life-span development test 1, chapter 1,2,3
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1. Len feels greatly contented in his ca- middle adulthood
reer. He has more time to spend with
his family, contribute to communi-
ty community activities, and mentor
young people. What period of devel-
opment is he most likely in?
A) late adulthood
B) middle adulthood
C) early adulthood
D) stability and regulation
2. Cohort effects are NOT due to which C) a person's age
of the following?
A) a person's time of birth
B) a person's era
C) a person's age
D) a person's generation
3. Which theory most strongly empha- D) ethological
sizes the role biology and evolution in
development?
A) ecological
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) ethological
4. Which research method is used to de- B) experimental
termine causality?
A) correlation
B) experimental
C) observational
D) descriptive
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5. Which of the following is NOT a A) People may behave differently in different set-
weakness associated with standard- tings
ized tests?
A) People may behave differently in
different settings
B) their use assumes that people's be-
haviors are consistent and stable
C) People's performance may be influ-
enced by their emotions in different
settings
D) They allow an individual's perfor-
mance to be compared with that of
another
6. Carlos is just starting to learn about c) Language
the world. According to Vygotsky's so-
ciocultural cognitive theory, what is
the most important theory?
A) mobility
B) sensory perceptions
C) langauge
D) information-processing
7. Baltes describes development as mul- C) development is characterized by both growth
ti-directional. What does this mean? and decline
A) Development is not dominated by
any single age group
B) Development consists of biological,
cognitive, and socioemotional dimen-
sions
C)Development is characterized by
both growth and decline
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D) Development needs psychologists,
sociologists, biologists, and neuro-
sciences to work together in unlock-
ing the mysteries of development
8. Although the maximum span of hu- C) US increased by 30 years
mans has not changed, during the
twentieth century, life expectancy...
A) in the U.S. has increased by 15
years
B) in the world increased by 15 years
C) in the U.S. has increased by 30
years
D) in the world has increases by 30
years
9. The relative contributions of heredi- A) genes alone cannot account for development,
ty and environment are not additive. becasue they can only influence behavioral char-
This means acteristics in specific environmental contexts
A) genes alone cannot account for de-
velopment, because they can only in-
fluence behavioral characteristics in
specific environmental contexts
B) some characteristics are solely due
to heredity and others to environmen-
tal conditions
C) Certain characteristics are more
linked to heredity and others to envi-
ronmental coditions
D) that the person we become is due
to X percent nature and X percent nur-
ture
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1. Len feels greatly contented in his ca- middle adulthood
reer. He has more time to spend with
his family, contribute to communi-
ty community activities, and mentor
young people. What period of devel-
opment is he most likely in?
A) late adulthood
B) middle adulthood
C) early adulthood
D) stability and regulation
2. Cohort effects are NOT due to which C) a person's age
of the following?
A) a person's time of birth
B) a person's era
C) a person's age
D) a person's generation
3. Which theory most strongly empha- D) ethological
sizes the role biology and evolution in
development?
A) ecological
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) ethological
4. Which research method is used to de- B) experimental
termine causality?
A) correlation
B) experimental
C) observational
D) descriptive
, life-span development test 1, chapter 1,2,3
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5. Which of the following is NOT a A) People may behave differently in different set-
weakness associated with standard- tings
ized tests?
A) People may behave differently in
different settings
B) their use assumes that people's be-
haviors are consistent and stable
C) People's performance may be influ-
enced by their emotions in different
settings
D) They allow an individual's perfor-
mance to be compared with that of
another
6. Carlos is just starting to learn about c) Language
the world. According to Vygotsky's so-
ciocultural cognitive theory, what is
the most important theory?
A) mobility
B) sensory perceptions
C) langauge
D) information-processing
7. Baltes describes development as mul- C) development is characterized by both growth
ti-directional. What does this mean? and decline
A) Development is not dominated by
any single age group
B) Development consists of biological,
cognitive, and socioemotional dimen-
sions
C)Development is characterized by
both growth and decline
, life-span development test 1, chapter 1,2,3
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D) Development needs psychologists,
sociologists, biologists, and neuro-
sciences to work together in unlock-
ing the mysteries of development
8. Although the maximum span of hu- C) US increased by 30 years
mans has not changed, during the
twentieth century, life expectancy...
A) in the U.S. has increased by 15
years
B) in the world increased by 15 years
C) in the U.S. has increased by 30
years
D) in the world has increases by 30
years
9. The relative contributions of heredi- A) genes alone cannot account for development,
ty and environment are not additive. becasue they can only influence behavioral char-
This means acteristics in specific environmental contexts
A) genes alone cannot account for de-
velopment, because they can only in-
fluence behavioral characteristics in
specific environmental contexts
B) some characteristics are solely due
to heredity and others to environmen-
tal conditions
C) Certain characteristics are more
linked to heredity and others to envi-
ronmental coditions
D) that the person we become is due
to X percent nature and X percent nur-
ture
