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Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Orientation to Lifespan
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
LO 1.1: Define the field Multiple Choice 1, 4 2 3
of lifespan development True/False 152-156
and describe what it Essay
encompasses.
LO 1.2: Describe the Multiple Choice 5, 8, 14, 16-18 12 6-7, 9-11, 13, 15
areas that lifespan
development specialists True/False 157-159
cover. Essay 171-172
LO 1.3: Describe some of Multiple Choice 21, 23-25, 27 22, 26
the basic influences on True/False
human development.
Essay 173
LO 1.4: Summarize four Multiple Choice 28, 31, 33-35 29, 32 19-20, 30
key issues in the field of True/False 160, 162 161
lifespan development. Essay 174
LO 1.5: Describe how Multiple Choice 36-41, 43-45, 47-48, 42, 46, 49, 53 54-57
the psychodynamic 50-52
perspective explains True/False
lifespan development. Essay 175
LO 1.6: Describe how Multiple Choice 60-61, 64, 66, 69, 73- 58-59, 63, 65, 71-72, 62, 67-68, 70, 75
the behavioral 74, 76 77-78
perspective explains True/False 163
lifespan development. Essay 176
LO 1.7: Describe how Multiple Choice 80, 82-83, 85-91 79, 81, 84
the cognitive perspective True/False 164-165
explains lifespan Essay 177-178
development.
LO 1.8: Describe how Multiple Choice 94-96 92-93
the humanistic True/False 166
perspective explains Essay 179
lifespan development.
LO 1.9: Describe how Multiple Choice 99, 101-103, 105, 97-98, 100, 104, 112 106, 109
the contextual 107-108, 110-111,
perspective explains 113-114
lifespan development. True/False 167
Essay 180 181-182
LO 1.10: Describe how Multiple Choice 115-118
the evolutionary True/False 168
perspective explains Essay 183
lifespan development.
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Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Orientation to Lifespan
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
LO 1.11: Describe the Multiple Choice 119
value of applying True/False
multiple perspectives to Essay
lifespan development.
LO 1.12: Describe the Multiple Choice 120-122
role that theories and
hypotheses play in the True/False
study of development. Essay 184
LO 1.13: Compare the Multiple Choice 123-124 125
two major categories of True/False 169
lifespan development
research. Essay
LO 1.14: Identify Multiple Choice 126-127, 130-134 128-129
different types of True/False
correlational studies and Essay
their relationship to
cause and effect.
LO 1.15: Explain the Multiple Choice 135-141, 143 142
main features of an True/False 170
experiment. Essay
LO 1.16: Distinguish Multiple Choice 144-145 146
between theoretical True/False
research and applied Essay
research.
LO 1.17: Compare Multiple Choice 148, 150-151 147, 149
longitudinal research, True/False
cross-sectional research, Essay 185
and sequential research.
LO 1.18: Describe some Multiple Choice
ethical issues that affect True/False
psychological research. Essay
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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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