TEST BANK For Discovering the Life Span,
5th Edition Robert S. Feldman,
Verified Chapters
,1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Hundreds
b) Thousands
c) Hundreds of thousands
d) Millions
Answer: d
Page: 2
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.5
1-2. Louise Brown was the world’s first , giving developmental experts an
opportunity to explore how one’s circumstances of conception impact one’s development.
a) test tube baby
b) cloned baby
c) stem cell baby
d) surrogate baby
Answer: a
Page: 2
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module: 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
,1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.
a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
approach.
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2
, 1-5. A professor lwants lto lexamine lthe leffectiveness lof la lnew lteaching lapproach. lShe lhas la
ltheory labout lhow lthis lnew lapproach lwill lwork land lwill luse la lmethodical lapproach lto ltest
lher ltheory. lHer l9:00 la.m. lclass lwill lbe lexposed lto lthe lnew lmethod lof lviewing lteaching
ltapes, lwhilelher l10:00 la.m. lclass lwill lbe lexposed lto ltraditional llectures. lShe lwill lassess
lstudents’ lprogress lafter lsix lsessions. lWhat lmethod lis lthe lprofessor lusing lto lconduct lher
lexperiment?
a) Intuitive
b) Biological
c) Environmental
d) Scientific
Answer:
ldlPage: l3
Level: l2-Medium
Skill: lApply lWhat lYou lKnow
lModule l1.1: lBeginnings
lLearning lObjective:
lIntroductionlAPA lLO: l2.1
1-6. lThe lvast lmajority lof llifespan ldevelopment lfocuses lon .
a) nonhuman lspecies
b) test ltube lbabies
c) biological land lenvironmental ldevelopment
d) human ldevelopment
Answer:
ldlPage: l3
Level: l2-Medium
Skill: lRemember lthe lFacts
lModule l1.1: lBeginnings
lLearning lObjective:
lIntroductionlAPA lLO: l1.1
5th Edition Robert S. Feldman,
Verified Chapters
,1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Hundreds
b) Thousands
c) Hundreds of thousands
d) Millions
Answer: d
Page: 2
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.5
1-2. Louise Brown was the world’s first , giving developmental experts an
opportunity to explore how one’s circumstances of conception impact one’s development.
a) test tube baby
b) cloned baby
c) stem cell baby
d) surrogate baby
Answer: a
Page: 2
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module: 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
,1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.
a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
approach.
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2
, 1-5. A professor lwants lto lexamine lthe leffectiveness lof la lnew lteaching lapproach. lShe lhas la
ltheory labout lhow lthis lnew lapproach lwill lwork land lwill luse la lmethodical lapproach lto ltest
lher ltheory. lHer l9:00 la.m. lclass lwill lbe lexposed lto lthe lnew lmethod lof lviewing lteaching
ltapes, lwhilelher l10:00 la.m. lclass lwill lbe lexposed lto ltraditional llectures. lShe lwill lassess
lstudents’ lprogress lafter lsix lsessions. lWhat lmethod lis lthe lprofessor lusing lto lconduct lher
lexperiment?
a) Intuitive
b) Biological
c) Environmental
d) Scientific
Answer:
ldlPage: l3
Level: l2-Medium
Skill: lApply lWhat lYou lKnow
lModule l1.1: lBeginnings
lLearning lObjective:
lIntroductionlAPA lLO: l2.1
1-6. lThe lvast lmajority lof llifespan ldevelopment lfocuses lon .
a) nonhuman lspecies
b) test ltube lbabies
c) biological land lenvironmental ldevelopment
d) human ldevelopment
Answer:
ldlPage: l3
Level: l2-Medium
Skill: lRemember lthe lFacts
lModule l1.1: lBeginnings
lLearning lObjective:
lIntroductionlAPA lLO: l1.1
