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Life Span Development - Test-bank Final
Review Questions With Correct Answers
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✔authoritive
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.
Which of the following is not a cause of cognitive aging in older adults? -
answer✔Comparatively improved cognitive ability in younger generations
Which is not one of the stages proposed by Piaget? - answer✔Stage of physical operations
Jenny is at the zoo with her family. She points to each animal and says "doggie." This illustrates:
- answer✔overextension
What is the difference between rank-order and mean-level personality change? (select all that
apply) - answer✔Mean-level change = change in group average; rank-order change = change in
individual's rank within group
Mean-level change pertains to the group; rank-order change pertains to the individual
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In the study about sexual identity development in gay and lesbian adolescents, what was the best
predictor of timing of first homosexual activity? - answer✔Whether the adolescent had same-
sex activity first of same-sex labeling first
Humans take sensory input via their sensory organs. If a person is paying attention, s/he will
commit the information to short-term memory first, and for extremely important information
possibly even encode it into long-term memory. - answer✔True
According to one large meta-analysis of 152 studies, it was determined that personality is set in
stone in after adolescence. - answer✔False
Which of the following does not describe a child's goal orientation at school? -
answer✔Teacher-oriented
As people age, they get better at knowing what works best for them, who they enjoy and which
activities they like. All this makes them more and more like themselves. - answer✔True
Goodness of fit refers to - answer✔How well a child's temperament matches the environmental
demands
While gender roles are expectations set in society, much evidence across cultures shows that
boys and girls tend to separate themselves as children. The roots for this lay in some biological
differences in temperament and in human behavioral evolution. - answer✔True
What are social emotions that require at least basic self-awareness? - answer✔pride, shame,
guilt
Which is not one of the three major considerations in optimization of goal choice? -
answer✔Can the goal be made easier if it's too hard?
Our social relationships have a great effect on us because we learn from others and gain
emotional benefits from close social partners. - answer✔True
Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that: -
answer✔infants gradually come to distinguish best the speech sounds of the language spoken
around them.
Which of the following describes the "individual reference norm"? - answer✔Comparisons of
the same person at different times
Which of the following BEST characterizes cognitive development according to Jean Piaget? -
answer✔Children construct their own understandings about how the world works.
The two constructs of self and identity have some overlap, but are also distinct and have been
studied in different ways. - answer✔True
Life Span Development - Test-bank Final
Review Questions With Correct Answers
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✔authoritive
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.
Which of the following is not a cause of cognitive aging in older adults? -
answer✔Comparatively improved cognitive ability in younger generations
Which is not one of the stages proposed by Piaget? - answer✔Stage of physical operations
Jenny is at the zoo with her family. She points to each animal and says "doggie." This illustrates:
- answer✔overextension
What is the difference between rank-order and mean-level personality change? (select all that
apply) - answer✔Mean-level change = change in group average; rank-order change = change in
individual's rank within group
Mean-level change pertains to the group; rank-order change pertains to the individual
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In the study about sexual identity development in gay and lesbian adolescents, what was the best
predictor of timing of first homosexual activity? - answer✔Whether the adolescent had same-
sex activity first of same-sex labeling first
Humans take sensory input via their sensory organs. If a person is paying attention, s/he will
commit the information to short-term memory first, and for extremely important information
possibly even encode it into long-term memory. - answer✔True
According to one large meta-analysis of 152 studies, it was determined that personality is set in
stone in after adolescence. - answer✔False
Which of the following does not describe a child's goal orientation at school? -
answer✔Teacher-oriented
As people age, they get better at knowing what works best for them, who they enjoy and which
activities they like. All this makes them more and more like themselves. - answer✔True
Goodness of fit refers to - answer✔How well a child's temperament matches the environmental
demands
While gender roles are expectations set in society, much evidence across cultures shows that
boys and girls tend to separate themselves as children. The roots for this lay in some biological
differences in temperament and in human behavioral evolution. - answer✔True
What are social emotions that require at least basic self-awareness? - answer✔pride, shame,
guilt
Which is not one of the three major considerations in optimization of goal choice? -
answer✔Can the goal be made easier if it's too hard?
Our social relationships have a great effect on us because we learn from others and gain
emotional benefits from close social partners. - answer✔True
Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that: -
answer✔infants gradually come to distinguish best the speech sounds of the language spoken
around them.
Which of the following describes the "individual reference norm"? - answer✔Comparisons of
the same person at different times
Which of the following BEST characterizes cognitive development according to Jean Piaget? -
answer✔Children construct their own understandings about how the world works.
The two constructs of self and identity have some overlap, but are also distinct and have been
studied in different ways. - answer✔True
