TEST BANK For Human Development: A Life-Span View, (MindTap Course List) 9th Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version

TEST6BANK6FOR6HUMAN6DEVELOPMENT:6A6LIFE-

SPAN6VIEW69TH6EDITION6BY6ROBERT6V.6KAIL;6JOHN6

C.6CAVANAUGH6CHAPTERS616-6166COMPLETE

,Table6Of6Contents
1. The6Study6of6Human6Development.

Part6I:6PRENATAL6DEVELOPMENT,6INFANCY,6AND6EARLY6CHILDHOOD.

2. Biological6Foundations:6Heredity,6Prenatal6Development,6and6Birth.

3. Tools6for6Exploring6the6World:6Physical,6Perceptual,6and6Motor6Development.

4. The6Emergence6of6Thought6and6Language:6Cognitive6Development6in6Infancy6and6Early6Childhood.

5. Entering6the6Social6World:6Socioemotional6Development6in6Infancy6and6Early6Childhood.




Part6II:6SCHOOL-AGE6CHILDREN6AND6ADOLESCENTS.

6. Off6to6School:6Cognitive6and6Physical6Development6in6Middle6Childhood.

7. Expanding6Social6Horizons:6Socioemotional6Development6in6Middle6Childhood.

8. Rites6of6Passage:6Physical6and6Cognitive6Development6in6Adolescence.

9. Moving6Into6the6Adult6Social6World:6Socioemotional6Development6in6Adolescence.




Part6III:6YOUNG6AND6MIDDLE6ADULTHOOD.

10. Becoming6an6Adult:6Physical,6Cognitive,6and6Personality6Development6in6Young6Adulthood.

11. Being6With6Others:6Forming6Relationships6in6Young6and6Middle6Adulthood.

12. Work,6Leisure,6and6Retirement.

13. Making6It6in6Midlife:6The6Biopsychosocial6Challenges6of6Middle6Adulthood.




Part6IV:6LATE6ADULTHOOD.

14. The6Personal6Context6of6Later6Life:6Physical,6Cognitive,6and6Mental6Health6Issues.

15. Social6Aspects6of6Later6Life:6Psychosocial,6Retirement,6Relationship,6and6Societal6Issues.

16. The6Final6Passage:6Dying6and6Bereavement.

, 1. The6Study6of6Human6Development.

The6scientific6study6of6human6development6can6best6be6described6as

ANSWER:a.6multidisciplinary
b. focused6on6groups6rather6than6individuals
c. non-theoretical
d. emphasizing6stability6over6change



2. Which6term6does6not6belong6in6this6group?

a. experiential
b. nurture
c. environmental
ANSWER:d.6hereditary



3. Dr.6Kim6takes6a6strong6nature6position6with6regard6to6the6origins6of6intell
ectual6disabilities.6Therefore,6she6would6most6likely6hypothesize6that6her6son’
s6intellectu6al6disability6(formally6known6as6mental6retardation)6is6due6to

a.6 her6parenting6style
ANSWER:b.6his6genes
c.6his6exposure6to6a6toxic6chemical6prior6to6birth
d.6 his6exposure6to6Rubella6prior6to6birth



4. The6notion6that6development6is6best6described6in6terms6of6a6series6of6a
brupt6s6hifts6in6behavior6best6fits6with6the6 approach.

a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
ANSWER:d.6 discontinuity



5. Cleo,6a6director6of6a6daycare,6uses6terms6like6“pre-K,”6“K-
3,”6and6the6“upper-
ele6mentary.”6These6ideas6are6most6compatible6with6a6 view.

a. context-specificity
b. hereditary

, c. continuity
ANSWER:d.6 discontinuity



6. Dr.6Fletcher6is6attempting6to6determine6whether6adult6criminals6were6rule-
break6ers6throughout6their6childhood6or6whether6they6suddenly6turned6to6a6lif
e6of6crime.6Her6research6is6most6concerned6with6which6issue6of6human6dev
elopment?

a. nature6versus6nurture
b. universal6versus6context-specific6development
c. biological6versus6 sociocultural6forces
ANSWER:d.6 continuity6versus6discontinuity



7. Mustafa6is6interested6in6determining6whether6children6develop6virtually6the
6sa6me6way6in6Algeria6as6they6do6in6other6parts6of6the6world.6Mustafa’s6res
earch6deals6primarily6with6the issue6of6human6development.

a.6psychological6versus6biological6forces
ANSWER:b.6 universal6versus6context-specific6development
c.6nature6versus6nurture
d.6 continuity6versus6discontinuity



8. When6Clarisse6says,6“It6doesn’t6matter6if6they6are6French,6Swedish,6or6Chi
nese,6kids6are6kids,”6she6is6espousing6a
position6concerning6human6development.

a.6discontinuous
ANSWER:b.6universal
c.6nurture
d.6context-specific



9. Viviana6notices6that6children6seem6to6mature6socially6much6faster6in6Cost
a6Ric6a6than6in6the6Canada.6Viviana6is6most6likely6to6support6a6position6re
garding6h6uman6development.

a. nature
b. discontinuous
ANSWER:c.6context-specific