Human growth and Development test
100 questions fully solved & updated
2023
lifespan - answer development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change,
and the stability in behavior that occur from conception through death.
scientific - answer In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n)
______
approach.
scientific - answer A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach.
She has a theory about how this new approach will work, and will use a methodical approach to
test her theory. 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. She will assess the
students' progress after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her
experiment?
human development - answer The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on
physical - answer A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body's makeup is
interested in _____ development.
cognitive - answer ________ development involves the ways that growth and change in
intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior.
cognitive - answer 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 studying?
, cognitive - answer A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether
people who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost
everything, suffer lasting effects from such devastation early in life. This researcher is interested
in the ________ development of the subject(s)
personality - answer ________ development involves the ways that the enduring characteristics
that differentiate one person from another change over the life span.
personality - answer A student reads a flyer on the campus bulletin board that says a researcher
is searching for students to volunteer for a long-term study. Participation includes completing
testing that measures traits such as temperament, attitudes, and adaptability, as well as being
available for follow-up for the next 10 years. The researcher who is developing this study is most
likely interested in ___________ development.
social - answer _________ development involves the way in which individuals' interactions with
others and their social relationships grow, change and remain stable over the course of life.
seventeenth - answer . The concept of childhood as a special period did not exist until the
________ century.
middle adulthood ends with retirement - answer Which period is considered a social
construction and does not have a clear-cut boundary?
to establish biological factors - answer When Allison was completing her medical forms in the
doctor's office, she was asked to indicate her race. What may be an appropriate reason(s) for
the question on the forms?
cohort - answer A group of people who are born around the same time in the same place is
called a(n)
cohort - answer People who lived in New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World
Trade Center experienced shared challenges due to the attack that are called ________ effects.
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