Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
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Student:hhh
1. Life-spanhdevelopmenthcovershthehperiodhfrom to .
A. birth;hmiddlehadulthood
B. birth;hold2age
C. conception;hearlyhadulthood
D. conception;hdeath
2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghgiveshthehBESThdescriptionhofhhowhlife-
spanhpsychologistsdescribeh"development"?
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A. growthhandhdeclinehinhskillshandhprocesses
B. growthhandhdeclinehinhskillshandhprocesseshfromhbirthhtohadolescence
C. growthhinhskillshandhprocesses
D. declinehinhskillshandhprocesses
3. Life-
spanhdevelopmenthishthehstudyhofhhuman2developmenthfromhconceptionhtohdeath.hHistorically,howehv
er,hmosthofhthehfocushhashbeenhonhwhichhage2group?
A. childrenhandhadolescents
B. younghadults
C. middle-agedhadults
D. thehelderly
4. Thehupperhboundaryhofhthehhumanhlifespanhish
years.A.h 105
B.h 117
C.h 122
D.h 131
5. Althoughhthehmaximumhlifehspanhofhhumanshhashnothchanged,hduringhthehtwentiethhcentury,hlifeehx
pectancy
A. inhthehU.S.hhashincreasedhbyh15hyears.
B. inhthehworldhhashincreasedhbyh15hyears.
C. inhthehU.S.hhashincreasedhbyh30hyears.
D. inhthehworldhhashincreasedhbyh30hyears.
6. Accordinghto2life-spanhdevelopmenthexperthPaulhBaltes,hwhichhagehperiodhdominateshdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyhadulthood
C. middle-agedhtohlatehadulthood
D. Nohsinglehagehgrouphdominateshdevelopment.
7. Dianahfeelshthat2herhhumanhdevelopmenthcoursehoveremphasizeshthehchangeshthathoccurhfromhbirthhtohahd
olescencehandhdisregardshthehdevelopmentalhissueshofhadulthood.hWhichhdevelopmentalhperspectivewho
uldhaddresshherhconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somehprofessorshwanthtohteachhabouththehlife-
spanhapproachhin2ahHumanhDevelopmenthcourse,hwhereasothershwanthtohkeephthe2traditionalhdevelopmehn
talhapproach.hTheyhdisagreehabout
A. thehplasticityhofhdevelopment.
B. thehmultidimensionalhnaturehofhdevelopment.
C. whetherhdevelopmenthishlifelong.
D. whetherhdevelopmenthishmultidirectional.
9. Balteshdescribeshdevelopmenthashmultidirectional.hWhathdoeshthishmean?
A. Developmenthishnothdominatedhbyhanyhsinglehagehperiod.
B. Developmenthconsistshofhbiological,hcognitive,hand2socioemotionalhdimensions.
C. Developmenthishcharacterizedhbyhbothhgrowthhandhdecline.
DhDevelopmenthneedshpsychologists,hsociologists,hbiologists,handhneuroscientistshtohworkhtogetherhin
.h unlocking2thehmysterieshofhdevelopment.
10. Kathyhbelieveshthathlife-
spanhdevelopmenthcannothbehstudiedhwithout2consideringhbiological,hsocial,handcognitivehaspects.hKathyhb
elieveshthathdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchershincreasinglyhstudyhthehdevelopmenthofhadulthood.hThishimplieshthathdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThone2ofhPaulhBaltes'heighthcharacteristicshofhthehlife-
hspanhperspectivehondevelopment?
A. lifelonghandhmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalhandhplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyholderhadultshbecomehwiserhbyhcalling2onhexperientialhknowledge,hyeththeyhperformhpoorlyhonch
ognitive2speedhtests.hThishishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thehcapacityhforhacquiringhsecond2andhthird2languageshdecreaseshafterhearlyhchildhood,hwhereaseh
xperientialhwisdomhincreaseshwithhage.hThishishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthishcontextual?
A. Reasoninghabilityhishbiologicallyhfinitehandhcannothbehimprovedhthroughhretraining.
B. ParentshinhthehUnited2StatesharehmorehlikelyhtohrearhtheirhchildrenhtohbehindependenththanhparentshinJha
pan.
C. Olderhadultshcallhonhexperiencehto2guidehtheirhdecision2making.
D. Intelligencehmayhbehstudiedhbyhlookinghathgenetics,hanthropology,hsociology,handhotherhdisciplines.
, 16. InhthehUnitedhStates,hmosthindividualshbegin2schoolharoundhageh5,hwhereashin2Australiahtheyhstarthath3.hThisisha
nhillustrationhofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedhinfluences,hnormativehhistory-
gradedhinfluences,handhnonnormativehlifeheventshare2allhwayshinhwhichhdevelopmenthcanhbehclassifiedhas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annahattributeshherhthriftinesshtohhavinghbeenhraisedhduringhthe2Great2Depression.hThishishanhexamplehofha
A. nonnormativehlife2event.
B. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluence.
C. normativehage-gradedhinfluence.
D. nonnormativehage-gradedhinfluence.
19. ThehfacththathI2usehe-mailhvirtuallyheveryhdayhandhmyhmotherhhashneverhsenthorhreceivedhanhe-
hmailhishanexamplehofhahdifferencehin
A. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluences.
B. nonnormativehlifehevents.
C. normativehage-gradedhinfluences.
D. nonnormativehage-gradedhinfluence.
20. Biologicalhprocesseshsuchhashpubertyhandhmenopausehare
A. nonnormativehlife2events.
B. normativehage-gradedhinfluences.
C. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluences.
D. normativehcontextualhinfluences.
21. NelehhwashonhahpopularhrealityhTVhshowhand2gothwidespread2exposure.hThishishanhexamplehofha
A. nonnormativehlife2event.
B. normativehage-gradedhinfluence.
C. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluence.
D. normativehcontextualhinfluence.
22. Laurohish83hyearshold.hMuchhofhhishdevelopmenthwillhnowhfocushon
A. growthhandhmaintenance.
B. maintenancehandhregulationhofhloss.
C. regulationhofhloss.
D. growthhandhregulationhofhloss.
23. Contemporaryhconcernshinhlife-spanhdevelopmenthperspectivehinclude
A. healthhandhwell-beinghissues.
B. parentinghandheducationhissues.
C. sociocultural,hethnicity,hgender,handhpolicyhissues.
D. Allhofhthesehanswershare2correct.
24. Ofhspecialhconsiderationhforhsocialhpolicyhintervention2arehchildrenhwhohgrowhup
A. inhpoverty.
B. inhsingle-parenthhomes.
C. addictedhtohheroin.
D. ashpart2ofhahminorityhgroup.
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11th Edition By John Santrock. All chapters 17 are included
h h h h h h h h h h2
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Student:hhh
1. Life-spanhdevelopmenthcovershthehperiodhfrom to .
A. birth;hmiddlehadulthood
B. birth;hold2age
C. conception;hearlyhadulthood
D. conception;hdeath
2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghgiveshthehBESThdescriptionhofhhowhlife-
spanhpsychologistsdescribeh"development"?
h
A. growthhandhdeclinehinhskillshandhprocesses
B. growthhandhdeclinehinhskillshandhprocesseshfromhbirthhtohadolescence
C. growthhinhskillshandhprocesses
D. declinehinhskillshandhprocesses
3. Life-
spanhdevelopmenthishthehstudyhofhhuman2developmenthfromhconceptionhtohdeath.hHistorically,howehv
er,hmosthofhthehfocushhashbeenhonhwhichhage2group?
A. childrenhandhadolescents
B. younghadults
C. middle-agedhadults
D. thehelderly
4. Thehupperhboundaryhofhthehhumanhlifespanhish
years.A.h 105
B.h 117
C.h 122
D.h 131
5. Althoughhthehmaximumhlifehspanhofhhumanshhashnothchanged,hduringhthehtwentiethhcentury,hlifeehx
pectancy
A. inhthehU.S.hhashincreasedhbyh15hyears.
B. inhthehworldhhashincreasedhbyh15hyears.
C. inhthehU.S.hhashincreasedhbyh30hyears.
D. inhthehworldhhashincreasedhbyh30hyears.
6. Accordinghto2life-spanhdevelopmenthexperthPaulhBaltes,hwhichhagehperiodhdominateshdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlyhadulthood
C. middle-agedhtohlatehadulthood
D. Nohsinglehagehgrouphdominateshdevelopment.
7. Dianahfeelshthat2herhhumanhdevelopmenthcoursehoveremphasizeshthehchangeshthathoccurhfromhbirthhtohahd
olescencehandhdisregardshthehdevelopmentalhissueshofhadulthood.hWhichhdevelopmentalhperspectivewho
uldhaddresshherhconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Somehprofessorshwanthtohteachhabouththehlife-
spanhapproachhin2ahHumanhDevelopmenthcourse,hwhereasothershwanthtohkeephthe2traditionalhdevelopmehn
talhapproach.hTheyhdisagreehabout
A. thehplasticityhofhdevelopment.
B. thehmultidimensionalhnaturehofhdevelopment.
C. whetherhdevelopmenthishlifelong.
D. whetherhdevelopmenthishmultidirectional.
9. Balteshdescribeshdevelopmenthashmultidirectional.hWhathdoeshthishmean?
A. Developmenthishnothdominatedhbyhanyhsinglehagehperiod.
B. Developmenthconsistshofhbiological,hcognitive,hand2socioemotionalhdimensions.
C. Developmenthishcharacterizedhbyhbothhgrowthhandhdecline.
DhDevelopmenthneedshpsychologists,hsociologists,hbiologists,handhneuroscientistshtohworkhtogetherhin
.h unlocking2thehmysterieshofhdevelopment.
10. Kathyhbelieveshthathlife-
spanhdevelopmenthcannothbehstudiedhwithout2consideringhbiological,hsocial,handcognitivehaspects.hKathyhb
elieveshthathdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchershincreasinglyhstudyhthehdevelopmenthofhadulthood.hThishimplieshthathdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThone2ofhPaulhBaltes'heighthcharacteristicshofhthehlife-
hspanhperspectivehondevelopment?
A. lifelonghandhmultidirectional
B. multidimensionalhandhplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manyholderhadultshbecomehwiserhbyhcalling2onhexperientialhknowledge,hyeththeyhperformhpoorlyhonch
ognitive2speedhtests.hThishishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Thehcapacityhforhacquiringhsecond2andhthird2languageshdecreaseshafterhearlyhchildhood,hwhereaseh
xperientialhwisdomhincreaseshwithhage.hThishishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhhowhdevelopmenthishcontextual?
A. Reasoninghabilityhishbiologicallyhfinitehandhcannothbehimprovedhthroughhretraining.
B. ParentshinhthehUnited2StatesharehmorehlikelyhtohrearhtheirhchildrenhtohbehindependenththanhparentshinJha
pan.
C. Olderhadultshcallhonhexperiencehto2guidehtheirhdecision2making.
D. Intelligencehmayhbehstudiedhbyhlookinghathgenetics,hanthropology,hsociology,handhotherhdisciplines.
, 16. InhthehUnitedhStates,hmosthindividualshbegin2schoolharoundhageh5,hwhereashin2Australiahtheyhstarthath3.hThisisha
nhillustrationhofhhowhdevelopmenthis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative2age-gradedhinfluences,hnormativehhistory-
gradedhinfluences,handhnonnormativehlifeheventshare2allhwayshinhwhichhdevelopmenthcanhbehclassifiedhas
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Annahattributeshherhthriftinesshtohhavinghbeenhraisedhduringhthe2Great2Depression.hThishishanhexamplehofha
A. nonnormativehlife2event.
B. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluence.
C. normativehage-gradedhinfluence.
D. nonnormativehage-gradedhinfluence.
19. ThehfacththathI2usehe-mailhvirtuallyheveryhdayhandhmyhmotherhhashneverhsenthorhreceivedhanhe-
hmailhishanexamplehofhahdifferencehin
A. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluences.
B. nonnormativehlifehevents.
C. normativehage-gradedhinfluences.
D. nonnormativehage-gradedhinfluence.
20. Biologicalhprocesseshsuchhashpubertyhandhmenopausehare
A. nonnormativehlife2events.
B. normativehage-gradedhinfluences.
C. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluences.
D. normativehcontextualhinfluences.
21. NelehhwashonhahpopularhrealityhTVhshowhand2gothwidespread2exposure.hThishishanhexamplehofha
A. nonnormativehlife2event.
B. normativehage-gradedhinfluence.
C. normativehhistory-gradedhinfluence.
D. normativehcontextualhinfluence.
22. Laurohish83hyearshold.hMuchhofhhishdevelopmenthwillhnowhfocushon
A. growthhandhmaintenance.
B. maintenancehandhregulationhofhloss.
C. regulationhofhloss.
D. growthhandhregulationhofhloss.
23. Contemporaryhconcernshinhlife-spanhdevelopmenthperspectivehinclude
A. healthhandhwell-beinghissues.
B. parentinghandheducationhissues.
C. sociocultural,hethnicity,hgender,handhpolicyhissues.
D. Allhofhthesehanswershare2correct.
24. Ofhspecialhconsiderationhforhsocialhpolicyhintervention2arehchildrenhwhohgrowhup
A. inhpoverty.
B. inhsingle-parenthhomes.
C. addictedhtohheroin.
D. ashpart2ofhahminorityhgroup.
