Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 11th Edition By John Santrock.

Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included

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Student:NN

1. Life-spanNdevelopmentNcoversNtheNperiodNfrom to .
A. birth;NmiddleNadulthood
B. birth;NoldNage
C. conception;NearlyNadulthood
D. conception;Ndeath
2. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNgivesNtheNBESTNdescriptionNofNhowNlife-
spanNpsychologistsNdescribeN"development"?
A. growthNandNdeclineNinNskillsNandNprocesses
B. growthNandNdeclineNinNskillsNandNprocessesNfromNbirthNtoNadolescence
C. growthNinNskillsNandNprocesses
D. declineNinNskillsNandNprocesses
3. Life-
spanNdevelopmentNisNtheNstudyNofNhumanNdevelopmentNfromNconceptionNtoNdeath.NHistorically,Nho
wever,NmostNofNtheNfocusNhasNbeenNonNwhichNageNgroup?
A. childrenNandNadolescents
B. youngNadults
C. middle-agedNadults
D. theNelderly
4. TheNupperNboundaryNofNtheNhumanNlifespanNis
years.NA.N 105
B.N 117
C.N 122
D.N 131
5. AlthoughNtheNmaximumNlifeNspanNofNhumansNhasNnotNchanged,NduringNtheNtwentiethNcentury,Nli
feNexpectancy
A. inNtheNU.S.NhasNincreasedNbyN15Nyears.
B. inNtheNworldNhasNincreasedNbyN15Nyears.
C. inNtheNU.S.NhasNincreasedNbyN30Nyears.
D. inNtheNworldNhasNincreasedNbyN30Nyears.
6. AccordingNtoNlife-spanNdevelopmentNexpertNPaulNBaltes,NwhichNageNperiodNdominatesNdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyNadulthood
C. middle-agedNtoNlateNadulthood
D. NoNsingleNageNgroupNdominatesNdevelopment.
7. DianaNfeelsNthatNherNhumanNdevelopmentNcourseNoveremphasizesNtheNchangesNthatNoccurNfromNbirthNt
oNadolescenceNandNdisregardsNtheNdevelopmentalNissuesNofNadulthood.NWhichNdevelopmentalNperspec
tiveNwouldNaddressNherNconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. SomeNprofessorsNwantNtoNteachNaboutNtheNlife-
spanNapproachNinNaNHumanNDevelopmentNcourse,NwhereasNothersNwantNtoNkeepNtheNtraditionalNdevelop
mentalNapproach.NTheyNdisagreeNabout
A. theNplasticityNofNdevelopment.
B. theNmultidimensionalNnatureNofNdevelopment.
C. whetherNdevelopmentNisNlifelong.
D. whetherNdevelopmentNisNmultidirectional.
9. BaltesNdescribesNdevelopmentNasNmultidirectional.NWhatNdoesNthisNmean?
A. DevelopmentNisNnotNdominatedNbyNanyNsingleNageNperiod.
B. DevelopmentNconsistsNofNbiological,Ncognitive,NandNsocioemotionalNdimensions.
C. DevelopmentNisNcharacterizedNbyNbothNgrowthNandNdecline.
DNDevelopmentNneedsNpsychologists,Nsociologists,Nbiologists,NandNneuroscientistsNtoNworkNtogetherNin
.N unlockingNtheNmysteriesNofNdevelopment.
10. KathyNbelievesNthatNlife-
spanNdevelopmentNcannotNbeNstudiedNwithoutNconsideringNbiological,Nsocial,NandNcognitiveNaspects.NKat
hyNbelievesNthatNdevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. ResearchersNincreasinglyNstudyNtheNdevelopmentNofNadulthood.NThisNimpliesNthatNdevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNNOTNoneNofNPaulNBaltes'NeightNcharacteristicsNofNtheNlife-
spanNperspectiveNonNdevelopment?
A. lifelongNandNmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalNandNplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. ManyNolderNadultsNbecomeNwiserNbyNcallingNonNexperientialNknowledge,NyetNtheyNperformNpoorlyN
onNcognitiveNspeedNtests.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNhowNdevelopmentNis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. TheNcapacityNforNacquiringNsecondNandNthirdNlanguagesNdecreasesNafterNearlyNchildhood,Nwhere
asNexperientialNwisdomNincreasesNwithNage.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNhowNdevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNanNexampleNofNhowNdevelopmentNisNcontextual?
A. ReasoningNabilityNisNbiologicallyNfiniteNandNcannotNbeNimprovedNthroughNretraining.
B. ParentsNinNtheNUnitedNStatesNareNmoreNlikelyNtoNrearNtheirNchildrenNtoNbeNindependentNthanNparents
NinN
Japan.
C. OlderNadultsNcallNonNexperienceNtoNguideNtheirNdecisionNmaking.
D. IntelligenceNmayNbeNstudiedNbyNlookingNatNgenetics,Nanthropology,Nsociology,NandNotherNdisciplines.

, 16. InNtheNUnitedNStates,NmostNindividualsNbeginNschoolNaroundNageN5,NwhereasNinNAustraliaNtheyNstartNatN3.NT
hisNisNanNillustrationNofNhowNdevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. NormativeNage-gradedNinfluences,NnormativeNhistory-
gradedNinfluences,NandNnonnormativeNlifeNeventsNareNallNwaysNinNwhichNdevelopmentNcanNbeNclassifiedNas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. AnnaNattributesNherNthriftinessNtoNhavingNbeenNraisedNduringNtheNGreatNDepression.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNa

A. nonnormativeNlifeNevent.
B. normativeNhistory-gradedNinfluence.
C. normativeNage-gradedNinfluence.
D. nonnormativeNage-gradedNinfluence.
19. TheNfactNthatNINuseNe-mailNvirtuallyNeveryNdayNandNmyNmotherNhasNneverNsentNorNreceivedNanNe-
mailNisNanNexampleNofNaNdifferenceNin
A. normativeNhistory-gradedNinfluences.
B. nonnormativeNlifeNevents.
C. normativeNage-gradedNinfluences.
D. nonnormativeNage-gradedNinfluence.
20. BiologicalNprocessesNsuchNasNpubertyNandNmenopauseNare
A. nonnormativeNlifeNevents.
B. normativeNage-gradedNinfluences.
C. normativeNhistory-gradedNinfluences.
D. normativeNcontextualNinfluences.
21. NelehNwasNonNaNpopularNrealityNTVNshowNandNgotNwidespreadNexposure.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNa
A. nonnormativeNlifeNevent.
B. normativeNage-gradedNinfluence.
C. normativeNhistory-gradedNinfluence.
D. normativeNcontextualNinfluence.
22. LauroNisN83NyearsNold.NMuchNofNhisNdevelopmentNwillNnowNfocusNon
A. growthNandNmaintenance.
B. maintenanceNandNregulationNofNloss.
C. regulationNofNloss.
D. growthNandNregulationNofNloss.
23. ContemporaryNconcernsNinNlife-spanNdevelopmentNperspectiveNinclude
A. healthNandNwell-beingNissues.
B. parentingNandNeducationNissues.
C. sociocultural,Nethnicity,Ngender,NandNpolicyNissues.
D. AllNofNtheseNanswersNareNcorrect.
24. OfNspecialNconsiderationNforNsocialNpolicyNinterventionNareNchildrenNwhoNgrowNup
A. inNpoverty.
B. inNsingle-parentNhomes.
C. addictedNtoNheroin.
D. asNpartNofNaNminorityNgroup.