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Test bank For Life Span DevelopmentExam 1 chapters 1-4 (19th Edition by
John Santrock)
Which of the following words BEST describes the focus of the study of human development?
A. Change
B. Childhood
C. Infancy
D. Relationships - ANSA. Change
The principle that human development is adaptive means
A. it is coherent and organized.
B. it is aimed at dealing with internal and external conditions of existence.
C. development proceeds from simple to complex.
D. None of these - ANSB. it is aimed at dealing with internal and external conditions of
existence.
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original developmental researchers?
A. Babbling
B. Puberty
C. Menopause
D. Toilet training - ANSC. Menopause
The concept of a lifelong process of development that can be studied scientifically is known as
what?
A. Childhood development
B. Longtime development
C. Life-span development
D. Traditional development - ANSC. Life-span development
Change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning, memory, language, thinking,
reasoning, etc., would constitute which type of development?
A. Physical
B. Cognitive
C. Psycho-social
D. Physiological - ANSB. cognitive
Riley doesn't want to share her new toy with the other children at preschool. Riley is struggling
with her _____ development.
, A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psycho-social
D. neurological - ANSC. Psychosocial
Increases in brain development have an effect on
A. physical development.
B. cognitive development.
C. psychosocial development.
D. All of these - ANSD. All of these
Shayla is dependent on adults to meet her basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter, and to
provide attachment bonding. She is experiencing the needs of what developmental period?
A. Infancy
B. Toddlerhood
C. Early childhood
D. Middle childhood - ANSA. Infancy
During which developmental period do children begin to regulate their own behavior and
become more interested in their peer groups?
A. Infancy
B. Toddler hood
C. Early childhood
D. Middle childhood - ANSD. Middle childhood
Becoming introspective and searching out meaning in life is characteristic of which of the
following?
A. Adolescence
B. Young adulthood
C. Middle adulthood
D. Late adulthood - ANSD. Late Adulthood
Which of the following statements about theories is true?
A. Theories change to incorporate new findings.
B. Theories are based on certain assumptions.
C. Theories and research are interwoven.
D. All of these. - ANSD. All of these
Which early philosopher described children as a tabula rasa on which society writes?
A. John Locke
B. Jean Piaget
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D. Erik Erikson - ANSA. John Locke
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