Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
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11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
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1. Life-span development covers the period from +r +r +r +r +r to .
A. birth; middle adulthood +r +r
B. birth; old2age +r
C. conception; early adulthood +r +r
D. conception; death +r
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-
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span psychologistsdescribe "development"?
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A. growth and decline in skills and processes +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
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C. growth in skills and processes +r +r +r +r
D. decline in skills and processes +r +r +r +r
3. Life-
span development is the study of human2development from conception to death. Historically,howe ve
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r, most of the focus has been on which age2group?
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A. children and adolescents +r +r
B. young adults +r
C. middle-aged adults +r
D. the elderly +r
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
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years.A. 105
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B. 117 +r
C. 122 +r
D. 131 +r
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, lifee
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xpectancy
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A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
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B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
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C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
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D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
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6. According to2life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
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A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood +r
C. middle-aged to late adulthood +r +r +r
D. No single age group dominates development.
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7. Diana feels that2her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to a
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dolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
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w ould address her concerns?
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A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some professors want to teach about the life-
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span approach in2a Human Development course, whereasothers want to keep the2traditional developme n
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tal approach. They disagree about
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A. the plasticity of development. +r +r +r
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
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C. whether development is lifelong. +r +r +r
D. whether development is multidirectional. +r +r +r
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
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A. Development is not dominated by any single age period. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work together in
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
. unlocking2the mysteries of development.
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10. Kathy believes that life- +r +r +r
span development cannot be studied without2considering biological, social, andcognitive aspects. Kathy
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
believes that development is +r +r +r
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one2of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-
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span perspective ondevelopment?
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A. lifelong and multidirectional +r +r
B. multidimensional and plastic +r +r
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling2on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly onc
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
ognitive2speed tests. This is an example of how development is
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A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The capacity for acquiring second2and third2languages decreases after early childhood, wherease
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
xperiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
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A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
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B. Parents in the United2States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents inJ
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apan. r
C. Older adults call on experience to2guide their decision2making.
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D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
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, 16. In the United States, most individuals begin2school around age 5, whereas in2Australia they start at 3. Thisis
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an illustration of how development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded influences, normative history- +r +r +r
graded influences, and nonnormative life events are2all ways in which development can be classified as
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the2Great2Depression. This is an example of a
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A. nonnormative life2event. +r
B. normative history-graded influence. +r +r
C. normative age-graded influence. +r +r
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. +r +r
19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
mail is anexample of a difference in
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. normative history-graded influences. +r +r
B. nonnormative life events. +r +r
C. normative age-graded influences. +r +r
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. +r +r
20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
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A. nonnormative life2events. +r
B. normative age-graded influences. +r +r
C. normative history-graded influences. +r +r
D. normative contextual influences. +r +r
21. Neleh was on a popular reality TV show and2got widespread2exposure. This is an example of a
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A. nonnormative life2event. +r
B. normative age-graded influence. +r +r
C. normative history-graded influence. +r +r
D. normative contextual influence. +r +r
22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. growth and maintenance. +r +r
B. maintenance and regulation of loss. +r +r +r +r
C. regulation of loss. +r +r
D. growth and regulation of loss. +r +r +r +r
23. Contemporary concerns in life-span development perspective include
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A. health and well-being issues. +r +r +r
B. parenting and education issues. +r +r +r
C. sociocultural, ethnicity, gender, and policy issues. +r +r +r +r +r
D. All of these answers are2correct.
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24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention2are children who grow up
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A. in poverty. +r
B. in single-parent homes.
+r +r
C. addicted to heroin. +r +r
D. as part2of a minority group.
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11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r2
, 1
Student:+ r
1. Life-span development covers the period from +r +r +r +r +r to .
A. birth; middle adulthood +r +r
B. birth; old2age +r
C. conception; early adulthood +r +r
D. conception; death +r
2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
span psychologistsdescribe "development"?
+r +r +r
A. growth and decline in skills and processes +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
C. growth in skills and processes +r +r +r +r
D. decline in skills and processes +r +r +r +r
3. Life-
span development is the study of human2development from conception to death. Historically,howe ve
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
r, most of the focus has been on which age2group?
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. children and adolescents +r +r
B. young adults +r
C. middle-aged adults +r
D. the elderly +r
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
years.A. 105
r +r
B. 117 +r
C. 122 +r
D. 131 +r
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, lifee
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
xpectancy
r
A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
6. According to2life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early adulthood +r
C. middle-aged to late adulthood +r +r +r
D. No single age group dominates development.
+r +r +r +r +r
7. Diana feels that2her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to a
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
dolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
w ould address her concerns?
+r +r +r +r
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some professors want to teach about the life-
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
span approach in2a Human Development course, whereasothers want to keep the2traditional developme n
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
tal approach. They disagree about
+r +r +r +r
A. the plasticity of development. +r +r +r
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
+r +r +r +r
C. whether development is lifelong. +r +r +r
D. whether development is multidirectional. +r +r +r
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work together in
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
. unlocking2the mysteries of development.
+r +r +r +r
10. Kathy believes that life- +r +r +r
span development cannot be studied without2considering biological, social, andcognitive aspects. Kathy
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
believes that development is +r +r +r
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one2of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
span perspective ondevelopment?
+r +r +r
A. lifelong and multidirectional +r +r
B. multidimensional and plastic +r +r
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling2on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly onc
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
ognitive2speed tests. This is an example of how development is
r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The capacity for acquiring second2and third2languages decreases after early childhood, wherease
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
xperiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
B. Parents in the United2States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents inJ
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
apan. r
C. Older adults call on experience to2guide their decision2making.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
, 16. In the United States, most individuals begin2school around age 5, whereas in2Australia they start at 3. Thisis
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +
an illustration of how development is
r +r +r +r +r +r
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded influences, normative history- +r +r +r
graded influences, and nonnormative life events are2all ways in which development can be classified as
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the2Great2Depression. This is an example of a
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. nonnormative life2event. +r
B. normative history-graded influence. +r +r
C. normative age-graded influence. +r +r
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. +r +r
19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
mail is anexample of a difference in
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. normative history-graded influences. +r +r
B. nonnormative life events. +r +r
C. normative age-graded influences. +r +r
D. nonnormative age-graded influence. +r +r
20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. nonnormative life2events. +r
B. normative age-graded influences. +r +r
C. normative history-graded influences. +r +r
D. normative contextual influences. +r +r
21. Neleh was on a popular reality TV show and2got widespread2exposure. This is an example of a
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. nonnormative life2event. +r
B. normative age-graded influence. +r +r
C. normative history-graded influence. +r +r
D. normative contextual influence. +r +r
22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. growth and maintenance. +r +r
B. maintenance and regulation of loss. +r +r +r +r
C. regulation of loss. +r +r
D. growth and regulation of loss. +r +r +r +r
23. Contemporary concerns in life-span development perspective include
+r +r +r +r +r +r
A. health and well-being issues. +r +r +r
B. parenting and education issues. +r +r +r
C. sociocultural, ethnicity, gender, and policy issues. +r +r +r +r +r
D. All of these answers are2correct.
+r +r +r +r
24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention2are children who grow up
+r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r +r
A. in poverty. +r
B. in single-parent homes.
+r +r
C. addicted to heroin. +r +r
D. as part2of a minority group.
+r +r +r +r
