TEST BANK FOR A Topical Approach to Life-span Development 11th Edition by John Santrock All chapters 17 included

TEST BANK FOR A Topical Approach to Life-span
Development 11th Edition by John Santrock All
chapters 17 included

,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan D
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1. Life-span development covers the period from
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2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-
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span psychologists describe "development"?
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A. growth and decline in skills and processes
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B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
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C. growth in skills and processes
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3. Life-
span development is the study of 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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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,
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life 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. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
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A. infancy–childhood
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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 bir
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th to adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental pe
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rspective 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-
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span approach in a Human Development course, whereas others want to keep the traditional deve
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lopmental approach. They disagree about
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A. the plasticity of development.
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B. the multidimensional nature of development.
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C. whether development is lifelong.
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D. whether development is multidirectional.
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9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
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A. Development is not dominated by any single age period. qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw


B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
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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
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. unlocking the mysteries of development.
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10. Kathy believes that life-
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span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and cognitive aspects.
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Kathy believes that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-
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span perspective on development?
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C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorl
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y on 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 of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
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A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
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B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than pare
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nts in Japan.
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C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
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D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other discipline
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s.
15. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whe
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reas 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.