Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
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Student:4 3
1. Life-span43 development43 covers43 the43 period43 from to .
A. birth;43 middle43 adulthood
B. birth;43 old43 age
C. conception;43 early43 adulthood
D. conception;43 death
2. Which43of43the43following43gives43the43BEST43description43of43
how43life-43span43psychologistsdescribe43"development"?
A. growth43 and43 decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
B. growth43 and43 decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes43 from43 birth43 to43 adolescence
C. growth43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
D. decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
3. Life-
span43development43is43the43study43of43human43development43from43conception43to43death.43Historic
ally,ho43wever,43most43of43the43focus43has43been43on43which43age43group?
A. children43 and43 adolescents
B. young43 adults
C. middle-aged43adults
D. the43 elderly
4. The43upper43boundary43of43the43human43lifes
pan43is43years.A.4 3 105
B.4 3 117
C.4 3 122
D.4 3 131
5. Although43the43maximum43life43span43of43humans43has43not43changed,43during43the43twentieth
43century,43li43feexpectancy
A. in43 the43 U.S.43 has43 increased43 by43 1543 years.
B. in43 the43 world43 has43 increased43 by43 1543 years.
C. in43 the43 U.S.43 has43 increased43 by43 3043 years.
D. in43 the43 world43 has43 increased43 by43 3043 years.
6. According43to43 life-span43 development43 expert43 Paul43 Baltes,43 which43 age43 period43 dominates43 development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early43 adulthood
C. middle-aged43 to43 late43 adulthood
D. No43 single43 age43 group43 dominates43 development.
7. Diana43feels43that43her43human43development43course43overemphasizes43the43changes43that43occur43f
rom43birth43t4 3 o43adolescence43and43disregards43the43developmental43issues43of43adulthood.43Which
43developmental43perspec43tivewould43address43her43concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some43 professors43 want43 to43 teach43 about43 the43 life-
span43approach43in43a43Human43Development43course,43whereasothers43want43to43keep43the43traditio
nal43develop43mental43approach.43They43disagree43about
A. the43 plasticity43 of43 development.
B. the43multidimensional43 nature43 of43 development.
C. whether43 development43 is43 lifelong.
D. whether43 development43 is43 multidirectional.
9. Baltes43 describes43 development43 as43 multidirectional.43 What43 does43 this43 mean?
A. Development43 is43 not43 dominated43 by43 any43 single43 age43 period.
B. Development43 consists43 of43 biological,43 cognitive,43 and43 socioemotional43 dimensions.
C. Development43 is43 characterized43 by43 both43 growth43 and43 decline.
D43Development43 needs43 psychologists,43 sociologists,43 biologists,43 and43 neuroscientists43 to43 work43 together43 i
n
.4 3 unlocking43 the43 mysteries43 of43 development.
10. Kathy43 believes43 that43 life-
span43development43cannot43be43studied43without43considering43biological,43social,43andcognitive43as
pects.43Kat43hy43believes43that43development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers43 increasingly43 study43 the43 development43 of43 adulthood.43 This43 implies43 that43 development43 is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which43of43the43following43is43NOT43one43of43Paul43Baltes'43eight43characteristics4
3of43the43life-43span43perspective43ondevelopment?
A. lifelong43 and43 multidirectional
B. multidimensional43 and43 plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many43older43adults43become43wiser43by43calling43on43experiential43knowledge,43yet43they43perf
orm43poorly43oncognitive43speed43tests.43This43is43an43example43of43how43development43is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The43capacity43for43acquiring43second43and43third43languages43decreases43after43early43childh
ood,43where43asexperiential43wisdom43increases43with43age.43This43is43an43example43of43how4
3development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which43 of43 the43 following43 is43 an43 example43 of43 how43 development43 is43 contextual?
A. Reasoning43 ability43 is43 biologically43 finite43 and43 cannot43 be43 improved43 through43 retraining.
B. Parents43in43the43United43States43are43more43likely43to43rear43their43children43to43be43independent
43than43parents43inJapan.
C. Older43 adults43 call43 on43 experience43 to43 guide43 their43 decision43 making.
D. Intelligence43 may43 be43 studied43 by43 looking43 at43 genetics,43 anthropology,43 sociology,43 and43 other43 discipli
nes.
, 16. In43the43United43States,43most43individuals43begin43school43around43age435,43whereas43in43Australia43the
y43start43at433.43T43hisis43an43illustration43of43how43development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative43 age-graded43 influences,43 normative43 history-
graded43 influences,43 and43 nonnormative43 life43 events43 areall43 ways43 in43 which43 development43 can43 be43 class
ified43 as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna43 attributes43 her43 thriftiness43 to43 having43 been43 raised43 during43 the43 Great43 Depression.43 This43 is43 an43 e
xample43 of43 a
A. nonnormative43 life43 event.
B. normative43 history-graded43 influence.
C. normative43 age-graded43 influence.
D. nonnormative43 age-graded43 influence.
19. The43fact43that43I43use43e-
mail43virtually43every43day43and43my43mother43has43never43sent43or43received43an43e-
43mail43is43anexample43of43a43difference43in
A. normative43history-graded43 influences.
B. nonnormative43 life43 events.
C. normative43 age-graded43 influences.
D. nonnormative43 age-graded43 influence.
20. Biological43 processes43 such43 as43 puberty43 and43 menopause43 are
A. nonnormative43 life43 events.
B. normative43 age-graded43 influences.
C. normative43history-graded43 influences.
D. normative43 contextual43 influences.
21. Neleh43 was43 on43 a43 popular43 reality43 TV43 show43 and43 got43 widespread43 exposure.43 This43 is43 an43 example43 o
f43 a
A. nonnormative43 life43 event.
B. normative43 age-graded43 influence.
C. normative43 history-graded43 influence.
D. normative43 contextual43 influence.
22. Lauro43 is43 8343 years43 old.43 Much43 of43 his43 development43 will43 now43 focus43 on
A. growth43 and43 maintenance.
B. maintenance43 and43 regulation43 of43 loss.
C. regulation43 of43 loss.
D. growth43 and43 regulation43 of43 loss.
23. Contemporary43concerns43 in43 life-span43 development43 perspective43 include
A. health43 and43 well-being43 issues.
B. parenting43 and43 education43 issues.
C. sociocultural,43 ethnicity,43 gender,43 and43 policy43 issues.
D. All43 of43 these43 answers43 are43 correct.
24. Of43special43 consideration43 for43 social43 policy43 intervention43 are43 children43 who43 grow43 up
A. in43 poverty.
B. in43single-parent43 homes.
C. addicted43 to43 heroin.
D. as43 part43 of43 a43 minority43 group.
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
, 1
Student:4 3
1. Life-span43 development43 covers43 the43 period43 from to .
A. birth;43 middle43 adulthood
B. birth;43 old43 age
C. conception;43 early43 adulthood
D. conception;43 death
2. Which43of43the43following43gives43the43BEST43description43of43
how43life-43span43psychologistsdescribe43"development"?
A. growth43 and43 decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
B. growth43 and43 decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes43 from43 birth43 to43 adolescence
C. growth43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
D. decline43 in43 skills43 and43 processes
3. Life-
span43development43is43the43study43of43human43development43from43conception43to43death.43Historic
ally,ho43wever,43most43of43the43focus43has43been43on43which43age43group?
A. children43 and43 adolescents
B. young43 adults
C. middle-aged43adults
D. the43 elderly
4. The43upper43boundary43of43the43human43lifes
pan43is43years.A.4 3 105
B.4 3 117
C.4 3 122
D.4 3 131
5. Although43the43maximum43life43span43of43humans43has43not43changed,43during43the43twentieth
43century,43li43feexpectancy
A. in43 the43 U.S.43 has43 increased43 by43 1543 years.
B. in43 the43 world43 has43 increased43 by43 1543 years.
C. in43 the43 U.S.43 has43 increased43 by43 3043 years.
D. in43 the43 world43 has43 increased43 by43 3043 years.
6. According43to43 life-span43 development43 expert43 Paul43 Baltes,43 which43 age43 period43 dominates43 development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early43 adulthood
C. middle-aged43 to43 late43 adulthood
D. No43 single43 age43 group43 dominates43 development.
7. Diana43feels43that43her43human43development43course43overemphasizes43the43changes43that43occur43f
rom43birth43t4 3 o43adolescence43and43disregards43the43developmental43issues43of43adulthood.43Which
43developmental43perspec43tivewould43address43her43concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some43 professors43 want43 to43 teach43 about43 the43 life-
span43approach43in43a43Human43Development43course,43whereasothers43want43to43keep43the43traditio
nal43develop43mental43approach.43They43disagree43about
A. the43 plasticity43 of43 development.
B. the43multidimensional43 nature43 of43 development.
C. whether43 development43 is43 lifelong.
D. whether43 development43 is43 multidirectional.
9. Baltes43 describes43 development43 as43 multidirectional.43 What43 does43 this43 mean?
A. Development43 is43 not43 dominated43 by43 any43 single43 age43 period.
B. Development43 consists43 of43 biological,43 cognitive,43 and43 socioemotional43 dimensions.
C. Development43 is43 characterized43 by43 both43 growth43 and43 decline.
D43Development43 needs43 psychologists,43 sociologists,43 biologists,43 and43 neuroscientists43 to43 work43 together43 i
n
.4 3 unlocking43 the43 mysteries43 of43 development.
10. Kathy43 believes43 that43 life-
span43development43cannot43be43studied43without43considering43biological,43social,43andcognitive43as
pects.43Kat43hy43believes43that43development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers43 increasingly43 study43 the43 development43 of43 adulthood.43 This43 implies43 that43 development43 is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which43of43the43following43is43NOT43one43of43Paul43Baltes'43eight43characteristics4
3of43the43life-43span43perspective43ondevelopment?
A. lifelong43 and43 multidirectional
B. multidimensional43 and43 plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many43older43adults43become43wiser43by43calling43on43experiential43knowledge,43yet43they43perf
orm43poorly43oncognitive43speed43tests.43This43is43an43example43of43how43development43is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The43capacity43for43acquiring43second43and43third43languages43decreases43after43early43childh
ood,43where43asexperiential43wisdom43increases43with43age.43This43is43an43example43of43how4
3development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which43 of43 the43 following43 is43 an43 example43 of43 how43 development43 is43 contextual?
A. Reasoning43 ability43 is43 biologically43 finite43 and43 cannot43 be43 improved43 through43 retraining.
B. Parents43in43the43United43States43are43more43likely43to43rear43their43children43to43be43independent
43than43parents43inJapan.
C. Older43 adults43 call43 on43 experience43 to43 guide43 their43 decision43 making.
D. Intelligence43 may43 be43 studied43 by43 looking43 at43 genetics,43 anthropology,43 sociology,43 and43 other43 discipli
nes.
, 16. In43the43United43States,43most43individuals43begin43school43around43age435,43whereas43in43Australia43the
y43start43at433.43T43hisis43an43illustration43of43how43development43is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative43 age-graded43 influences,43 normative43 history-
graded43 influences,43 and43 nonnormative43 life43 events43 areall43 ways43 in43 which43 development43 can43 be43 class
ified43 as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna43 attributes43 her43 thriftiness43 to43 having43 been43 raised43 during43 the43 Great43 Depression.43 This43 is43 an43 e
xample43 of43 a
A. nonnormative43 life43 event.
B. normative43 history-graded43 influence.
C. normative43 age-graded43 influence.
D. nonnormative43 age-graded43 influence.
19. The43fact43that43I43use43e-
mail43virtually43every43day43and43my43mother43has43never43sent43or43received43an43e-
43mail43is43anexample43of43a43difference43in
A. normative43history-graded43 influences.
B. nonnormative43 life43 events.
C. normative43 age-graded43 influences.
D. nonnormative43 age-graded43 influence.
20. Biological43 processes43 such43 as43 puberty43 and43 menopause43 are
A. nonnormative43 life43 events.
B. normative43 age-graded43 influences.
C. normative43history-graded43 influences.
D. normative43 contextual43 influences.
21. Neleh43 was43 on43 a43 popular43 reality43 TV43 show43 and43 got43 widespread43 exposure.43 This43 is43 an43 example43 o
f43 a
A. nonnormative43 life43 event.
B. normative43 age-graded43 influence.
C. normative43 history-graded43 influence.
D. normative43 contextual43 influence.
22. Lauro43 is43 8343 years43 old.43 Much43 of43 his43 development43 will43 now43 focus43 on
A. growth43 and43 maintenance.
B. maintenance43 and43 regulation43 of43 loss.
C. regulation43 of43 loss.
D. growth43 and43 regulation43 of43 loss.
23. Contemporary43concerns43 in43 life-span43 development43 perspective43 include
A. health43 and43 well-being43 issues.
B. parenting43 and43 education43 issues.
C. sociocultural,43 ethnicity,43 gender,43 and43 policy43 issues.
D. All43 of43 these43 answers43 are43 correct.
24. Of43special43 consideration43 for43 social43 policy43 intervention43 are43 children43 who43 grow43 up
A. in43 poverty.
B. in43single-parent43 homes.
C. addicted43 to43 heroin.
D. as43 part43 of43 a43 minority43 group.
