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Lifespan ilDevelopment il11th ilEdition ilBy
ilJohn ilSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
il il il il il il il
Development 11th Edition By John Santrock
il il il il il il
, 1
Student: il
1. Life-span ildevelopment ilcovers ilthe ilperiod ilfrom to .
A. birth; ilmiddle iladulthood
B. birth; ilold ilage
C. conception; ilearly iladulthood
D. conception; ildeath
2. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilgives ilthe ilBEST ildescription ilof ilhow illife-span
ilpsychologists ildescribe il"development"?
A. growth iland ildecline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
B. growth iland ildecline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses ilfrom ilbirth ilto iladolescence
C. growth ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
D. decline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
3. Life-span ildevelopment ilis ilthe ilstudy ilof ilhuman ildevelopment ilfrom ilconception ilto ildeath.
ilHistorically, ilhowever, ilmost ilof ilthe ilfocus ilhas ilbeen ilon ilwhich ilage ilgroup?
A. children iland iladolescents
B. young iladults
C. middle-aged iladults
D. the ilelderly
4. The ilupper ilboundary ilof ilthe ilhuman illifespan ilis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although ilthe ilmaximum illife ilspan ilof ilhumans ilhas ilnot ilchanged, ilduring ilthe iltwentieth
ilcentury, illife ilexpectancy
A. in ilthe ilU.S. ilhas ilincreased ilby il15 ilyears.
B. in ilthe ilworld ilhas ilincreased ilby il15 ilyears.
C. in ilthe ilU.S. ilhas ilincreased ilby il30 ilyears.
D. in ilthe ilworld ilhas ilincreased ilby il30 ilyears.
6. According ilto illife-span ildevelopment ilexpert ilPaul ilBaltes, ilwhich ilage ilperiod ildominates ildevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early iladulthood
C. middle-aged ilto illate iladulthood
D. No ilsingle ilage ilgroup ildominates ildevelopment.
7. Diana ilfeels ilthat ilher ilhuman ildevelopment ilcourse iloveremphasizes ilthe ilchanges ilthat iloccur ilfrom
ilbirth ilto iladolescence iland ildisregards ilthe ildevelopmental ilissues ilof iladulthood. ilWhich
ildevelopmental ilperspective ilwould iladdress ilher ilconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some ilprofessors ilwant ilto ilteach ilabout ilthe illife-span ilapproach ilin ila ilHuman ilDevelopment ilcourse,
ilwhereas ilothers ilwant ilto ilkeep ilthe iltraditional ildevelopmental ilapproach. ilThey ildisagree ilabout
A. the ilplasticity ilof ildevelopment.
B. the ilmultidimensional ilnature ilof ildevelopment.
C. whether ildevelopment ilis illifelong.
D. whether ildevelopment ilis ilmultidirectional.
9. Baltes ildescribes ildevelopment ilas ilmultidirectional. ilWhat ildoes ilthis ilmean?
A. Development ilis ilnot ildominated ilby ilany ilsingle ilage ilperiod.
B. Development ilconsists ilof ilbiological, ilcognitive, iland ilsocioemotional ildimensions.
C. Development ilis ilcharacterized ilby ilboth ilgrowth iland ildecline.
D ilDevelopment ilneeds ilpsychologists, ilsociologists, ilbiologists, iland ilneuroscientists ilto ilwork iltogether ilin
. i l unlocking ilthe ilmysteries ilof ildevelopment.
10. Kathy ilbelieves ilthat illife-span ildevelopment ilcannot ilbe ilstudied ilwithout ilconsidering ilbiological,
ilsocial, iland ilcognitive ilaspects. ilKathy ilbelieves ilthat ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers ilincreasingly ilstudy ilthe ildevelopment ilof iladulthood. ilThis ilimplies ilthat ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilNOT ilone ilof ilPaul ilBaltes' ileight ilcharacteristics ilof ilthe illife-span
ilperspective ilon ildevelopment?
A. lifelong iland ilmultidirectional
B. multidimensional iland ilplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many ilolder iladults ilbecome ilwiser ilby ilcalling ilon ilexperiential ilknowledge, ilyet ilthey ilperform
ilpoorly ilon ilcognitive ilspeed iltests. ilThis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow ildevelopment ilis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow ildevelopment ilis ilcontextual?
A. Reasoning ilability ilis ilbiologically ilfinite iland ilcannot ilbe ilimproved ilthrough ilretraining.
B. Parents ilin ilthe ilUnited ilStates ilare ilmore illikely ilto ilrear iltheir ilchildren ilto ilbe ilindependent ilthan
ilparents ilin ilJapan.
C. Older iladults ilcall ilon ilexperience ilto ilguide iltheir ildecision ilmaking.
D. Intelligence ilmay ilbe ilstudied ilby illooking ilat ilgenetics, ilanthropology, ilsociology, iland ilother
ildisciplines.
15. The ilcapacity ilfor ilacquiring ilsecond iland ilthird illanguages ildecreases ilafter ilearly ilchildhood,
ilwhereas ilexperiential ilwisdom ilincreases ilwith ilage. ilThis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow
ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
Lifespan ilDevelopment il11th ilEdition ilBy
ilJohn ilSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
il il il il il il il
Development 11th Edition By John Santrock
il il il il il il
, 1
Student: il
1. Life-span ildevelopment ilcovers ilthe ilperiod ilfrom to .
A. birth; ilmiddle iladulthood
B. birth; ilold ilage
C. conception; ilearly iladulthood
D. conception; ildeath
2. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilgives ilthe ilBEST ildescription ilof ilhow illife-span
ilpsychologists ildescribe il"development"?
A. growth iland ildecline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
B. growth iland ildecline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses ilfrom ilbirth ilto iladolescence
C. growth ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
D. decline ilin ilskills iland ilprocesses
3. Life-span ildevelopment ilis ilthe ilstudy ilof ilhuman ildevelopment ilfrom ilconception ilto ildeath.
ilHistorically, ilhowever, ilmost ilof ilthe ilfocus ilhas ilbeen ilon ilwhich ilage ilgroup?
A. children iland iladolescents
B. young iladults
C. middle-aged iladults
D. the ilelderly
4. The ilupper ilboundary ilof ilthe ilhuman illifespan ilis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although ilthe ilmaximum illife ilspan ilof ilhumans ilhas ilnot ilchanged, ilduring ilthe iltwentieth
ilcentury, illife ilexpectancy
A. in ilthe ilU.S. ilhas ilincreased ilby il15 ilyears.
B. in ilthe ilworld ilhas ilincreased ilby il15 ilyears.
C. in ilthe ilU.S. ilhas ilincreased ilby il30 ilyears.
D. in ilthe ilworld ilhas ilincreased ilby il30 ilyears.
6. According ilto illife-span ildevelopment ilexpert ilPaul ilBaltes, ilwhich ilage ilperiod ildominates ildevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early iladulthood
C. middle-aged ilto illate iladulthood
D. No ilsingle ilage ilgroup ildominates ildevelopment.
7. Diana ilfeels ilthat ilher ilhuman ildevelopment ilcourse iloveremphasizes ilthe ilchanges ilthat iloccur ilfrom
ilbirth ilto iladolescence iland ildisregards ilthe ildevelopmental ilissues ilof iladulthood. ilWhich
ildevelopmental ilperspective ilwould iladdress ilher ilconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some ilprofessors ilwant ilto ilteach ilabout ilthe illife-span ilapproach ilin ila ilHuman ilDevelopment ilcourse,
ilwhereas ilothers ilwant ilto ilkeep ilthe iltraditional ildevelopmental ilapproach. ilThey ildisagree ilabout
A. the ilplasticity ilof ildevelopment.
B. the ilmultidimensional ilnature ilof ildevelopment.
C. whether ildevelopment ilis illifelong.
D. whether ildevelopment ilis ilmultidirectional.
9. Baltes ildescribes ildevelopment ilas ilmultidirectional. ilWhat ildoes ilthis ilmean?
A. Development ilis ilnot ildominated ilby ilany ilsingle ilage ilperiod.
B. Development ilconsists ilof ilbiological, ilcognitive, iland ilsocioemotional ildimensions.
C. Development ilis ilcharacterized ilby ilboth ilgrowth iland ildecline.
D ilDevelopment ilneeds ilpsychologists, ilsociologists, ilbiologists, iland ilneuroscientists ilto ilwork iltogether ilin
. i l unlocking ilthe ilmysteries ilof ildevelopment.
10. Kathy ilbelieves ilthat illife-span ildevelopment ilcannot ilbe ilstudied ilwithout ilconsidering ilbiological,
ilsocial, iland ilcognitive ilaspects. ilKathy ilbelieves ilthat ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers ilincreasingly ilstudy ilthe ildevelopment ilof iladulthood. ilThis ilimplies ilthat ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilNOT ilone ilof ilPaul ilBaltes' ileight ilcharacteristics ilof ilthe illife-span
ilperspective ilon ildevelopment?
A. lifelong iland ilmultidirectional
B. multidimensional iland ilplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many ilolder iladults ilbecome ilwiser ilby ilcalling ilon ilexperiential ilknowledge, ilyet ilthey ilperform
ilpoorly ilon ilcognitive ilspeed iltests. ilThis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow ildevelopment ilis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow ildevelopment ilis ilcontextual?
A. Reasoning ilability ilis ilbiologically ilfinite iland ilcannot ilbe ilimproved ilthrough ilretraining.
B. Parents ilin ilthe ilUnited ilStates ilare ilmore illikely ilto ilrear iltheir ilchildren ilto ilbe ilindependent ilthan
ilparents ilin ilJapan.
C. Older iladults ilcall ilon ilexperience ilto ilguide iltheir ildecision ilmaking.
D. Intelligence ilmay ilbe ilstudied ilby illooking ilat ilgenetics, ilanthropology, ilsociology, iland ilother
ildisciplines.
15. The ilcapacity ilfor ilacquiring ilsecond iland ilthird illanguages ildecreases ilafter ilearly ilchildhood,
ilwhereas ilexperiential ilwisdom ilincreases ilwith ilage. ilThis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilhow
ildevelopment ilis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
