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1. Life-spanddevelopmentdcoversdthedperioddfrom to .
A. birth;dmiddledadulthood
B. birth;dolddage
C. conception;dearlydadulthood
D. conception;ddeath
2. WhichdofdthedfollowingdgivesdthedBESTddescriptiondofdhowdlife-
spandpsychologistsddescribed"development"?
A. growthdandddeclinedindskillsdanddprocesses
B. growthdandddeclinedindskillsdanddprocessesdfromdbirthdtodadolescence
C. growthdindskillsdanddprocesses
D. declinedindskillsdanddprocesses
3. Life-
spanddevelopmentdisdthedstudydofdhumanddevelopmentdfromdconceptiondtoddeath.dHistorically,dhow
ever,dmostdofdthedfocusdhasdbeendondwhichdagedgroup?
A. childrendanddadolescents
B. youngdadults
C. middle-ageddadults
D. thedelderly
4. Thedupperdboundarydofdthedhumandlifespandis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5.
Althoughdthedmaximumdlifedspandofdhumansdhasdnotdchanged,dduringdthedtwentiethdcentury,
dlifedexpectancy
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A. indthedU.S.dhasdincreaseddbyd15dyears.
B. indthedworlddhasdincreaseddbyd15dyears.
C. indthedU.S.dhasdincreaseddbyd30dyears.
D. indthedworlddhasdincreaseddbyd30dyears.
6. Accordingdtodlife-
spanddevelopmentdexpertdPauldBaltes,dwhichdagedperiodddominatesddevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlydadulthood
C. middle-ageddtodlatedadulthood
D. Nodsingledagedgroupddominatesddevelopment.
7.
Dianadfeelsdthatdherdhumanddevelopmentdcoursedoveremphasizesdthedchangesdthatdoccurdfro
mdbirthdtodadolescencedandddisregardsdtheddevelopmentaldissuesdofdadulthood.dWhichddevelopment
aldperspectivedwoulddaddressdherdconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
d
8. Somedprofessorsdwantdtodteachdaboutdthedlife-
spandapproachdindadHumandDevelopmentdcourse,dwhereasdothersdwantdtodkeepdthedtraditionalddevel
opmentaldapproach.dTheyddisagreedabout
A. thedplasticitydofddevelopment.
B. thedmultidimensionaldnaturedofddevelopment.
C. whetherddevelopmentdisdlifelong.
D. whetherddevelopmentdisdmultidirectional.
9. Baltesddescribesddevelopmentdasdmultidirectional.dWhatddoesdthisdmean?
A. Developmentdisdnotddominateddbydanydsingledagedperiod.
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B. Developmentdconsistsdofdbiological,dcognitive,danddsocioemotionalddimensions.
C. Developmentdisdcharacterizeddbydbothdgrowthdandddecline.
DdDevelopmentdneedsdpsychologists,dsociologists,dbiologists,danddneuroscientistsdtodworkdtogetherd
in
.dunlockingdthedmysteriesdofddevelopment.
10. Kathydbelievesdthatdlife-
spanddevelopmentdcannotdbedstudieddwithoutdconsideringdbiological,dsocial,danddcognitivedaspects.d
Kathydbelievesdthatddevelopmentdis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11.
Researchersdincreasinglydstudydtheddevelopmentdofdadulthood.dThisdimpliesdthatddevelopm
entdis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdNOTdonedofdPauldBaltes'deightdcharacteristicsdofdthedlife-
spandperspectivedonddevelopment?
A. lifelongdanddmultidirectional
B. multidimensionaldanddplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13.
Manydolderdadultsdbecomedwiserdbydcallingdondexperientialdknowledge,dyetdtheydperformdp
oorlydondcognitivedspeeddtests.dThisdisdandexampledofdhowddevelopmentdis
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1. Life-spanddevelopmentdcoversdthedperioddfrom to .
A. birth;dmiddledadulthood
B. birth;dolddage
C. conception;dearlydadulthood
D. conception;ddeath
2. WhichdofdthedfollowingdgivesdthedBESTddescriptiondofdhowdlife-
spandpsychologistsddescribed"development"?
A. growthdandddeclinedindskillsdanddprocesses
B. growthdandddeclinedindskillsdanddprocessesdfromdbirthdtodadolescence
C. growthdindskillsdanddprocesses
D. declinedindskillsdanddprocesses
3. Life-
spanddevelopmentdisdthedstudydofdhumanddevelopmentdfromdconceptiondtoddeath.dHistorically,dhow
ever,dmostdofdthedfocusdhasdbeendondwhichdagedgroup?
A. childrendanddadolescents
B. youngdadults
C. middle-ageddadults
D. thedelderly
4. Thedupperdboundarydofdthedhumandlifespandis years.
A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
D. 131
5.
Althoughdthedmaximumdlifedspandofdhumansdhasdnotdchanged,dduringdthedtwentiethdcentury,
dlifedexpectancy
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A. indthedU.S.dhasdincreaseddbyd15dyears.
B. indthedworlddhasdincreaseddbyd15dyears.
C. indthedU.S.dhasdincreaseddbyd30dyears.
D. indthedworlddhasdincreaseddbyd30dyears.
6. Accordingdtodlife-
spanddevelopmentdexpertdPauldBaltes,dwhichdagedperiodddominatesddevelopment?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–earlydadulthood
C. middle-ageddtodlatedadulthood
D. Nodsingledagedgroupddominatesddevelopment.
7.
Dianadfeelsdthatdherdhumanddevelopmentdcoursedoveremphasizesdthedchangesdthatdoccurdfro
mdbirthdtodadolescencedandddisregardsdtheddevelopmentaldissuesdofdadulthood.dWhichddevelopment
aldperspectivedwoulddaddressdherdconcerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
d
8. Somedprofessorsdwantdtodteachdaboutdthedlife-
spandapproachdindadHumandDevelopmentdcourse,dwhereasdothersdwantdtodkeepdthedtraditionalddevel
opmentaldapproach.dTheyddisagreedabout
A. thedplasticitydofddevelopment.
B. thedmultidimensionaldnaturedofddevelopment.
C. whetherddevelopmentdisdlifelong.
D. whetherddevelopmentdisdmultidirectional.
9. Baltesddescribesddevelopmentdasdmultidirectional.dWhatddoesdthisdmean?
A. Developmentdisdnotddominateddbydanydsingledagedperiod.
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B. Developmentdconsistsdofdbiological,dcognitive,danddsocioemotionalddimensions.
C. Developmentdisdcharacterizeddbydbothdgrowthdandddecline.
DdDevelopmentdneedsdpsychologists,dsociologists,dbiologists,danddneuroscientistsdtodworkdtogetherd
in
.dunlockingdthedmysteriesdofddevelopment.
10. Kathydbelievesdthatdlife-
spanddevelopmentdcannotdbedstudieddwithoutdconsideringdbiological,dsocial,danddcognitivedaspects.d
Kathydbelievesdthatddevelopmentdis
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11.
Researchersdincreasinglydstudydtheddevelopmentdofdadulthood.dThisdimpliesdthatddevelopm
entdis
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdNOTdonedofdPauldBaltes'deightdcharacteristicsdofdthedlife-
spandperspectivedonddevelopment?
A. lifelongdanddmultidirectional
B. multidimensionaldanddplastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13.
Manydolderdadultsdbecomedwiserdbydcallingdondexperientialdknowledge,dyetdtheydperformdp
oorlydondcognitivedspeeddtests.dThisdisdandexampledofdhowddevelopmentdis
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