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Test Bank for A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development 11th Edition ByJohn Santrock Complete All Chapters. Life-span development covers the period from to . A. birth; middle adulthood B. birth; old age C. conception; early adulthood D. conception; death 2. Which of the following gives the BEST de...

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1 John Santrock
11th Edition by
Student:

1. Life-span development covers the period from to .
A. birth; middle adulthood
B. birth; old age
C. conception; early adulthood
D. conception; death
M

2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists
describe "development"?
A. growth and decline in skills and processes
ED

B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence
C. growth in skills and processes
D. decline in skills and processes
3. Life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. Historically,
however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
C

A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
O

D. the elderly
4. The upper boundary of the human lifespan is years.
N

A. 105
B. 117
C. 122
N

D. 131
5. Although the maximum life span of humans has not changed, during the twentieth century, life
expectancy
O

A. in the U.S. has increased by 15 years.
B. in the world has increased by 15 years.
C. in the U.S. has increased by 30 years.
IS

D. in the world has increased by 30 years.
6. According to life-span development expert Paul Baltes, which age period dominates development?
A. infancy–childhood
SE

B. adolescence–early adulthood
C. middle-aged to late adulthood
D. No single age group dominates development.
7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to
adolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspective
U

would address her concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
R

C. ethological
D. ecological

,8. Some professors want to teach about the life-span approach in a Human Development course, whereas
others want to keep the traditional developmental approach. They disagree about
A. the plasticity of development.
B. the multidimensional nature of development.
C. whether development is lifelong.
D. whether development is multidirectional.
9. Baltes describes development as multidirectional. What does this mean?
A. Development is not dominated by any single age period.
B. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions.
C. Development is characterized by both growth and decline.
M

D Development needs psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and neuroscientists to work together in
. unlocking the mysteries of development.
10. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and
ED

cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
C

11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
O

C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Baltes' eight characteristics of the life-span perspective on
N

development?
A. lifelong and multidirectional
B. multidimensional and plastic
N

C. contextual
D. unidirectional
O

13. Many older adults become wiser by calling on experiential knowledge, yet they perform poorly on
cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
A. plastic.
IS

B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
SE

A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents in
Japan.
C. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making.
D. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
U

15. The capacity for acquiring second and third languages decreases after early childhood, whereas
experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
A. lifelong.
R

B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.

,16. In the United States, most individuals begin school around age 5, whereas in Australia they start at 3. This
is an illustration of how development is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events are
all ways in which development can be classified as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
M

C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the Great Depression. This is an example of a
ED

A. nonnormative life event.
B. normative history-graded influence.
C. normative age-graded influence.
D. nonnormative age-graded influence.
C

19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-mail is an
example of a difference in
A. normative history-graded influences.
O

B. nonnormative life events.
C. normative age-graded influences.
D. nonnormative age-graded influence.
N

20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
A. nonnormative life events.
B. normative age-graded influences.
N

C. normative history-graded influences.
D. normative contextual influences.
O

21. Neleh was on a popular reality TV show and got widespread exposure. This is an example of a
A. nonnormative life event.
B. normative age-graded influence.
IS

C. normative history-graded influence.
D. normative contextual influence.
22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
A. growth and maintenance.
SE

B. maintenance and regulation of loss.
C. regulation of loss.
D. growth and regulation of loss.
23. Contemporary concerns in life-span development perspective include
U

A. health and well-being issues.
B. parenting and education issues.
C. sociocultural, ethnicity, gender, and policy issues.
R

D. All of these answers are correct.
24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention are children who grow up
A. in poverty.
B. in single-parent homes.
C. addicted to heroin.
D. as part of a minority group.

, 25. Children living in poverty are more likely to
A. be separated from a parent.
B. be exposed to violence.
C. be exposed to family turmoil.
D. be in all these situations.
26. The U.S. percentage of children living in poverty is
A. only half as much as some other industrialized nations.
B. more than twice as much as that in Canada.
C. lowest among the industrial countries.
D. not high enough to draw people’s concerns.
M

27. A primary concern in relation to social policy for older adults is the
A. increasing numbers who live in poverty.
B. increase in elder abuse.
ED

C. failure of the health care system to address their needs.
D. need for funding public pensions.
28. At age 3, Jillian is beginning to engage her imagination. This is the process of Jillian's life-span
development.
A. ecological
C

B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cognitive
O

29. Diego feels a strong happiness that he never had before as he holds his newborn child. This signifies
development in the process.
A. neurological
N

B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cognitive
N

30. Doctors measure and chart a baby's height, weight, and head growth at each medical checkup. What
processes are being tracked?
O

A. abstract
B. biological
C. socioemotional
IS

D. cognitive
31. Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between biological, cognitive, and
socioemotional development?
A. These processes develop independently of one another.
SE

B. The development of these processes is intricately interwoven.
C. Social development is independent of biological and cognitive development.
D. Cognitive development sets the upper limits for biological and social development.
32. The developmental period during which a being grows from a single cell to an organism complete with
U

brain and behavioral capabilities in 9 months is called
A. prenatal.
B. infancy.
C. early childhood.
R

D. middle childhood.
33. Children in preschool years become more self-sufficient and can care for themselves. What period of
development are they in?
A. prenatal
B. infancy
C. early childhood
D. middle/late childhood

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