iCAVANAUGH i ISBN-10: i1337554839
ISBN-13: i9781337554831
Table iOf iContents
1. The iStudy iof iHuman iDevelopment.
Part iI: iPRENATAL iDEVELOPMENT, iINFANCY, iAND iEARLY iCHILDHOOD.
2. Biological iFoundations: iHeredity, iPrenatal iDevelopment, iand iBirth.
3. Tools ifor iExploring ithe iWorld: iPhysical, iPerceptual, iand iMotor iDevelopment.
4. The iEmergence iof iThought iand iLanguage: iCognitive iDevelopment iin iInfancy iand iEarly iChildhood.
5. Entering ithe iSocial iWorld: iSocioemotional iDevelopment iin iInfancy iand iEarly iChildhood.
Part iII: iSCHOOL-AGE iCHILDREN iAND iADOLESCENTS.
6. Off ito iSchool: iCognitive iand iPhysical iDevelopment iin iMiddle iChildhood.
7. Expanding iSocial iHorizons: iSocioemotional iDevelopment iin iMiddle iChildhood.
8. Rites iof iPassage: iPhysical iand iCognitive iDevelopment iin iAdolescence.
9. Moving iInto ithe iAdult iSocial iWorld: iSocioemotional iDevelopment iin iAdolescence.
Part iIII: iYOUNG iAND iMIDDLE iADULTHOOD.
10. Becoming ian iAdult: iPhysical, iCognitive, iand iPersonality iDevelopment iin iYoung iAdulthood.
11. Being iWith iOthers: iForming iRelationships iin iYoung iand iMiddle iAdulthood.
12. Work, iLeisure, iand iRetirement.
13. Making iIt iin iMidlife: iThe iBiopsychosocial iChallenges iof iMiddle iAdulthood.
Part iIV: iLATE iADULTHOOD.
14. The iPersonal iContext iof iLater iLife: iPhysical, iCognitive, iand iMental iHealth iIssues.
15. Social iAspects iof iLater iLife: iPsychosocial, iRetirement, iRelationship, iand iSocietal iIssues.
16. The iFinal iPassage: iDying iand iBereavement.
,1. The iscientific istudy iof ihuman idevelopment ican ibest ibe idescribed ias
*a. imultidisciplinary
b. focused ion igroups irather ithan iindividuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing istability iover ichange
2. Which iterm idoes inot ibelong iin ithis igroup?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
*d. ihereditary
3. Dr. iKim itakes ia istrong inature iposition iwith iregard ito ithe iorigins iof
iintellectual idisabilities. iTherefore, ishe iwould imost ilikely ihypothesize ithat iher
ison‘s iintellectu ial idisability i(formally iknown ias imental iretardation) iis idue ito
a. iher iparenting istyle
*b. ihis igenes
c. ihis iexposure ito ia itoxic ichemical iprior ito ibirth
d. ihis iexposure ito iRubella iprior ito ibirth
4. The inotion ithat idevelopment iis ibest idescribed iin iterms iof ia iseries iof iabrupt
is ihifts iin ibehavior ibest ifits iwith ithe i i i i approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
*d. idiscontinuity
5. Cleo, ia idirector iof ia idaycare, iuses iterms ilike i―pre-K,‖ i―K-3,‖ iand ithe i―upper-
ele imentary.‖ iThese iideas iare imost icompatible iwith ia i i i i view.
a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
*d. idiscontinuity
6. Dr. iFletcher iis iattempting ito idetermine iwhether iadult icriminals iwere irule-
break iers ithroughout itheir ichildhood ior iwhether ithey isuddenly iturned ito ia ilife iof
icrime. iHer iresearch iis imost iconcerned iwith iwhich iissue iof ihuman
idevelopment?
a. nature iversus inurture
b. universal iversus icontext-specific idevelopment
c. biological iversus isociocultural iforces
*d. icontinuity iversus idiscontinuity
7. Mustafa iis iinterested iin idetermining iwhether ichildren idevelop ivirtually ithe
isa ime iway iin iAlgeria ias ithey ido iin iother iparts iof ithe iworld. iMustafa‘s iresearch
ideals iprimarily iwith ithe i issue iof ihuman idevelopment.
a. ipsychological iversus ibiological iforces
*b. iuniversal iversus icontext-specific idevelopment
c. inature iversus inurture
d. icontinuity iversus idiscontinuity
8. When iClarisse isays, i―It idoesn‘t imatter iif ithey iare iFrench, iSwedish, ior
iChinese, ikids iare ikids,‖ ishe iis iespousing ia i position iconcerning ihuman
idevelopment.
a. idiscontinuous
*b. iuniversal
c. inurture
d. icontext-specific
9. Viviana inotices ithat ichildren iseem ito imature isocially imuch ifaster iin iCosta
iRic ia ithan iin ithe iCanada. iViviana iis imost ilikely ito isupport ia i i i position
iregarding ih iuman idevelopment.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
*c. icontext-specific