A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development (11th Edition)

Test Ḅank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Ḍevelopment
11th Eḍition Ḅy John Santrock. All chapters 17 are incluḍeḍ

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Stuḍent:NN

1. Life-spanNḍevelopmentNcoversNtheNperioḍNfrom to .
A. ḅirth;NmiḍḍleNaḍulthooḍ
B. ḅirth;NolḍNage
C. conception;NearlyNaḍulthooḍ
D. conception;Nḍeath
2. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNgivesNtheNḄESTNḍescriptionNofNhowNlife-
spanNpsychologistsNḍescriḅeN"ḍevelopment"?
A. growthNanḍNḍeclineNinNskillsNanḍNprocesses
B. growthNanḍNḍeclineNinNskillsNanḍNprocessesNfromNḅirthNtoNaḍolescence
C. growthNinNskillsNanḍNprocesses
D. ḍeclineNinNskillsNanḍNprocesses
3. Life-
spanNḍevelopmentNisNtheNstuḍyNofNhumanNḍevelopmentNfromNconceptionNtoNḍeath.NHistorically,Nho
wever,NmostNofNtheNfocusNhasNḅeenNonNwhichNageNgroup?
A. chilḍrenNanḍNaḍolescents
B. youngNaḍults
C. miḍḍle-ageḍNaḍults
D. theNelḍerly
4. TheNupperNḅounḍaryNofNtheNhumanNlifespanNis
years.NA.N 105
Ḅ.N 117
C.N 122
Ḍ.N 131
5. AlthoughNtheNmaximumNlifeNspanNofNhumansNhasNnotNchangeḍ,NḍuringNtheNtwentiethNcentury,Nli
feNexpectancy
A. inNtheNU.S.NhasNincreaseḍNḅyN15Nyears.
B. inNtheNworlḍNhasNincreaseḍNḅyN15Nyears.
C. inNtheNU.S.NhasNincreaseḍNḅyN30Nyears.
D. inNtheNworlḍNhasNincreaseḍNḅyN30Nyears.
6. AccorḍingNtoNlife-spanNḍevelopmentNexpertNPaulNḄaltes,NwhichNageNperioḍNḍominatesNḍevelopment?
A. infancy–chilḍhooḍ
B. aḍolescence–earlyNaḍulthooḍ
C. miḍḍle-ageḍNtoNlateNaḍulthooḍ
D. NoNsingleNageNgroupNḍominatesNḍevelopment.
7. ḌianaNfeelsNthatNherNhumanNḍevelopmentNcourseNoveremphasizesNtheNchangesNthatNoccurNfromNḅirthNt
oNaḍolescenceNanḍNḍisregarḍsNtheNḍevelopmentalNissuesNofNaḍulthooḍ.NWhichNḍevelopmentalNperspec
tiveNwoulḍNaḍḍressNherNconcerns?
A. traḍitional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. SomeNprofessorsNwantNtoNteachNaḅoutNtheNlife-
spanNapproachNinNaNHumanNḌevelopmentNcourse,NwhereasNothersNwantNtoNkeepNtheNtraḍitionalNḍevelop
mentalNapproach.NTheyNḍisagreeNaḅout
A. theNplasticityNofNḍevelopment.
B. theNmultiḍimensionalNnatureNofNḍevelopment.
C. whetherNḍevelopmentNisNlifelong.
D. whetherNḍevelopmentNisNmultiḍirectional.
9. ḄaltesNḍescriḅesNḍevelopmentNasNmultiḍirectional.NWhatNḍoesNthisNmean?
A. ḌevelopmentNisNnotNḍominateḍNḅyNanyNsingleNageNperioḍ.
B. ḌevelopmentNconsistsNofNḅiological,Ncognitive,NanḍNsocioemotionalNḍimensions.
C. ḌevelopmentNisNcharacterizeḍNḅyNḅothNgrowthNanḍNḍecline.
ḌNḌevelopmentNneeḍsNpsychologists,Nsociologists,Nḅiologists,NanḍNneuroscientistsNtoNworkNtogetherNin
.N unlockingNtheNmysteriesNofNḍevelopment.
10. KathyNḅelievesNthatNlife-
spanNḍevelopmentNcannotNḅeNstuḍieḍNwithoutNconsiḍeringNḅiological,Nsocial,NanḍNcognitiveNaspects.NKat
hyNḅelievesNthatNḍevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multiḍirectional.
C. multiḍimensional.
D. plastic.
11. ResearchersNincreasinglyNstuḍyNtheNḍevelopmentNofNaḍulthooḍ.NThisNimpliesNthatNḍevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multiḍisciplinary.
C. multiḍirectional.
D. contextual.
12. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNNOTNoneNofNPaulNḄaltes'NeightNcharacteristicsNofNtheNlife-
spanNperspectiveNonNḍevelopment?
A. lifelongNanḍNmultiḍirectional
B. multiḍimensionalNanḍNplastic
C. contextual
D. uniḍirectional
13. ManyNolḍerNaḍultsNḅecomeNwiserNḅyNcallingNonNexperientialNknowleḍge,NyetNtheyNperformNpoorlyN
onNcognitiveNspeeḍNtests.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNhowNḍevelopmentNis
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multiḍimensional.
D. multiḍirectional.
14. TheNcapacityNforNacquiringNseconḍNanḍNthirḍNlanguagesNḍecreasesNafterNearlyNchilḍhooḍ,Nwhere
asNexperientialNwisḍomNincreasesNwithNage.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNhowNḍevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multiḍisciplinary.
C. multiḍirectional.
D. contextual.
15. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNanNexampleNofNhowNḍevelopmentNisNcontextual?
A. ReasoningNaḅilityNisNḅiologicallyNfiniteNanḍNcannotNḅeNimproveḍNthroughNretraining.
B. ParentsNinNtheNUniteḍNStatesNareNmoreNlikelyNtoNrearNtheirNchilḍrenNtoNḅeNinḍepenḍentNthanNparents
NinN
Japan.
C. OlḍerNaḍultsNcallNonNexperienceNtoNguiḍeNtheirNḍecisionNmaking.
D. IntelligenceNmayNḅeNstuḍieḍNḅyNlookingNatNgenetics,Nanthropology,Nsociology,NanḍNotherNḍisciplines.

, 16. InNtheNUniteḍNStates,NmostNinḍiviḍualsNḅeginNschoolNarounḍNageN5,NwhereasNinNAustraliaNtheyNstartNatN3.NT
hisNisNanNillustrationNofNhowNḍevelopmentNis
A. lifelong.
B. multiḍisciplinary.
C. multiḍirectional.
D. contextual.
17. NormativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluences,NnormativeNhistory-
graḍeḍNinfluences,NanḍNnonnormativeNlifeNeventsNareNallNwaysNinNwhichNḍevelopmentNcanNḅeNclassifieḍNas
A. multiḍirectional.
B. multiḍimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. AnnaNattriḅutesNherNthriftinessNtoNhavingNḅeenNraiseḍNḍuringNtheNGreatNḌepression.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNa

A. nonnormativeNlifeNevent.
B. normativeNhistory-graḍeḍNinfluence.
C. normativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluence.
D. nonnormativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluence.
19. TheNfactNthatNINuseNe-mailNvirtuallyNeveryNḍayNanḍNmyNmotherNhasNneverNsentNorNreceiveḍNanNe-
mailNisNanNexampleNofNaNḍifferenceNin
A. normativeNhistory-graḍeḍNinfluences.
B. nonnormativeNlifeNevents.
C. normativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluences.
D. nonnormativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluence.
20. ḄiologicalNprocessesNsuchNasNpuḅertyNanḍNmenopauseNare
A. nonnormativeNlifeNevents.
B. normativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluences.
C. normativeNhistory-graḍeḍNinfluences.
D. normativeNcontextualNinfluences.
21. NelehNwasNonNaNpopularNrealityNTVNshowNanḍNgotNwiḍespreaḍNexposure.NThisNisNanNexampleNofNa
A. nonnormativeNlifeNevent.
B. normativeNage-graḍeḍNinfluence.
C. normativeNhistory-graḍeḍNinfluence.
D. normativeNcontextualNinfluence.
22. LauroNisN83NyearsNolḍ.NMuchNofNhisNḍevelopmentNwillNnowNfocusNon
A. growthNanḍNmaintenance.
B. maintenanceNanḍNregulationNofNloss.
C. regulationNofNloss.
D. growthNanḍNregulationNofNloss.
23. ContemporaryNconcernsNinNlife-spanNḍevelopmentNperspectiveNincluḍe
A. healthNanḍNwell-ḅeingNissues.
B. parentingNanḍNeḍucationNissues.
C. sociocultural,Nethnicity,Ngenḍer,NanḍNpolicyNissues.
D. AllNofNtheseNanswersNareNcorrect.
24. OfNspecialNconsiḍerationNforNsocialNpolicyNinterventionNareNchilḍrenNwhoNgrowNup
A. inNpoverty.
B. inNsingle-parentNhomes.
C. aḍḍicteḍNtoNheroin.
D. asNpartNofNaNminorityNgroup.