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: s
1. Life-span sdevelopment scovers sthe speriod sfrom to .
A. birth; smiddle sadulthood
B. birth; sold2age
C. conception; searly sadulthood
D. conception; sdeath
2. Which sof sthe sfollowing sgives sthe sBEST sdescription sof show slife-
sspan spsychologistsdescribe s"development"?
A. growth sand sdecline sin sskills sand sprocesses
B. growth sand sdecline sin sskills sand sprocesses sfrom sbirth sto sadolescence
C. growth sin sskills sand sprocesses
D. decline sin sskills sand sprocesses
3. Life-
span sdevelopment sis sthe sstudy sof shuman2development sfrom sconception sto sdeath. sHistorically,howe
sver, smost sof sthe sfocus shas sbeen son swhich sage2group?
A. children sand sadolescents
B. young sadults
C. middle-aged sadults
D. the selderly
4. The supper sboundary sof sthe shuman slifespan sis
syears.A. s105
B. s 117
C. s 122
D. s 131
5. Although sthe smaximum slife sspan sof shumans shas snot schanged, sduring sthe stwentieth scentury, slifee
sxpectancy
A. in sthe sU.S. shas sincreased sby s15 syears.
B. in sthe sworld shas sincreased sby s15 syears.
C. in sthe sU.S. shas sincreased sby s30 syears.
D. in sthe sworld shas sincreased sby s30 syears.
6. According sto2life-span sdevelopment sexpert sPaul sBaltes, swhich sage speriod sdominates sdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early sadulthood
C. middle-aged sto slate sadulthood
D. No ssingle sage sgroup sdominates sdevelopment.
7. Diana sfeels sthat2her shuman sdevelopment scourse soveremphasizes sthe schanges sthat soccur sfrom sbirth sto
sa sdolescence sand sdisregards sthe sdevelopmental sissues sof sadulthood. sWhich sdevelopmental
sperspectivew sould saddress sher sconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some sprofessors swant sto steach sabout sthe slife-
span sapproach sin2a sHuman sDevelopment scourse, swhereasothers swant sto skeep sthe2traditional sdevelopme
sntal sapproach. sThey sdisagree sabout
A. the splasticity sof sdevelopment.
B. the smultidimensional snature sof sdevelopment.
C. whether sdevelopment sis slifelong.
D. whether sdevelopment sis smultidirectional.
9. Baltes sdescribes sdevelopment sas smultidirectional. sWhat sdoes sthis smean?
A. Development sis snot sdominated sby sany ssingle sage speriod.
B. Development sconsists sof sbiological, scognitive, sand ssocioemotional sdimensions.
C. Development sis scharacterized sby sboth sgrowth sand sdecline.
DsDevelopment sneeds spsychologists, ssociologists, sbiologists, sand sneuroscientists sto swork stogether sin
. s unlocking2the smysteries sof sdevelopment.
10. Kathy sbelieves sthat slife-
span sdevelopment scannot sbe sstudied swithout2considering sbiological, ssocial, sandcognitive saspects. sKathy
sbelieves sthat sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers sincreasingly sstudy sthe sdevelopment sof sadulthood. sThis simplies sthat sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sNOT sone2of sPaul sBaltes' seight scharacteristics sof sthe slife-
sspan sperspective sondevelopment?
A. lifelong sand smultidirectional
B. multidimensional sand splastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many solder sadults sbecome swiser sby scalling2on sexperiential sknowledge, syet sthey sperform spoorly sonc
sognitive2speed stests. sThis sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The scapacity sfor sacquiring ssecond2and sthird2languages sdecreases safter searly schildhood, swherease
sxperiential swisdom sincreases swith sage. sThis sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis scontextual?
A. Reasoning sability sis sbiologically sfinite sand scannot sbe simproved sthrough sretraining.
B. Parents sin sthe sUnited2States sare smore slikely sto srear stheir schildren sto sbe sindependent sthan sparents
sinJ sapan.
C. Older sadults scall son sexperience sto2guide stheir sdecision2making.
D. Intelligence smay sbe sstudied sby slooking sat sgenetics, santhropology, ssociology, sand sother sdisciplines.
, 16. In sthe sUnited sStates, smost sindividuals sbegin2school saround sage s5, swhereas sin2Australia sthey sstart sat s3.
sThisis san sillustration sof show sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded sinfluences, snormative shistory-
graded sinfluences, sand snonnormative slife sevents sare2all sways sin swhich sdevelopment scan sbe sclassified sas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna sattributes sher sthriftiness sto shaving sbeen sraised sduring sthe2Great2Depression. sThis sis san sexample sof sa
A. nonnormative slife2event.
B. normative shistory-graded sinfluence.
C. normative sage-graded sinfluence.
D. nonnormative sage-graded sinfluence.
19. The sfact sthat sI suse se-mail svirtually severy sday sand smy smother shas snever ssent sor sreceived san
se- smail sis sanexample sof sa sdifference sin
A. normative shistory-graded s influences.
B. nonnormative slife sevents.
C. normative sage-graded sinfluences.
D. nonnormative sage-graded sinfluence.
20. Biological sprocesses ssuch sas spuberty sand smenopause sare
A. nonnormative slife2events.
B. normative sage-graded sinfluences.
C. normative shistory-graded s influences.
D. normative scontextual sinfluences.
21. Neleh swas son sa spopular sreality sTV sshow sand2got swidespread2exposure. sThis sis san sexample sof sa
A. nonnormative slife2event.
B. normative sage-graded sinfluence.
C. normative shistory-graded sinfluence.
D. normative scontextual sinfluence.
22. Lauro sis s83 syears sold. sMuch sof shis sdevelopment swill snow sfocus son
A. growth sand smaintenance.
B. maintenance sand sregulation sof sloss.
C. regulation sof sloss.
D. growth sand sregulation sof sloss.
23. Contemporary sconcerns sin slife-span sdevelopment sperspective sinclude
A. health sand swell-being sissues.
B. parenting sand seducation sissues.
C. sociocultural, sethnicity, sgender, sand spolicy sissues.
D. All sof sthese sanswers sare2correct.
24. Of sspecial sconsideration sfor ssocial spolicy sintervention2are schildren swho sgrow sup
A. in spoverty.
B. in ssingle-parent shomes.
C. addicted sto sheroin.
D. as spart2of sa sminority sgroup.
s s s s s s s s
11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
s s s s s s s s s s2
, 1
Student: s
1. Life-span sdevelopment scovers sthe speriod sfrom to .
A. birth; smiddle sadulthood
B. birth; sold2age
C. conception; searly sadulthood
D. conception; sdeath
2. Which sof sthe sfollowing sgives sthe sBEST sdescription sof show slife-
sspan spsychologistsdescribe s"development"?
A. growth sand sdecline sin sskills sand sprocesses
B. growth sand sdecline sin sskills sand sprocesses sfrom sbirth sto sadolescence
C. growth sin sskills sand sprocesses
D. decline sin sskills sand sprocesses
3. Life-
span sdevelopment sis sthe sstudy sof shuman2development sfrom sconception sto sdeath. sHistorically,howe
sver, smost sof sthe sfocus shas sbeen son swhich sage2group?
A. children sand sadolescents
B. young sadults
C. middle-aged sadults
D. the selderly
4. The supper sboundary sof sthe shuman slifespan sis
syears.A. s105
B. s 117
C. s 122
D. s 131
5. Although sthe smaximum slife sspan sof shumans shas snot schanged, sduring sthe stwentieth scentury, slifee
sxpectancy
A. in sthe sU.S. shas sincreased sby s15 syears.
B. in sthe sworld shas sincreased sby s15 syears.
C. in sthe sU.S. shas sincreased sby s30 syears.
D. in sthe sworld shas sincreased sby s30 syears.
6. According sto2life-span sdevelopment sexpert sPaul sBaltes, swhich sage speriod sdominates sdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early sadulthood
C. middle-aged sto slate sadulthood
D. No ssingle sage sgroup sdominates sdevelopment.
7. Diana sfeels sthat2her shuman sdevelopment scourse soveremphasizes sthe schanges sthat soccur sfrom sbirth sto
sa sdolescence sand sdisregards sthe sdevelopmental sissues sof sadulthood. sWhich sdevelopmental
sperspectivew sould saddress sher sconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some sprofessors swant sto steach sabout sthe slife-
span sapproach sin2a sHuman sDevelopment scourse, swhereasothers swant sto skeep sthe2traditional sdevelopme
sntal sapproach. sThey sdisagree sabout
A. the splasticity sof sdevelopment.
B. the smultidimensional snature sof sdevelopment.
C. whether sdevelopment sis slifelong.
D. whether sdevelopment sis smultidirectional.
9. Baltes sdescribes sdevelopment sas smultidirectional. sWhat sdoes sthis smean?
A. Development sis snot sdominated sby sany ssingle sage speriod.
B. Development sconsists sof sbiological, scognitive, sand ssocioemotional sdimensions.
C. Development sis scharacterized sby sboth sgrowth sand sdecline.
DsDevelopment sneeds spsychologists, ssociologists, sbiologists, sand sneuroscientists sto swork stogether sin
. s unlocking2the smysteries sof sdevelopment.
10. Kathy sbelieves sthat slife-
span sdevelopment scannot sbe sstudied swithout2considering sbiological, ssocial, sandcognitive saspects. sKathy
sbelieves sthat sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers sincreasingly sstudy sthe sdevelopment sof sadulthood. sThis simplies sthat sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sNOT sone2of sPaul sBaltes' seight scharacteristics sof sthe slife-
sspan sperspective sondevelopment?
A. lifelong sand smultidirectional
B. multidimensional sand splastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many solder sadults sbecome swiser sby scalling2on sexperiential sknowledge, syet sthey sperform spoorly sonc
sognitive2speed stests. sThis sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The scapacity sfor sacquiring ssecond2and sthird2languages sdecreases safter searly schildhood, swherease
sxperiential swisdom sincreases swith sage. sThis sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis san sexample sof show sdevelopment sis scontextual?
A. Reasoning sability sis sbiologically sfinite sand scannot sbe simproved sthrough sretraining.
B. Parents sin sthe sUnited2States sare smore slikely sto srear stheir schildren sto sbe sindependent sthan sparents
sinJ sapan.
C. Older sadults scall son sexperience sto2guide stheir sdecision2making.
D. Intelligence smay sbe sstudied sby slooking sat sgenetics, santhropology, ssociology, sand sother sdisciplines.
, 16. In sthe sUnited sStates, smost sindividuals sbegin2school saround sage s5, swhereas sin2Australia sthey sstart sat s3.
sThisis san sillustration sof show sdevelopment sis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-graded sinfluences, snormative shistory-
graded sinfluences, sand snonnormative slife sevents sare2all sways sin swhich sdevelopment scan sbe sclassified sas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna sattributes sher sthriftiness sto shaving sbeen sraised sduring sthe2Great2Depression. sThis sis san sexample sof sa
A. nonnormative slife2event.
B. normative shistory-graded sinfluence.
C. normative sage-graded sinfluence.
D. nonnormative sage-graded sinfluence.
19. The sfact sthat sI suse se-mail svirtually severy sday sand smy smother shas snever ssent sor sreceived san
se- smail sis sanexample sof sa sdifference sin
A. normative shistory-graded s influences.
B. nonnormative slife sevents.
C. normative sage-graded sinfluences.
D. nonnormative sage-graded sinfluence.
20. Biological sprocesses ssuch sas spuberty sand smenopause sare
A. nonnormative slife2events.
B. normative sage-graded sinfluences.
C. normative shistory-graded s influences.
D. normative scontextual sinfluences.
21. Neleh swas son sa spopular sreality sTV sshow sand2got swidespread2exposure. sThis sis san sexample sof sa
A. nonnormative slife2event.
B. normative sage-graded sinfluence.
C. normative shistory-graded sinfluence.
D. normative scontextual sinfluence.
22. Lauro sis s83 syears sold. sMuch sof shis sdevelopment swill snow sfocus son
A. growth sand smaintenance.
B. maintenance sand sregulation sof sloss.
C. regulation sof sloss.
D. growth sand sregulation sof sloss.
23. Contemporary sconcerns sin slife-span sdevelopment sperspective sinclude
A. health sand swell-being sissues.
B. parenting sand seducation sissues.
C. sociocultural, sethnicity, sgender, sand spolicy sissues.
D. All sof sthese sanswers sare2correct.
24. Of sspecial sconsideration sfor ssocial spolicy sintervention2are schildren swho sgrow sup
A. in spoverty.
B. in ssingle-parent shomes.
C. addicted sto sheroin.
D. as spart2of sa sminority sgroup.
