Exam- HDFS CH 1 Test Questions and Answers
When psychologists speak of life-span development, they are referring to an approach that
emphasizes
A) child development, specifically.
B) humanity's historical development.
C) only the periods of the human life span involving growth.
D) the periods of the human life span involving both growth and decline Correct Answer-
D) the periods of the human life span involving both growth and decline
The upper boundary of the human life span has historically been, and continues to be,
__________ years.
A) 78
B) 100
C) 110
D) 122 Correct Answer-D) 122
During the 20th century, life expectancy increased _________ years.
A) 15
B) 20
, Exam- HDFS CH 1 Test Questions and Answers
C) 30
D) 35 Correct Answer-C) 30
Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life and are usually not
applicable to many people are called
A) non-normative life events.
B) normative history-graded influences.
C) normative age-graded influences.
D) normative life events. Correct Answer-A) non-normative life events.
Baltes and his colleagues assert that the mastery of life often involves conflicts and
competition among three goals of human development:
A) influences, life events, and plasticity.
B) growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss.
C) growth, decline, and plasticity.
D) influences, growth, and regulation of loss. Correct Answer-B) growth, maintenance,
and regulation of loss
, Exam- HDFS CH 1 Test Questions and Answers
In 2006, _____ of U.S. children were living in families below the poverty line.
A) 19.2%
B) 17.4%
C) 16.4%
D) 22.8% Correct Answer-B) 17.4%
The Minnesota Family Investment Program was designed to
A) provide parents with education on parenting young children.
B) primarily influence the behavior of adults, through employment.
C) primarily influence the behavior of children, through early childhood education.
D) primarily influence the behavior of the family, through family therapy. Correct Answer-
B) primarily influence the behavior of adults, through employment.
The process we refer to when we speak of changes in an individual's thought, intelligence,
and language is the
A) cognitive process.
B) socioemotional process.
C) intellectual process.
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