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Chapter 01 Introduction Multiple Choice Questions 1. Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that: A. begins at childhood and continues until adulthood. B. begins at conception and continues until adulthood. C. begins at birth and continues through the human life span. D. begins at conception and continues through the human life span. AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Studying life-span development 2. The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age. A. prescriptive B. constructivist C. traditional D. evolutionary AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 3. When taking his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental change. A. life-span B. evolutionary C. normative D. constructivist AP A LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 4. Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation. One believes in the traditional approach of developmental change, whereas the other believes in the life-span approach. The two are most likely differ on: A. whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception. B. whether the tabula rasa or the innate goodness positions were correct. C. whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout adulthood as well as childhood. D. whether the earlier theorists, such as Freud and Jung, were correct or whether the later theorists such as Piaget and Skinner were correct about developmental change. AP A LO: 1.2Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: UnderstandDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 5. On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the development of young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults and elderly people is just as important. This professor is articulating a(n) _____ approach. A. evolutionary B. constructivist C. normative D. life-span AP A LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life- span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 6. The maximum life span of humans: A. has increased over time. B. has not changed since the beginning of recorded history. C. has matched their life expectancy in recent times. D. is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close. AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 7. Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century. A. 20 B. 10 C. 30 D. 50 AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 8. The life expectancy in the United States is currently: A. 60 years. B. 78 years. C. 85 years. D. 53 years. AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 9. If you subscribe to Paul Baltes' perspective of life-span development, which of the following statements would you NOT agree with? A. Development is lifelong B. Development is unidirectional C. Development is plastic D. Development is contextual AP A LO: 1.2Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: UnderstandDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 10. The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is: A. plastic. B. contextual. C. multidimensional. D. lifelong. AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 11. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, socioemotional, and cognitive dimensions. Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that development is: A. lifelong. B. contextual. C. multidimensional. D. plastic. AP A LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 12. Many individuals become wiser as they age, but their performance on tasks that require speed in processing information starts to decline. This illustrates how throughout life, some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink, or how development is: A. plastic. B. contextual. C. multidisciplinary. D. multidirectional. AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 13. _____ means the capacity for change. A. Elasticity B. Plasticity C. Contextuality D. Tenacity AP A LO: 1.1Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: RememberDifficulty Level: EasyLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 14. Tzu-Chiang is 55 years old and is currently enrolled in a college algebra course. He is pleasantly surprised that he is performing well in the course despite not taking a formal math class for over 30 years. Researchers would consider this an instance that illustrates how development is: A. plastic. B. multidisciplinary. C. lifelong. D. contextual. AP A LO: 1.3Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: ApplyDifficulty Level: HardLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life- span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective 15. "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". This old saying refutes Paul Baltes' life-span perspective that views development as being: A. plastic. B. multidisciplinary. C. lifelong. D. contextual. AP A LO: 1.2Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom's: UnderstandDifficulty Level: MediumLearning Objective: 1.1: Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development. Topic: Characteristics of life-span perspective