Master lifespan development concepts with this comprehensive test bank based on “Discovering the Life Span, 4th Edition” by Robert S. Feldman. Designed for psychology students, nursing students, and allied health professionals, this package includes chapt

TEST BANK For Discovering the Life Span,
5th Edition Robert S. Feldman,
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,1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

a) Hundreds
b) Thousands
c) Hundreds of thousands
d) Millions

Answer: d
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Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
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1-2. Louise Brown was the world’s first , giving developmental experts an
opportunity to explore how one’s circumstances of conception impact one’s development.

a) test tube baby
b) cloned baby
c) stem cell baby
d) surrogate baby

Answer: a
Page: 2
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module: 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1

,1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.

a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research

Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1

1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
approach.

a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental

Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2

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