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Chapter 1An Orientation to Lifespan Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1-1. _______ development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change,
and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span.
a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Factual
LO 1.1: Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it encompasses.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
1-2. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n) ______
approach.
a) hypothetical
b) scientific
c) biological
d) environmental
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Conceptual
LO 1.1: Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it encompasses.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
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,1-3. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00
a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while her 10:00
a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. Students will be able to choose which
tapes they want to view. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment?
a) hypothetical
b) biological
c) environmental
d) scientific
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Applied
LO 1.1: Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it encompasses.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
1-4. Lifespan development focuses on
a) nonhuman species.
b) test tube babies.
c) biological and environmental development.
d) human development.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Factual
LO 1.1: Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it encompasses.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
1-5. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body’s makeup is interested
in _____ development.
a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Factual
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
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,1-6. A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal
study to examine an athlete’s decline in on-the-field performance as the athlete ages.
What type of development would the researcher most likely be studying?
a) cognitive
b) personality
c) physical
d) social
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Applied
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
1-7. A developmental researcher who is interested in studying what determines the sex of
a child or what the long-term results of premature birth are would be studying
___________ development.
a) social
b) physical
c) personality
d) cognitive
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 4
Skill: Applied
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
1-8. ________ development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual
capabilities influence a person’s behavior.
a) Cognitive
b) Physical
c) Personality
d) Social
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Factual
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
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, 1-9. If a developmental researcher is studying what the earliest memories that can be
recalled from infancy are, or what the intellectual consequences of watching television
are, in what developmental area is the researcher interested?
a) social
b) physical
c) cognitive
d) personality
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 4
Skill: Applied
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
1-10. Researchers in the early learning department of a university are conducting a long-
term study to see how problem-solving skills change over time as school-age students
move from elementary school to high school to college. What type of development are
the researchers most likely to be studying?
a) cognitive
b) personality
c) social
d) physical
Answer: A
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 4
Skill: Applied
LO 1.2: Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
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