Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
# # # # # # # #
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
# # # # # # # # # #2
, 1
Student:#
1. Life-span#development#covers#the#period#from to .
A. birth;#middle#adulthood
B. birth;#old2age
C. conception;#early#adulthood
D. conception;#death
2. Which#of#the#following#gives#the#BEST#description#of#how#life-
#span#psychologistsdescribe#"development"?
A. growth#and#decline#in#skills#and#processes
B. growth#and#decline#in#skills#and#processes#from#birth#to#adolescence
C. growth#in#skills#and#processes
D. decline#in#skills#and#processes
3. Life-
span#development#is#the#study#of#human2development#from#conception#to#death.#Historically,howe#ver,
#most#of#the#focus#has#been#on#which#age2group?
A. children#and#adolescents
B. young#adults
C. middle-aged#adults
D. the#elderly
4. The#upper#boundary#of#the#human#lifespan#is#
years.A.#105
B.# 117
C.# 122
D.# 131
5. Although#the#maximum#life#span#of#humans#has#not#changed,#during#the#twentieth#century,#lifee#x
pectancy
A. in#the#U.S.#has#increased#by#15#years.
B. in#the#world#has#increased#by#15#years.
C. in#the#U.S.#has#increased#by#30#years.
D. in#the#world#has#increased#by#30#years.
6. According#to2life-span#development#expert#Paul#Baltes,#which#age#period#dominates#development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early#adulthood
C. middle-aged#to#late#adulthood
D. No#single#age#group#dominates#development.
7. Diana#feels#that2her#human#development#course#overemphasizes#the#changes#that#occur#from#birth#to#a#d
olescence#and#disregards#the#developmental#issues#of#adulthood.#Which#developmental#perspectivew#o
uld#address#her#concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some#professors#want#to#teach#about#the#life-
span#approach#in2a#Human#Development#course,#whereasothers#want#to#keep#the2traditional#developme#nt
al#approach.#They#disagree#about
A. the#plasticity#of#development.
B. the#multidimensional#nature#of#development.
C. whether#development#is#lifelong.
D. whether#development#is#multidirectional.
9. Baltes#describes#development#as#multidirectional.#What#does#this#mean?
A. Development#is#not#dominated#by#any#single#age#period.
B. Development#consists#of#biological,#cognitive,#and#socioemotional#dimensions.
C. Development#is#characterized#by#both#growth#and#decline.
D#Development#needs#psychologists,#sociologists,#biologists,#and#neuroscientists#to#work#together#in
.# unlocking2the#mysteries#of#development.
10. Kathy#believes#that#life-
span#development#cannot#be#studied#without2considering#biological,#social,#andcognitive#aspects.#Kathy#b
elieves#that#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers#increasingly#study#the#development#of#adulthood.#This#implies#that#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which#of#the#following#is#NOT#one2of#Paul#Baltes'#eight#characteristics#of#the#life-
#span#perspective#ondevelopment?
A. lifelong#and#multidirectional
B. multidimensional#and#plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many#older#adults#become#wiser#by#calling2on#experiential#knowledge,#yet#they#perform#poorly#onc#o
gnitive2speed#tests.#This#is#an#example#of#how#development#is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The#capacity#for#acquiring#second2and#third2languages#decreases#after#early#childhood,#wherease#
xperiential#wisdom#increases#with#age.#This#is#an#example#of#how#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which#of#the#following#is#an#example#of#how#development#is#contextual?
A. Reasoning#ability#is#biologically#finite#and#cannot#be#improved#through#retraining.
B. Parents#in#the#United2States#are#more#likely#to#rear#their#children#to#be#independent#than#parents#inJ#a
pan.
C. Older#adults#call#on#experience#to2guide#their#decision2making.
D. Intelligence#may#be#studied#by#looking#at#genetics,#anthropology,#sociology,#and#other#disciplines.
, 16. In#the#United#States,#most#individuals#begin2school#around#age#5,#whereas#in2Australia#they#start#at#3.#Thisis#a
n#illustration#of#how#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded#influences,#normative#history-
graded#influences,#and#nonnormative#life#events#are2all#ways#in#which#development#can#be#classified#as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna#attributes#her#thriftiness#to#having#been#raised#during#the2Great2Depression.#This#is#an#example#of#a
A. nonnormative#life2event.
B. normative#history-graded#influence.
C. normative#age-graded#influence.
D. nonnormative#age-graded#influence.
19. The#fact#that#I#use#e-mail#virtually#every#day#and#my#mother#has#never#sent#or#received#an#e-
#mail#is#anexample#of#a#difference#in
A. normative#history-graded# influences.
B. nonnormative#life#events.
C. normative#age-graded#influences.
D. nonnormative#age-graded#influence.
20. Biological#processes#such#as#puberty#and#menopause#are
A. nonnormative#life2events.
B. normative#age-graded#influences.
C. normative#history-graded# influences.
D. normative#contextual#influences.
21. Neleh#was#on#a#popular#reality#TV#show#and2got#widespread2exposure.#This#is#an#example#of#a
A. nonnormative#life2event.
B. normative#age-graded#influence.
C. normative#history-graded#influence.
D. normative#contextual#influence.
22. Lauro#is#83#years#old.#Much#of#his#development#will#now#focus#on
A. growth#and#maintenance.
B. maintenance#and#regulation#of#loss.
C. regulation#of#loss.
D. growth#and#regulation#of#loss.
23. Contemporary#concerns#in#life-span#development#perspective#include
A. health#and#well-being#issues.
B. parenting#and#education#issues.
C. sociocultural,#ethnicity,#gender,#and#policy#issues.
D. All#of#these#answers#are2correct.
24. Of#special#consideration#for#social#policy#intervention2are#children#who#grow#up
A. in#poverty.
B. in#single-parent#homes.
C. addicted#to#heroin.
D. as#part2of#a#minority#group.
# # # # # # # #
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
# # # # # # # # # #2
, 1
Student:#
1. Life-span#development#covers#the#period#from to .
A. birth;#middle#adulthood
B. birth;#old2age
C. conception;#early#adulthood
D. conception;#death
2. Which#of#the#following#gives#the#BEST#description#of#how#life-
#span#psychologistsdescribe#"development"?
A. growth#and#decline#in#skills#and#processes
B. growth#and#decline#in#skills#and#processes#from#birth#to#adolescence
C. growth#in#skills#and#processes
D. decline#in#skills#and#processes
3. Life-
span#development#is#the#study#of#human2development#from#conception#to#death.#Historically,howe#ver,
#most#of#the#focus#has#been#on#which#age2group?
A. children#and#adolescents
B. young#adults
C. middle-aged#adults
D. the#elderly
4. The#upper#boundary#of#the#human#lifespan#is#
years.A.#105
B.# 117
C.# 122
D.# 131
5. Although#the#maximum#life#span#of#humans#has#not#changed,#during#the#twentieth#century,#lifee#x
pectancy
A. in#the#U.S.#has#increased#by#15#years.
B. in#the#world#has#increased#by#15#years.
C. in#the#U.S.#has#increased#by#30#years.
D. in#the#world#has#increased#by#30#years.
6. According#to2life-span#development#expert#Paul#Baltes,#which#age#period#dominates#development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early#adulthood
C. middle-aged#to#late#adulthood
D. No#single#age#group#dominates#development.
7. Diana#feels#that2her#human#development#course#overemphasizes#the#changes#that#occur#from#birth#to#a#d
olescence#and#disregards#the#developmental#issues#of#adulthood.#Which#developmental#perspectivew#o
uld#address#her#concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some#professors#want#to#teach#about#the#life-
span#approach#in2a#Human#Development#course,#whereasothers#want#to#keep#the2traditional#developme#nt
al#approach.#They#disagree#about
A. the#plasticity#of#development.
B. the#multidimensional#nature#of#development.
C. whether#development#is#lifelong.
D. whether#development#is#multidirectional.
9. Baltes#describes#development#as#multidirectional.#What#does#this#mean?
A. Development#is#not#dominated#by#any#single#age#period.
B. Development#consists#of#biological,#cognitive,#and#socioemotional#dimensions.
C. Development#is#characterized#by#both#growth#and#decline.
D#Development#needs#psychologists,#sociologists,#biologists,#and#neuroscientists#to#work#together#in
.# unlocking2the#mysteries#of#development.
10. Kathy#believes#that#life-
span#development#cannot#be#studied#without2considering#biological,#social,#andcognitive#aspects.#Kathy#b
elieves#that#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers#increasingly#study#the#development#of#adulthood.#This#implies#that#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which#of#the#following#is#NOT#one2of#Paul#Baltes'#eight#characteristics#of#the#life-
#span#perspective#ondevelopment?
A. lifelong#and#multidirectional
B. multidimensional#and#plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many#older#adults#become#wiser#by#calling2on#experiential#knowledge,#yet#they#perform#poorly#onc#o
gnitive2speed#tests.#This#is#an#example#of#how#development#is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The#capacity#for#acquiring#second2and#third2languages#decreases#after#early#childhood,#wherease#
xperiential#wisdom#increases#with#age.#This#is#an#example#of#how#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which#of#the#following#is#an#example#of#how#development#is#contextual?
A. Reasoning#ability#is#biologically#finite#and#cannot#be#improved#through#retraining.
B. Parents#in#the#United2States#are#more#likely#to#rear#their#children#to#be#independent#than#parents#inJ#a
pan.
C. Older#adults#call#on#experience#to2guide#their#decision2making.
D. Intelligence#may#be#studied#by#looking#at#genetics,#anthropology,#sociology,#and#other#disciplines.
, 16. In#the#United#States,#most#individuals#begin2school#around#age#5,#whereas#in2Australia#they#start#at#3.#Thisis#a
n#illustration#of#how#development#is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded#influences,#normative#history-
graded#influences,#and#nonnormative#life#events#are2all#ways#in#which#development#can#be#classified#as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna#attributes#her#thriftiness#to#having#been#raised#during#the2Great2Depression.#This#is#an#example#of#a
A. nonnormative#life2event.
B. normative#history-graded#influence.
C. normative#age-graded#influence.
D. nonnormative#age-graded#influence.
19. The#fact#that#I#use#e-mail#virtually#every#day#and#my#mother#has#never#sent#or#received#an#e-
#mail#is#anexample#of#a#difference#in
A. normative#history-graded# influences.
B. nonnormative#life#events.
C. normative#age-graded#influences.
D. nonnormative#age-graded#influence.
20. Biological#processes#such#as#puberty#and#menopause#are
A. nonnormative#life2events.
B. normative#age-graded#influences.
C. normative#history-graded# influences.
D. normative#contextual#influences.
21. Neleh#was#on#a#popular#reality#TV#show#and2got#widespread2exposure.#This#is#an#example#of#a
A. nonnormative#life2event.
B. normative#age-graded#influence.
C. normative#history-graded#influence.
D. normative#contextual#influence.
22. Lauro#is#83#years#old.#Much#of#his#development#will#now#focus#on
A. growth#and#maintenance.
B. maintenance#and#regulation#of#loss.
C. regulation#of#loss.
D. growth#and#regulation#of#loss.
23. Contemporary#concerns#in#life-span#development#perspective#include
A. health#and#well-being#issues.
B. parenting#and#education#issues.
C. sociocultural,#ethnicity,#gender,#and#policy#issues.
D. All#of#these#answers#are2correct.
24. Of#special#consideration#for#social#policy#intervention2are#children#who#grow#up
A. in#poverty.
B. in#single-parent#homes.
C. addicted#to#heroin.
D. as#part2of#a#minority#group.
