most likely to attribute her son’s retardation to? a. her parenting style b. her genes c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth d. random chance ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application 7. When discussing child development, Jenny uses terms like the "terrible twos" and the "tranquil threes." Which view are these ideas most compatible with? a. a context-specificity view b. a hereditary view c. a continuity view d. a discontinuity view ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual 8. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-breakers throughout their childhood, or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Which issue of human development is her research most concerned with? a. nature vs. nurture b. universal vs. context-specific development c. biological vs. sociocultural forces d. continuity vs. discontinuity ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application 9. Yacef is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the same way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Which issue of human development does Yacef's research deal with? a. psychological vs. biological forces b. universal vs. context-specific development c. nature vs. nurture d. continuity vs. discontinuity ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6-7 full file at Full file at OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application full file at Full file at 10. When Kayla says, "It doesn't matter if they are French, Swedish, or Chinese, kids are kids," which position concerning human development is she espousing? a. a discontinuous position b. a universal position c. a nurture position d. a context-specific position ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6-7 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application 11. Sophia notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Argentina than in Canada. Which position regarding human development is Sophia most likely to support? a. a nature position b. a discontinuous position c. a context-specific position d. a continuous position ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 6-7 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Application 12. Lori is listening to a lecture in which her professor states, "Psychological and sociological factors are important, but they alone cannot explain the development of human beings." Which concept does Lori's professor seem to be supporting? a. the biopsychosocial framework b. the position that development is continuous c. the notion of universality d. discontinuity ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 7 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual 13. Dr. Arantes uses a biopsychosocial framework for understanding human development. Which position is he most likely to endorse on the nature vs. nurture issue? a. Nature is most important. b. Nurture is most important. c. Nature and nurture both play important roles in human development. d. Neither nature nor nurture is important in the study of human development. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 7 OBJ: 1-1 BLM: Conceptual 14. When asked why her sister Yvonne ended up in jail, Penny says, "She was always a mean, aggressive person. She really liked hurting people." What kinds of forces is Penny relying on to explain Yvonne's development? a. sociocultural forces b. normative age-graded forces c. normative history-graded forces d. psychological force