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APPROACH TO LIFESPAN
DEVELOPMENT 10TH EDITION
BY JOHN SANTROCK
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Chapter 01
Test Bank
1. Life-span development covers the period from __________ to __________.
A. conception; early adulthood
B. conception; death
C. birth; old age
D. birth; middle adulthood
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. Which of the following gives the best description of how life-span psychologists describe "development"?
A. the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and forms an adult’s personality and physiology
B. the change in personality and perspective experienced by individuals between adolescence and adulthood
C. the growth in skills and processes experienced from childhood through adolescence
D. the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and lasts through the human life span
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
3. The study of life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically, however, most of the focus has
been on which age group?
A. adulthood
B. young adulthood
C. birth to adolescence
D. old age
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3-4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. The upper boundary of the human life span is __________ years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century life expectancy
A. in the United States increased by 15 years.
B. in the world increased by 15 years.
C. in the United States increased by 30 years.
D. in the world increased by 30 years.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
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Page: 4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
A. infancy to childhood
B. adolescence to early adulthood
C. middle-aged to late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to adolescence and disregards the developmental
issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective would address her concerns?
A. ethological
B. traditional
C. ecological
D. life-span
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a human development course, whereas others want to keep the traditional
developmental approach. They disagree most centrally about
A. the multidimensional nature of development.
B. whether development is multidirectional.
C. whether development is lifelong.
D. the plasticity of development.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 4-5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
B. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
C. Psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists working together are needed to unlock the mysteries of development.
D. Development is characterized by the expansion of some dimensions and the shrinking of others.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that
development is
A. multidirectional.
B. plastic.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
A. multidirectional.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. lifelong.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
12. Which of the following is NOT among Paul Baltes' characteristics of the life-span perspective on development?
A. contextual
B. plastic
C. lifelong
D. unidirectional
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5-6
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
13. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an
example of how development is
A. lifelong.
B. contextual.
C. multidisciplinary.
D. multidirectional.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
14. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
A. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
B. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
D. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear children to be independent than parents in Japan.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 6
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
15. In the United States, most individuals begin school around age 5, whereas in Australia they start at 3. This is an illustration of how development
is
A. multidirectional.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. lifelong.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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TEST BANK FOR A TOPICAL
APPROACH TO LIFESPAN
DEVELOPMENT 10TH EDITION
BY JOHN SANTROCK
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Chapter 01
Test Bank
1. Life-span development covers the period from __________ to __________.
A. conception; early adulthood
B. conception; death
C. birth; old age
D. birth; middle adulthood
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
2. Which of the following gives the best description of how life-span psychologists describe "development"?
A. the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and forms an adult’s personality and physiology
B. the change in personality and perspective experienced by individuals between adolescence and adulthood
C. the growth in skills and processes experienced from childhood through adolescence
D. the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and lasts through the human life span
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
3. The study of life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically, however, most of the focus has
been on which age group?
A. adulthood
B. young adulthood
C. birth to adolescence
D. old age
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 3-4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Studying Life-Span Development
4. The upper boundary of the human life span is __________ years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century life expectancy
A. in the United States increased by 15 years.
B. in the world increased by 15 years.
C. in the United States increased by 30 years.
D. in the world increased by 30 years.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
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Gradable: automatic
Page: 4
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
A. infancy to childhood
B. adolescence to early adulthood
C. middle-aged to late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to adolescence and disregards the developmental
issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective would address her concerns?
A. ethological
B. traditional
C. ecological
D. life-span
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a human development course, whereas others want to keep the traditional
developmental approach. They disagree most centrally about
A. the multidimensional nature of development.
B. whether development is multidirectional.
C. whether development is lifelong.
D. the plasticity of development.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 4-5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
B. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
C. Psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists working together are needed to unlock the mysteries of development.
D. Development is characterized by the expansion of some dimensions and the shrinking of others.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that
development is
A. multidirectional.
B. plastic.
C. multidimensional.
D. lifelong.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
A. multidirectional.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. lifelong.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
12. Which of the following is NOT among Paul Baltes' characteristics of the life-span perspective on development?
A. contextual
B. plastic
C. lifelong
D. unidirectional
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5-6
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
13. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an
example of how development is
A. lifelong.
B. contextual.
C. multidisciplinary.
D. multidirectional.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 5
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
14. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
A. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
B. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
D. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear children to be independent than parents in Japan.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 6
Learning Objective: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development.
Topic: Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective
15. In the United States, most individuals begin school around age 5, whereas in Australia they start at 3. This is an illustration of how development
is
A. multidirectional.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. lifelong.
D. contextual.
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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