A Topical Approach To Lifespan Development 11th Ed
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7. Diana feels that her human development course overemphasizes the changes that occur from birth to a
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dolescence and disregards the developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental perspectivew
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ould address her concerns?
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A. traditional
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C. ethological
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span approach in a Human Development course, whereasothers want to keep the traditional developme
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ntal approach. They disagree about
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believes that development is
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11. Researchers increasingly study the development of adulthood. This implies that development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
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span perspective ondevelopment?
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cognitive speed tests. This is an example of how development is
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A. plastic.
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C. multidimensional.
D. multidirectional.
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experiential wisdom increases with age. This is an example of how development is
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A. lifelong.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. multidirectional.
D. contextual.
15. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual?
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A. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining.
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B. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents inJ
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apan.
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s an illustration of how development is
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A. lifelong.
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17. Normative age-graded influences, normative history-
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graded influences, and nonnormative life events areall ways in which development can be classified as
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A. multidirectional.
B. multidimensional.
C. contextual.
D. plastic.
18. Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the Great Depression. This is an example of a
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19. The fact that I use e-mail virtually every day and my mother has never sent or received an e-
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mail is anexample of a difference in
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20. Biological processes such as puberty and menopause are
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22. Lauro is 83 years old. Much of his development will now focus on
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24. Of special consideration for social policy intervention are children who grow up
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