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Lifespan Development 11th Edition By J
m m m m m
ohn Santrock. m
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan D
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evelopment 11th Edition By John Santrock
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Student:m
1. Life-spanmdevelopment mcoversmthemperiod mfrom to .
A. birth;mmiddlemadulthood
B. birth;mold mage
C. conception;mearlymadulthood
D. conception;mdeath
2. Whichmof mthemfollowingmgivesmthemBESTmdescriptionmof mhowmlife-
spanmpsychologistsmdescribem"development"?
A. growthmand mdeclineminmskillsmand mprocesses
B. growthmand mdeclineminmskillsmand mprocessesmfrommbirthmtomadolescence
C. growthminmskillsmand mprocesses
D. declineminmskillsmand mprocesses
3. Life-
spanmdevelopment mismthemstudymof mhumanmdevelopment mfrommconceptionmtomdeath.mHistorically,mh
owever,mmost mof mthemfocusmhasmbeenmonmwhichmagemgroup?
A. childrenmand madolescents
B. youngmadults
C. middle-aged madults
D. themelderly
4. Themuppermboundarymof mthemhumanmlifespanmis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Althoughmthemmaximummlifemspanmof mhumansmhasmnot mchanged,mduringmthemtwentiethmcentury,ml
ifemexpectancy
A. inmthemU.S.mhasmincreased mbym15myears.
B. inmthemworld mhasmincreased mbym15myears.
C. inmthemU.S.mhasmincreased mbym30myears.
D. inmthemworld mhasmincreased mbym30myears.
6. Accordingmtomlife-spanmdevelopment mexpert mPaulmBaltes,mwhichmagemperiod mdominatesmdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlymadulthood
C. middle-aged mtomlatemadulthood
D. Nomsinglemagemgroupmdominatesmdevelopment.
7. Dianamfeelsmthat mhermhumanmdevelopment mcoursemoveremphasizesmthemchangesmthat moccurmfrommbirth
mtomadolescencemand mdisregardsmthemdevelopmentalmissues mof madulthood.mWhichmdevelopmentalmpersp
ectivemwould maddressmhermconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Somemprofessorsmwant mtomteachmabout mthemlife-
spanmapproachminmamHumanmDevelopment mcourse,mwhereasmothersmwant mtomkeepmthemtraditionalmdevelo
pmentalmapproach.mTheymdisagreemabout
A. themplasticitymof mdevelopment.
B. themmultidimensionalmnaturemof mdevelopment.
C. whethermdevelopment mismlifelong.
D. whethermdevelopment mismmultidirectional.
9. Baltesmdescribesmdevelopment masmmultidirectional.mWhat mdoesmthismmean?
A. Development mismnot mdominated mbymanymsinglemagemperiod.
B. Development mconsistsmof mbiological,mcognitive,mand msocioemotionalmdimensions.
C. Development mismcharacterized mbymbothmgrowthmand mdecline.
DmDevelopment mneedsmpsychologists,msociologists,mbiologists,mand mneuroscientistsmtomworkmtogethermin
.m unlockingmthemmysteriesmof mdevelopment.
10. Kathymbelievesmthat mlife-
spanmdevelopment mcannot mbemstudied mwithout mconsideringmbiological,msocial,mand mcognitivemaspects.mKa
thymbelievesmthat mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersmincreasinglymstudymthemdevelopment mof madulthood.mThismimpliesmthat mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismNOTmonemof mPaulmBaltes'meight mcharacteristicsmof mthemlife-
spanmperspectivemonmdevelopment?
A. lifelongmand mmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalmand mplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manymoldermadultsmbecomemwisermbymcallingmonmexperientialmknowledge,myet mtheymperformmpoorlym
onmcognitivemspeed mtests.mThismismanmexamplemof mhow mdevelopment mis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismanmexamplemof mhowmdevelopment mismcontextual?
A. Reasoningmabilitymismbiologicallymfinitemand mcannot mbemimproved mthroughmretraining.
B. ParentsminmthemUnited mStatesmaremmoremlikelymtomrearmtheirmchildrenmtombemindependent mthanmparents
minmJapan.
C. Oldermadultsmcallmonmexperiencemtomguidemtheirmdecisionmmaking.
D. Intelligencemmaymbemstudied mbymlookingmat mgenetics,manthropology,msociology,mand mothermdisciplines.
15. Themcapacitymformacquiringmsecond mand mthird mlanguagesmdecreasesmaftermearlymchildhood,mwhere
asmexperientialmwisdommincreasesmwithmage.mThismis manmexamplemof mhow mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
Lifespan Development 11th Edition By J
m m m m m
ohn Santrock. m
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan D
m m m m m m m m
evelopment 11th Edition By John Santrock
m m m m m
,1
Student:m
1. Life-spanmdevelopment mcoversmthemperiod mfrom to .
A. birth;mmiddlemadulthood
B. birth;mold mage
C. conception;mearlymadulthood
D. conception;mdeath
2. Whichmof mthemfollowingmgivesmthemBESTmdescriptionmof mhowmlife-
spanmpsychologistsmdescribem"development"?
A. growthmand mdeclineminmskillsmand mprocesses
B. growthmand mdeclineminmskillsmand mprocessesmfrommbirthmtomadolescence
C. growthminmskillsmand mprocesses
D. declineminmskillsmand mprocesses
3. Life-
spanmdevelopment mismthemstudymof mhumanmdevelopment mfrommconceptionmtomdeath.mHistorically,mh
owever,mmost mof mthemfocusmhasmbeenmonmwhichmagemgroup?
A. childrenmand madolescents
B. youngmadults
C. middle-aged madults
D. themelderly
4. Themuppermboundarymof mthemhumanmlifespanmis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Althoughmthemmaximummlifemspanmof mhumansmhasmnot mchanged,mduringmthemtwentiethmcentury,ml
ifemexpectancy
A. inmthemU.S.mhasmincreased mbym15myears.
B. inmthemworld mhasmincreased mbym15myears.
C. inmthemU.S.mhasmincreased mbym30myears.
D. inmthemworld mhasmincreased mbym30myears.
6. Accordingmtomlife-spanmdevelopment mexpert mPaulmBaltes,mwhichmagemperiod mdominatesmdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlymadulthood
C. middle-aged mtomlatemadulthood
D. Nomsinglemagemgroupmdominatesmdevelopment.
7. Dianamfeelsmthat mhermhumanmdevelopment mcoursemoveremphasizesmthemchangesmthat moccurmfrommbirth
mtomadolescencemand mdisregardsmthemdevelopmentalmissues mof madulthood.mWhichmdevelopmentalmpersp
ectivemwould maddressmhermconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Somemprofessorsmwant mtomteachmabout mthemlife-
spanmapproachminmamHumanmDevelopment mcourse,mwhereasmothersmwant mtomkeepmthemtraditionalmdevelo
pmentalmapproach.mTheymdisagreemabout
A. themplasticitymof mdevelopment.
B. themmultidimensionalmnaturemof mdevelopment.
C. whethermdevelopment mismlifelong.
D. whethermdevelopment mismmultidirectional.
9. Baltesmdescribesmdevelopment masmmultidirectional.mWhat mdoesmthismmean?
A. Development mismnot mdominated mbymanymsinglemagemperiod.
B. Development mconsistsmof mbiological,mcognitive,mand msocioemotionalmdimensions.
C. Development mismcharacterized mbymbothmgrowthmand mdecline.
DmDevelopment mneedsmpsychologists,msociologists,mbiologists,mand mneuroscientistsmtomworkmtogethermin
.m unlockingmthemmysteriesmof mdevelopment.
10. Kathymbelievesmthat mlife-
spanmdevelopment mcannot mbemstudied mwithout mconsideringmbiological,msocial,mand mcognitivemaspects.mKa
thymbelievesmthat mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersmincreasinglymstudymthemdevelopment mof madulthood.mThismimpliesmthat mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismNOTmonemof mPaulmBaltes'meight mcharacteristicsmof mthemlife-
spanmperspectivemonmdevelopment?
A. lifelongmand mmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalmand mplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manymoldermadultsmbecomemwisermbymcallingmonmexperientialmknowledge,myet mtheymperformmpoorlym
onmcognitivemspeed mtests.mThismismanmexamplemof mhow mdevelopment mis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismanmexamplemof mhowmdevelopment mismcontextual?
A. Reasoningmabilitymismbiologicallymfinitemand mcannot mbemimproved mthroughmretraining.
B. ParentsminmthemUnited mStatesmaremmoremlikelymtomrearmtheirmchildrenmtombemindependent mthanmparents
minmJapan.
C. Oldermadultsmcallmonmexperiencemtomguidemtheirmdecisionmmaking.
D. Intelligencemmaymbemstudied mbymlookingmat mgenetics,manthropology,msociology,mand mothermdisciplines.
15. Themcapacitymformacquiringmsecond mand mthird mlanguagesmdecreasesmaftermearlymchildhood,mwhere
asmexperientialmwisdommincreasesmwithmage.mThismis manmexamplemof mhow mdevelopment mis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
