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For
Child Development
A Cultural Approach
Third Edition
Lene Arnett Jensen, PhD,
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, PhD,
,Section 1 Child Development Across the Globe
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dr. Heimlock is a professor who studies the way people grow and change from
conception through emerging adulthood. Her field is referred to as __________.
a. child development
b. child evolution
c. change
d. growth
Answer: a
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Topic: Introduction
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: None
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
2. __________ is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art, and technology.
a. Culture
b. Ethnicity
c. Race
d. Nationality
Answer: a
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Introduction
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: None
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
3. All human beings have essentially the same biological constitution, yet their paths
through the life span are remarkably different depending on __________.
a. their genetic lineage
b. their culture
c. the strength of their id
d. the expression of their phenotype
Answer: b
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Topic: Introduction
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: None
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
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4. Your friend thinks the total fertility rate is equivalent to the marriage rate of people
under age 50. You correct him and say that the total fertility rate (TFR) is defined as the
number of __________.
a. births per woman
b. conceptions per woman
c. women within child-bearing age
d. women on fertility drugs
Answer: a
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Topic: Population Growth and Change
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the nature of the “global demographic divide” between
developing and developed countries, and explain why the United States is following a
different demographic path from other developed countries.
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of
psychology.; 1.3 Describe applications that employ discipline-based problem solving.
5. The current total fertility rate (TFR) worldwide is __________, whereas the
replacement rate is __________.
a. 1.4. 2.5
b. 2.5; 2.1
c. 4.2, 2.2
d. 5.6, 1.5
Answer: b
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Population Growth and Change
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the nature of the “global demographic divide” between
developing and developed countries, and explain why the United States is following a
different demographic path from other developed countries.
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
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6. If current trends continue, in what year will the worldwide total fertility rate (TFR)
reach the replacement rate?
a. 2030
b. 2050
c. 2080
d. 3010
Answer: b
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Population Growth and Change
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the nature of the “global demographic divide” between
developing and developed countries, and explain why the United States is following a
different demographic path from other developed countries.
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
7. What trend has occurred in the worldwide total fertility rate (TFR)?
a. The TFR has had a sharp increase.
b. The TFR has declined.
c. The TFR has held steady.
d. The TFR has increased gradually.
Answer: b
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Topic: Population Growth and Change
Skill Level: Analyze It
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the nature of the “global demographic divide” between
developing and developed countries, and explain why the United States is following a
different demographic path from other developed countries.
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
8. Nearly all of the population growth in coming decades will take place in __________.
a. developed countries
b. developing countries
c. European countries
d. South American countries
Answer: b
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Population Growth and Change
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the nature of the “global demographic divide” between
developing and developed countries, and explain why the United States is following a
different demographic path from other developed countries.
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes
in psychology.; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology.
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