Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
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1. Life-spankdevelopmentkcoverskthekperiodkfrom to .
A. birth;kmiddlekadulthood
B. birth;kold2age
C. conception;kearlykadulthood
D. conception;kdeath
2. WhichkofkthekfollowingkgiveskthekBESTkdescriptionkofkhowklife
-kspankpsychologistsdescribek"development"?
A. growthkandkdeclinekinkskillskandkprocesses
B. growthkandkdeclinekinkskillskandkprocesseskfromkbirthktokadolescence
C. growthkinkskillskandkprocesses
D. declinekinkskillskandkprocesses
3. Life-
spankdevelopmentkiskthekstudykofkhuman2developmentkfromkconceptionktokdeath.kHistorically,howekv
er,kmostkofkthekfocuskhaskbeenkonkwhichkage2group?
A. childrenkandkadolescents
B. youngkadults
C. middle-agedk adults
D. thekelderly
4. Thekupperkboundarykofkthekhumanklifespanki
skyears.A.k105
B.k 117
C.k 122
D.k 131
5. Althoughkthekmaximumklifekspankofkhumanskhasknotkchanged,kduringkthektwentiethkcentury,klife
ekxpectancy
A. inkthekU.S.khaskincreasedkbyk15kyears.
B. inkthekworldkhaskincreasedkbyk15kyears.
C. inkthekU.S.khaskincreasedkbyk30kyears.
D. inkthekworldkhaskincreasedkbyk30kyears.
6. Accordingkto2life-spankdevelopmentkexpertkPaulkBaltes,kwhichkagekperiodkdominateskdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlykadulthood
C. middle-agedktoklatekadulthood
D. Noksinglekagekgroupkdominateskdevelopment.
7. Dianakfeelskthat2herkhumankdevelopmentkcoursekoveremphasizeskthekchangeskthatkoccurkfromkbirthktok
akdolescencekandkdisregardskthekdevelopmentalkissueskofkadulthood.kWhichkdevelopmentalkperspectiv
ewkouldkaddresskherkconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somekprofessorskwantktokteachkaboutktheklife-
spankapproachkin2akHumankDevelopmentkcourse,kwhereasotherskwantktokkeepkthe2traditionalkdevelopmek
ntalkapproach.kTheykdisagreekabout
A. thekplasticitykofkdevelopment.
B. thekmultidimensionalknaturekofkdevelopment.
C. whetherkdevelopmentkisklifelong.
D. whetherkdevelopmentkiskmultidirectional.
9. Balteskdescribeskdevelopmentkaskmultidirectional.kWhatkdoeskthiskmean?
A. Developmentkisknotkdominatedkbykanyksinglekagekperiod.
B. Developmentkconsistskofkbiological,kcognitive,kandksocioemotionalkdimensions.
C. Developmentkiskcharacterizedkbykbothkgrowthkandkdecline.
DkDevelopmentkneedskpsychologists,ksociologists,kbiologists,kandkneuroscientistsktokworkktogetherkin
.k unlocking2thekmysterieskofkdevelopment.
10. Kathykbelieveskthatklife-
spankdevelopmentkcannotkbekstudiedkwithout2consideringkbiological,ksocial,kandcognitivekaspects.kKathy
kbelieveskthatkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researcherskincreasinglykstudykthekdevelopmentkofkadulthood.kThiskimplieskthatkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichkofkthekfollowingkiskNOTkone2ofkPaulkBaltes'keightkcharacteristicskofktheklif
e-kspankperspectivekondevelopment?
A. lifelongkandkmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalkandkplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manykolderkadultskbecomekwiserkbykcalling2onkexperientialkknowledge,kyetktheykperformkpoorlykon
ckognitive2speedktests.kThiskiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thekcapacitykforkacquiringksecond2andkthird2languageskdecreaseskafterkearlykchildhood,kwhereas
ekxperientialkwisdomkincreaseskwithkage.kThiskiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkiskcontextual?
A. Reasoningkabilitykiskbiologicallykfinitekandkcannotkbekimprovedkthroughkretraining.
B. ParentskinkthekUnited2Stateskarekmoreklikelyktokrearktheirkchildrenktokbekindependentkthankparentski
nJkapan.
C. Olderkadultskcallkonkexperiencekto2guidektheirkdecision2making.
D. Intelligencekmaykbekstudiedkbyklookingkatkgenetics,kanthropology,ksociology,kandkotherkdisciplines.
, 16. InkthekUnitedkStates,kmostkindividualskbegin2schoolkaroundkagek5,kwhereaskin2Australiaktheykstartkatk3.kThis
iskankillustrationkofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedkinfluences,knormativekhistory-
gradedkinfluences,kandknonnormativeklifekeventskare2allkwayskinkwhichkdevelopmentkcankbekclassifiedkas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annakattributeskherkthriftinessktokhavingkbeenkraisedkduringkthe2Great2Depression.kThiskiskankexamplekofka
A. nonnormativeklife2event.
B. normativekhistory-gradedkinfluence.
C. normativekage-gradedkinfluence.
D. nonnormativekage-gradedkinfluence.
19. ThekfactkthatkIkuseke-
mailkvirtuallykeverykdaykandkmykmotherkhaskneverksentkorkreceivedkanke-
kmailkiskanexamplekofkakdifferencekin
A. normativekhistory-gradedk influences.
B. nonnormativeklifekevents.
C. normativekage-gradedkinfluences.
D. nonnormativekage-gradedkinfluence.
20. Biologicalkprocessesksuchkaskpubertykandkmenopausekare
A. nonnormativeklife2events.
B. normativekage-gradedkinfluences.
C. normativekhistory-gradedk influences.
D. normativekcontextualkinfluences.
21. NelehkwaskonkakpopularkrealitykTVkshowkand2gotkwidespread2exposure.kThiskiskankexamplekofka
A. nonnormativeklife2event.
B. normativekage-gradedkinfluence.
C. normativekhistory-gradedkinfluence.
D. normativekcontextualkinfluence.
22. Laurokisk83kyearskold.kMuchkofkhiskdevelopmentkwillknowkfocuskon
A. growthkandkmaintenance.
B. maintenancekandkregulationkofkloss.
C. regulationkofkloss.
D. growthkandkregulationkofkloss.
23. Contemporarykconcernskinklife-spankdevelopmentkperspectivekinclude
A. healthkandkwell-beingkissues.
B. parentingkandkeducationkissues.
C. sociocultural,kethnicity,kgender,kandkpolicykissues.
D. Allkofkthesekanswerskare2correct.
24. Ofkspecialkconsiderationkforksocialkpolicykintervention2arekchildrenkwhokgrowkup
A. inkpoverty.
B. inksingle-parentkhomes.
C. addictedktokheroin.
D. askpart2ofkakminoritykgroup.
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11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
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Student:k
1. Life-spankdevelopmentkcoverskthekperiodkfrom to .
A. birth;kmiddlekadulthood
B. birth;kold2age
C. conception;kearlykadulthood
D. conception;kdeath
2. WhichkofkthekfollowingkgiveskthekBESTkdescriptionkofkhowklife
-kspankpsychologistsdescribek"development"?
A. growthkandkdeclinekinkskillskandkprocesses
B. growthkandkdeclinekinkskillskandkprocesseskfromkbirthktokadolescence
C. growthkinkskillskandkprocesses
D. declinekinkskillskandkprocesses
3. Life-
spankdevelopmentkiskthekstudykofkhuman2developmentkfromkconceptionktokdeath.kHistorically,howekv
er,kmostkofkthekfocuskhaskbeenkonkwhichkage2group?
A. childrenkandkadolescents
B. youngkadults
C. middle-agedk adults
D. thekelderly
4. Thekupperkboundarykofkthekhumanklifespanki
skyears.A.k105
B.k 117
C.k 122
D.k 131
5. Althoughkthekmaximumklifekspankofkhumanskhasknotkchanged,kduringkthektwentiethkcentury,klife
ekxpectancy
A. inkthekU.S.khaskincreasedkbyk15kyears.
B. inkthekworldkhaskincreasedkbyk15kyears.
C. inkthekU.S.khaskincreasedkbyk30kyears.
D. inkthekworldkhaskincreasedkbyk30kyears.
6. Accordingkto2life-spankdevelopmentkexpertkPaulkBaltes,kwhichkagekperiodkdominateskdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlykadulthood
C. middle-agedktoklatekadulthood
D. Noksinglekagekgroupkdominateskdevelopment.
7. Dianakfeelskthat2herkhumankdevelopmentkcoursekoveremphasizeskthekchangeskthatkoccurkfromkbirthktok
akdolescencekandkdisregardskthekdevelopmentalkissueskofkadulthood.kWhichkdevelopmentalkperspectiv
ewkouldkaddresskherkconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somekprofessorskwantktokteachkaboutktheklife-
spankapproachkin2akHumankDevelopmentkcourse,kwhereasotherskwantktokkeepkthe2traditionalkdevelopmek
ntalkapproach.kTheykdisagreekabout
A. thekplasticitykofkdevelopment.
B. thekmultidimensionalknaturekofkdevelopment.
C. whetherkdevelopmentkisklifelong.
D. whetherkdevelopmentkiskmultidirectional.
9. Balteskdescribeskdevelopmentkaskmultidirectional.kWhatkdoeskthiskmean?
A. Developmentkisknotkdominatedkbykanyksinglekagekperiod.
B. Developmentkconsistskofkbiological,kcognitive,kandksocioemotionalkdimensions.
C. Developmentkiskcharacterizedkbykbothkgrowthkandkdecline.
DkDevelopmentkneedskpsychologists,ksociologists,kbiologists,kandkneuroscientistsktokworkktogetherkin
.k unlocking2thekmysterieskofkdevelopment.
10. Kathykbelieveskthatklife-
spankdevelopmentkcannotkbekstudiedkwithout2consideringkbiological,ksocial,kandcognitivekaspects.kKathy
kbelieveskthatkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researcherskincreasinglykstudykthekdevelopmentkofkadulthood.kThiskimplieskthatkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichkofkthekfollowingkiskNOTkone2ofkPaulkBaltes'keightkcharacteristicskofktheklif
e-kspankperspectivekondevelopment?
A. lifelongkandkmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalkandkplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manykolderkadultskbecomekwiserkbykcalling2onkexperientialkknowledge,kyetktheykperformkpoorlykon
ckognitive2speedktests.kThiskiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thekcapacitykforkacquiringksecond2andkthird2languageskdecreaseskafterkearlykchildhood,kwhereas
ekxperientialkwisdomkincreaseskwithkage.kThiskiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskankexamplekofkhowkdevelopmentkiskcontextual?
A. Reasoningkabilitykiskbiologicallykfinitekandkcannotkbekimprovedkthroughkretraining.
B. ParentskinkthekUnited2Stateskarekmoreklikelyktokrearktheirkchildrenktokbekindependentkthankparentski
nJkapan.
C. Olderkadultskcallkonkexperiencekto2guidektheirkdecision2making.
D. Intelligencekmaykbekstudiedkbyklookingkatkgenetics,kanthropology,ksociology,kandkotherkdisciplines.
, 16. InkthekUnitedkStates,kmostkindividualskbegin2schoolkaroundkagek5,kwhereaskin2Australiaktheykstartkatk3.kThis
iskankillustrationkofkhowkdevelopmentkis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedkinfluences,knormativekhistory-
gradedkinfluences,kandknonnormativeklifekeventskare2allkwayskinkwhichkdevelopmentkcankbekclassifiedkas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annakattributeskherkthriftinessktokhavingkbeenkraisedkduringkthe2Great2Depression.kThiskiskankexamplekofka
A. nonnormativeklife2event.
B. normativekhistory-gradedkinfluence.
C. normativekage-gradedkinfluence.
D. nonnormativekage-gradedkinfluence.
19. ThekfactkthatkIkuseke-
mailkvirtuallykeverykdaykandkmykmotherkhaskneverksentkorkreceivedkanke-
kmailkiskanexamplekofkakdifferencekin
A. normativekhistory-gradedk influences.
B. nonnormativeklifekevents.
C. normativekage-gradedkinfluences.
D. nonnormativekage-gradedkinfluence.
20. Biologicalkprocessesksuchkaskpubertykandkmenopausekare
A. nonnormativeklife2events.
B. normativekage-gradedkinfluences.
C. normativekhistory-gradedk influences.
D. normativekcontextualkinfluences.
21. NelehkwaskonkakpopularkrealitykTVkshowkand2gotkwidespread2exposure.kThiskiskankexamplekofka
A. nonnormativeklife2event.
B. normativekage-gradedkinfluence.
C. normativekhistory-gradedkinfluence.
D. normativekcontextualkinfluence.
22. Laurokisk83kyearskold.kMuchkofkhiskdevelopmentkwillknowkfocuskon
A. growthkandkmaintenance.
B. maintenancekandkregulationkofkloss.
C. regulationkofkloss.
D. growthkandkregulationkofkloss.
23. Contemporarykconcernskinklife-spankdevelopmentkperspectivekinclude
A. healthkandkwell-beingkissues.
B. parentingkandkeducationkissues.
C. sociocultural,kethnicity,kgender,kandkpolicykissues.
D. Allkofkthesekanswerskare2correct.
24. Ofkspecialkconsiderationkforksocialkpolicykintervention2arekchildrenkwhokgrowkup
A. inkpoverty.
B. inksingle-parentkhomes.
C. addictedktokheroin.
D. askpart2ofkakminoritykgroup.
