Lifespan Development Exam Study Guide (Ch. 1-8)Questions & Answers(GRADED A+)
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Which of the following words BEST describes the focus of the study of human development?
a. change
b. childhood
c. dynamics
d. relationships - ANSWERa.
The concept of a lifelong process of development that can be studied scientifically is known as what?
a. childhood development
b. longtime...
Lifespan Development Exam Study
Guide (Ch. 1-8)Questions &
Answers(GRADED A+)
Which of the following words BEST describes the focus of the study of human development?
a. change
b. childhood
c. dynamics
d. relationships - ANSWERa.
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 - ANSWERc.
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students who score a 1000 or more
on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be successful in college?
a. describe
b. explain
c. predict
d. intervene - ANSWERc.
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most children take their first steps at about a year?
a. describe
b. explain
c. predict
d. intervene - ANSWERa.
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most students learn to read through a combination
of phonetic and whole-word instruction?
,a. describe
b. explain
c. predict
d. intervene - ANSWERb.
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that after several weeks of observing Ronald's
aggressive behavior patterns, he would benefit from counseling?
a. describe
b. explain
c. predict
d. intervene - ANSWERd.
Juan's teacher is concerned that he is behind his fellow classmates in computational ability. Juan's
teacher is concerned about which domain of human development?
a. physical
b. cognitive
c. psychosocial
d. neurological - ANSWERb.
Peter is three inches taller than every other student in his class. Which domain of development
would address Peter's height?
a. physical
b. cognitive
c. psychosocial
d. neurological - ANSWERa.
Professor Sanchez is passing out peer evaluations to a group of preschool children. Each child can
choose a smiley face, a neutral face, or a frowny face to describe their classmates. Which
developmental domain is Professor Sanchez most interested in?
a. physical
b. cognitive
c. emotional
d. psychosocial - ANSWERd.
,Division of the life span into periods is a
a. physical construction
b. cognitive construction
c. intellectual construction
d. social construction - ANSWERd.
The inborn traits or characteristics we inherit from biological parents are our
a. environment
b. individual differences
c. heredity
d. influences - ANSWERc.
Dr. Atkinson focuses her studies on factors such as school, family, and peers. She is most interested in
a. inherited characteristics
b. environmental factors
c. maturational factors
d. personality factors - ANSWERb.
The family that consists of two generations with parents and children - either biological, step, or
adopted - is called
a. nuclear
b. extended
c. multigenerational
d. post modern - ANSWERa.
A multigenerational kinship unit consisting of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
cousins is called a(n) ____ family.
a. nonnormative
b. nuclear
c. extended
d. blended - ANSWERc.
, Socioeconomic status is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
a. ethnicity
b. income
c. education
d. occupation - ANSWERa.
Conditions that would increase the likelihood of a negative outcome are
a. environmental perceptions
b. genetic influences
c. risk factors
d. social resources - ANSWERc.
Some religious groups have taught children consistent traditions for weddings and funerals. Teaching
these ways to the next generation is an example of
a. context
b. ethnic diversity
c. culture
d. morality - ANSWERc.
An overgeneralization that obscures cultural difference within a group is an
a. ethnic identity
b. ethnic gloss
c. ethnicity
d. ethnic group - ANSWERb.
Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an atypical time, or atypical events
that happen at a typical time, as _____ events.
a. normative
b. nonnormative
c. strange
d. bizarre - ANSWERb.
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