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1. Life-span development covers the period from to .
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. birth; old age
C. conception; early adulthood
D. conception; death
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
describe "development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
C. growth in skills and processes
D. decline in skills and processes
3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death.
Historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth
century, life expectancy
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
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B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates
development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood
C. middle-aged to late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur
from birth to adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which
developmental perspective would address her concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a Human Development
course, whereas others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
A. the plasticity of development.
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
C. whether development is lifelong.
D. whether development is multidirectional.
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline.
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D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work
together in
. unlocking the mysteries of development.
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering
biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that
development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the
life-span perspective on development?
A. lifelong and multidirectional
B. multidimensional and plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they
perform poorly on cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
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1. Life-span development covers the period from to .
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. birth; old age
C. conception; early adulthood
D. conception; death
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
describe "development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
C. growth in skills and processes
D. decline in skills and processes
3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death.
Historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth
century, life expectancy
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
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B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates
development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood
C. middle-aged to late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur
from birth to adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which
developmental perspective would address her concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a Human Development
course, whereas others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
A. the plasticity of development.
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
C. whether development is lifelong.
D. whether development is multidirectional.
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline.
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D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work
together in
. unlocking the mysteries of development.
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering
biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that
development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the
life-span perspective on development?
A. lifelong and multidirectional
B. multidimensional and plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they
perform poorly on cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
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