Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
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11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
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Student:r
1. Life-spanrdevelopmentrcoversrtherperiodrfrom to .
A. birth;rmiddleradulthood
B. birth;rold2age
C. conception;rearlyradulthood
D. conception;rdeath
2. WhichrofrtherfollowingrgivesrtherBESTrdescriptionrofrhowrlife-
rspanrpsychologistsdescriber"development"?
A. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
B. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocessesrfromrbirthrtoradolescence
C. growthrinrskillsrandrprocesses
D. declinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
3. Life-
spanrdevelopmentrisrtherstudyrofrhuman2developmentrfromrconceptionrtordeath.rHistorically,howerver,rm
ostrofrtherfocusrhasrbeenronrwhichrage2group?
A. childrenrandradolescents
B. youngradults
C. middle-agedr adults
D. therelderly
4. Therupperrboundaryrofrtherhumanrlifespanrisry
ears.A.r105
B.r 117
C.r 122
D.r 131
5. Althoughrthermaximumrliferspanrofrhumansrhasrnotrchanged,rduringrthertwentiethrcentury,rlifeerxpe
ctancy
A. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
B. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
C. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
D. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
6. Accordingrto2life-spanrdevelopmentrexpertrPaulrBaltes,rwhichragerperiodrdominatesrdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyradulthood
C. middle-agedrtorlateradulthood
D. Norsingleragergrouprdominatesrdevelopment.
7. Dianarfeelsrthat2herrhumanrdevelopmentrcourseroveremphasizesrtherchangesrthatroccurrfromrbirthrtorardol
escencerandrdisregardsrtherdevelopmentalrissuesrofradulthood.rWhichrdevelopmentalrperspectivewrouldra
ddressrherrconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somerprofessorsrwantrtorteachraboutrtherlife-
spanrapproachrin2arHumanrDevelopmentrcourse,rwhereasothersrwantrtorkeeprthe2traditionalrdevelopmerntalr
approach.rTheyrdisagreerabout
A. therplasticityrofrdevelopment.
B. thermultidimensionalrnaturerofrdevelopment.
C. whetherrdevelopmentrisrlifelong.
D. whetherrdevelopmentrisrmultidirectional.
9. Baltesrdescribesrdevelopmentrasrmultidirectional.rWhatrdoesrthisrmean?
A. Developmentrisrnotrdominatedrbyranyrsingleragerperiod.
B. Developmentrconsistsrofrbiological,rcognitive,randrsocioemotionalrdimensions.
C. Developmentrisrcharacterizedrbyrbothrgrowthrandrdecline.
DrDevelopmentrneedsrpsychologists,rsociologists,rbiologists,randrneuroscientistsrtorworkrtogetherrin
.r unlocking2thermysteriesrofrdevelopment.
10. Kathyrbelievesrthatrlife-
spanrdevelopmentrcannotrberstudiedrwithout2consideringrbiological,rsocial,randcognitiveraspects.rKathyrbel
ievesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersrincreasinglyrstudyrtherdevelopmentrofradulthood.rThisrimpliesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichrofrtherfollowingrisrNOTrone2ofrPaulrBaltes'reightrcharacteristicsrofrtherlife-
rspanrperspectiverondevelopment?
A. lifelongrandrmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalrandrplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyrolderradultsrbecomerwiserrbyrcalling2onrexperientialrknowledge,ryetrtheyrperformrpoorlyroncrog
nitive2speedrtests.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thercapacityrforracquiringrsecond2andrthird2languagesrdecreasesrafterrearlyrchildhood,rwhereaserxp
erientialrwisdomrincreasesrwithrage.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentrisrcontextual?
A. Reasoningrabilityrisrbiologicallyrfiniterandrcannotrberimprovedrthroughrretraining.
B. ParentsrinrtherUnited2StatesrarermorerlikelyrtorrearrtheirrchildrenrtorberindependentrthanrparentsrinJrapa
n.
C. Olderradultsrcallronrexperiencerto2guidertheirrdecision2making.
D. Intelligencermayrberstudiedrbyrlookingratrgenetics,ranthropology,rsociology,randrotherrdisciplines.
, 16. InrtherUnitedrStates,rmostrindividualsrbegin2schoolraroundrager5,rwhereasrin2Australiartheyrstartratr3.rThisisranril
lustrationrofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedrinfluences,rnormativerhistory-
gradedrinfluences,randrnonnormativerlifereventsrare2allrwaysrinrwhichrdevelopmentrcanrberclassifiedras
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annarattributesrherrthriftinessrtorhavingrbeenrraisedrduringrthe2Great2Depression.rThisrisranrexamplerofra
A. nonnormativerlife2event.
B. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
19. TherfactrthatrIrusere-mailrvirtuallyreveryrdayrandrmyrmotherrhasrneverrsentrorrreceivedranre-
rmailrisranexamplerofrardifferencerin
A. normativer history-gradedr influences.
B. nonnormativerliferevents.
C. normativerage-gradedr influences.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
20. Biologicalrprocessesrsuchrasrpubertyrandrmenopauserare
A. nonnormativerlife2events.
B. normativerage-gradedr influences.
C. normativer history-gradedr influences.
D. normativercontextualrinfluences.
21. NelehrwasronrarpopularrrealityrTVrshowrand2gotrwidespread2exposure.rThisrisranrexamplerofra
A. nonnormativerlife2event.
B. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
D. normativercontextualrinfluence.
22. Laurorisr83ryearsrold.rMuchrofrhisrdevelopmentrwillrnowrfocusron
A. growthrandrmaintenance.
B. maintenancerandrregulationrofrloss.
C. regulationrofrloss.
D. growthrandrregulationrofrloss.
23. Contemporaryrconcernsrinrlife-spanrdevelopmentrperspectiverinclude
A. healthrandrwell-beingrissues.
B. parentingrandreducationrissues.
C. sociocultural,rethnicity,rgender,randrpolicyrissues.
D. Allrofrtheseranswersrare2correct.
24. Ofrspecialrconsiderationrforrsocialrpolicyrintervention2arerchildrenrwhorgrowrup
A. inrpoverty.
B. inrsingle-parentrhomes.
C. addictedrtorheroin.
D. asrpart2ofrarminorityrgroup.
r r r r r r r r
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
r r r r r r r r r r2
, 1
Student:r
1. Life-spanrdevelopmentrcoversrtherperiodrfrom to .
A. birth;rmiddleradulthood
B. birth;rold2age
C. conception;rearlyradulthood
D. conception;rdeath
2. WhichrofrtherfollowingrgivesrtherBESTrdescriptionrofrhowrlife-
rspanrpsychologistsdescriber"development"?
A. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
B. growthrandrdeclinerinrskillsrandrprocessesrfromrbirthrtoradolescence
C. growthrinrskillsrandrprocesses
D. declinerinrskillsrandrprocesses
3. Life-
spanrdevelopmentrisrtherstudyrofrhuman2developmentrfromrconceptionrtordeath.rHistorically,howerver,rm
ostrofrtherfocusrhasrbeenronrwhichrage2group?
A. childrenrandradolescents
B. youngradults
C. middle-agedr adults
D. therelderly
4. Therupperrboundaryrofrtherhumanrlifespanrisry
ears.A.r105
B.r 117
C.r 122
D.r 131
5. Althoughrthermaximumrliferspanrofrhumansrhasrnotrchanged,rduringrthertwentiethrcentury,rlifeerxpe
ctancy
A. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
B. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr15ryears.
C. inrtherU.S.rhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
D. inrtherworldrhasrincreasedrbyr30ryears.
6. Accordingrto2life-spanrdevelopmentrexpertrPaulrBaltes,rwhichragerperiodrdominatesrdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyradulthood
C. middle-agedrtorlateradulthood
D. Norsingleragergrouprdominatesrdevelopment.
7. Dianarfeelsrthat2herrhumanrdevelopmentrcourseroveremphasizesrtherchangesrthatroccurrfromrbirthrtorardol
escencerandrdisregardsrtherdevelopmentalrissuesrofradulthood.rWhichrdevelopmentalrperspectivewrouldra
ddressrherrconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somerprofessorsrwantrtorteachraboutrtherlife-
spanrapproachrin2arHumanrDevelopmentrcourse,rwhereasothersrwantrtorkeeprthe2traditionalrdevelopmerntalr
approach.rTheyrdisagreerabout
A. therplasticityrofrdevelopment.
B. thermultidimensionalrnaturerofrdevelopment.
C. whetherrdevelopmentrisrlifelong.
D. whetherrdevelopmentrisrmultidirectional.
9. Baltesrdescribesrdevelopmentrasrmultidirectional.rWhatrdoesrthisrmean?
A. Developmentrisrnotrdominatedrbyranyrsingleragerperiod.
B. Developmentrconsistsrofrbiological,rcognitive,randrsocioemotionalrdimensions.
C. Developmentrisrcharacterizedrbyrbothrgrowthrandrdecline.
DrDevelopmentrneedsrpsychologists,rsociologists,rbiologists,randrneuroscientistsrtorworkrtogetherrin
.r unlocking2thermysteriesrofrdevelopment.
10. Kathyrbelievesrthatrlife-
spanrdevelopmentrcannotrberstudiedrwithout2consideringrbiological,rsocial,randcognitiveraspects.rKathyrbel
ievesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersrincreasinglyrstudyrtherdevelopmentrofradulthood.rThisrimpliesrthatrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichrofrtherfollowingrisrNOTrone2ofrPaulrBaltes'reightrcharacteristicsrofrtherlife-
rspanrperspectiverondevelopment?
A. lifelongrandrmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalrandrplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyrolderradultsrbecomerwiserrbyrcalling2onrexperientialrknowledge,ryetrtheyrperformrpoorlyroncrog
nitive2speedrtests.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thercapacityrforracquiringrsecond2andrthird2languagesrdecreasesrafterrearlyrchildhood,rwhereaserxp
erientialrwisdomrincreasesrwithrage.rThisrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisranrexamplerofrhowrdevelopmentrisrcontextual?
A. Reasoningrabilityrisrbiologicallyrfiniterandrcannotrberimprovedrthroughrretraining.
B. ParentsrinrtherUnited2StatesrarermorerlikelyrtorrearrtheirrchildrenrtorberindependentrthanrparentsrinJrapa
n.
C. Olderradultsrcallronrexperiencerto2guidertheirrdecision2making.
D. Intelligencermayrberstudiedrbyrlookingratrgenetics,ranthropology,rsociology,randrotherrdisciplines.
, 16. InrtherUnitedrStates,rmostrindividualsrbegin2schoolraroundrager5,rwhereasrin2Australiartheyrstartratr3.rThisisranril
lustrationrofrhowrdevelopmentris
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedrinfluences,rnormativerhistory-
gradedrinfluences,randrnonnormativerlifereventsrare2allrwaysrinrwhichrdevelopmentrcanrberclassifiedras
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annarattributesrherrthriftinessrtorhavingrbeenrraisedrduringrthe2Great2Depression.rThisrisranrexamplerofra
A. nonnormativerlife2event.
B. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
19. TherfactrthatrIrusere-mailrvirtuallyreveryrdayrandrmyrmotherrhasrneverrsentrorrreceivedranre-
rmailrisranexamplerofrardifferencerin
A. normativer history-gradedr influences.
B. nonnormativerliferevents.
C. normativerage-gradedr influences.
D. nonnormativerage-gradedrinfluence.
20. Biologicalrprocessesrsuchrasrpubertyrandrmenopauserare
A. nonnormativerlife2events.
B. normativerage-gradedr influences.
C. normativer history-gradedr influences.
D. normativercontextualrinfluences.
21. NelehrwasronrarpopularrrealityrTVrshowrand2gotrwidespread2exposure.rThisrisranrexamplerofra
A. nonnormativerlife2event.
B. normativerage-gradedrinfluence.
C. normativerhistory-gradedrinfluence.
D. normativercontextualrinfluence.
22. Laurorisr83ryearsrold.rMuchrofrhisrdevelopmentrwillrnowrfocusron
A. growthrandrmaintenance.
B. maintenancerandrregulationrofrloss.
C. regulationrofrloss.
D. growthrandrregulationrofrloss.
23. Contemporaryrconcernsrinrlife-spanrdevelopmentrperspectiverinclude
A. healthrandrwell-beingrissues.
B. parentingrandreducationrissues.
C. sociocultural,rethnicity,rgender,randrpolicyrissues.
D. Allrofrtheseranswersrare2correct.
24. Ofrspecialrconsiderationrforrsocialrpolicyrintervention2arerchildrenrwhorgrowrup
A. inrpoverty.
B. inrsingle-parentrhomes.
C. addictedrtorheroin.
D. asrpart2ofrarminorityrgroup.
