Invitation to the Life Span 5th Edition (All
Chapters 1-15)Graded A+|2025 Update
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Bobby did not learn to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much
harder for him than it was for his peers. If Bobby had learned to read during the early and middle
childhood years, he would have acquired literacy skills much more efficiently. Bobby's difficulty
learning to read as an adolescent demonstrates the concept of a(n) "_____ period."
A) critical
B) early
C) late
D) sensitive
D
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity?
A) a child who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
B) a teenager who spends a summer in Chile as part of his church youth group
C) a woman who leaves her job to stay home with her newborn
D) a man who is in a serious car wreck and remains in a coma five years later
A
Experiments allow researchers to _____.
A) study the natural environment
B) study the complexity of an individual
C) use the scientific method in a cost-effective way
D) determine a cause-and-effect relationship
D
The purpose of an experiment is to find out whether _____.
A) an independent variable affects the dependent variable
B) a positive correlation can be established
C) the dependent variable can be manipulated
D) the hypothesis is flawed or influenced by researcher bias
A
Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes that
environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on different sides
of the _____ debate.
A) nature-nurture
B) intelligent design-evolution
, C) genes-development
D) traits-conditioning
A
Parents who spend a great deal of time and money trying to find the best school for their children
believe in the importance of _____ as it relates to development.
A) nurture
B) replication
C) nature
D) classical conditioning
A
With respect to the concept of multidirectional development, when change is rapid and dramatic,
such as when a larva becomes a mosquito, it is an example of _____.
A) continuity
B) discontinuity
C) genetics
D) nurture
B
Due to findings from the Framingham Heart Study, _____.
A) childhood obesity rates have soared since the early 1980s
B) cigarette smoking is down, exercise is up, and doctors routinely monitor blood pressure, weight,
and cholesterol
C) cigarette smoking and obesity rates are up, but cancer risk has decreased dramatically
D) more parents are monitoring their children's use of harmful substances, such as alcohol and drugs
B
In the science of human development, nature refers to _____.
A) the influence of the genes that people inherit
B) environmental influences
C) patterns of development
D) developmental differences
A
Travis and Marcus, close friends, grew up in the same neighborhood. Both were exposed to chronic
poverty, gang violence, and family dysfunction. By the time they were in high school, Travis was
flunking most of his classes, had a child, and had been arrested numerous times for drug-related
crimes and theft. Marcus, on the other hand, was a good student, played football, and had aspirations
to attend college. These different developmental trajectories, despite similar environmental
influences, illustrate the concept of _____
A) "epigenetics."
B) a "critical period."
Chapters 1-15)Graded A+|2025 Update
____________________________________________________________________________________
Bobby did not learn to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much
harder for him than it was for his peers. If Bobby had learned to read during the early and middle
childhood years, he would have acquired literacy skills much more efficiently. Bobby's difficulty
learning to read as an adolescent demonstrates the concept of a(n) "_____ period."
A) critical
B) early
C) late
D) sensitive
D
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity?
A) a child who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
B) a teenager who spends a summer in Chile as part of his church youth group
C) a woman who leaves her job to stay home with her newborn
D) a man who is in a serious car wreck and remains in a coma five years later
A
Experiments allow researchers to _____.
A) study the natural environment
B) study the complexity of an individual
C) use the scientific method in a cost-effective way
D) determine a cause-and-effect relationship
D
The purpose of an experiment is to find out whether _____.
A) an independent variable affects the dependent variable
B) a positive correlation can be established
C) the dependent variable can be manipulated
D) the hypothesis is flawed or influenced by researcher bias
A
Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes that
environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on different sides
of the _____ debate.
A) nature-nurture
B) intelligent design-evolution
, C) genes-development
D) traits-conditioning
A
Parents who spend a great deal of time and money trying to find the best school for their children
believe in the importance of _____ as it relates to development.
A) nurture
B) replication
C) nature
D) classical conditioning
A
With respect to the concept of multidirectional development, when change is rapid and dramatic,
such as when a larva becomes a mosquito, it is an example of _____.
A) continuity
B) discontinuity
C) genetics
D) nurture
B
Due to findings from the Framingham Heart Study, _____.
A) childhood obesity rates have soared since the early 1980s
B) cigarette smoking is down, exercise is up, and doctors routinely monitor blood pressure, weight,
and cholesterol
C) cigarette smoking and obesity rates are up, but cancer risk has decreased dramatically
D) more parents are monitoring their children's use of harmful substances, such as alcohol and drugs
B
In the science of human development, nature refers to _____.
A) the influence of the genes that people inherit
B) environmental influences
C) patterns of development
D) developmental differences
A
Travis and Marcus, close friends, grew up in the same neighborhood. Both were exposed to chronic
poverty, gang violence, and family dysfunction. By the time they were in high school, Travis was
flunking most of his classes, had a child, and had been arrested numerous times for drug-related
crimes and theft. Marcus, on the other hand, was a good student, played football, and had aspirations
to attend college. These different developmental trajectories, despite similar environmental
influences, illustrate the concept of _____
A) "epigenetics."
B) a "critical period."
