Life Span Human Development 9th Edition
Sigelman / All Chapters 1 - 17 / Full Complete
Normative life events are the same in all cultures.
A) True
B) False - B
The maximum lifespan is the oldest possible age to which humans can live.
A) True
B) False - A
The young-old are people in their fifties.
A) True
B) False - B
In the United States (and around the world), there is no relationship
between life expectancy and a person's income.
A) True
B) False - B
Compared to people in Asian countries, U.S. residents are more likely to
have a collectivist worldview.
A) True
B) False - B
Attitudes and values within each major ethnic group in the United States
are very similar.
A) True
B) False - B
,The differences in values and attitudes between men and women are
almost all biological in origin.
A) True
B) False - B
According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to
stop reinforcing it.
A) True
B) False - A
According to Bandura, modeling refers to watching and imitating another
person's behavior.
A) True
B) False - A
Freud believed that self-awareness is the key to mental health.
A) True
B) False - A
Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of the
parent/child relationship in early childhood.
A) True
B) False - A
Bowlby embraced the importance of nurture, but rejected the importance
of nature.
A) True
B) False - B
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of reinforcement in
determining behavior.
A) True
,B) False - B
Behavioral geneticists conduct research on hereditary influences in
behaviors and attitudes.
A) True
B) False - A
Piaget was interested in charting how the amount that children know
gradually increases.
A) True
B) False - B
Developmental systems theorists stress that many different forces shape
behavior.
A) True
B) False - A
Developmentalists conduct research to find out the scientific ìtruth.î
A) True
B) False - A
Correlational studies can determine cause and effect relationships.
A) True
B) False - B
Cross-sectional studies compare different age groups at the same time.
A) True
B) False - A
Longitudinal studies are inexpensive and easy to carry out.
A) True
B) False - B
, Qualitative studies include statistical analyses.
A) True
B) False - B
1. Gerontologists study:
A) evolution.
B) genes.
C) diseases of the ancient world.
D) aging. - D
2. What area of the lifespan did scientists study last?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - B
3. Researchers studying development a century ago MOST likely would
focus on which life stage?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - A
4. A developmental scientist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) parenting practices and how they affect normal child development.
B) cross-cultural concepts about the right age to toilet train children.
C) emotional development during adult life.
D) travel and its economic impact on a nation's wealth. - D
5. A developmentalist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) when children reach milestones such as walking or puberty.
Sigelman / All Chapters 1 - 17 / Full Complete
Normative life events are the same in all cultures.
A) True
B) False - B
The maximum lifespan is the oldest possible age to which humans can live.
A) True
B) False - A
The young-old are people in their fifties.
A) True
B) False - B
In the United States (and around the world), there is no relationship
between life expectancy and a person's income.
A) True
B) False - B
Compared to people in Asian countries, U.S. residents are more likely to
have a collectivist worldview.
A) True
B) False - B
Attitudes and values within each major ethnic group in the United States
are very similar.
A) True
B) False - B
,The differences in values and attitudes between men and women are
almost all biological in origin.
A) True
B) False - B
According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to
stop reinforcing it.
A) True
B) False - A
According to Bandura, modeling refers to watching and imitating another
person's behavior.
A) True
B) False - A
Freud believed that self-awareness is the key to mental health.
A) True
B) False - A
Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of the
parent/child relationship in early childhood.
A) True
B) False - A
Bowlby embraced the importance of nurture, but rejected the importance
of nature.
A) True
B) False - B
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of reinforcement in
determining behavior.
A) True
,B) False - B
Behavioral geneticists conduct research on hereditary influences in
behaviors and attitudes.
A) True
B) False - A
Piaget was interested in charting how the amount that children know
gradually increases.
A) True
B) False - B
Developmental systems theorists stress that many different forces shape
behavior.
A) True
B) False - A
Developmentalists conduct research to find out the scientific ìtruth.î
A) True
B) False - A
Correlational studies can determine cause and effect relationships.
A) True
B) False - B
Cross-sectional studies compare different age groups at the same time.
A) True
B) False - A
Longitudinal studies are inexpensive and easy to carry out.
A) True
B) False - B
, Qualitative studies include statistical analyses.
A) True
B) False - B
1. Gerontologists study:
A) evolution.
B) genes.
C) diseases of the ancient world.
D) aging. - D
2. What area of the lifespan did scientists study last?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - B
3. Researchers studying development a century ago MOST likely would
focus on which life stage?
A) child development
B) adult development
C) gerontology
D) prenatal development - A
4. A developmental scientist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) parenting practices and how they affect normal child development.
B) cross-cultural concepts about the right age to toilet train children.
C) emotional development during adult life.
D) travel and its economic impact on a nation's wealth. - D
5. A developmentalist might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A) when children reach milestones such as walking or puberty.
