TEST BANK For Discovering the Life Span,
5th Edition Robert S. Feldman,
Verified Chapters
,1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Hundreds
b) Thousands
c) Hundreds of thousands
d) Millions
Answer: d
Page: 2
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.5
1-2. Louise Brown was the world’s first , giving developmental experts an
opportunity to explore how one’s circumstances of conception impact one’s development.
a) test tube baby
b) cloned baby
c) stem cell baby
d) surrogate baby
Answer: a
Page: 2
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module: 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.
a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
,1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
approach.
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2
1-5. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. She has a
theory about how this new approach will work and will use a methodical approach to test her
theory. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while
her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess students’ progress
after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment?
a) Intuitive
b) Biological
c) Environmental
d) Scientific
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Apply What You Know
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
1-6. The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on .
a) nonhuman species
b) test tube babies
c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
1-7. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body’s makeup is interested in
development.
, a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: fb
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fRemember fthe
fFactsfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1fAPA
fLO: f1.1
1-8. fA fresearcher fworking fwith fcollege-age ffootball fplayers fis fconducting fa flongitudinal
fstudy ftofexamine fan fathlete’s fdecline fin fon-the-field fperformance fas fthe fathlete fages. fWhat
ftype fof fdevelopment fwould fthe fresearcher fmost flikely fbe fstudying?
a) Cognitive
b) Personality
c) Physical
d) Social
Answer: fc
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fApply fWhat fYou
fKnowfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1 fAPA fLO:
f1.2
1-9. development finvolves fthe fways fthat fgrowth fand fchange fin
fintellectualfcapabilities finfluence fa fperson’s fbehavior.
a) Cognitive
b) Physical
c) Personality
d) Social
Answer: fa
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fUnderstand fthe
fConceptsfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1 fAPA fLO:
f1.2
1-10. fResearchers fin fthe fearly flearning fdepartment fof fa funiversity fare fconducting fa flong-
term fstudy fto fsee fhow fproblem-solving fskills fchange fover ftime fas fschool-age fstudents
5th Edition Robert S. Feldman,
Verified Chapters
,1-1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Hundreds
b) Thousands
c) Hundreds of thousands
d) Millions
Answer: d
Page: 2
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.5
1-2. Louise Brown was the world’s first , giving developmental experts an
opportunity to explore how one’s circumstances of conception impact one’s development.
a) test tube baby
b) cloned baby
c) stem cell baby
d) surrogate baby
Answer: a
Page: 2
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module: 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
1-3. development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.
a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
,1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
approach.
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2
1-5. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. She has a
theory about how this new approach will work and will use a methodical approach to test her
theory. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while
her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess students’ progress
after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment?
a) Intuitive
b) Biological
c) Environmental
d) Scientific
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Apply What You Know
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
1-6. The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on .
a) nonhuman species
b) test tube babies
c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
1-7. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body’s makeup is interested in
development.
, a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: fb
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fRemember fthe
fFactsfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1fAPA
fLO: f1.1
1-8. fA fresearcher fworking fwith fcollege-age ffootball fplayers fis fconducting fa flongitudinal
fstudy ftofexamine fan fathlete’s fdecline fin fon-the-field fperformance fas fthe fathlete fages. fWhat
ftype fof fdevelopment fwould fthe fresearcher fmost flikely fbe fstudying?
a) Cognitive
b) Personality
c) Physical
d) Social
Answer: fc
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fApply fWhat fYou
fKnowfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1 fAPA fLO:
f1.2
1-9. development finvolves fthe fways fthat fgrowth fand fchange fin
fintellectualfcapabilities finfluence fa fperson’s fbehavior.
a) Cognitive
b) Physical
c) Personality
d) Social
Answer: fa
fPage: f4
Level: f2-Medium
Skill: fUnderstand fthe
fConceptsfModule f1.1:
fBeginnings fLearning
fObjective: fLO1.1 fAPA fLO:
f1.2
1-10. fResearchers fin fthe fearly flearning fdepartment fof fa funiversity fare fconducting fa flong-
term fstudy fto fsee fhow fproblem-solving fskills fchange fover ftime fas fschool-age fstudents
