Test Bank for Human Development-A Life- Span . View, 8th Edition. Latest Updated 2026/2027 Guide with Correct Answers

Test Bank for Human Development-A Life-
Span . View, 8th Edition.
Latest Updated 2026/2027 Guide with Correct
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, Test Bank for Human Development-A Life-Span .
View, 8th Edition.
Latest Updated 2026/2027 Guide with Correct
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Chapter 01 The Study of Human Development

True / False

1. The universal and context-specific developmental issue concerns whether there is just one path of development or
several.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.1 Thinking About Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.1.1 - What fundamental issues of development have scholars addressed
throughout history?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

2. If you believe in continuity, you believe that development is best characterized as following a smooth progression.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.1 Thinking About Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.1.1 - What fundamental issues of development have scholars addressed
throughout history?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

3. The influence of ethnic factors on your behavior would be considered a sociocultural force.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.1 Thinking About Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.1.2 - What are the basic forces in the biopsychosocial framework? How
does the timing of these forces affect their impact?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

4. Neuroscience is the study of the brain and the nervous system in terms of brain-environmental relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.1 Thinking About Development


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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.1.3 - How does neuroscience enhance our understanding of human
development?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

5. The sequence of stages in Erikson’s theory is based on the epigenetic principle.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.2 Developmental Theories
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.2.2 - How do psychodynamic theories account for development?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

6. Compared to punishment, reinforcement tends to result in quicker and longer-lasting learning.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.2 Developmental Theories
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.2.3 - What is the focus of learning theories of development?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

7. Piaget believed that children begin to construct knowledge in new ways at a few critical points in development.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.2 Developmental Theories
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.2.4 - How do cognitive-developmental theories explain changes in
thinking?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

8. Information-processing theory rejects the notion of conceptualizing humans as having mental hardware and software.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1.2 Developmental Theories
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KAIL.HDEV.19.1.2.4 - How do cognitive-developmental theories explain changes in
thinking?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

9. Vygotsky’s key insight was to view development as an apprenticeship in which children develop as they work with
skilled adults.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

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