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

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Student:x

1. Life-spanxdevelopmentxcoversxthexperiodxfrom to .
A. birth;xmiddlexadulthood
B. birth;xold2age
C. conception;xearlyxadulthood
D. conception;xdeath
2. WhichxofxthexfollowingxgivesxthexBESTxdescriptionxofxhowxlife-
xspanxpsychologistsdescribex"development"?

A. growthxandxdeclinexinxskillsxandxprocesses
B. growthxandxdeclinexinxskillsxandxprocessesxfromxbirthxtoxadolescence
C. growthxinxskillsxandxprocesses
D. declinexinxskillsxandxprocesses
3. Life-
spanxdevelopmentxisxthexstudyxofxhuman2developmentxfromxconceptionxtoxdeath.xHistorically,howexver,
xmostxofxthexfocusxhasxbeenxonxwhichxage2group?

A. childrenxandxadolescents
B. youngxadults
C. middle-agedxadults
D. thexelderly
4. Thexupperxboundaryxofxthexhumanxlifespanxisx
years.A.x105
B.x 117
C.x 122
D.x 131
5. Althoughxthexmaximumxlifexspanxofxhumansxhasxnotxchanged,xduringxthextwentiethxcentury,xlifeexx
pectancy
A. inxthexU.S.xhasxincreasedxbyx15xyears.
B. inxthexworldxhasxincreasedxbyx15xyears.
C. inxthexU.S.xhasxincreasedxbyx30xyears.
D. inxthexworldxhasxincreasedxbyx30xyears.
6. Accordingxto2life-spanxdevelopmentxexpertxPaulxBaltes,xwhichxagexperiodxdominatesxdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyxadulthood
C. middle-agedxtoxlatexadulthood
D. Noxsinglexagexgroupxdominatesxdevelopment.
7. Dianaxfeelsxthat2herxhumanxdevelopmentxcoursexoveremphasizesxthexchangesxthatxoccurxfromxbirthxtoxaxd
olescencexandxdisregardsxthexdevelopmentalxissuesxofxadulthood.xWhichxdevelopmentalxperspectivewxo
uldxaddressxherxconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. Somexprofessorsxwantxtoxteachxaboutxthexlife-
spanxapproachxin2axHumanxDevelopmentxcourse,xwhereasothersxwantxtoxkeepxthe2traditionalxdevelopmexnt
alxapproach.xTheyxdisagreexabout
A. thexplasticityxofxdevelopment.
B. thexmultidimensionalxnaturexofxdevelopment.
C. whetherxdevelopmentxisxlifelong.
D. whetherxdevelopmentxisxmultidirectional.
9. Baltesxdescribesxdevelopmentxasxmultidirectional.xWhatxdoesxthisxmean?
A. Developmentxisxnotxdominatedxbyxanyxsinglexagexperiod.
B. Developmentxconsistsxofxbiological,xcognitive,xandxsocioemotionalxdimensions.
C. Developmentxisxcharacterizedxbyxbothxgrowthxandxdecline.
DxDevelopmentxneedsxpsychologists,xsociologists,xbiologists,xandxneuroscientistsxtoxworkxtogetherxin
.x unlocking2thexmysteriesxofxdevelopment.
10. Kathyxbelievesxthatxlife-
spanxdevelopmentxcannotxbexstudiedxwithout2consideringxbiological,xsocial,xandcognitivexaspects.xKathyxb
elievesxthatxdevelopmentxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersxincreasinglyxstudyxthexdevelopmentxofxadulthood.xThisximpliesxthatxdevelopmentxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxone2ofxPaulxBaltes'xeightxcharacteristicsxofxthexlife-
xspanxperspectivexondevelopment?

A. lifelongxandxmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalxandxplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyxolderxadultsxbecomexwiserxbyxcalling2onxexperientialxknowledge,xyetxtheyxperformxpoorlyxoncxo
gnitive2speedxtests.xThisxisxanxexamplexofxhowxdevelopmentxis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thexcapacityxforxacquiringxsecond2andxthird2languagesxdecreasesxafterxearlyxchildhood,xwhereasex
xperientialxwisdomxincreasesxwithxage.xThisxisxanxexamplexofxhowxdevelopmentxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxanxexamplexofxhowxdevelopmentxisxcontextual?
A. Reasoningxabilityxisxbiologicallyxfinitexandxcannotxbeximprovedxthroughxretraining.
B. ParentsxinxthexUnited2StatesxarexmorexlikelyxtoxrearxtheirxchildrenxtoxbexindependentxthanxparentsxinJxa
pan.
C. Olderxadultsxcallxonxexperiencexto2guidextheirxdecision2making.
D. Intelligencexmayxbexstudiedxbyxlookingxatxgenetics,xanthropology,xsociology,xandxotherxdisciplines.

, 16. InxthexUnitedxStates,xmostxindividualsxbegin2schoolxaroundxagex5,xwhereasxin2Australiaxtheyxstartxatx3.xThisisxa
nxillustrationxofxhowxdevelopmentxis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedxinfluences,xnormativexhistory-
gradedxinfluences,xandxnonnormativexlifexeventsxare2allxwaysxinxwhichxdevelopmentxcanxbexclassifiedxas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annaxattributesxherxthriftinessxtoxhavingxbeenxraisedxduringxthe2Great2Depression.xThisxisxanxexamplexofxa

A. nonnormativexlife2event.
B. normativexhistory-gradedxinfluence.
C. normativexage-gradedxinfluence.
D. nonnormativexage-gradedxinfluence.
19. ThexfactxthatxIxusexe-mailxvirtuallyxeveryxdayxandxmyxmotherxhasxneverxsentxorxreceivedxanxe-
xmailxisxanexamplexofxaxdifferencexin

A. normativexhistory-gradedx influences.
B. nonnormativexlifexevents.
C. normativexage-gradedxinfluences.
D. nonnormativexage-gradedxinfluence.
20. Biologicalxprocessesxsuchxasxpubertyxandxmenopausexare
A. nonnormativexlife2events.
B. normativexage-gradedxinfluences.
C. normativexhistory-gradedx influences.
D. normativexcontextualxinfluences.
21. NelehxwasxonxaxpopularxrealityxTVxshowxand2gotxwidespread2exposure.xThisxisxanxexamplexofxa
A. nonnormativexlife2event.
B. normativexage-gradedxinfluence.
C. normativexhistory-gradedxinfluence.
D. normativexcontextualxinfluence.
22. Lauroxisx83xyearsxold.xMuchxofxhisxdevelopmentxwillxnowxfocusxon
A. growthxandxmaintenance.
B. maintenancexandxregulationxofxloss.
C. regulationxofxloss.
D. growthxandxregulationxofxloss.
23. Contemporaryxconcernsxinxlife-spanxdevelopmentxperspectivexinclude
A. healthxandxwell-beingxissues.
B. parentingxandxeducationxissues.
C. sociocultural,xethnicity,xgender,xandxpolicyxissues.
D. Allxofxthesexanswersxare2correct.
24. Ofxspecialxconsiderationxforxsocialxpolicyxintervention2arexchildrenxwhoxgrowxup
A. inxpoverty.
B. inxsingle-parentxhomes.
C. addictedxtoxheroin.
D. asxpart2ofxaxminorityxgroup.