TestBankforATopicalApproachto LifespanDevelopment11thEditionBy JohnSantrock.
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1.Life-spandevelopmentcoverstheperiodfrom to .A.birth;middleadulthood B.birth;oldage C.conception;earlyadulthood D.conception;death 2.WhichofthefollowinggivestheBESTdescriptionofhowlife-spanpsychologists describe"development"?A.growthanddeclineinskillsandprocesses B.growthanddeclineinskillsandprocessesfrombirthtoadolescence C.growthinskillsandprocesses D.declineinskillsandprocesses 3.Life-spandevelopmentisthestudyofhumandevelopmentfromconceptiontodeath.Historically, however,mostofthefocushasbeenonwhichagegroup?A.childrenandadolescents B.youngadults C.middle-agedadults D.theelderly 4.Theupperboundaryofthehumanlifespanis years.A.105 B.117 C.122 D.131 5.Althoughthemaximumlifespanofhumanshasnotchanged,duringthetwentiethcentury,life expectancy A.intheU.S.hasincreasedby15years.B.intheworldhasincreasedby15years.C.intheU.S.hasincreasedby30years.D.intheworldhasincreasedby30years.
6.Accordingtolife-spandevelopmentexpertPaulBaltes,whichageperioddominatesdevelopment?A.infancy–childhood B.adolescence–earlyadulthood C.middle-agedtolateadulthood D.Nosingleagegroupdominatesdevelopment.
7.Dianafeelsthatherhumandevelopmentcourseoveremphasizesthechangesthatoccurfrombirthto adolescenceanddisregardsthedevelopmentalissuesofadulthood.Whichdevelopmentalperspective wouldaddressherconcerns?A.traditional B.life-span C.ethological D.ecological 3 / 4
8.Someprofessorswanttoteachaboutthelife-spanapproachinaHumanDevelopmentcourse,whereas otherswanttokeepthetraditionaldevelopmentalapproach.Theydisagreeabout A.theplasticityofdevelopment.B.themultidimensionalnatureofdevelopment.C.whetherdevelopmentislifelong.D.whetherdevelopmentismultidirectional.
9.Baltesdescribesdevelopmentasmultidirectional.Whatdoesthismean?A.Developmentisnotdominatedbyanysingleageperiod.B.Developmentconsistsofbiological,cognitive,andsocioemotionaldimensions.C.Developmentischaracterizedbybothgrowthanddecline.DDevelopmentneedspsychologists,sociologists,biologists,andneuroscientiststoworktogetherin .unlockingthemysteriesofdevelopment.
10.Kathybelievesthatlife-spandevelopmentcannotbestudiedwithoutconsideringbiological,social,and cognitiveaspects.Kathybelievesthatdevelopmentis A.lifelong.B.multidirectional.C.multidimensional.D.plastic.
11.Researchersincreasinglystudythedevelopmentofadulthood.Thisimpliesthatdevelopmentis A.lifelong.B.multidisciplinary.C.multidirectional.D.contextual.
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofPaulBaltes'eightcharacteristicsofthelife-spanperspectiveon development?A.lifelongandmultidirectional B.multidimensionalandplastic C.contextual D.unidirectional 13.Manyolderadultsbecomewiserbycallingonexperientialknowledge,yettheyperformpoorlyon cognitivespeedtests.Thisisanexampleofhowdevelopmentis A.plastic.B.contextual.C.multidimensional.D.multidirectional.
14.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofhowdevelopmentiscontextual?A.Reasoningabilityisbiologicallyfiniteandcannotbeimprovedthroughretraining.B.ParentsintheUnitedStatesaremorelikelytoreartheirchildrentobeindependentthanparentsin Japan.C.Olderadultscallonexperiencetoguidetheirdecisionmaking.D.Intelligencemaybestudiedbylookingatgenetics,anthropology,sociology,andotherdisciplines.
15.Thecapacityforacquiringsecondandthirdlanguagesdecreasesafterearlychildhood,whereas experientialwisdomincreaseswithage.Thisisanexampleofhowdevelopmentis A.lifelong.B.multidisciplinary.C.multidirectional.D.contextual.
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