Test Bank for Lifespan Development 9th Edition by Denise Boyd | Exam Questions & Answers

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

Multiple-Choice Questions

TB_01_01_An Introduction to Human Development
The field of is the scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion, and personality.
A) neuroscience
B) psychology
C) human development
D) social psychology
Answer: C
Level: Easy
Topic: An Introduction to Human Development
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1.1: Recall the ideas about human development proposed by early philosophers and scientists



TB_01_02_Philosophical and Scientific Roots
The Christian doctrine of argues that human development occurs as a result of how well or how poorly someone does
at overcoming the inborn tendency to act immorally.
A) original sin
B) empiricism
C) behaviorism
D) innate goodness
Answer: A
Level: Easy
Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1.1: Recall the ideas about human development proposed by early philosophers and scientists



TB_01_03_Philosophical and Scientific Roots
Which thinker argued that children are born with a mind that is a blank slate?
A) Augustine of Hippo
B) Charles Darwin
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D) John Locke
Answer: D
Level: Easy
Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1.1: Recall the ideas about human development proposed by early philosophers and scientists



TB_01_04_Philosophical and Scientific Roots
Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed that all human beings are naturally good and seek out experiences that help
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them grow, a concept that came to be known as
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A) maturation.
B) innate goodness.
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C) the blank slate.
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D) original sin. q


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Level: Easy q


Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Dr. Sardonicus believes that humans possess no inborn abilities and that parents can mold their children into whatever they want
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them to be. Which doctrine would best describe Dr. Sardonicus‘ views?
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A) Empiricism
B) Innate goodness q


C) Original sin q


D) Darwinism q


Answer: A q q


Level:Difficult q


Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
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Skill: Apply What You Know
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Charles Darwin and other early evolutionary thinkers compiled
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qof an individual infant, in the hope that they might better understand the overall evolution of the human species.
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A) domains of development q q


B) babybiographies q


C) Gesell scales q


D) norm-referencedtests q


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Level: Difficult q


Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Which assertion regarding lifespan development can be attributed to both G. Stanley Hall and Charles Darwin?
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A) Human evolution represents a unique occurrence in natural history.
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B) Biology dictates how human personality develops. q q q q q


C) Environment determines the course of healthy individual development. q q q q q q q


D) The milestones of childhood are similar to those in the development of the human species.
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Level: Difficultq


Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
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Skill: Evaluate It
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Which term did Arnold Gesell use to describe genetically programmed sequential patterns of change, such as puberty or
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menopause?
A) Maturation
B) Growth
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D) Age norms q q


Answer: A q q


Level:Moderate q


Topic: Philosophical and Scientific Roots
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.1: Recall the ideas about human development proposed by early philosophers and scientists
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Which summary best describes the current perspective on human development?
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A) Human development begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan.
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B) Human development begins at birth and becomes relatively stable by adolescence.
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,C) Human development begins slowly at birth and accelerates as we age.
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D) Human development begins with the onset of puberty.
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Answer: A q


Level: Easy q


Topic: The Lifespan Perspective
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.2: Describe how the lifespan perspective tries to fully explain human development
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q environmental demands. q


A) Plasticity
B) Multicontextuality
C) Empiricism
D) Maturation q


Answer: A q q


Level:Difficult q


Topic: The Lifespan Perspective
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Skill: Analyze It
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LO 1.1.2: Describe how the lifespan perspective tries to fully explain human development
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Researchers have to explore many types of information to address their questions of interest. Which concept emphasizes this
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qapproach to studying lifespan development?
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A) The unidimensional nature of development
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B) Interdisciplinary research q


C) Extra-generational implications q


D) Rigidity q


Answer: B q q


Level:Difficult q


Topic: The Lifespan Perspective
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Skill: Analyze It
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LO 1.1.2: Describe how the lifespan perspective tries to fully explain human development
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The physical domain refers to that aspect of human development that describes
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A) changes in thinking, memory, problem solving, and other intellectual skills.
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B) changes in size, shape, and characteristics of the body.
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C) how young children exceed or lag behind their peers.
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D) the relationship of an individual person to other people.
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Answer: B q


Level: Easy q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.3: Identify the categories used by developmental scientists to organize the study of human development
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Which aspect of human development describes changes in thinking, memory, problem solving, and other intellectual skills?
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A) Psychological domain q


B) Physicaldomain q


C) Cognitivedomain q


D) Socialdomain q


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Level: Easy q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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, Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.3: Identify the categories used by developmental scientists to organize the study of human development
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Which aspect of human development describes changes in variables that are associated with the relationship of an individual to
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others?
A) Psychological domain q


B) Physicaldomain q


C) Cognitivedomain q


D) Socialdomain q


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Level: Easy q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.3: Identify the categories used by developmental scientists to organize the study of human development
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Jorge, age 16, has recently gained a considerable amount of weight but has not grown any taller. Developmental psychologists
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would investigate whether there is a problem with Jorge in which domain of development?
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A) Physical
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Answer: A q q


Level: Moderate q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.3: Identify the categories used by developmental scientists to organize the study of human development
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Estelle, age 12, is in the 6th grade but reads at a 3rd grade level. Developmentalists would investigate whether there is a problem
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in which domain of Estelle‘s development?
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A) Physical
B) Cultural
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Answer: C q q


Level: Easy q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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LO 1.1.3: Identify the categories used by developmental scientists to organize the study of human development
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The three broad categories that are used to classify changes over the lifespan are called
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A) domains of development. q q


B) domains of change models. q q q


C) evolutionarystages. q


D) psychosocialdomains. q


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Level: Easy q


Topic: The Domains and Periods of Development
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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