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Test Bank for Lifespan Development, 6th Canadian Edition,
Denise Boyd, Paul Johnson, Helen Bee

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,Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods

Chapter 01 Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions,
social relationships, and personalities.
A) maturity and stability
B) age-related changes
C) social and cultural norms
D) genetic and biological influences

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Page-Reference: 2
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: B) age-related changes

2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce the influence of innate
tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the philosophical doctrine of
A) innate goodness.
B) original sin.
C) empiricism.
D) blank slate.

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: B) original sin.

3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau would
suggest that the basis for human development is
A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.

4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke would suggest
that the basis for human development is
A) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
B) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
C) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-04
2

, Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.

5. Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental stages to the scientific study of human
development?
A) Charles Darwin
B) John Watson
C) Arnold Gesell
D) G. Stanley Hall

Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: A) Charles Darwin

6. ______ are recognized as the first scientific studies of child development.
A) Darwin's baby biographies
B) Gesell's studies of maturation
C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
D) Piaget's cognitive theories

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews

7. Early developmental psychology pioneer G. Stanley Hall believed that developmentalists should identify
________ to further the field's understanding of child development.
A) milestones
B) norms
C) developmental stages
D) maturation processes

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge

Answer: B) norms

8. ________ is the term used to describe the average age at which children reach developmental milestones.
A) "Norms"
B) "Maturation stage"
C) "Psycho-social developmental stage"
D) "Phenomenon"

Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
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