Chapter 1 – Introduction To Lifespan Development Exam
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Life-span ________ is defined as the pattern of change that begins at conception and
continues through the life span. - correct answer Development
The upper boundary of the human life span (based on the oldest age documented) is
_____ years. - correct answer 122
Life expectancy in the U.S. is _____ years of age. - correct answer 78
Which of the following correctly describe the life-span perspective of human
development?
A) It ends once one enters late adulthood.
B) It involves growth and change.
C) It occurs throughout life.
D) It begins at birth. - correct answer B & C
A central focus in developmental research is plasticity, which refers to:
A) a person's capacity for change
B) the tendency to stay the same
C) how interested a person is in the environment
D) the ability of preoperational children learn self care - correct answer A
_______ age-graded influence include biological processes such as puberty and
menopause. - correct answer Normative
True or false: Life-span development focuses mostly on the rapid growth and
development that occurs during childhood. - correct answer False
Rank, in order from first to last, the steps in the scientific method.
-Draw conclusions
-Analyze data
Conceptualize a problem
-Collect research data - correct answer 1) Conceptualize a problem
2) Collect research data
3) Analyze the data
4) Draw conclusions
Dr. Abby is a clinical psychologist who specializes in seeing clients who are trying to
lose weight. This exemplifies the contemporary focus of life-span development on:
,A) health and wellness
B) continuity and discontinuity
C) life stages of development
D) experimental research - correct answer A) Health and wellness
Ethnicity is rooted in:
A) nationality
B) social economic status
C) race
D) cultural heritage - correct answer A, C, & D
______ refers to the characteristics of people as males and females as a central part of
their identity in social relationships.
A) SES
B) Gender
C) Culture
D) Ethnicity - correct answer Gender
Social policy is the course of action taken by a nation's ________ to promote the
welfare of the country's citizen's. - correct answer government
________ encompasses cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language. -
correct answer Ethnicity
Match each of the three major types of research design with its correct description.
Left :
1. Descriptive
2. Experimental
3. Correlational
Right:
A) Aims to assess the strength of the relationship between or among variables
B) aims to observe and record behavior
C) aims to determine cause and effect - correct answer 1 = B
2=C
3=A
The prenatal period is the time from __________ to ____________. - correct answer
Conception ; birth
Waylon is extremely dependent on his parents and is just beginning to develop
language and symbolic thought. Waylon is in which developmental period?
, A) infancy
B) Early childhood
C) Middle childhood
D) Late childhood - correct answer A) infancy
Which developmental period in childhood involves learning to be self-sufficient, caring
for the self, developing school readiness skills, and playing with peers?
A) Middle childhood
B) Infancy
C) Late childhood
D) Early childhood - correct answer D) Early childhood
Julie mastered the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. She has recently
developed more self-control and is very motivated to do well in school. Julie is most
likely in the developmental period of:
A) Middle childhood
B) Early childhood
C) adolescence
D) Early adulthood - correct answer A) Middle childhood
Amanda is engaging in much more logical and abstract thought than she used to, and
she has become quite idealistic. She is far more interested in spending time with her
friends than with her family. Amanda is more likely in the developmental period of:
A) late childhood
B) adolescence
C) early adulthood
D) middle childhood - correct answer B) adolesence
David is establishing economic independence, pursuing a career, and is considering
getting married in the near future. David is likely in the _________ adulthood stage of
life. - correct answer early
Madeline is a fifty year old woman who has become very active in a number of political
and social organizations. She is very passionate about mentoring younger people.
Madeline is probably in _____ adulthood. - correct answer middle
Which of the following are characteristics or components of the late adulthood period of
development? Select all that apply.
A) It may involve new social roles and decreasing strength and health.
B) It is a time establishing personal and economic independence and career
development.
C) It begins when people are aging into their 60s or 70s.
Answered 2025 #14
Life-span ________ is defined as the pattern of change that begins at conception and
continues through the life span. - correct answer Development
The upper boundary of the human life span (based on the oldest age documented) is
_____ years. - correct answer 122
Life expectancy in the U.S. is _____ years of age. - correct answer 78
Which of the following correctly describe the life-span perspective of human
development?
A) It ends once one enters late adulthood.
B) It involves growth and change.
C) It occurs throughout life.
D) It begins at birth. - correct answer B & C
A central focus in developmental research is plasticity, which refers to:
A) a person's capacity for change
B) the tendency to stay the same
C) how interested a person is in the environment
D) the ability of preoperational children learn self care - correct answer A
_______ age-graded influence include biological processes such as puberty and
menopause. - correct answer Normative
True or false: Life-span development focuses mostly on the rapid growth and
development that occurs during childhood. - correct answer False
Rank, in order from first to last, the steps in the scientific method.
-Draw conclusions
-Analyze data
Conceptualize a problem
-Collect research data - correct answer 1) Conceptualize a problem
2) Collect research data
3) Analyze the data
4) Draw conclusions
Dr. Abby is a clinical psychologist who specializes in seeing clients who are trying to
lose weight. This exemplifies the contemporary focus of life-span development on:
,A) health and wellness
B) continuity and discontinuity
C) life stages of development
D) experimental research - correct answer A) Health and wellness
Ethnicity is rooted in:
A) nationality
B) social economic status
C) race
D) cultural heritage - correct answer A, C, & D
______ refers to the characteristics of people as males and females as a central part of
their identity in social relationships.
A) SES
B) Gender
C) Culture
D) Ethnicity - correct answer Gender
Social policy is the course of action taken by a nation's ________ to promote the
welfare of the country's citizen's. - correct answer government
________ encompasses cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language. -
correct answer Ethnicity
Match each of the three major types of research design with its correct description.
Left :
1. Descriptive
2. Experimental
3. Correlational
Right:
A) Aims to assess the strength of the relationship between or among variables
B) aims to observe and record behavior
C) aims to determine cause and effect - correct answer 1 = B
2=C
3=A
The prenatal period is the time from __________ to ____________. - correct answer
Conception ; birth
Waylon is extremely dependent on his parents and is just beginning to develop
language and symbolic thought. Waylon is in which developmental period?
, A) infancy
B) Early childhood
C) Middle childhood
D) Late childhood - correct answer A) infancy
Which developmental period in childhood involves learning to be self-sufficient, caring
for the self, developing school readiness skills, and playing with peers?
A) Middle childhood
B) Infancy
C) Late childhood
D) Early childhood - correct answer D) Early childhood
Julie mastered the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. She has recently
developed more self-control and is very motivated to do well in school. Julie is most
likely in the developmental period of:
A) Middle childhood
B) Early childhood
C) adolescence
D) Early adulthood - correct answer A) Middle childhood
Amanda is engaging in much more logical and abstract thought than she used to, and
she has become quite idealistic. She is far more interested in spending time with her
friends than with her family. Amanda is more likely in the developmental period of:
A) late childhood
B) adolescence
C) early adulthood
D) middle childhood - correct answer B) adolesence
David is establishing economic independence, pursuing a career, and is considering
getting married in the near future. David is likely in the _________ adulthood stage of
life. - correct answer early
Madeline is a fifty year old woman who has become very active in a number of political
and social organizations. She is very passionate about mentoring younger people.
Madeline is probably in _____ adulthood. - correct answer middle
Which of the following are characteristics or components of the late adulthood period of
development? Select all that apply.
A) It may involve new social roles and decreasing strength and health.
B) It is a time establishing personal and economic independence and career
development.
C) It begins when people are aging into their 60s or 70s.
