TEST BANK: Lifespan Development, Canadian Edition 7th Edition by Denise Boyd

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Lifespan Development, Canadian Edition 7th
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by Denise Boyd
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, Table of Contents g g




Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
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g Chapter 02: Theories of Development
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g Chapter 03: Prenatal Development and Birth1
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Chapter 04: Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy
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g Chapter 05: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Chapter 06: Social and Personality Development in Infancy1
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g Chapter 07: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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g Childhood Chapter 08: Social and Personality Development in Early
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g Childhood Chapter 09: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Childhood
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Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
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g Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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g Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
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g Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
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g Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
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g Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
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g Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
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g Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
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g Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
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g Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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,Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
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Multiple-Choice Questions g

1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of g g g g g g in our bodies, behaviour,
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thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities.
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C) social and cultural normsg g g

D) genetic and biological influences g g g




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Answer: B) age-related changes
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2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce
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gthe influence of innate tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the
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gphilosophical doctrine of g g

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3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-
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Jacques Rousseau would suggest that the basis for human development is
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A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable
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C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
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D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
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Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
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4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English
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D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
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Answer: D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
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5. Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental
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gstudy of human development?
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A) Charles Darwin g

B) John Watsong

C) Arnold Gesell g

D) G. Stanley Hall
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Answer: A) Charles Darwin
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6. are recognized as the first scientific studies of child development.
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A) Darwin's baby biographies g g

B) Gesell's studies of maturation
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C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
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D) Piaget's cognitive theories
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Answer: C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
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7. Early developmental psychology pioneer G. Stanley Hall believed that
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gdevelopmentalists should identify to further the field's understanding of child
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A) milestones
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D) maturation processes g




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Answer: B) norms g g




8. is the term used to describe the average age at which children reach
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A) "Norms"
B) "Maturation stage" g

C) "Psycho-social developmental stage" g g

D) "Phenomenon"