Test Bank for Lifespan Development: Lives in Context, 3rd Edition by Tara L. Kuther
Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
1 Maturation of thought processes and the tools used to obtain
knowledge, become aware of the world, and solve problems
are involved in what type of development?
physical
cognitive
psychosocial
lifespan
Share background data that led to the selection of this issue
and focus. Encourage development of a social marketing plan
to address the issue.
2 Changes in personality, view of oneself, group skills, and
interpersonal relationships with family and friends are part of
what type of development?
physical
cognitive
socioemotional
lifespan
3 Research illustrates that development consists of both gains
and losses as well as growth and decline throughout the
lifespan. This means that development is ______.
contextual
plastic
multidisciplinary
multidirectional
4 The malleability or changeability of development is called
______.
plasticity
neuroscience
normalization
specialization
5 The study of human development is ______, meaning that it
integrates research findings from the fields of medicine,
anthropology, and sociology.
multidirectional
contextual
cultural
multidisciplinary
6 Continuous development is characterized by slow and gradual
change, whereas ______ development is characterized by
abrupt change.
discontinuous
contextual
, multidimensional
multidirectional
7 Most developmental scientists believe that people are ______
their own development.
active contributors to
unaware of
often confused by
indifferent toward
8 What viewpoint of development means being shaped by but
not influencing the surrounding environment?
nature
nurture
active
passive
Increased effectiveness, increased efficiency, input for
resource allocation, and input for developing strategies
9 Which viewpoint states that heredity, maturational processes,
and evolution are causes of developmental change?
nurture
nature
continuities
discontinuities
Age, gender, family size, family life cycle, income, occupation,
education, religion, race, generation, and nationality.
10 Which viewpoint states individuals are molded by the physical
and social environment in which they are raised?
nurture
nature
continuities
discontinuities
Urban, rural, neighborhood, housing complex, zip code, city,
county, and workplace.
11 Which theories describe development and behavior that result
from the interplay of inner drives, memories, and conflicts of
which people are unaware and unable to control?
psychoanalytic
cognitive
social learning
information processing
Compulsive, outgoing, authoritarian, achievers, belongers,
thinkers, experiencers, believers, survivors, makers, strivers,
and innovators.
,12 Which theorist is credited as the father of the psychoanalytic
perspective?
Lev Vygotsky
Erik Erikson
Sigmund Freud
Jean Piaget
Exercise less than the recommended amount. No regular
physical activity.
13 What is the term for the Freudian periods in which
unconscious drives are focused on different parts of the body?
emotional conflicts
psychosexual stages
social crises
personal dilemmas
Precontemplators, contemplators, preparation, action, and
maintenance.
14 In contrast to Freud’s theory, what did Erikson focus on in
shaping development?
the nuclear and extended family
the social world, society, and culture
unconscious motivations and drives
gender and sexuality
Just need someone to show them what to do to be healthy,
prevent injuries, protect the environment, and contribute to
their communities. Information and education are typically all
it takes.
15 How many stages of psychosocial development did Erikson
propose?
4
6
8
10
Have some interest in doing the behavior or at best are not
opposed to it. But they have barriers to action and need more
than information and education. They may need tangible
goods, services, incentives, and/or convenient access.
16 What must an individual resolve in each of Erikson’s
psychosocial stages?
crisis or conflict
unconscious obstacle
significant life stressor
moral dilemma
Aren't at all interested in doing the behavior and most likely
won't unless we pass and enforce laws and fines.
, 17 Whose theory is regarded as one of the first lifespan views of
development?
Freud’s
Erikson’s
Skinner’s
Vygotsky’s
Help Me.
18 The idea that behavior is more likely to recur in the future if it
is reinforced but less likely to recur if it is punished describes
which concept?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
reciprocal determinism
cognitive-developmental theory
Help Me.
19 Who founded the cognitive-developmental perspective on
child development?
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Lev Vygotsky
Preparation or in action.
20 According to Piaget, children and adults learn by interacting
with their environments and organizing what they learn into
______.
critical stages
conceptual webs
cognitive schemas
categorical dimensions
They have already decided they are interested in the
behavior.
21 From an information processing perspective, development
involves changes in the efficiency and speed of thought and
proceeds in which manner?
continuously
discontinuously
abruptly
irregularly
Something you want your priority audience to do.
22 Whose theory focuses on how culture is transmitted from one
generation to the next through social interaction?
Piaget’s
Vygotsky’s
Bronfenbrenner’s
Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
1 Maturation of thought processes and the tools used to obtain
knowledge, become aware of the world, and solve problems
are involved in what type of development?
physical
cognitive
psychosocial
lifespan
Share background data that led to the selection of this issue
and focus. Encourage development of a social marketing plan
to address the issue.
2 Changes in personality, view of oneself, group skills, and
interpersonal relationships with family and friends are part of
what type of development?
physical
cognitive
socioemotional
lifespan
3 Research illustrates that development consists of both gains
and losses as well as growth and decline throughout the
lifespan. This means that development is ______.
contextual
plastic
multidisciplinary
multidirectional
4 The malleability or changeability of development is called
______.
plasticity
neuroscience
normalization
specialization
5 The study of human development is ______, meaning that it
integrates research findings from the fields of medicine,
anthropology, and sociology.
multidirectional
contextual
cultural
multidisciplinary
6 Continuous development is characterized by slow and gradual
change, whereas ______ development is characterized by
abrupt change.
discontinuous
contextual
, multidimensional
multidirectional
7 Most developmental scientists believe that people are ______
their own development.
active contributors to
unaware of
often confused by
indifferent toward
8 What viewpoint of development means being shaped by but
not influencing the surrounding environment?
nature
nurture
active
passive
Increased effectiveness, increased efficiency, input for
resource allocation, and input for developing strategies
9 Which viewpoint states that heredity, maturational processes,
and evolution are causes of developmental change?
nurture
nature
continuities
discontinuities
Age, gender, family size, family life cycle, income, occupation,
education, religion, race, generation, and nationality.
10 Which viewpoint states individuals are molded by the physical
and social environment in which they are raised?
nurture
nature
continuities
discontinuities
Urban, rural, neighborhood, housing complex, zip code, city,
county, and workplace.
11 Which theories describe development and behavior that result
from the interplay of inner drives, memories, and conflicts of
which people are unaware and unable to control?
psychoanalytic
cognitive
social learning
information processing
Compulsive, outgoing, authoritarian, achievers, belongers,
thinkers, experiencers, believers, survivors, makers, strivers,
and innovators.
,12 Which theorist is credited as the father of the psychoanalytic
perspective?
Lev Vygotsky
Erik Erikson
Sigmund Freud
Jean Piaget
Exercise less than the recommended amount. No regular
physical activity.
13 What is the term for the Freudian periods in which
unconscious drives are focused on different parts of the body?
emotional conflicts
psychosexual stages
social crises
personal dilemmas
Precontemplators, contemplators, preparation, action, and
maintenance.
14 In contrast to Freud’s theory, what did Erikson focus on in
shaping development?
the nuclear and extended family
the social world, society, and culture
unconscious motivations and drives
gender and sexuality
Just need someone to show them what to do to be healthy,
prevent injuries, protect the environment, and contribute to
their communities. Information and education are typically all
it takes.
15 How many stages of psychosocial development did Erikson
propose?
4
6
8
10
Have some interest in doing the behavior or at best are not
opposed to it. But they have barriers to action and need more
than information and education. They may need tangible
goods, services, incentives, and/or convenient access.
16 What must an individual resolve in each of Erikson’s
psychosocial stages?
crisis or conflict
unconscious obstacle
significant life stressor
moral dilemma
Aren't at all interested in doing the behavior and most likely
won't unless we pass and enforce laws and fines.
, 17 Whose theory is regarded as one of the first lifespan views of
development?
Freud’s
Erikson’s
Skinner’s
Vygotsky’s
Help Me.
18 The idea that behavior is more likely to recur in the future if it
is reinforced but less likely to recur if it is punished describes
which concept?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
reciprocal determinism
cognitive-developmental theory
Help Me.
19 Who founded the cognitive-developmental perspective on
child development?
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Lev Vygotsky
Preparation or in action.
20 According to Piaget, children and adults learn by interacting
with their environments and organizing what they learn into
______.
critical stages
conceptual webs
cognitive schemas
categorical dimensions
They have already decided they are interested in the
behavior.
21 From an information processing perspective, development
involves changes in the efficiency and speed of thought and
proceeds in which manner?
continuously
discontinuously
abruptly
irregularly
Something you want your priority audience to do.
22 Whose theory focuses on how culture is transmitted from one
generation to the next through social interaction?
Piaget’s
Vygotsky’s
Bronfenbrenner’s
