Test Bank For Lifespan Development, 29th edition (Denise Boyd , 2025) All Chapters 1-19

Test Bank for Lifespan Development, 9e
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TEST BANK
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CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS
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Multiple-Choicem Questions

TB_01_01_AnmIntroductionmtom HumanmDevelopment
Themfieldmof ismthemscientificmstudymofmage-relatedmchangesminmbehavior,mthinking,memotion,mandmpersonality.
A) neuroscience
B) psychology
C) humanmdevelopment
D) socialmpsychology
mAnswer:mC

Level:mEasy
Topic:mAnmIntroductionmtomHumanmDevelopme
ntmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists



TB_01_02_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
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mdoesmatmovercomingmtheminbornmtendencymtomactmimmorally.

A) originalmsin
B) empiricism
C) behaviorism
D) innatemgoodness
mAnswer:m A

Level:mEasy
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists



TB_01_03_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
Whichmthinkermarguedmthatmchildrenmarembornmwithmammindmthatmismamblankmslate?
A) AugustinemofmHippo
B) CharlesmDarwin
C) Jean-JacquesmRousseau
D) JohnmLock
emAnswer:mDm
Level:mEasy
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists



TB_01_04_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
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JacquesmRousseaumproposedmthatmallmhumanmbeingsmaremnaturallymgoodmandmseekmoutmexperiencesmthatmhelpmthe
mmgrow,mamconceptmthatmcamemtombemknownmas

A) maturation.
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C) themblankmslate.
D) originalmsin
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Level:mEasy
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

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,TB_01_05_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
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wantmthemmtombe.mWhichmdoctrinemwouldmbestmdescribemDr.mSardonicus‘mviews?
A) Empiricism
B) Innatemgoodness
C) Originalmsin
D) Darwinismm
Answer:mAmLe
vel:mDifficult
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mApplymWhatmYoumKnow
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists



TB_01_06_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
CharlesmDarwinmandmothermearlymevolutionarymthinkersmcompiledm
,mwhichmweremdetailedmobservationsmofmthembehavi
orsmofmanmindividualminfant,minmthemhopemthatmtheymmightmbettermunderstandmthemoverallmevolutionmofmthemhumanmspecies.
A) domainsmofmdevelopment
B) babymbiographies
C) Gesellmscales
D) norm-
referencedmtestsmAnswer:
mB

Level:m Difficult
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists


TB_01_07_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
WhichmassertionmregardingmlifespanmdevelopmentmcanmbemattributedmtombothmG.mStanleymHallm andmCharlesmDarwin?
A) Humanmevolutionmrepresentsmamuniquemoccurrenceminmnaturalmhistory.
B) Biologymdictatesmhowmhumanmpersonalitymdevelops.
C) Environmentmdeterminesmthemcoursemofmhealthymindividualmdevelopment.
D) Themmilestonesmofmchildhoodmaremsimilarmtomthoseminmthemdevelopmentmofmthemhumanmspe
cies.mAnswer:mD
Level:mDifficult
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mEvaluatemIt
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists


TB_01_08_PhilosophicalmandmScientificm Roots
WhichmtermmdidmArnoldmGesellmusemtomdescribemgeneticallymprogrammedmsequentialmpatternsmofmchange,msuchmasmpubertymorm
menopause?
A) Maturation
B) Growth
C) Socialmclock
D) Agemnormsm
Answer:mAmLev
el:mModerate
Topic:mPhilosophicalmandmScientificmRoo
tsmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.1:mRecallmthemideasmaboutmhumanmdevelopmentmproposedmbymearlymphilosophersmandmscientists


TB_01_09_ThemLifespanmPerspective
Whichm summarymbestmdescribesmthemcurrentmperspectivemonmhumanmdevelopment?
A) Humanmdevelopmentmbeginsmatmconceptionmandmcontinuesmthroughoutmthemlifespan.
B) Humanmdevelopmentmbeginsmatmbirthmandmbecomesmrelativelymstablembymadolescence.

, C) Humanmdevelopmentmbeginsmslowlymatmbirthmandmacceleratesmasmwemage.
D) Humanmdevelopmentmbeginsmwithmthemonsetmofmpuber
ty.mAnswer:mA
Level:mEasy
Topic:mThemLifespanmPerspective
mSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcept

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LOm1.1.2:mDescribemhowmthemlifespanmperspectivemtriesmtomfullymexplainmhumanmdevelopment


TB_01_10_ThemLifespanmPerspective
summarizesmthemideamthatmindividualsmofmallmagesmpossessmthemcapacitymformpositivemchangeminmrespon
semtomenvironmentalmdemands.
A) Plasticity
B) Multicontextuality
C) Empiricism
D) Maturationm
Answer:mAmLe
vel:mDifficult
Topic:mThemLifespanmPerspective
mSkill:m AnalyzemIt


LOm1.1.2:mDescribemhowmthemlifespanmperspectivemtriesmtomfullymexplainmhumanmdevelopment



TB_01_11_ThemLifespanmPerspective
Researchersmhavemtomexploremmanymtypesmofminformationmtomaddressmtheirmquestionsmofminterest.mWhichm conceptmemphasizesmt
hismapproachmtomstudyingmlifespanmdevelopment?
A) Themunidimensionalmnaturemofmdevelopment
B) Interdisciplinarymresearch
C) Extra-generationalmimplications
D) RigiditymAn
swer:mBmLevel:
mDifficult

Topic:mThemLifespanmPerspective
mSkill:m AnalyzemIt


LOm1.1.2:mDescribemhowmthemlifespanmperspectivemtriesmtomfullymexplainmhumanmdevelopment



TB_01_12_ThemDomainsmandmPeriodsmofmDevelopment
Themphysicalmdomainmrefersmtomthatmaspectmofmhumanmdevelopmentmthatmdescribes
A) changesminmthinking,mmemory,mproblemmsolving,mandmothermintellectualmskills.
B) changesminmsize,mshape,mandmcharacteristicsmofmthembody.
C) howmyoungmchildrenmexceedmormlagmbehindmtheirmpeers.
D) themrelationshipmofmanmindividualmpersonmtomothermpeop
le.mAnswer:mB
Level:mEasy
Topic:mThemDomainsmandmPeriodsmofmDevelopmen
tmSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts
LOm1.1.3:mIdentifymthemcategoriesmusedmbymdevelopmentalmscientistsmtomorganizemthemstudymofmhumanmdevelopment



TB_01_13_ThemDomainsmandmPeriodsmofmDevelopment
Whichmaspectmofmhumanmdevelopmentmdescribesmchangesminmthinking,mmemory,mproblemmsolving,mandmothermintellectualmskills?
A) Psychologicalmdomain
B) Physicalmdomain
C) Cognitivemdomain
D) Socialmdomai
nmAnswer:mCm Le
vel:mEasy
Topic:mThemDomainsmandmPeriodsmofmDevelopment