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Chapter 1: Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories Test Bank

Multiple Choice

• The ways in which people grow, change, and stay the same throughout their lives,

from conception to death, is known as ______ development.

• child
• lifespan human
• normative human
• contemporary

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Lifespan Human Development?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• ______ is the most obvious indicator of development.
• Change
• Stability
• Adulthood
• Brain lateralization

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Is Lifespan Human Development?

Difficulty Level: Medium

• Throughout the lifespan, we change physically, cognitively, and psychosocially. This

illustrates the notion that development is ______.

• static
• multidisciplinary
• plastic
• multidimensional

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension 2 / 4

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Answer Location: Development Is Multidimensional

Difficulty Level: Medium

• Dr. Yang studies cross-cultural differences in body maturation and growth, including

differences in body size, proportion, appearance, health, and perceptual abilities. Dr.Yang is interested in ______ development.

• physical
• cognitive
• psychosocial
• interdisciplinary

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Development Is Multidimensional

Difficulty Level: Hard

• ______ development includes the maturation of our thought processes and the tools

that we use to obtain knowledge, become aware of the world around us, and solve problems.

• Physical
• Cognitive
• Psychosocial
• Lifespan

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Development Is Multidimensional

Difficulty Level: Easy

• Changes in personality, emotions, views of oneself, social skills, and interpersonal

relationships with family and friends are called ______ development.

• physical
• cognitive
• socioemotional
• lifespan

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Development Is Multidimensional

Difficulty Level: Easy

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• As baby Sanjay’s physical development improves, he is able to crawl around and

explore his environment. This advances his cognitive development, as he learns about the size and shape of objects, as well as how they function. His newfound crawling skills also contribute to changes in Sanjay’s psychosocial development. For example, he may experience anger when he picks up a breakable object, only to have one of his parents take it away. In addition, Sanjay experiences happiness when his parents encourage his motor efforts and frustration when they remove him from an unsafe area, such as the stairs. This example shows that the three areas of development ______.

• confuse the infant
• are independent
• follow a single course
• overlap and interact

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Development Is Multidimensional

Difficulty Level: Hard

• Research illustrates that development consists of both gains and losses, as well as

growth and decline, throughout the lifespan. This means that development is ______.

• multidimensional
• plastic
• multidisciplinary
• multidirectional

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Development Is Multidirectional

Difficulty Level: Easy

• Allison is approaching her 60th birthday. She realizes that her eyesight and hearing

are not as good as they used to be, and when visiting her daughter in graduate school, climbing the stairs to the fourth floor has become more difficult. However, Allison has also become more patient over the years, is better at solving difficult problems, and has a more confident and favorable view of herself than she had in her 20s and 30s. This example shows that development is ______.

• multidimensional
• multidisciplinary
• multidirectional
• plastic

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1-1: Outline five principles of the lifespan developmental perspective.

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