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,Chapter 01 - The Life-Span PerspectiveChapter 01
The Life-Span Perspective
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why has development during adulthood only recently been studied?
A. Previously, funding for studies was used mainly to research child development.
B. A belief existed for many years that few changes occur in adulthood.
C. Researchers thought that studying adult development was impractical.
D. An idea existed that studying adult development was very difficult.
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-01 The Life-Span Perspective
2. Before birth, _________ mainly direct the brain's development.
A. genes
B. zygotes
C. the prefrontal cortex
D. myelination
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-01 The Life-Span Perspective
3. The layer of fat cells that insulates nerve cells and enables nerve impulses to travel quickly,
is called the _________.
A. amygdala
B. synapse
C. parietal lobe
D. myelin sheath
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-01 The Life-Span Perspective
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4. The part of the brain which plays an important role in higher-order functioning is the
______.
A. temporal lobe
B. cerebellum
C. prefrontal cortex
D. amygdala
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-01 The Life-Span Perspective
5. Researchers call the rapid growth and pruning of synapses that occurs during adolescence
_______.
A. exuberance
B. myelination
C. cerebelliance
D. plasticity
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-01 The Life-Span Perspective
6. The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the
human life span is called _______.
A. life-span development
B. plasticity
C. regulation
D. multidimensionality
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 01-01 Examine life-span development and describe the characteristics of the life-span perspective.
Topic: 01-02 Life-Span Development
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