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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

• The most critical way in which a person can contribute to his or her development is through .
• increasing physical ability
• achieving upward mobility
• focusing on career success
• creating significant social relationships

• The life span approach strives to identify ________.
• interactions of individuals that produce prejudice and discrimination
• patterns of transition and transformation from one period of life to another
• individual differences in biological factors that lead to maladaptation
• uncommon bonds among groups of people that lead to hostility between societies

• Which statement is an assumption of the Newman and Newman text?
• Human growth peaks in middle childhood.
• The study of human development is primarily theoretical.
• Behavior must be interpreted in the context of settings and relationships.
• Human behavior has the same meaning across sociocultural borders.

• Why do we need to understand the whole person in studying human development?
• We function as individuals.
• Our families do not affect our development.
• We function in an integrated manner.
• Our developmental outcomes are a result of external factors.

• In the context of human development, to what does the term plasticity refer?
• Continuity and developmental changes
• An adaptive re-organization during the life span
• The impact of prior generations
• The interaction of biological and psychological systems

• According to the text, on what is development based?
• Only an individual’s psychological ability
• Only an individual’s biological ability
• The interaction of the social, psychological, and biological systems
• The relationship between one's psychological and biological abilities

• Which of the following is TRUE of individuals’ lives, as they progress through time?
• They show both continuity and change
• They show neither continuity nor change
• They show continuity, but not change
• They show change, but not continuity

• Michael believes that he can influence his personal development by making certain choices and being motivated to

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succeed. Michael’s belief best illustrates which of the following assumptions of the Newman and Newman text?

• Behavior is best analyzed within the context of a person’s environment.
• Personal development occurs throughout the life span.
• People contribute actively to their development.
• As people age, they show continuity and change in their personality.

• The meaning-making system focuses on the ________.
• predictable nature of humankind
• diversity of cultures
• search for identity
• need for stability

• According to the textbook, active contribution to one’s life can be expressed in numerous ways. The text suggests that

the most influential among these is:

• development of cognitive ability.
• development of a social network.
• development of the epigenetic system.
• establishment of cultural norms.

• According to Erik Erikson, as 17-year-old Jamison lives his life, his experiences are produced by which of the

following?

• Primarily the biological system
• Primarily the psychological system
• Primarily the societal system
• The interaction of biological, psychological, and societal systems

• According to your text, the developing person
• cannot modify their psychological system.
• can modify the psychological system through self-guided choice.
• can modify one system without affecting other systems.
• has no control over their development.

• Michael’s breathing, blood circulation, and reflexes are all considered elements of which of the following systems?
• Biological
• Psychological
• Societal
• Psychoanalytic

• Which scenario best illustrates how the environment influences the biological system?
• A toddler is adopted by a family and grows to be much taller than her adopted parents
• An adolescent attends middle school and then goes to high school.
• An infant is exposed to many illnesses while attending infant day care.
• A family takes a vacation.

• Which of the following is TRUE of the biological system? 2 / 4

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• It cannot modify the social system.
• It is stable over time.
• It is guided by genetics.
• It cannot modify the psychological system.

• Manuel speaks six languages and has a very good memory. Which of the following systems can he thank for this?
• Psychological
• Affective
• Societal
• Ecological

• The system provides the resources for processing information and navigating reality.
• biological
• psychological
• integrative
• societal

• Which of the following is most likely to bring about change in the biological system?
• Use of drugs
• Entry into new roles
• Movement from one culture to the next
• Age-graded expectations

• According to the text, changes in psychological processing are most likely to be affected by
• genetic influences.
• technological advances.
• historical events.
• cultural shifts.

• Which system is most influenced by changes in self-regulation and self-awareness?
• Psychological
• Biological
• Societal
• Cultural

• Which of the following is most likely to bring about change in the psychological system?
• Disease
• Environmental toxins
• Education
• Accidents

• Which of the following is most likely to bring about change in the societal system?
• Genetic factors
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• Nutrition
• Entry into new roles

• The concept of identity best illustrates the relationship between the psychological system and the system.
• biological
• scientific
• adaptive
• societal

• Which statement best illustrates how the biological system influences the societal system?
• Tall people receive higher salaries and are more likely to be hired than short people.
• People who have a sense of hope have greater immunity toward disease.
• Over 50% of new mothers in the United States are employed.
• As people age, they experience more sleep disturbances.

• The Moore family’s elderly grandmother hosts an annual family celebration at the family farm every spring.

Which system does this ritual best illustrate?

• Biological
• Psychological
• Societal
• Emotional

• The influence of culture in one's lifespan is considered to be a component of which of the following systems?
• Psychological
• Societal
• Biological
• Psychoanalytic

• In the U.S., 16-year-olds expect to obtain a driver’s license. What concept is best illustrated here?
• Life expectancy
• Psychological functioning
• Age-graded societal expectations
• Individualism

• In terms of human development, poverty is considered______.
• a major obstacle to optimal development
• an enhancement to resiliency
• in harmony with psychological functioning
• a source of continuity in the life course

• Which factor is most likely to contribute to families living in poverty?
• A change in government assistance programs
• An increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners
• An increase in white-collar jobs
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