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1. Life-spandvdevelopmentdvcoversdvthedvperioddvfrom to .
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B. birth;dvolddvage
C. conception;dvearlydvadulthood
D. conception;dvdeath
2. WhichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvgivesdvthedvBESTdvdescriptiondvofdvhowdvlife-
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B. growthdvanddvdeclinedvindvskillsdvanddvprocessesdvfromdvbirthdvtodvadolescence
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B. youngdvadults
C. middle-ageddvadults
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4. Thedvupperdvboundarydvofdvthedvhumandvlifespandvis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Althoughdvthedvmaximumdvlifedvspandvofdvhumansdvhasdvnotdvchanged,dvduringdvthedvtwentiethdvcentury
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C. indvthedvU.S.dvhasdvincreaseddvbydv30dvyears.
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6. Accordingdvtodvlife-spandvdevelopmentdvexpertdvPauldvBaltes,dvwhichdvagedvperioddvdominatesdvdevelopment?
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C. whetherdvdevelopmentdvisdvlifelong.
D. whetherdvdevelopmentdvisdvmultidirectional.
9. Baltesdvdescribesdvdevelopmentdvasdvmultidirectional.dvWhatdvdoesdvthisdvmean?
A. Developmentdvisdvnotdvdominateddvbydvanydvsingledvagedvperiod.
B. Developmentdvconsistsdvofdvbiological,dvcognitive,dvanddvsocioemotionaldvdimensions.
C. Developmentdvisdvcharacterizeddvbydvbothdvgrowthdvanddvdecline.
DdvDevelopmentdvneedsdvpsychologists,dvsociologists,dvbiologists,dvanddvneuroscientistsdvtodvworkdvtogetherdvin
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10. Kathydvbelievesdvthatdvlife-
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Kathydvbelievesdvthatdvdevelopmentdvis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersdvincreasinglydvstudydvthedvdevelopmentdvofdvadulthood.dvThisdvimpliesdvthatdvdevelopmentdvis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvisdvNOTdvonedvofdvPauldvBaltes'dveightdvcharacteristicsdvofdvthedvlife-
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B. multidimensionaldvanddvplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manydvolderdvadultsdvbecomedvwiserdvbydvcallingdvondvexperientialdvknowledge,dvyetdvtheydvperformdvpoor
lydvondvcognitivedvspeeddvtests.dvThisdvisdvandvexampledvofdvhowdvdevelopmentdvis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Whichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvisdvandvexampledvofdvhowdvdevelopmentdvisdvcontextual?
A. Reasoningdvabilitydvisdvbiologicallydvfinitedvanddvcannotdvbedvimproveddvthroughdvretraining.
B. ParentsdvindvthedvUniteddvStatesdvaredvmoredvlikelydvtodvreardvtheirdvchildrendvtodvbedvindependentdvthandvpar
entsdvindvJapan.
C. Olderdvadultsdvcalldvondvexperiencedvtodvguidedvtheirdvdecisiondvmaking.
D. Intelligencedvmaydvbedvstudieddvbydvlookingdvatdvgenetics,dvanthropology,dvsociology,dvanddvotherdvdisciplines.
15. Thedvcapacitydvfordvacquiringdvseconddvanddvthirddvlanguagesdvdecreasesdvafterdvearlydvchildhood,dvwh
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A. lifelong.
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Lifespan Development 11th Edition
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By John Santrock.
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,Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan
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Development 11th Edition By John Santrock
dv dv dv dv dv
, 1
Student:dv
1. Life-spandvdevelopmentdvcoversdvthedvperioddvfrom to .
A. birth;dvmiddledvadulthood
B. birth;dvolddvage
C. conception;dvearlydvadulthood
D. conception;dvdeath
2. WhichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvgivesdvthedvBESTdvdescriptiondvofdvhowdvlife-
spandvpsychologistsdvdescribedv"development"?
A. growthdvanddvdeclinedvindvskillsdvanddvprocesses
B. growthdvanddvdeclinedvindvskillsdvanddvprocessesdvfromdvbirthdvtodvadolescence
C. growthdvindvskillsdvanddvprocesses
D. declinedvindvskillsdvanddvprocesses
3. Life-
spandvdevelopmentdvisdvthedvstudydvofdvhumandvdevelopmentdvfromdvconceptiondvtodvdeath.dvHistorically,d
vhowever,dvmostdvofdvthedvfocusdvhasdvbeendvondvwhichdvagedvgroup?
A. childrendvanddvadolescents
B. youngdvadults
C. middle-ageddvadults
D. thedvelderly
4. Thedvupperdvboundarydvofdvthedvhumandvlifespandvis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5. Althoughdvthedvmaximumdvlifedvspandvofdvhumansdvhasdvnotdvchanged,dvduringdvthedvtwentiethdvcentury
,dvlifedvexpectancy
A. indvthedvU.S.dvhasdvincreaseddvbydv15dvyears.
B. indvthedvworlddvhasdvincreaseddvbydv15dvyears.
C. indvthedvU.S.dvhasdvincreaseddvbydv30dvyears.
D. indvthedvworlddvhasdvincreaseddvbydv30dvyears.
6. Accordingdvtodvlife-spandvdevelopmentdvexpertdvPauldvBaltes,dvwhichdvagedvperioddvdominatesdvdevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlydvadulthood
C. middle-ageddvtodvlatedvadulthood
D. Nodvsingledvagedvgroupdvdominatesdvdevelopment.
7. Dianadvfeelsdvthatdvherdvhumandvdevelopmentdvcoursedvoveremphasizesdvthedvchangesdvthatdvoccurdvfromdvbir
thdvtodvadolescencedvanddvdisregardsdvthedvdevelopmentaldvissuesdvofdvadulthood.dvWhichdvdevelopmentaldvp
erspectivedvwoulddvaddressdvherdvconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
, 8. Somedvprofessorsdvwantdvtodvteachdvaboutdvthedvlife-
spandvapproachdvindvadvHumandvDevelopmentdvcourse,dvwhereasdvothersdvwantdvtodvkeepdvthedvtraditionaldvdev
elopmentaldvapproach.dvTheydvdisagreedvabout
A. thedvplasticitydvofdvdevelopment.
B. thedvmultidimensionaldvnaturedvofdvdevelopment.
C. whetherdvdevelopmentdvisdvlifelong.
D. whetherdvdevelopmentdvisdvmultidirectional.
9. Baltesdvdescribesdvdevelopmentdvasdvmultidirectional.dvWhatdvdoesdvthisdvmean?
A. Developmentdvisdvnotdvdominateddvbydvanydvsingledvagedvperiod.
B. Developmentdvconsistsdvofdvbiological,dvcognitive,dvanddvsocioemotionaldvdimensions.
C. Developmentdvisdvcharacterizeddvbydvbothdvgrowthdvanddvdecline.
DdvDevelopmentdvneedsdvpsychologists,dvsociologists,dvbiologists,dvanddvneuroscientistsdvtodvworkdvtogetherdvin
.d v unlockingdvthedvmysteriesdvofdvdevelopment.
10. Kathydvbelievesdvthatdvlife-
spandvdevelopmentdvcannotdvbedvstudieddvwithoutdvconsideringdvbiological,dvsocial,dvanddvcognitivedvaspects.dv
Kathydvbelievesdvthatdvdevelopmentdvis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchersdvincreasinglydvstudydvthedvdevelopmentdvofdvadulthood.dvThisdvimpliesdvthatdvdevelopmentdvis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvisdvNOTdvonedvofdvPauldvBaltes'dveightdvcharacteristicsdvofdvthedvlife-
spandvperspectivedvondvdevelopment?
A. lifelongdvanddvmultidirectional
B. multidimensionaldvanddvplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Manydvolderdvadultsdvbecomedvwiserdvbydvcallingdvondvexperientialdvknowledge,dvyetdvtheydvperformdvpoor
lydvondvcognitivedvspeeddvtests.dvThisdvisdvandvexampledvofdvhowdvdevelopmentdvis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Whichdvofdvthedvfollowingdvisdvandvexampledvofdvhowdvdevelopmentdvisdvcontextual?
A. Reasoningdvabilitydvisdvbiologicallydvfinitedvanddvcannotdvbedvimproveddvthroughdvretraining.
B. ParentsdvindvthedvUniteddvStatesdvaredvmoredvlikelydvtodvreardvtheirdvchildrendvtodvbedvindependentdvthandvpar
entsdvindvJapan.
C. Olderdvadultsdvcalldvondvexperiencedvtodvguidedvtheirdvdecisiondvmaking.
D. Intelligencedvmaydvbedvstudieddvbydvlookingdvatdvgenetics,dvanthropology,dvsociology,dvanddvotherdvdisciplines.
15. Thedvcapacitydvfordvacquiringdvseconddvanddvthirddvlanguagesdvdecreasesdvafterdvearlydvchildhood,dvwh
ereasdvexperientialdvwisdomdvincreasesdvwithdvage.dvThisdvisdvandvexampledvofdvhowdvdevelopmentdvis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
