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1. Life-span development covers the period from xe xe xe xe xe to .
A. birth; middle adulthood xe xe




B. birth;old age xe xe




C. conception; early adulthood xe xe




D. conception; death xe




2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
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describe "development"?
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A. growth and decline in skillsand processes xe xe xe xe xe xe




B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
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C. growth in skills and processes xe xe xe xe




D. decline in skills and processes xe xe xe xe




3. Life-span development is the studyof human development from conception to death. Historically,
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however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
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A. children and adolescents xe xe




B. young adults xe




C. middle-aged adults xe




D. the elderly xe




4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
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A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, life
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expectancy
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A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
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B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
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C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
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D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
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6. Accordingto life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
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A. infancy–childhood
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C. middle-aged to late adulthood xe xe xe




D. No single age group dominates development.
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7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to
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adolescence and disregards thedevelopmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
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would address her concerns?
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A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

, 8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach ina Human Development course, whereas others
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want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
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A. the plasticity of development. xe xe xe




B. themultidimensional nature of development.
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C. whether development is lifelong. xe xe xe




D. whether development is multidirectional. xe xe xe




9. Baltesdescribes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
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A. Development is not dominated byany single age period. xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




DDevelopmentneedspsychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientiststo work together in
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. unlockingthe mysteries of development.
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10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and
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cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly studythedevelopment of adulthood. This implies that development is xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which ofthe following isNOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-span perspective on
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development?
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A. lifelong and multidirectional xe xe




B. multidimensionaland plastic xe xe




C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser bycalling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly on
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cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
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A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which ofthe following is an example of how development is contextual?
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A. Reasoning ability isbiologicallyfinite and cannot be improved through retraining. xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents in Japan.
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C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
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D. Intelligencemay be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines. xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe xe




15. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas
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experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.