Life Span Development - Test-bank
Final Review Questions With Correct
Answers
At what age do most humans start sex-related activities? - ANSWER - as early
as childhood
The Motivational Theory of Lifespan Development proposes that people strive to
maintain and expand control over their environment and lives, which is accomplished by
choosing good goals and knowing when to pursue or disengage from them. -
ANSWER - True
A person's sexual activity evolves throughout the life span in response to many different
contributing factors such as age, physiological changes, and the demands of everyday
life. - ANSWER - True
A mature self-understanding - ANSWER - Allows for contradictions and
fluctuations
What did Vygotsky describe as "private speech"? - ANSWER - Children talking
to themselves to guide themselves through a tricky activity.
True/False: According to Robert Siegler's Overlapping Waves Model, children develop a
new strategy for a task, and once they've confirmed it works, they exclusively use it in
the future. - ANSWER - False
Peak physical performance usually occurs during: - ANSWER - the 20s
Regarding whether responsive mothers are more likely to have babies who cry less, it
was observed that: - ANSWER -
1.More responsive mothers had less crying in infants.
, 2.Less responsive mothers had more crying in infants.
3.More crying in infants had less responsive mothers.
4.Less crying in infants had more responsive mothers.
the two constructs of self and identity have some overlap, but are also distinct and have
been studied in different ways. - ANSWER - True
which of the following is one of the lines of defense for older adults to avoid negative
emotional experience? - ANSWER - trying to change a situation for the better
(situation modification)
What is meant when researchers say that children develop their knowledge and
understanding about the world in a similar way to how science is conducted? -
ANSWER - Children create predictions about what's happening, test their
predictions, establish conclusions, and repeat as they learn new information,
similar to the scientific method.
Which of the following is NOT a type of parenting according to Diane Baumrind and
colleagues? - ANSWER - authoritative
Lev Vygotsky suggested a social constructivist theory in which children construct their
own knowledge with the help of other people who "scaffold" their learning process. -
ANSWER - True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shown by adults who had an avoidant
attachment to their caregiver when they were young? - ANSWER - Relying on
groups of people
Cognitive decline reduces fluid intelligence capacities, and while not all of the causes
are known, theories propose that reduced reserve capacity and general slowing of
information processing play a critical role. - ANSWER - True
According to the dynamic systems theory, how do infants develop motor skills? -
ANSWER - Infants perceive something new in the environment that motivates
them to act. They use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.
Final Review Questions With Correct
Answers
At what age do most humans start sex-related activities? - ANSWER - as early
as childhood
The Motivational Theory of Lifespan Development proposes that people strive to
maintain and expand control over their environment and lives, which is accomplished by
choosing good goals and knowing when to pursue or disengage from them. -
ANSWER - True
A person's sexual activity evolves throughout the life span in response to many different
contributing factors such as age, physiological changes, and the demands of everyday
life. - ANSWER - True
A mature self-understanding - ANSWER - Allows for contradictions and
fluctuations
What did Vygotsky describe as "private speech"? - ANSWER - Children talking
to themselves to guide themselves through a tricky activity.
True/False: According to Robert Siegler's Overlapping Waves Model, children develop a
new strategy for a task, and once they've confirmed it works, they exclusively use it in
the future. - ANSWER - False
Peak physical performance usually occurs during: - ANSWER - the 20s
Regarding whether responsive mothers are more likely to have babies who cry less, it
was observed that: - ANSWER -
1.More responsive mothers had less crying in infants.
, 2.Less responsive mothers had more crying in infants.
3.More crying in infants had less responsive mothers.
4.Less crying in infants had more responsive mothers.
the two constructs of self and identity have some overlap, but are also distinct and have
been studied in different ways. - ANSWER - True
which of the following is one of the lines of defense for older adults to avoid negative
emotional experience? - ANSWER - trying to change a situation for the better
(situation modification)
What is meant when researchers say that children develop their knowledge and
understanding about the world in a similar way to how science is conducted? -
ANSWER - Children create predictions about what's happening, test their
predictions, establish conclusions, and repeat as they learn new information,
similar to the scientific method.
Which of the following is NOT a type of parenting according to Diane Baumrind and
colleagues? - ANSWER - authoritative
Lev Vygotsky suggested a social constructivist theory in which children construct their
own knowledge with the help of other people who "scaffold" their learning process. -
ANSWER - True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shown by adults who had an avoidant
attachment to their caregiver when they were young? - ANSWER - Relying on
groups of people
Cognitive decline reduces fluid intelligence capacities, and while not all of the causes
are known, theories propose that reduced reserve capacity and general slowing of
information processing play a critical role. - ANSWER - True
According to the dynamic systems theory, how do infants develop motor skills? -
ANSWER - Infants perceive something new in the environment that motivates
them to act. They use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.
