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1. Life-spanh.developmenth.coversh.theh.periodh.from to .
A. birth;h.middleh.adulthood
B. birth;h.oldh.age
C. conception;h.earlyh.adulthood
D. conception;h.death
2. Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.givesh.theh.BESTh.descriptionh.ofh.howh.life-
spanh.psychologistsh.describeh."development"?
A. growthh.andh.declineh.inh.skillsh.andh.processes
B. growthh.andh.declineh.inh.skillsh.andh.processesh.fromh.birthh.toh.adolescence
C. growthh.inh.skillsh.andh.processes
D. declineh.inh.skillsh.andh.processes
3. Life-
spanh.developmenth.ish.theh.studyh.ofh.humanh.developmenth.fromh.conceptionh.toh.death.h.Historically,h.ho
wever,h.mosth.ofh.theh.focush.hash.beenh.onh.whichh.ageh.group?
A. childrenh.andh.adolescents
B. youngh.adults
C. middle-agedh.adults
D. theh.elderly
4. Theh.upperh.boundaryh.ofh.theh.humanh.lifespanh.is years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Althoughh.theh.maximumh.lifeh.spanh.ofh.humansh.hash.noth.changed,h.duringh.theh.twentiethh.century,h.lif
eh.expectancy
A. inh.theh.U.S.h.hash.increasedh.byh.15h.years.
B. inh.theh.worldh.hash.increasedh.byh.15h.years.
C. inh.theh.U.S.h.hash.increasedh.byh.30h.years.
D. inh.theh.worldh.hash.increasedh.byh.30h.years.
6. Accordingh.toh.life-spanh.developmenth.experth.Paulh.Baltes,h.whichh.ageh.periodh.dominatesh.development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyh.adulthood
C. middle-agedh.toh.lateh.adulthood
D. Noh.singleh.ageh.grouph.dominatesh.development.
7. Dianah.feelsh.thath.herh.humanh.developmenth.courseh.overemphasizesh.theh.changesh.thath.occurh.fromh.birthh.
toh.adolescenceh.andh.disregardsh.theh.developmentalh.issuesh.ofh.adulthood.h.Whichh.developmentalh.perspect
iveh.wouldh.addressh.herh.concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

, 8. Someh.professorsh.wanth.toh.teachh.abouth.theh.life-
spanh.approachh.inh.ah.Humanh.Developmenth.course,h.whereash.othersh.wanth.toh.keeph.theh.traditionalh.develop
mentalh.approach.h.Theyh.disagreeh.about
A. theh.plasticityh.ofh.development.
B. theh.multidimensionalh.natureh.ofh.development.
C. whetherh.developmenth.ish.lifelong.
D. whetherh.developmenth.ish.multidirectional.
9. Baltesh.describesh.developmenth.ash.multidirectional.h.Whath.doesh.thish.mean?
A. Developmenth.ish.noth.dominatedh.byh.anyh.singleh.ageh.period.
B. Developmenth.consistsh.ofh.biological,h.cognitive,h.andh.socioemotionalh.dimensions.
C. Developmenth.ish.characterizedh.byh.bothh.growthh.andh.decline.
Dh.Developmenth.needsh.psychologists,h.sociologists,h.biologists,h.andh.neuroscientistsh.toh.workh.togetherh.in
.h . unlockingh.theh.mysteriesh.ofh.development.
10. Kathyh.believesh.thath.life-
spanh.developmenth.cannoth.beh.studiedh.withouth.consideringh.biological,h.social,h.andh.cognitiveh.aspects.h.Kat
hyh.believesh.thath.developmenth.is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersh.increasinglyh.studyh.theh.developmenth.ofh.adulthood.h.Thish.impliesh.thath.developmenth.is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.ish.NOTh.oneh.ofh.Paulh.Baltes'h.eighth.characteristicsh.ofh.theh.life-
spanh.perspectiveh.onh.development?
A. lifelongh.andh.multidirectional
B. multidimensionalh.andh.plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyh.olderh.adultsh.becomeh.wiserh.byh.callingh.onh.experientialh.knowledge,h.yeth.theyh.performh.poorlyh.o
nh.cognitiveh.speedh.tests.h.Thish.ish.anh.exampleh.ofh.howh.developmenth.is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.ish.anh.exampleh.ofh.howh.developmenth.ish.contextual?
A. Reasoningh.abilityh.ish.biologicallyh.finiteh.andh.cannoth.beh.improvedh.throughh.retraining.
B. Parentsh.inh.theh.Unitedh.Statesh.areh.moreh.likelyh.toh.rearh.theirh.childrenh.toh.beh.independenth.thanh.parentsh.i
nh.Japan.
C. Olderh.adultsh.callh.onh.experienceh.toh.guideh.theirh.decisionh.making.
D. Intelligenceh.mayh.beh.studiedh.byh.lookingh.ath.genetics,h.anthropology,h.sociology,h.andh.otherh.disciplines.
15. Theh.capacityh.forh.acquiringh.secondh.andh.thirdh.languagesh.decreasesh.afterh.earlyh.childhood,h.wherea
sh.experientialh.wisdomh.increasesh.withh.age.h.Thish.ish.anh.exampleh.ofh.howh.developmenth.is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.