GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN STUDY QUESTIONS NEWEST FULL STUDY Guide Review / Actual Exam Questions Bank / Complete Accurate Quizzes with Verified Answers

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE
LIFE SPAN STUDY QUESTIONS NEWEST FULL
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW / ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK / COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS



Normative life events are the same in all cultures.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

The maximum lifespan is the oldest possible age to which humans can live.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

The young-old are people in their fifties.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

In the United States (and around the world), there is no relationship between life
expectancy and a person's income.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Compared to people in Asian countries, U.S. residents are more likely to have a
collectivist worldview.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Attitudes and values within each major ethnic group in the United States are very
similar.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

The differences in values and attitudes between men and women are almost all
biological in origin.

,A) True
B) False - ANS-B

According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop
reinforcing it.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

According to Bandura, modeling refers to watching and imitating another person's
behavior.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Freud believed that self-awareness is the key to mental health.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of the parent/child relationship
in early childhood.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Bowlby embraced the importance of nurture, but rejected the importance of nature.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of reinforcement in determining
behavior.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Behavioral geneticists conduct research on hereditary influences in behaviors and
attitudes.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Piaget was interested in charting how the amount that children know gradually
increases.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Developmental systems theorists stress that many different forces shape behavior.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Developmentalists conduct research to find out the scientific ìtruth.î

, A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Correlational studies can determine cause and effect relationships.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Cross-sectional studies compare different age groups at the same time.
A) True
B) False - ANS-A

Longitudinal studies are inexpensive and easy to carry out.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

Qualitative studies include statistical analyses.
A) True
B) False - ANS-B

1. Gerontologists study:
A) evolution.
B) genes.
C) diseases of the ancient world.
D) aging. - ANS-D

2. What area of the lifespan did scientists study last?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - ANS-B

3. Researchers studying development a century ago MOST likely would focus on which
life stage?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - ANS-A

4. A developmental scientist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) parenting practices and how they affect normal child development.
B) cross-cultural concepts about the right age to toilet train children.
C) emotional development during adult life.
D) travel and its economic impact on a nation's wealth. - ANS-D

5. A developmentalist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) when children reach milestones such as walking or puberty.