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Essentials of Lifespan Development, 2nd Canadian Edition, By John Santrock, Catherine Mondloch, Susan Chuang (Test Bank, 100% Verified Original, A+ Grade)
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Chapter 1
Student name:__________
1) Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that
A) begins at childhood and continues until adulthood.
B) begins at conception and continues until adulthood.
C) begins at birth and continues through the human life span.
D) begins at conception and continues through the human life span.
2) Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of
development?
A) Daren who emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as
childhood
B) Nick who emphasizes extensive change in adulthood
C) James who emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no
change in adulthood, and decline in old age
D) Gregory who emphasizes development as lifelong, multidimensional,
multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual
3) The ________ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth
to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old
age.
A) prescriptive
B) constructivist
C) traditional
D) evolutionary
4) When taking his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change
occurs through out adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) ________
approach to developmental change.
A) life-span
B) evolutionary
C) normative
D) constructivist
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,5) In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following
statements is true?
A) There has been a remarkable decrease in the number of people living to an old age.
B) The conception of work as a full-time endeavor ending in the early 60s is well suited
for long lives.
C) Science, technology, and behavioral changes have not kept pace with the increase in
the number of people living to an old age.
D) There should be a change from a world constructed mainly for the elderly to a world
that is more compatible for young people.
6) On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the
development of young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults
and elderly people is just as important. This professor is articulating a(n) ________ approach.
A) evolutionary
B) constructivist
C) normative
D) life-span
7) The maximum life span of humans
A) has increased over time.
B) has not changed since the beginning of recorded history.
C) has matched their life expectancy in recent times.
D) is about 105 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.
8) Which of the following is true of life expectancy in Canada?
A) It decreased by 15 years in the beginning of the 21st century.
B) It has remained unaffected by improvements in sanitation and nutrition.
C) It increased by 30 years in the 20th century.
D) It has remained unpredictable and has confused demographers.
9) According to Statistics Canada (2022), life expectancy in Canada is currently approximately
A) 70 years.
B) 79 years.
C) 82 years
D) 88 years.
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,10) According to the life-span perspective on development, which of the following statements is
true?
A) Development stops during adolescence.
B) Development is multidimensional.
C) Development is unidirectional.
D) Development occurs independent of context.
11) The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that
development is
A) plastic.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) lifelong.
12) Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without
considering biological, socioemotional, and cognitive dimensions. Dr. Tepper-Harmon
believes that development is
A) lifelong.
B) contextual.
C) multidimensional.
D) plastic.
13) ________ means the capacity for change.
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Contextuality
D) Tenacity
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, 14) Bruce Chan, a 57-year-old accountant, decides to enrol in a short-term course on creative
writing. He performs well in the course and is surprised that he does so despite not having
engaged in creative writing for over 25 years. This scenario most likely illustrates the view
that development is
A) plastic.
B) multidisciplinary.
C) lifelong.
D) contextual.
15) Divya is 65 years old. She undergoes training and uses effective strategies to improve her
memory. As a result, her memory does not decline but rather improves as she ages.
According to Paul Baltes' view, which of the following aspects of the life-span perspective
most likely explains the improvement in Divya's memory?
A) Development is plastic.
B) Development is contextual.
C) Development is multidirectional.
D) Development is multidimensional.
16) Which of the following is true of the impact that contexts (or settings) have upon
development?
A) They have a biological impact on development.
B) They are influenced by genetic factors.
C) Their impact remains constant over time.
D) They refer to the capacity for change.
17) Which of the following statements most likely supports the view that development is plastic?
A) Early adulthood is not the end- point of development; rather, no age period dominates
development.
B) The cognitive skills of older adults can be improved through training and acquisition
of effective strategies.
C) Development has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
D) All development occurs within a context, or a setting that changes.
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