Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included

Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included T

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Student:TT

1. Life-spanTdevelopmentTcoversTtheTperiodTfrom to .
A. birth;TmiddleTadulthood
B. birth;ToldTage
C. conception;TearlyTadulthood
D. conception;Tdeath
2. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTgivesTtheTBESTTdescriptionTofThowTlife-
spanTpsychologistsTdescribeT"development"?
A. growthTandTdeclineTinTskillsTandTprocesses
B. growthTandTdeclineTinTskillsTandTprocessesTfromTbirthTtoTadolescence
C. growthTinTskillsTandTprocesses
D. declineTinTskillsTandTprocesses
3. Life-
spanTdevelopmentTisTtheTstudyTofThumanTdevelopmentTfromTconceptionTtoTdeath.THistorically,Tho
wever,TmostTofTtheTfocusThasTbeenTonTwhichTageTgroup?
A. childrenTandTadolescents
B. youngTadults
C. middle-agedTadults
D. theTelderly
4. TheTupperTboundaryTofTtheThumanTlifespanTis
years.TA.T 105
B.T 117
C.T 122
D.T 131
5. AlthoughTtheTmaximumTlifeTspanTofThumansThasTnotTchanged,TduringTtheTtwentiethTcentury,Tli
feTexpectancy
A. inTtheTU.S.ThasTincreasedTbyT15Tyears.
B. inTtheTworldThasTincreasedTbyT15Tyears.
C. inTtheTU.S.ThasTincreasedTbyT30Tyears.
D. inTtheTworldThasTincreasedTbyT30Tyears.
6. AccordingTtoTlife-spanTdevelopmentTexpertTPaulTBaltes,TwhichTageTperiodTdominatesTdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyTadulthood
C. middle-agedTtoTlateTadulthood
D. NoTsingleTageTgroupTdominatesTdevelopment.
7. DianaTfeelsTthatTherThumanTdevelopmentTcourseToveremphasizesTtheTchangesTthatToccurTfromTbirthTt
oTadolescenceTandTdisregardsTtheTdevelopmentalTissuesTofTadulthood.TWhichTdevelopmentalTperspec
tiveTwouldTaddressTherTconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. SomeTprofessorsTwantTtoTteachTaboutTtheTlife-
spanTapproachTinTaTHumanTDevelopmentTcourse,TwhereasTothersTwantTtoTkeepTtheTtraditionalTdevelop
mentalTapproach.TTheyTdisagreeTabout
A. theTplasticityTofTdevelopment.
B. theTmultidimensionalTnatureTofTdevelopment.
C. whetherTdevelopmentTisTlifelong.
D. whetherTdevelopmentTisTmultidirectional.
9. BaltesTdescribesTdevelopmentTasTmultidirectional.TWhatTdoesTthisTmean?
A. DevelopmentTisTnotTdominatedTbyTanyTsingleTageTperiod.
B. DevelopmentTconsistsTofTbiological,Tcognitive,TandTsocioemotionalTdimensions.
C. DevelopmentTisTcharacterizedTbyTbothTgrowthTandTdecline.
DTDevelopmentTneedsTpsychologists,Tsociologists,Tbiologists,TandTneuroscientistsTtoTworkTtogetherTin
.T unlockingTtheTmysteriesTofTdevelopment.
10. KathyTbelievesTthatTlife-
spanTdevelopmentTcannotTbeTstudiedTwithoutTconsideringTbiological,Tsocial,TandTcognitiveTaspects.TKat
hyTbelievesTthatTdevelopmentTis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. ResearchersTincreasinglyTstudyTtheTdevelopmentTofTadulthood.TThisTimpliesTthatTdevelopmentTis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTNOTToneTofTPaulTBaltes'TeightTcharacteristicsTofTtheTlife-
spanTperspectiveTonTdevelopment?
A. lifelongTandTmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalTandTplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. ManyTolderTadultsTbecomeTwiserTbyTcallingTonTexperientialTknowledge,TyetTtheyTperformTpoorlyT
onTcognitiveTspeedTtests.TThisTisTanTexampleTofThowTdevelopmentTis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. TheTcapacityTforTacquiringTsecondTandTthirdTlanguagesTdecreasesTafterTearlyTchildhood,Twhere
asTexperientialTwisdomTincreasesTwithTage.TThisTisTanTexampleTofThowTdevelopmentTis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTanTexampleTofThowTdevelopmentTisTcontextual?
A. ReasoningTabilityTisTbiologicallyTfiniteTandTcannotTbeTimprovedTthroughTretraining.
B. ParentsTinTtheTUnitedTStatesTareTmoreTlikelyTtoTrearTtheirTchildrenTtoTbeTindependentTthanTparents
TinTJapan.

C. OlderTadultsTcallTonTexperienceTtoTguideTtheirTdecisionTmaking.
D. IntelligenceTmayTbeTstudiedTbyTlookingTatTgenetics,Tanthropology,Tsociology,TandTotherTdisciplines.

, 16. InTtheTUnitedTStates,TmostTindividualsTbeginTschoolTaroundTageT5,TwhereasTinTAustraliaTtheyTstartTatT3.TT
hisTisTanTillustrationTofThowTdevelopmentTis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. NormativeTage-gradedTinfluences,TnormativeThistory-
gradedTinfluences,TandTnonnormativeTlifeTeventsTareTallTwaysTinTwhichTdevelopmentTcanTbeTclassifiedTas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. AnnaTattributesTherTthriftinessTtoThavingTbeenTraisedTduringTtheTGreatTDepression.TThisTisTanTexampleTofTa

A. nonnormativeTlifeTevent.
B. normativeThistory-gradedTinfluence.
C. normativeTage-gradedTinfluence.
D. nonnormativeTage-gradedTinfluence.
19. TheTfactTthatTITuseTe-mailTvirtuallyTeveryTdayTandTmyTmotherThasTneverTsentTorTreceivedTanTe-
mailTisTanTexampleTofTaTdifferenceTin
A. normativeThistory-gradedTinfluences.
B. nonnormativeTlifeTevents.
C. normativeTage-gradedTinfluences.
D. nonnormativeTage-gradedTinfluence.
20. BiologicalTprocessesTsuchTasTpubertyTandTmenopauseTare
A. nonnormativeTlifeTevents.
B. normativeTage-gradedTinfluences.
C. normativeThistory-gradedTinfluences.
D. normativeTcontextualTinfluences.
21. NelehTwasTonTaTpopularTrealityTTVTshowTandTgotTwidespreadTexposure.TThisTisTanTexampleTofTa
A. nonnormativeTlifeTevent.
B. normativeTage-gradedTinfluence.
C. normativeThistory-gradedTinfluence.
D. normativeTcontextualTinfluence.
22. LauroTisT83TyearsTold.TMuchTofThisTdevelopmentTwillTnowTfocusTon
A. growthTandTmaintenance.
B. maintenanceTandTregulationTofTloss.
C. regulationTofTloss.
D. growthTandTregulationTofTloss.
23. ContemporaryTconcernsTinTlife-spanTdevelopmentTperspectiveTinclude
A. healthTandTwell-beingTissues.
B. parentingTandTeducationTissues.
C. sociocultural,Tethnicity,Tgender,TandTpolicyTissues.
D. AllTofTtheseTanswersTareTcorrect.
24. OfTspecialTconsiderationTforTsocialTpolicyTinterventionTareTchildrenTwhoTgrowTup
A. inTpoverty.
B. inTsingle-parentThomes.
C. addictedTtoTheroin.
D. asTpartTofTaTminorityTgroup.