Test lxBank lxfor lxA lxTopical lxApproach lxto
Lifespan lxDevelopment lx11th lxEdition lxBy
lxJohn lxSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to
lx lx lx lx lx lx
Lifespan Development 11th Edition By
lx lx lx lx lx
John Santrock
lx lx
, 1
Student: lx
1. Life-span lxdevelopment lxcovers lxthe lxperiod lxfrom to .
A. birth; lxmiddle lxadulthood
B. birth; lxold lxage
C. conception; lxearly lxadulthood
D. conception; lxdeath
2. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxgives lxthe lxBEST lxdescription lxof lxhow lxlife-span
lxpsychologists lxdescribe lx"development"?
A. growth lxand lxdecline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
B. growth lxand lxdecline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses lxfrom lxbirth lxto lxadolescence
C. growth lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
D. decline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
3. Life-span lxdevelopment lxis lxthe lxstudy lxof lxhuman lxdevelopment lxfrom lxconception lxto lxdeath.
lxHistorically, lxhowever, lxmost lxof lxthe lxfocus lxhas lxbeen lxon lxwhich lxage lxgroup?
A. children lxand lxadolescents
B. young lxadults
C. middle-aged lxadults
D. the lxelderly
4. The lxupper lxboundary lxof lxthe lxhuman lxlifespan lxis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although lxthe lxmaximum lxlife lxspan lxof lxhumans lxhas lxnot lxchanged, lxduring lxthe lxtwentieth
lxcentury, lxlife lxexpectancy
A. in lxthe lxU.S. lxhas lxincreased lxby lx15 lxyears.
B. in lxthe lxworld lxhas lxincreased lxby lx15 lxyears.
C. in lxthe lxU.S. lxhas lxincreased lxby lx30 lxyears.
D. in lxthe lxworld lxhas lxincreased lxby lx30 lxyears.
6. According lxto lxlife-span lxdevelopment lxexpert lxPaul lxBaltes, lxwhich lxage lxperiod lxdominates
lxdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early lxadulthood
C. middle-aged lxto lxlate lxadulthood
D. No lxsingle lxage lxgroup lxdominates lxdevelopment.
7. Diana lxfeels lxthat lxher lxhuman lxdevelopment lxcourse lxoveremphasizes lxthe lxchanges lxthat lxoccur
lxfrom lxbirth lxto lxadolescence lxand lxdisregards lxthe lxdevelopmental lxissues lxof lxadulthood. lxWhich
lxdevelopmental lxperspective lxwould lxaddress lxher lxconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some lxprofessors lxwant lxto lxteach lxabout lxthe lxlife-span lxapproach lxin lxa lxHuman lxDevelopment
lxcourse, lxwhereas lxothers lxwant lxto lxkeep lxthe lxtraditional lxdevelopmental lxapproach. lxThey
lxdisagree lxabout
A. the lxplasticity lxof lxdevelopment.
B. the lxmultidimensional lxnature lxof lxdevelopment.
C. whether lxdevelopment lxis lxlifelong.
D. whether lxdevelopment lxis lxmultidirectional.
9. Baltes lxdescribes lxdevelopment lxas lxmultidirectional. lxWhat lxdoes lxthis lxmean?
A. Development lxis lxnot lxdominated lxby lxany lxsingle lxage lxperiod.
B. Development lxconsists lxof lxbiological, lxcognitive, lxand lxsocioemotional lxdimensions.
C. Development lxis lxcharacterized lxby lxboth lxgrowth lxand lxdecline.
D lxDevelopment lxneeds lxpsychologists, lxsociologists, lxbiologists, lxand lxneuroscientists lxto lxwork lxtogether
lxin
. l x unlocking lxthe lxmysteries lxof lxdevelopment.
10. Kathy lxbelieves lxthat lxlife-span lxdevelopment lxcannot lxbe lxstudied lxwithout lxconsidering lxbiological,
lxsocial, lxand lxcognitive lxaspects. lxKathy lxbelieves lxthat lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers lxincreasingly lxstudy lxthe lxdevelopment lxof lxadulthood. lxThis lximplies lxthat lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxis lxNOT lxone lxof lxPaul lxBaltes' lxeight lxcharacteristics lxof lxthe lxlife-span
lxperspective lxon lxdevelopment?
A. lifelong lxand lxmultidirectional
B. multidimensional lxand lxplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many lxolder lxadults lxbecome lxwiser lxby lxcalling lxon lxexperiential lxknowledge, lxyet lxthey
lxperform lxpoorly lxon lxcognitive lxspeed lxtests. lxThis lxis lxan lxexample lxof lxhow lxdevelopment lxis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxis lxan lxexample lxof lxhow lxdevelopment lxis lxcontextual?
A. Reasoning lxability lxis lxbiologically lxfinite lxand lxcannot lxbe lximproved lxthrough lxretraining.
B. Parents lxin lxthe lxUnited lxStates lxare lxmore lxlikely lxto lxrear lxtheir lxchildren lxto lxbe lxindependent
lxthan lxparents lxin lxJapan.
C. Older lxadults lxcall lxon lxexperience lxto lxguide lxtheir lxdecision lxmaking.
D. Intelligence lxmay lxbe lxstudied lxby lxlooking lxat lxgenetics, lxanthropology, lxsociology, lxand lxother
lxdisciplines.
15. The lxcapacity lxfor lxacquiring lxsecond lxand lxthird lxlanguages lxdecreases lxafter lxearly
lxchildhood, lxwhereas lxexperiential lxwisdom lxincreases lxwith lxage. lxThis lxis lxan lxexample lxof
lxhow lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
Lifespan lxDevelopment lx11th lxEdition lxBy
lxJohn lxSantrock.
,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to
lx lx lx lx lx lx
Lifespan Development 11th Edition By
lx lx lx lx lx
John Santrock
lx lx
, 1
Student: lx
1. Life-span lxdevelopment lxcovers lxthe lxperiod lxfrom to .
A. birth; lxmiddle lxadulthood
B. birth; lxold lxage
C. conception; lxearly lxadulthood
D. conception; lxdeath
2. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxgives lxthe lxBEST lxdescription lxof lxhow lxlife-span
lxpsychologists lxdescribe lx"development"?
A. growth lxand lxdecline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
B. growth lxand lxdecline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses lxfrom lxbirth lxto lxadolescence
C. growth lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
D. decline lxin lxskills lxand lxprocesses
3. Life-span lxdevelopment lxis lxthe lxstudy lxof lxhuman lxdevelopment lxfrom lxconception lxto lxdeath.
lxHistorically, lxhowever, lxmost lxof lxthe lxfocus lxhas lxbeen lxon lxwhich lxage lxgroup?
A. children lxand lxadolescents
B. young lxadults
C. middle-aged lxadults
D. the lxelderly
4. The lxupper lxboundary lxof lxthe lxhuman lxlifespan lxis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although lxthe lxmaximum lxlife lxspan lxof lxhumans lxhas lxnot lxchanged, lxduring lxthe lxtwentieth
lxcentury, lxlife lxexpectancy
A. in lxthe lxU.S. lxhas lxincreased lxby lx15 lxyears.
B. in lxthe lxworld lxhas lxincreased lxby lx15 lxyears.
C. in lxthe lxU.S. lxhas lxincreased lxby lx30 lxyears.
D. in lxthe lxworld lxhas lxincreased lxby lx30 lxyears.
6. According lxto lxlife-span lxdevelopment lxexpert lxPaul lxBaltes, lxwhich lxage lxperiod lxdominates
lxdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early lxadulthood
C. middle-aged lxto lxlate lxadulthood
D. No lxsingle lxage lxgroup lxdominates lxdevelopment.
7. Diana lxfeels lxthat lxher lxhuman lxdevelopment lxcourse lxoveremphasizes lxthe lxchanges lxthat lxoccur
lxfrom lxbirth lxto lxadolescence lxand lxdisregards lxthe lxdevelopmental lxissues lxof lxadulthood. lxWhich
lxdevelopmental lxperspective lxwould lxaddress lxher lxconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Some lxprofessors lxwant lxto lxteach lxabout lxthe lxlife-span lxapproach lxin lxa lxHuman lxDevelopment
lxcourse, lxwhereas lxothers lxwant lxto lxkeep lxthe lxtraditional lxdevelopmental lxapproach. lxThey
lxdisagree lxabout
A. the lxplasticity lxof lxdevelopment.
B. the lxmultidimensional lxnature lxof lxdevelopment.
C. whether lxdevelopment lxis lxlifelong.
D. whether lxdevelopment lxis lxmultidirectional.
9. Baltes lxdescribes lxdevelopment lxas lxmultidirectional. lxWhat lxdoes lxthis lxmean?
A. Development lxis lxnot lxdominated lxby lxany lxsingle lxage lxperiod.
B. Development lxconsists lxof lxbiological, lxcognitive, lxand lxsocioemotional lxdimensions.
C. Development lxis lxcharacterized lxby lxboth lxgrowth lxand lxdecline.
D lxDevelopment lxneeds lxpsychologists, lxsociologists, lxbiologists, lxand lxneuroscientists lxto lxwork lxtogether
lxin
. l x unlocking lxthe lxmysteries lxof lxdevelopment.
10. Kathy lxbelieves lxthat lxlife-span lxdevelopment lxcannot lxbe lxstudied lxwithout lxconsidering lxbiological,
lxsocial, lxand lxcognitive lxaspects. lxKathy lxbelieves lxthat lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers lxincreasingly lxstudy lxthe lxdevelopment lxof lxadulthood. lxThis lximplies lxthat lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxis lxNOT lxone lxof lxPaul lxBaltes' lxeight lxcharacteristics lxof lxthe lxlife-span
lxperspective lxon lxdevelopment?
A. lifelong lxand lxmultidirectional
B. multidimensional lxand lxplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many lxolder lxadults lxbecome lxwiser lxby lxcalling lxon lxexperiential lxknowledge, lxyet lxthey
lxperform lxpoorly lxon lxcognitive lxspeed lxtests. lxThis lxis lxan lxexample lxof lxhow lxdevelopment lxis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which lxof lxthe lxfollowing lxis lxan lxexample lxof lxhow lxdevelopment lxis lxcontextual?
A. Reasoning lxability lxis lxbiologically lxfinite lxand lxcannot lxbe lximproved lxthrough lxretraining.
B. Parents lxin lxthe lxUnited lxStates lxare lxmore lxlikely lxto lxrear lxtheir lxchildren lxto lxbe lxindependent
lxthan lxparents lxin lxJapan.
C. Older lxadults lxcall lxon lxexperience lxto lxguide lxtheir lxdecision lxmaking.
D. Intelligence lxmay lxbe lxstudied lxby lxlooking lxat lxgenetics, lxanthropology, lxsociology, lxand lxother
lxdisciplines.
15. The lxcapacity lxfor lxacquiring lxsecond lxand lxthird lxlanguages lxdecreases lxafter lxearly
lxchildhood, lxwhereas lxexperiential lxwisdom lxincreases lxwith lxage. lxThis lxis lxan lxexample lxof
lxhow lxdevelopment lxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
