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Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by
Laura E. Berk
A culture that values social harmony over individual achievement is
called:
A) collectivist.
B) individualistic.
C) developed.
D) developing. - ANSWER-A
A person's ìfifty-fiftyî chance at birth of living to a given age is called:
A) medium lifespan.
B) average life expectancy.
C) the twentieth-century life expectancy revolution.
D) maximum lifespan. - ANSWER-B
A potential bias of the longitudinal Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health
and Development Study, conducted in 1972ñ1973, lies with:
A) infants.
B) researchers.
C) parents.
D) teachers. - ANSWER-C
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According to traditional behaviorists, activities that are _____ or
rewarded will be learned.
A) improved
B) increased
C) reinforced
D) ignored - ANSWER-C
According to traditional behaviorists, all voluntary actions are
determined by:
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) social learning theory.
D) attachment theory. - ANSWER-A
Behaviorists emphasize the crucial role of _____ on behavior.
A) environmental influences
B) genetic influences
C) cognitive processes
D) normative and non-normative influences - ANSWER-A
Built-in temperamental tendencies may cause people to act in specific
ways. The term for this nature/nurture interaction is:
A) evocative forces.
Test Bank for Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by
Laura E. Berk
A culture that values social harmony over individual achievement is
called:
A) collectivist.
B) individualistic.
C) developed.
D) developing. - ANSWER-A
A person's ìfifty-fiftyî chance at birth of living to a given age is called:
A) medium lifespan.
B) average life expectancy.
C) the twentieth-century life expectancy revolution.
D) maximum lifespan. - ANSWER-B
A potential bias of the longitudinal Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health
and Development Study, conducted in 1972ñ1973, lies with:
A) infants.
B) researchers.
C) parents.
D) teachers. - ANSWER-C
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According to traditional behaviorists, activities that are _____ or
rewarded will be learned.
A) improved
B) increased
C) reinforced
D) ignored - ANSWER-C
According to traditional behaviorists, all voluntary actions are
determined by:
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) social learning theory.
D) attachment theory. - ANSWER-A
Behaviorists emphasize the crucial role of _____ on behavior.
A) environmental influences
B) genetic influences
C) cognitive processes
D) normative and non-normative influences - ANSWER-A
Built-in temperamental tendencies may cause people to act in specific
ways. The term for this nature/nurture interaction is:
A) evocative forces.
