TOTAL
Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Introduction to Lifespan
Topic Remember the Understand the Apply What You
Facts Concept Know
INTRODUCTION Multiple Choice
True/False 193, 196, 197 194, 195
Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.1: Define the field Multiple Choice 1, 4 2 3
of lifespan development
and describe what it True/False
encompasses. Fill-Ins
Essay 175 173-174
LO 1.2: Describe the Multiple Choice 5, 8, 14, 16-20 11 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15,
areas that lifespan 21
development specialists True/False 200-201
cover.
Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.3: Describe basic Multiple Choice 23, 26, 28, 30, 32 22, 25 24, 27, 29, 31
influences on human True/False 202-204
development. Fill-Ins
Essay 176-177
LO 1.4: Summarize four Multiple Choice 34-35, 37-40, 42-44 41, 45 33, 36, 46
key issues in the field of True/False 198, 205-206 199
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 178-179
LO 1.5: Describe how Multiple Choice 48-50, 52-54, 57, 59, 47, 51, 55-56, 60, 58, 64, 72-75
the psychodynamic 61.63, 65-68 69-70
perspective explains True/False 207-208
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 180-181
LO 1.6: Describe how Multiple Choice 71, 77-78, 81.82, 85, 76, 80, 83, 87, 92-93 79, 84, 86, 90
the behavioral 88, 89, 91, 94
perspective explains True/False 209
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 182
LO 1.7: Describe how Multiple Choice 96-97, 99-103, 95, 98, 104-105
the cognitive perspective 106-109
explains lifespan True/False 210-211
development. Fill-Ins
Essay 183-184
LO 1.8: Describe how Multiple Choice 112-114 110-111 115
the humanistic True/False 212
perspective explains Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay 185
, TOTAL
Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Introduction to Lifespan
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
LO 1.9: Describe how Multiple Choice 119, 121.122, 124- 116-118, 120, 129 123, 127
the contextual 126, 128, 130-131
perspective explains True/False 213
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 186 187-188
LO 1.10: Describe how Multiple Choice 133-134 132
the evolutionary True/False 214
perspective explains Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay 189
LO 1.11: Discuss the Multiple Choice
value of applying True/False 215
multiple perspectives to Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay
LO 1.12: Describe the Multiple Choice 135-137
role that theories and True/False
hypotheses play in the Fill-Ins
study of development. Essay 190
LO 1.13: Compare the Multiple Choice 138-139 140
two major categories of True/False
lifespan development Fill-Ins
research. Essay
LO 1.14: Identify Multiple Choice 141.142, 144, 148-152 143, 145-147
different types of True/False 216
correlational studies and Fill-Ins
their relationship to Essay
cause and effect.
LO 1.15: Explain the Multiple Choice 153, 155-156, 158- 161 154, 157
main features of an 160, 162-163
experiment. True/False 217
Fill-Ins
Essay 191
LO 1.16: Distinguish Multiple Choice 164-165 166
between theoretical and True/False
applied research. Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.17: Compare Multiple Choice 168, 170-171 167, 169
longitudinal research, True/False
cross-sectional research, Fill-Ins
and sequential research. Essay 192
LO 1.18: Describe some Multiple Choice 172
ethical issues that affect True/False
psychological research. Fill-Ins
Essay
,Development Across the Life Span, 9e
Chapter 1
An Introduction to Lifespan Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.1. The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that
occur throughout the entire life span is called what?
a) biological development
b) lifespan development
c) psychological development
d) child development
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.2. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes what type of
approach?
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
1.3. Dr. Sardonicus wants to examine the effectiveness of different teaching techniques. Her 9:00
A.M. class will be exposed to a new method of viewing online instructional videos while her
10:00 A.M. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess the students’ memory of
the information across six sessions. What method is the professor using to test her ideas?
a) intuitive
b) sociological
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c) anecdotal
d) scientific
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
1.4. The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on the study of what?
a) nonhuman species
b) test tube babies
c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.5. A developmental psychologist whose research focus is the human body’s capacities and
limitations is interested in __________ development.
a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.6. Which researcher would primarily be interested in studying physical development?
a) Dr. Bettencourt, who wants to examine interaction patterns among children on the
playground
b) Dr. Kwan, who is interested in which senses a child uses most often
4
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Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Introduction to Lifespan
Topic Remember the Understand the Apply What You
Facts Concept Know
INTRODUCTION Multiple Choice
True/False 193, 196, 197 194, 195
Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.1: Define the field Multiple Choice 1, 4 2 3
of lifespan development
and describe what it True/False
encompasses. Fill-Ins
Essay 175 173-174
LO 1.2: Describe the Multiple Choice 5, 8, 14, 16-20 11 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15,
areas that lifespan 21
development specialists True/False 200-201
cover.
Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.3: Describe basic Multiple Choice 23, 26, 28, 30, 32 22, 25 24, 27, 29, 31
influences on human True/False 202-204
development. Fill-Ins
Essay 176-177
LO 1.4: Summarize four Multiple Choice 34-35, 37-40, 42-44 41, 45 33, 36, 46
key issues in the field of True/False 198, 205-206 199
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 178-179
LO 1.5: Describe how Multiple Choice 48-50, 52-54, 57, 59, 47, 51, 55-56, 60, 58, 64, 72-75
the psychodynamic 61.63, 65-68 69-70
perspective explains True/False 207-208
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 180-181
LO 1.6: Describe how Multiple Choice 71, 77-78, 81.82, 85, 76, 80, 83, 87, 92-93 79, 84, 86, 90
the behavioral 88, 89, 91, 94
perspective explains True/False 209
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 182
LO 1.7: Describe how Multiple Choice 96-97, 99-103, 95, 98, 104-105
the cognitive perspective 106-109
explains lifespan True/False 210-211
development. Fill-Ins
Essay 183-184
LO 1.8: Describe how Multiple Choice 112-114 110-111 115
the humanistic True/False 212
perspective explains Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay 185
, TOTAL
Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
GUIDE An Introduction to Lifespan
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
LO 1.9: Describe how Multiple Choice 119, 121.122, 124- 116-118, 120, 129 123, 127
the contextual 126, 128, 130-131
perspective explains True/False 213
lifespan development. Fill-Ins
Essay 186 187-188
LO 1.10: Describe how Multiple Choice 133-134 132
the evolutionary True/False 214
perspective explains Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay 189
LO 1.11: Discuss the Multiple Choice
value of applying True/False 215
multiple perspectives to Fill-Ins
lifespan development. Essay
LO 1.12: Describe the Multiple Choice 135-137
role that theories and True/False
hypotheses play in the Fill-Ins
study of development. Essay 190
LO 1.13: Compare the Multiple Choice 138-139 140
two major categories of True/False
lifespan development Fill-Ins
research. Essay
LO 1.14: Identify Multiple Choice 141.142, 144, 148-152 143, 145-147
different types of True/False 216
correlational studies and Fill-Ins
their relationship to Essay
cause and effect.
LO 1.15: Explain the Multiple Choice 153, 155-156, 158- 161 154, 157
main features of an 160, 162-163
experiment. True/False 217
Fill-Ins
Essay 191
LO 1.16: Distinguish Multiple Choice 164-165 166
between theoretical and True/False
applied research. Fill-Ins
Essay
LO 1.17: Compare Multiple Choice 168, 170-171 167, 169
longitudinal research, True/False
cross-sectional research, Fill-Ins
and sequential research. Essay 192
LO 1.18: Describe some Multiple Choice 172
ethical issues that affect True/False
psychological research. Fill-Ins
Essay
,Development Across the Life Span, 9e
Chapter 1
An Introduction to Lifespan Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.1. The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that
occur throughout the entire life span is called what?
a) biological development
b) lifespan development
c) psychological development
d) child development
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.2. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes what type of
approach?
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
1.3. Dr. Sardonicus wants to examine the effectiveness of different teaching techniques. Her 9:00
A.M. class will be exposed to a new method of viewing online instructional videos while her
10:00 A.M. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess the students’ memory of
the information across six sessions. What method is the professor using to test her ideas?
a) intuitive
b) sociological
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c) anecdotal
d) scientific
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
1.4. The vast majority of lifespan development focuses on the study of what?
a) nonhuman species
b) test tube babies
c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.5. A developmental psychologist whose research focus is the human body’s capacities and
limitations is interested in __________ development.
a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.6. Which researcher would primarily be interested in studying physical development?
a) Dr. Bettencourt, who wants to examine interaction patterns among children on the
playground
b) Dr. Kwan, who is interested in which senses a child uses most often
4
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