TEST BANK For Human Development: A Life-Span
View 9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C.
Cavanaugh Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
,Table Of Contents
1. The Study of Human Development.
Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.
Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
The scientific study of human development can best be described as
ANSWER:a. multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing f stability f over f change
2. Which fterm fdoes fnot fbelong fin fthis fgroup?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d. fhereditary
3. Dr. fKim ftakes fa fstrong fnature fposition fwith fregard fto fthe forigins fof
fintellectual fdisabilities. fTherefore, fshe fwould fmost flikely fhypothesize fthat fher
fson’s fintellectu fal fdisability f(formally fknown fas fmental fretardation) fis fdue fto
a. f her fparenting fstyle
ANSWER:b. fhis fgenes
c. f his fexposure fto fa ftoxic f chemical fprior fto fbirth
d. f his f exposure fto f Rubella f prior fto f birth
4. The fnotion fthat fdevelopment fis fbest fdescribed fin fterms fof fa fseries fof
fabrupt fsfhifts fin fbehavior fbest ffits fwith fthe f approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d. f discontinuity
5. Cleo, fa fdirector fof fa fdaycare, fuses fterms flike f“pre-K,” f“K-3,” fand fthe f“upper-
elefmentary.” fThese fideas fare fmost fcompatible fwith fa f view.
a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d. f discontinuity
6. Dr. fFletcher fis fattempting fto fdetermine fwhether fadult fcriminals fwere frule-
breakfers fthroughout ftheir fchildhood for fwhether fthey fsuddenly fturned fto fa flife
fof fcrime. fHer fresearch fis fmost fconcerned fwith fwhich fissue fof fhuman
fdevelopment?
a. nature f versus f nurture
b. universal f versus f context-specific f development
c. biological f versus f sociocultural f forces
ANSWER:d. f continuity f versus f discontinuity
7. Mustafa fis finterested fin fdetermining fwhether fchildren fdevelop fvirtually fthe
f sa fme fway fin fAlgeria fas fthey fdo fin fother fparts fof fthe fworld. fMustafa’s
fresearch fdeals fprimarily f with f the issue fof fhuman fdevelopment.
a. fpsychological fversus fbiological fforces
ANSWER:b. f universal f versus f context-specific f development
c. fnature fversus fnurture
d. f continuity f versus fdiscontinuity
8. When fClarisse fsays, f“It fdoesn’t fmatter fif fthey fare fFrench, fSwedish, for
fChinese, fkids fare fkids,” fshe fis fespousing fa position f concerning f human
f development.
a. fdiscontinuous
ANSWER:b. funiversal
c. fnurture
d. fcontext-specific
9. Viviana f notices f that f children f seem f to f mature f socially f much f faster f in
f Costa f Ric fa fthan fin fthe fCanada. fViviana fis fmost flikely fto fsupport fa fposition
fregarding fhfuman fdevelopment.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c. fcontext-specific
View 9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C.
Cavanaugh Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
,Table Of Contents
1. The Study of Human Development.
Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.
3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
4. The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Part II: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
6. Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
8. Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
9. Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.
Part III: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.
10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.
11. Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
13. Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood.
Part IV: LATE ADULTHOOD.
14. The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.
15. Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.
16. The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement.
, 1. The Study of Human Development.
The scientific study of human development can best be described as
ANSWER:a. multidisciplinary
b. focused on groups rather than individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing f stability f over f change
2. Which fterm fdoes fnot fbelong fin fthis fgroup?
a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d. fhereditary
3. Dr. fKim ftakes fa fstrong fnature fposition fwith fregard fto fthe forigins fof
fintellectual fdisabilities. fTherefore, fshe fwould fmost flikely fhypothesize fthat fher
fson’s fintellectu fal fdisability f(formally fknown fas fmental fretardation) fis fdue fto
a. f her fparenting fstyle
ANSWER:b. fhis fgenes
c. f his fexposure fto fa ftoxic f chemical fprior fto fbirth
d. f his f exposure fto f Rubella f prior fto f birth
4. The fnotion fthat fdevelopment fis fbest fdescribed fin fterms fof fa fseries fof
fabrupt fsfhifts fin fbehavior fbest ffits fwith fthe f approach.
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d. f discontinuity
5. Cleo, fa fdirector fof fa fdaycare, fuses fterms flike f“pre-K,” f“K-3,” fand fthe f“upper-
elefmentary.” fThese fideas fare fmost fcompatible fwith fa f view.
a. context-specificity
b. hereditary
, c. continuity
ANSWER:d. f discontinuity
6. Dr. fFletcher fis fattempting fto fdetermine fwhether fadult fcriminals fwere frule-
breakfers fthroughout ftheir fchildhood for fwhether fthey fsuddenly fturned fto fa flife
fof fcrime. fHer fresearch fis fmost fconcerned fwith fwhich fissue fof fhuman
fdevelopment?
a. nature f versus f nurture
b. universal f versus f context-specific f development
c. biological f versus f sociocultural f forces
ANSWER:d. f continuity f versus f discontinuity
7. Mustafa fis finterested fin fdetermining fwhether fchildren fdevelop fvirtually fthe
f sa fme fway fin fAlgeria fas fthey fdo fin fother fparts fof fthe fworld. fMustafa’s
fresearch fdeals fprimarily f with f the issue fof fhuman fdevelopment.
a. fpsychological fversus fbiological fforces
ANSWER:b. f universal f versus f context-specific f development
c. fnature fversus fnurture
d. f continuity f versus fdiscontinuity
8. When fClarisse fsays, f“It fdoesn’t fmatter fif fthey fare fFrench, fSwedish, for
fChinese, fkids fare fkids,” fshe fis fespousing fa position f concerning f human
f development.
a. fdiscontinuous
ANSWER:b. funiversal
c. fnurture
d. fcontext-specific
9. Viviana f notices f that f children f seem f to f mature f socially f much f faster f in
f Costa f Ric fa fthan fin fthe fCanada. fViviana fis fmost flikely fto fsupport fa fposition
fregarding fhfuman fdevelopment.
a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c. fcontext-specific
