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CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS
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Multiple-Choiceas Questions

TB_01_01_AnasIntroductionastoas HumanasDevelopment
Theasfieldasof isastheasscientificasstudyasofasage-relatedaschangesasinasbehavior,asthinking,asemotion,asandaspersonality.
A) neuroscience
B) psychology
C) humanasdevelopment
D) socialaspsychology
asAnswer:asC

Level:asEasy
Topic:asAnasIntroductionastoasHumanasDevelopme
ntasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists



TB_01_02_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
TheasChristianasdoctrineasof
arguesasthatashumanasdevelopmentasoccursasasasaasresultasofashowaswellasorashowaspoorlyassomeoneas
doesasatasovercomingastheasinbornastendencyastoasactasimmorally.
A) originalassin
B) empiricism
C) behaviorism
D) innateasgoodness
asAnswer:asA

Level:asEasy
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists



TB_01_03_PhilosophicalasandasScientifica s Roots
Whichasthinkerasarguedasthataschildrenasareasbornaswithasaasmindasthatasisasaasblankasslate?
A) AugustineasofasHippo
B) CharlesasDarwin
C) Jean-JacquesasRousseau
D) JohnasLocke
asAnswer:asDas

Level:asEasy
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists



TB_01_04_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
Jean-
JacquesasRousseauasproposedasthatasallashumanasbeingsasareasnaturallyasgoodasandasseekasoutasexperiencesasthatashelpast
hemasgrow,asaasconceptasthatascameastoasbeasknownasas

A) maturation.
B) innateasgoodness.
C) theasblankasslate.
D) originalassin.
asAnswer:asBasL

evel:asEasy
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts

,LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists

,TB_01_05_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
Dr.asSardonicusasbelievesasthatashumansaspossessasnoasinbornasabilitiesasandasthatasparentsascanasmoldastheiraschildrenasintoaswhateverastheyas
wantasthemastoasbe.asWhichasdoctrineaswouldasbestasdescribeasDr.asSardonicus‘asviews?
A) Empiricism
B) Innateasgoodness
C) Originalassin
D) Darwinismas
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vel:asDifficult
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asApplyasWhatasYouasKnow
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists



TB_01_06_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
CharlesasDarwinasandasotherasearlyasevolutionaryasthinkersascompiledas
,aswhichaswereasdetailedasobservationsasofastheasbehavio
rsasofasanasindividualasinfant,asinastheashopeasthatastheyasmightasbetterasunderstandastheasoverallasevolutionasofastheashumanasspecies.
A) domainsasofasdevelopment
B) babyasbiographies
C) Gesellasscales
D) norm-
referencedastestsasAnswer:
asB

Level:a s Difficult
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists


TB_01_07_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
WhichasassertionasregardingaslifespanasdevelopmentascanasbeasattributedastoasbothasG.asStanleyasHallasandasCharlesasDarwin?
A) Humanasevolutionasrepresentsasaasuniqueasoccurrenceasinasnaturalashistory.
B) Biologyasdictatesashowashumanaspersonalityasdevelops.
C) Environmentasdeterminesastheascourseasofashealthyasindividualasdevelopment.
D) Theasmilestonesasofaschildhoodasareassimilarastoasthoseasinastheasdevelopmentasofastheashumanasspe
cies.asAnswer:asD
Level:asDifficult
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asEvaluateasIt
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists


TB_01_08_PhilosophicalasandasScientificas Roots
WhichastermasdidasArnoldasGesellasuseastoasdescribeasgeneticallyasprogrammedassequentialaspatternsasofaschange,assuchasasaspubertyasoras
menopause?
A) Maturation
B) Growth
C) Socialasclock
D) Ageasnormsas
Answer:asAasLev
el:asModerate
Topic:asPhilosophicalasandasScientificasRoot
sasSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts
LOas1.1.1:asRecallastheasideasasaboutashumanasdevelopmentasproposedasbyasearlyasphilosophersasandasscientists


TB_01_09_TheasLifespanasPerspective
Whicha s summaryasbestasdescribesastheascurrentasperspectiveasonashumanasdevelopment?
A) Humanasdevelopmentasbeginsasatasconceptionasandascontinuesasthroughoutastheaslifespan.
B) Humanasdevelopmentasbeginsasatasbirthasandasbecomesasrelativelyasstableasbyasadolescence.

, C) Humanasdevelopmentasbeginsasslowlyasatasbirthasandasacceleratesasasasweasage.
D) Humanasdevelopmentasbeginsaswithastheasonsetasofaspubert
y.asAnswer:asA
Level:asEasy
Topic:asTheasLifespanasPerspective
asSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcept

s
LOas1.1.2:asDescribeashowastheaslifespanasperspectiveastriesastoasfullyasexplainashumanasdevelopment


TB_01_10_TheasLifespanasPerspective
summarizesastheasideaasthatasindividualsasofasallasagesaspossessastheascapacityasforaspositiveaschangeasinasrespon
seastoasenvironmentalasdemands.
A) Plasticity
B) Multicontextuality
C) Empiricism
D) Maturationas
Answer:asAasLe
vel:asDifficult
Topic:asTheasLifespanasPerspective
asSkill:asAnalyzeasIt


LOas1.1.2:asDescribeashowastheaslifespanasperspectiveastriesastoasfullyasexplainashumanasdevelopment



TB_01_11_TheasLifespanasPerspective
Researchersashaveastoasexploreasmanyastypesasofasinformationastoasaddressastheirasquestionsasofasinterest.asWhicha s conceptasemphasizesas
thisasapproachastoasstudyingaslifespanasdevelopment?
A) Theasunidimensionalasnatureasofasdevelopment
B) Interdisciplinaryasresearch
C) Extra-generationalasimplications
D) RigidityasAn
swer:asBasLevel:
asDifficult

Topic:asTheasLifespanasPerspective
asSkill:asAnalyzeasIt


LOas1.1.2:asDescribeashowastheaslifespanasperspectiveastriesastoasfullyasexplainashumanasdevelopment



TB_01_12_TheasDomainsasandasPeriodsasofasDevelopment
Theasphysicalasdomainasrefersastoasthatasaspectasofashumanasdevelopmentasthatasdescribes
A) changesasinasthinking,asmemory,asproblemassolving,asandasotherasintellectualasskills.
B) changesasinassize,asshape,asandascharacteristicsasofastheasbody.
C) howasyoungaschildrenasexceedasoraslagasbehindastheiraspeers.
D) theasrelationshipasofasanasindividualaspersonastoasotheraspeop
le.asAnswer:asB
Level:asEasy
Topic:asTheasDomainsasandasPeriodsasofasDevelopment
asSkill:asUnderstandastheasConcepts


LOas1.1.3:asIdentifyastheascategoriesasusedasbyasdevelopmentalasscientistsastoasorganizeastheasstudyasofashumanasdevelopment



TB_01_13_TheasDomainsasandasPeriodsasofasDevelopment
Whichasaspectasofashumanasdevelopmentasdescribesaschangesasinasthinking,asmemory,asproblemassolving,asandasotherasintellectualasskills?
A) Psychologicalasdomain
B) Physicalasdomain
C) Cognitiveasdomain
D) Socialasdomain
asAnswer:asCa s Le

vel:asEasy
Topic:asTheasDomainsasandasPeriodsasofasDevelopment