Test Bank for Human Development: A Life-Span View, 8th Edition by Robert V. Kail & John C. Cavanaugh

Test Bank for Human Development: A Life-Span View, 8th Edition by Robert V. Kail & John C. CavanaughISBN-10: 9 ISBN-13: 4831 Table Of Contents 1. The Study of Human Development. Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. 2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth. 3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development. 4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood. 5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood. Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. 6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood. 7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood. 8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence. 9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence. Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD. 10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood. 11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood. 12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement. 13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood. Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD. 14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues. 15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues. 16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement. 1. The scientific study of human development can best be described as *a. multidisciplinary b. focused on groups rather than individuals c. non-theoretical d. emphasizing stability over change 2. Which term does not belong in this group? a. experiential b. nurture c. environmental *d. hereditary 3. Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual disabilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize that her son’s intellectu al disability (formally known as mental retardation) is due to a. her parenting style *b. his genes c. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth d. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth 4. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt s hifts in behavior best fits with the approach. a. nature b. nurture c. continuity *d. discontinuity 5. Cleo, a director of a daycare, uses terms like “pre-K,” “K-3,” and the “upper-ele mentary.” These ideas are most compatible with a view. a. context-specificity b. hereditary c. continuity *d. discontinuity 6. Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-break ers throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human development? a. nature versus nurture b. universal versus context-specific development c. biological versus sociocultural forces *d. continuity versus discontinuity 7. Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the sa me way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Mustafa’s research deals primarily with the issue of human development. a. psychological versus biological forces *b. universal versus context-specific development c. nature versus nurture d. continuity versus discontinuity 8. When Clarisse says, “It doesn’t matter if they are French, Swedish, or Chinese, kids are kids,” she is espousing a position concerning human development. a. discontinuous *b. universal c. nurture d. context-specific 9. Viviana notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Costa Ric a than in the Canada. Viviana is most likely to support a position regarding human development. a. nature b. discontinuous *c. context-specific d. continuous 10. Lotte is listening to a lecture in which her professor states, “Genetic and cult ural factors are important, but they alone cannot explain the development of hum an beings.” Lotte’s professor seems to be supporting the *a. biopsychosocial framework b. position that development is continuous c. notion of universality d. concept of discontinuity 11. Because Dr. Bryant is interested in researching how people of different ages are affected by events, it would be most accurate to say that Dr. Bryant is most in terested in studying forces. a. psychological b. biological *c. life-cycle d. sociocultural 12. When asked why her sister Yvonne ended up in jail, Penny says, “She was al ways a mean, aggressive person. She really liked hurting people.” Penny is relying on forces to explain Yvonne’s development. a. sociocultural b. normative age-graded c. normative history-graded *d. psychological 13. Benoit is interested in studying the effects of various biological forces on hu man development. Which topic is probably of least interest to him? *a. cognition b. brain maturation c. menopause d. exercise 14. The field of gives us information about how the four developmental force s interact with each other. a. biology *b. neuroscience c. anthropology d. sociology 15. Which item does not constitute a “psychological force”? a. perception b. intelligence c. personality *d. heredity 16. Julianna is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julianna is probably most interested in studying influences. a. psychological *b. sociocultural c. non-normative d. biological 17. Daisy and Rose are identical twins who were separated at birth. Daisy was rai sed in the United States, whereas Rose spent her childhood in Austria. Which forc e would likely explain most of the differences between their behaviors as teens? a. psychological b. nature-based c. biological *d. sociocultural 18. Your friend David has decided to start studying human development because he hates studying biology. According to your text, will David find happiness in his new area of interest? a. Yes, because he can focus on psychological factors and ignore sociocul tural and biological factors. b. Yes, but only if he enjoys studying sociocultural factors. *c. No, because studying biological influences is a necessary component i n understanding development. d. No, because normative age-graded influences are all biological. 19. What is a problem encountered by researchers assessing the effects of socio cultural forces? a. the lack of genetic distinction between individuals from different racial b ackgrounds b. culture appears to have little impact on cognitive development *c. changing ethnic labels (e.g., black American to African American) d. the inability to apply results to the population being studied 20. Marcelia has been promoted and is moving her family to a new city in a differ ent part of the country. Though four-year-old Fernando is very happy and makes th e transition easily, 12-year-old Jorge is unhappy and has a very difficult time adjus ting to the move. Both children generally adapt well to change. Which single set of factors best explains the different responses of Fernando and Jorge to the move? a. biological factors b. sociocultural factors c. personality factors *d. life-cycle factors 21. When Alfonso says, “It would have been tough to be a father at age 21, but b eing one at age 28 is super,” he is noting the important role that factors playin human development. a. biological *b. life-cycle c. sociocultural d. psychological 22. Which statement best exemplifies the basic premise of life-cycle forces? a. Biological forces play a small role once a person reaches puberty. b. Unconscious desires are the basis for most human behavior. *c. Early experiences may influence behavior throughout one’s developme nt. d. The forces that influence human behavior are too complex to identify th rough empirical research. 23. Jamaal is a second-grade teacher who notices that his students behave diffe rently from the fourth-graders during recess. He comes up with several connected ideas to explain why the two groups behave differently. Jamaal ’s ideas would bes t be described as a(n) . a. experiment *b. theory c. study d. mesosystem 24. Psychodynamic theories place the least emphasis on the portion of the biopsychosocial framework. a. life-cycle b. psychological c. sociocultural *d. biological 25. When asked to explain why teenage gang membership is rising, Dr. Yale resp onds, “Generally speaking, these children are driven by conflicts between what th ey wish to do and what society wishes them to do.” It is most likely that Dr. Yale would be a proponent of theory. *a. psychodynamic b. social cognitive c. ecological d. cognitive-developmental 26. Who is most associated with psychosocial theory? *a. Erikson b. Bandura c. Watson d. Freud 27. The epigenetic principle is a key component of theory. a. social cognitive b. ecological c. information-processing *d. psychosocial 28. Nemo wishes to leave home and begin an adventure that will challenge his s kills as a person and lead to a better understanding of himself. According to Erik Erikson, Nemo is in which stage of psychosocial development? a. generativity vs. stagnation *b. identity vs. identity confusion c. autonomy vs. shame d. basic trust vs. mistrust 29. The argument that each psychosocial strength has its own special age period of specific importance is the cornerstone of theory of development. a. Bandura’s *b. Erikson’s c. Skinner’s d. Vygotsky’s 30. How would Erik Erikson respond to the statement, “A midlife crisis is a norma l part of the human life-cycle”? *a. He would agree. b. He would disagree and point out that there is no “normal” progression o f human development. c. He would disagree and point out that “crises” are not a normal part of h uman development. d. He would say nothing since he focused on development between birth a nd adolescence. 31. The basic premise of is that the consequences of a behavior determinethe likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future. a. the life-span perspective b. the epigenetic principle c. universal development *d. operant conditioning 32. After completing his history assignment, Nico is excused from having to wash the dishes, a task he detests. Nico’s parents are attempting to use to increa se Nico’s studying. a. positive reinforcement b. punishment c. extinction *d. negative reinforcement 33. Lynne always wants to visit her grandparents because they give her new toys when she visits. The grandparents have her visiting behavior. *a. reinforced b. extinguished c. punished d. extinguished 34. In operant conditioning theory, reinforcement is to punishment as *a. increasing is to decreasing b. giving is to taking c. unwanted is to wanted d. good is to bad 35. Zhang is attempting to alter the behavior of his son by controlling the conseq uences of his son’s actions. Zhang is practicing a. social learning theory b. negative reinforcement *c. operant conditioning d. ecological theory 36. An effective punishment a. causes some physical pain b. follows a reinforcer *c. reduces the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future d. eventually becomes ineffective 37. Morticia finds that whenever she talks to her daughter about her obnoxious b ehavior, the obnoxious behavior increases in frequency. Apparently, Morticia’s talk s are her daughter’s obnoxious behavior. a. punishing *b. reinforcing c. suppressing d. having no effect on 38. Dr. Gauche likes to make fun of student comments in class. She finds that e very time she does this, students make fewer comments the rest of the class peri od. Apparently, Dr. Gauche’s jokes are the students for talking in class. *a. punishing b. negatively reinforcing c. positively reinforcing d. imitating 39. Imitation is most closely related to the concept of a. positive reinforcement b. life-cycle forces c. selective optimization *d. observational learning 40. Even though Bonita was never reinforced directly for doing so, she increased the frequency of her studying after she saw her friend Hemma get a lot of attentio n when she studied. This is most likely an example of *a. observational learning b. operant conditioning c. punishment d. self-efficacy 41. Melissa is doing a study in which lacrosse players are interviewed about their role on the team and perceived capabilities for playing in Saturday’s game. Meliss a seems to be assessing the of the lacrosse players. a. life-cycle forces b. exosystems c. internal maturational plans *d. self-efficacy 42. Alberto believes he can successfully ski down a steep mountain. Most likely Alberto has a. reached formal operations *b. high self-efficacy c. resolved the industry vs. inferiority stage d. been negatively reinforced 43. Dr. Link tries to help his students learn how to be independent learners by ha ving them watch how other students can be successful by researching answers to possible test questions on their smartphones. Dr. Link is using principles of to help his students. *a. social learning theory b. operant conditioning c. cognitive-developmental theory d. psychosocial theory 44. Who would most likely explain a child’s maladaptive behavior by saying, “They probably saw some TV character do that”? a. Blake, who is a behaviorist *b. Adam, who is a social learning theorist c. Alicia, who is a Freudian theorist d. Gwen, who is a Piagetian theorist 45. Dr. Sefky says, “Sure, reinforcement and punishment are important, but how people interpret reinforcement and punishment is even more important.” Given thi s statement, Dr. Sefky’s view is most likely to agree with a. operant conditioning *b. social cognitive theory c. psychosocial theory d. psychodynamic theory 46. Social cognitive theory and operant conditioning are similar in that they both a. view the individual as an active processor of information *b. believe that experience is important in determining behavior c. place a greater emphasis on nature than on nurture d. stress discontinuity 47. Whose theory of development is best exemplified by the idea that children co nstruct their own knowledge and that this constructed knowledge changes with ag e/experience? *a. Piaget b. Bronfenbrenner c. Erikson d. Skinner 48. Brandon’s developmental psychology teacher believes human development is best conceptualized as progressing discontinuously through several qualitatively d ifferent stages of thinking. His instructor is likely a(n) *a. Piagetian b. social learning theorist c. ecological theorist d. behaviorist 49. What is the correct order of Piaget’s stages of development? a. sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational b. preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational, sensorimotor *c. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational d. preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational 50. When describing the development of his son Pitt, Brad says, “The best way to describe it is in terms of a slow computer with a small memory getting a faster pr ocessor and more storage space.” This type of description would suggest that Bra d adheres to a(n) approach to development. a. operant conditioning b. ecological theory c. Piagetian *d. information-processing 51. Rutger believes that, rather than progressing through a sequence of stages, mental processes gradually get more complex and efficient. Rutger is most likely a proponent of a. Piaget’s theory b. Kohlberg’s theory *c. information-processing theory d. Erikson’s theory 52. What type of theorist would most likely describe human cognitive developmen t using the analogy of “mental software”? *a. an information-processing theorist b. a Freudian theorist c. an operant conditioning theorist d. a social learning theorist 53. Dr. Bach is a developmental psychologist who is interested in Vygotsky’s the ory. What sort of forces are probably of most interest to Dr. Bach? a. biological b. psychological c. life-cycle *d. sociocultural 54. Who would have the least amount of interest in children’s thinking? a. an information-processing theorist *b. a Skinnerian theorist c. a Vygotskian theorist d. a Piagetian theorist 55. The biggest difference between Vygotsky’s approach to development and that of Piaget and the information-processing approach is that Vygotsky placed more e mphasis on *a. the impact of culture b. stages of development c. thinking d. unconscious thoughts 56. When Dr. R. Carson is asked to explain troubled adolescents, she says, “The only way to explain the problems of adolescents is to study them in relation to the ir parents and the culture that surrounds them.” Dr. R. Carson is most likely a pro ponent of theory. a. psychodynamic b. cognitive developmental *c. ecological d. social cognitive 57. Which theorist is best associated with an ecological approach to human deve lopment? a. Freud b. Piaget c. Erikson *d. Bronfenbrenner 58. Mary has only one child, three-year-old Shelly, and she has stayed home for most of Shelly’s life. From an ecological perspective, Mary is best thought of as p art of Shelly’s a. mesosystem b. exosystem c. macrosystem *d. microsystem 59. According to ecological theory, the people closest to a developing child repre sent his or her *a. microsystem b. macrosystem c. mesosystem d. exosystem 60. Louis discovers that the experiences he has in his developmental psychology class help him to deal with the children he works with at a daycare center. This rel ationship is best described by Bronfenbrenner’s notion of a(n) *a. mesosystem b. exosystem c. macrosystem d. microsystem 61. A researcher who wants to study how state welfare programs influence paren ting behaviors would be primarily studying a. microsystems *b. exosystems c. mesosystems d. operant conditioning 62. Police shootings have dramatically influenced race relations in the early 21st century. From an ecological perspective, this influence is best thought of as part o f the culture’s a. mesosystem b. exosystem *c. macrosystem d. microsystem 63. Tina is given a huge salary increase and is now able to get things for her chil dren that they have always needed and move into a nicer home. Bronfenbrenner w ould state that this increase in the mother’s salary is an example of the impact of the children’s *a. exosystem b. mesosystem c. macrosystem d. microsystem 64. Millie finds herself unable to adjust to her new job because she doesn’t see m to have the work skills necessary to keep her strict boss happy. Millie’s predica ment would probably best be explained by a. psychosocial theory b. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory *c. the competence-environmental press theory d. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development 65. Whose theory is best associated with a life-span perspective emphasizing res earch on adult development? a. Bandura *b. Baltes c. Bronfenbrenner d. Piaget 66. Marcia is 80 years old and is learning how to speak French and play the guita r for the first time. This new skill development is a good example of a. multiple causation b. historical context *c. plasticity d. multidirectionality 67. Eddie’s knowledge of guitar playing has grown over the years, while at the sa me time his ability to play guitar has deteriorated. Eddie’s experience best exempl ifies a. multiple causation b. historical context c. plasticity *d. multidirectionality 68. Multidirectionality, plasticity, historical context, and multiple causation are all key features of the perspective. *a. life-span b. cognitive-developmental c. psychosocial d. ecological 69. The fact that a teen growing up when Pearl Harbor was attacked will develop i n a different manner from a teen growing up when the World Trade Center was att acked is best explained in terms of a. multidirectionality b. multiple causation c. plasticity *d. historical context 70. Lisa is getting ready to apply for graduate school. To focus on this goal, she i s resigning from her posts as editor of the campus newspaper and president of h er sorority. These changes in Lisa’s life are examples of a. compensation *b. elective selection c. loss-based selection d. self-efficacy 71. The selective optimization with compensation model is primarily associated w ith the perspective. a. cognitive-developmental b. ecological c. psychodynamic *d. life-span 72. Professor Linwood always makes a point of learning the names of all the stu dents in her class. She used to be able to do this in her head but has recently fou nd that she needs note cards to help her remember. This change in behavior is b est described as a. loss-based selection b. elective selection *c. compensation d. the epigenetic principle 73. Orlaith is interested in studying the impact of growing up during the Great Rec ession on the saving and spending habits of individuals. Orlaith’s perspective is b est described as a perspective. *a. life-course b. life-span c. social cognitive d. psychosocial 74. Harry wonders if the Cubs winning the World Series in 2016 will impact the c areer goals of individuals who were adolescents at the time of the Cubs victory. T his kind of question is one that best reflects a(n) perspective. a. cognitive-developmental *b. life-course c. social cognitive d. operant conditioning 75. Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective? a. the effect of smoking on neurotransmitter systems and memory b. how memory processes change from infancy to old age *c. growing up in the 1960s and its influence on political activism in middl e adulthood d. sex differences in marital satisfaction 76. The fact that 45-year-old George is worried about how the election of the new U.S. president will impact his current job status is best associated with *a. individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events b. the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones c. the impact of earlier life events on current conditions d. history determining the outcome of life 77. The notion of “balancing” work and home responsibilities is best associated with a. individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events *b. the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial one s c. the impact of earlier life events on current conditions d. history determining the outcome of life 78. Patti studies the behavior of preschool children by watching them play at a lo cal daycare center. While doing this, she is careful to find a spot where she will b e completely unnoticed by the individuals she is observing. Patti is most likely usi ng a approach to studying the children. a. structured observation b. correlational c. self-report *d. naturalistic observation 79. Carrie is most interested in studying adolescent behavior occurring at a high school prom. Which method is most likely to help her accomplish this goal? a. structured observation *b. naturalistic observation c. self-report d. experiment 80. Which research method must always occur in a real-life setting? a. experiment b. structured observation *c. naturalistic observation d. systematic observation 81. Liat takes notes on the behaviors exhibited by college students attending a fr at party. This study would best be described as a. longitudinal *b. systematic observational c. experimental d. sequential 82. Dr. Piro Knesis stages a fire drill at the elementary school in order to study h ow children respond to potential emergency situations. Dr. Knesis’s method would best be described as a(n) *a. structured observation b. naturalistic observation c. self-report d. experiment 83. Dr. Rubeus is studying how teenagers think about high school by asking them to answer several questions related to their classroom experiences. It is most like ly that Dr. Rubeus’s research involves a(n) method. a. naturalistic observation b. structured observation c. experiment *d. self-report 84. Which method of measuring behavior is most likely to be used in combination with other behavioral measures? *a. physiological measures b. self-reports c. naturalistic observation d. sampling behavior with tasks 85. Which method of measuring behavior is most effective at directly studying bra in activity? *a. physiological measures b. self-reports c. naturalistic observation d. sampling behavior with tasks 86. Dr. Nuriama is interested in studying the way people spend their time when t hey are in their homes alone. Which method is Dr. Nuriama most likely to use for this study? a. physiological measures b. naturalistic observation c. structured observation *d. self-reports 87. Dr. Simpson’s students were rightfully upset when he used very accurate wei ght scales (assessing the poundage of each pupil) to determine their grades in a developmental psychology class. This is partially because his method of assessm ent lacked a. a sufficient sample size b. reliability *c. validity d. the ability to identify practice effects 88. Harold is upset with his grade on his developmental psychology test and says, “I bet if I would’ve taken that test at another time, I would have done much bette r.” Harold’s complaint deals most directly with the questionable of the test. a. validit