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Student: c
,1. Life-span development covers the period from
c c c c c c to c .
A. birth; middle adulthood
c c
B. birth; old age c c
C. conception; early adulthood c c
D. conception; death c
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
c c c c c c c c c c c
describe "development"?
c c
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
c c c c c c
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
c c c c c c c c c c
C. growth in skills and processes c c c c
D. decline in skills and processes c c c c
3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically,
c c c c c c c c c c c c
however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. children and adolescents c c
B. young adults c
C. middle-aged adults c
D. the elderly c
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
c c c c c c c c 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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
expectancy
c
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
c c c c c c c
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
c c c c c c c
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
c c c c c c c
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
c c c c c c c
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood c
C. middle-aged to late adulthood c c c
D. No single age group dominates development.
c c c c c
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
c c c c c c c c c c c
would address her concerns?
c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. the plasticity of development.
c c c
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
c c c c
C. whether development is lifelong. c c c
D. whether development is multidirectional. c c c
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
c c c c c c c c
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period. c c c c c c c c
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. c c c c c c c
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. c c c c c c c
D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work together in
c c c c c c c c c c c
. unlocking the mysteries of development.
c c c c c
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and
c c c c c c c c c c c c
cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
c c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
c c c c c c c c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
development?
c
A. lifelong and multidirectional c c
B. multidimensional and plastic c c
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly on
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas
c c c c c c c c c c c c
experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
c c c c c c c c c c
B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents in
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Japan.c
C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
c c c c c c c c c
D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
, 16. In the United States, most individuals begin school around age 5, whereas in Australia they start at 3. This is
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
an illustration of how development is
c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events are
c c c c c c c c c c
all ways in which development can be classified as
c c c c c c c c c
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the Great Depression. This is an example of a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life event. c c
B. normative history-graded influence. c c
C. normative age-graded influence. c c
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. c c
19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-mail is an
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
example of a difference in
c c c c c
A. normative history-graded influences. c c
B. nonnormative life events. c c
C. normative age-graded influences. c c
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. c c
20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life events. c c
B. normative age-graded influences. c c
C. normative history-graded influences. c c
D. normative contextual influences. c c
21. Neleh was on a popular reality TV show and got widespread exposure. This is an example of a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life event. c c
B. normative age-graded influence. c c
C. normative history-graded influence. c c
D. normative contextual influence. c c
22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. growth and maintenance. c c
B. maintenance and regulation of loss. c c c c
C. regulation of loss. c c
D. growth and regulation of loss. c c c c
23. Contemporary concerns in life-span development perspective include c c c c c c
A. health and well-being issues. c c c
B. parenting and education issues. c c c
C. sociocultural, ethnicity, gender, and policy issues. c c c c c
D. All of these answers are correct.
c c c c c
24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention are children who grow up
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. in poverty. c
B. in single-parent homes.
c c
C. addicted to heroin. c c
D. as part of a minority group.
c c c c c
Student: c
,1. Life-span development covers the period from
c c c c c c to c .
A. birth; middle adulthood
c c
B. birth; old age c c
C. conception; early adulthood c c
D. conception; death c
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
c c c c c c c c c c c
describe "development"?
c c
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
c c c c c c
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
c c c c c c c c c c
C. growth in skills and processes c c c c
D. decline in skills and processes c c c c
3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically,
c c c c c c c c c c c c
however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. children and adolescents c c
B. young adults c
C. middle-aged adults c
D. the elderly c
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
c c c c c c c c 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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
expectancy
c
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
c c c c c c c
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
c c c c c c c
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
c c c c c c c
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
c c c c c c c
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood c
C. middle-aged to late adulthood c c c
D. No single age group dominates development.
c c c c c
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
c c c c c c c c c c c
would address her concerns?
c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. the plasticity of development.
c c c
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
c c c c
C. whether development is lifelong. c c c
D. whether development is multidirectional. c c c
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
c c c c c c c c
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period. c c c c c c c c
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. c c c c c c c
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. c c c c c c c
D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work together in
c c c c c c c c c c c
. unlocking the mysteries of development.
c c c c c
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and
c c c c c c c c c c c c
cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
c c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
c c c c c c c c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
development?
c
A. lifelong and multidirectional c c
B. multidimensional and plastic c c
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly on
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas
c c c c c c c c c c c c
experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
c c c c c c c c c c
B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents in
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Japan.c
C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
c c c c c c c c c
D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
, 16. In the United States, most individuals begin school around age 5, whereas in Australia they start at 3. This is
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
an illustration of how development is
c c c c c c
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events are
c c c c c c c c c c
all ways in which development can be classified as
c c c c c c c c c
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the Great Depression. This is an example of a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life event. c c
B. normative history-graded influence. c c
C. normative age-graded influence. c c
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. c c
19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-mail is an
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
example of a difference in
c c c c c
A. normative history-graded influences. c c
B. nonnormative life events. c c
C. normative age-graded influences. c c
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. c c
20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life events. c c
B. normative age-graded influences. c c
C. normative history-graded influences. c c
D. normative contextual influences. c c
21. Neleh was on a popular reality TV show and got widespread exposure. This is an example of a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. nonnormative life event. c c
B. normative age-graded influence. c c
C. normative history-graded influence. c c
D. normative contextual influence. c c
22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
c c c c c c c c c c c c
A. growth and maintenance. c c
B. maintenance and regulation of loss. c c c c
C. regulation of loss. c c
D. growth and regulation of loss. c c c c
23. Contemporary concerns in life-span development perspective include c c c c c c
A. health and well-being issues. c c c
B. parenting and education issues. c c c
C. sociocultural, ethnicity, gender, and policy issues. c c c c c
D. All of these answers are correct.
c c c c c
24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention are children who grow up
c c c c c c c c c c c
A. in poverty. c
B. in single-parent homes.
c c
C. addicted to heroin. c c
D. as part of a minority group.
c c c c c
