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,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
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Development 11th Edition By John Santrock
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1. Life-span development covers the period from
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A. birth; middle adulthood
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B. birth; old age nkg nkg


C. conception; early adulthood nkg nkg


D. conception; death nkg




2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span
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psychologists describe "development"?
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A. growth and decline in skills and processes
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B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
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C. growth in skills and processes
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D. decline in skills and processes
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3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death.
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Historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
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A. children and adolescents nkg nkg


B. young adults nkg


C. middle-aged adults nkg


D. the elderly nkg




4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is
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A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Although nkg the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth
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century,
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A. in the nkg nkg U.S. has increased by 15 years.
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B. in the nkg nkg world has increased by 15 years.
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C. in the nkg nkg U.S. has increased by 30 years.
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D. in the nkg nkg world has increased by 30 years.
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6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates
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development?
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A. infancy–childhood
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C. middle-aged to late adulthood nkg nkg nkg


D. No single age group dominates development.
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7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur
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from birth to adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which
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developmental perspective would address her concerns?
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A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

, 8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a Human Development course,
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whereas others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
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A. the plasticity of development.
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B. the multidimensional nature of development.
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C. whether development is lifelong. nkg nkg nkg


D. whether development is multidirectional. nkg nkg nkg




9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional.
nkg nkg nkg nkg What does this mean?
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A. Development is not dominated by any single nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg age period. nkg


B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg and socioemotional dimensions.
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C. Development is characterized by both growth nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg nkg and decline. nkg


D Development needs psychologists, sociologists,
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in
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. unlocking the mysteries of development.
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10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological,
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social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-span
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perspective on development?
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A. lifelong and multidirectional nkg nkg


B. multidimensional and plastic nkg nkg


C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform
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poorly on cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
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A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
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A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
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B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than
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parents in Japan.
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C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
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D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other
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disciplines.
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15. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood,
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whereas experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how
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development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.