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1. Life-span6development6covers6the6period6from to .
A. birth;6middle6adulthood
B. birth;6old6age
C. conception;6early6adulthood
D. conception;6death
2. Which6of6the6following6gives6the6BEST6description6of6how6life-
span6psychologists6describe6"development"?
A. growth6and6decline6in6skills6and6processes
B. growth6and6decline6in6skills6and6processes6from6birth6to6adolescence
C. growth6in6skills6and6processes
D. decline6in6skills6and6processes
3. Life-
span6development6is6the6study6of6human6development6from6conception6to6death.6Historical
ly,6however,6most6of6the6focus6has6been6on6which6age6group?
A. children6and6adolescents
B. young6adults
C. middle-aged6adults
D. the6elderly
4. The6upper6boundary6of6the6human6lifespan6is
years.6A.6 105
B.6 117
C.6 122
D.6 131
5. Although6the6maximum6life6span6of6humans6has6not6changed,6during6the6twentieth6cen
tury,6life6expectancy
A. in6the6U.S.6has6increased6by6156years.
B. in6the6world6has6increased6by6156years.
C. in6the6U.S.6has6increased6by6306years.
D. in6the6world6has6increased6by6306years.
6. According6to6life-span6development6expert6Paul6Baltes,6which6age6period6dominates6development?
A. infancy–childhood
B. adolescence–early6adulthood
C. middle-aged6to6late6adulthood
D. No6single6age6group6dominates6development.
7. Diana6feels6that6her6human6development6course6overemphasizes6the6changes6that6occur6from6
birth6to6adolescence6and6disregards6the6developmental6issues6of6adulthood.6Which6developme
ntal6perspective6would6address6her6concerns?
A. traditional
B. life-span
C. ethological
D. ecological
,8. Some6professors6want6to6teach6about6the6life-
span6approach6in6a6Human6Development6course,6whereas6others6want6to6keep6the6traditional6d
evelopmental6approach.6They6disagree6about
A. the6plasticity6of6development.
B. the6multidimensional6nature6of6development.
C. whether6development6is6lifelong.
D. whether6development6is6multidirectional.
9. Baltes6describes6development6as6multidirectional.6What6does6this6mean?
A. Development6is6not6dominated6by6any6single6age6period.
B. Development6consists6of6biological,6cognitive,6and6socioemotional6dimensions.
C. Development6is6characterized6by6both6growth6and6decline.
D6Development6needs6psychologists,6sociologists,6biologists,6and6neuroscientists6to6work6together6in
.6 unlocking6the6mysteries6of6development.
10. Kathy6believes6that6life-
span6development6cannot6be6studied6without6considering6biological,6social,6and6cognitive6aspects
.6Kathy6believes6that6development6is
A. lifelong.
B. multidirectional.
C. multidimensional.
D. plastic.
11. Researchers6increasingly6study6the6development6of6adulthood.6This6implies6that6development6is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
12. Which6of6the6following6is6NOT6one6of6Paul6Baltes'6eight6characteristics6of6the6life-
span6perspective6on6development?
A. lifelong6and6multidirectional
B. multidimensional6and6plastic
C. contextual
D. unidirectional
13. Many6older6adults6become6wiser6by6calling6on6experiential6knowledge,6yet6they6perform6p
oorly6on6cognitive6speed6tests.6This6is6an6example6of6how6development6is
A. plastic.
B. contextual.
C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
14. The6capacity6for6acquiring6second6and6third6languages6decreases6after6early6childhood,6
whereas6experiential6wisdom6increases6with6age.6This6is6an6example6of6how6developme
nt6is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6how6development6is6contextual?
A. Reasoning6ability6is6biologically6finite6and6cannot6be6improved6through6retraining.
B. Parents6in6the6United6States6are6more6likely6to6rear6their6children6to6be6independent6than
6parents6in6Japan.
C. Older6adults6call6on6experience6to6guide6their6decision6making.
D. Intelligence6may6be6studied6by6looking6at6genetics,6anthropology,6sociology,6and6other6disciplines
.
, 16. In6the6United6States,6most6individuals6begin6school6around6age65,6whereas6in6Australia6they6start
6at63.6This6is6an6illustration6of6how6development6is
A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
17. Normative6age-graded6influences,6normative6history-
graded6influences,6and6nonnormative6life6events6are6all6ways6in6which6development6can6be6classi
fied6as
A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna6attributes6her6thriftiness6to6having6been6raised6during6the6Great6Depression.6This6is6an6examp
le6of6a
A. nonnormative6life6event.
B. normative6history-graded6influence.
C. normative6age-graded6influence.
D. nonnormative6age-graded6influence.
19. The6fact6that6I6use6e-
mail6virtually6every6day6and6my6mother6has6never6sent6or6received6an6e-
mail6is6an6example6of6a6difference6in
A. normative6history-graded6influences.
B. nonnormative6life6events.
C. normative6age-graded6influences.
D. nonnormative6age-graded6influence.
20. Biological6processes6such6as6puberty6and6menopause6are
A. nonnormative6life6events.
B. normative6age-graded6influences.
C. normative6history-graded6influences.
D. normative6contextual6influences.
21. Neleh6was6on6a6popular6reality6TV6show6and6got6widespread6exposure.6This6is6an6example6of6a
A. nonnormative6life6event.
B. normative6age-graded6influence.
C. normative6history-graded6influence.
D. normative6contextual6influence.
22. Lauro6is6836years6old.6Much6of6his6development6will6now6focus6on
A. growth6and6maintenance.
B. maintenance6and6regulation6of6loss.
C. regulation6of6loss.
D. growth6and6regulation6of6loss.
23. Contemporary6concerns6in6life-span6development6perspective6include
A. health6and6well-being6issues.
B. parenting6and6education6issues.
C. sociocultural,6ethnicity,6gender,6and6policy6issues.
D. All6of6these6answers6are6correct.
24. Of6special6consideration6for6social6policy6intervention6are6children6who6grow6up
A. in6poverty.
B. in6single-parent6homes.
C. addicted6to6heroin.
D. as6part6of6a6minority6group.
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