Question 1

Keith has won the lottery and now has more money than he ever dreamed of having. This incident will likely affect Keith's development and is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)   normative history-graded influence.
B)   nonnormative life event.
C)   nonnormative history-graded influence.
D)   normative age-graded influence.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Nature versus nurture, stability versus change, and continuity versus discontinuity are considered _____ issues.

Accepted Answer

A)   developmental
B)   physical
C)   social
D)   emotionalE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of age considered in a life-span perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chronological age
B)   Developmental age
C)   Psychological age
D)   Biological ageE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   seven; early adulthood
B)   eight; late adulthood
C)   six; adolescence
D)   nine; deathE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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:

Accepted Answer

A)   plastic.
B)   contextual.
C)   multidisciplinary.
D)   multidirectional.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Bandura's most recent model of learning and development includes three elements: behavior, environment, and:

Accepted Answer

A)   person/cognition.
B)   culture.
C)   education level.
D)   motivation.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares individuals of different ages:

Accepted Answer

A)   every year.
B)   every 10 years
C)   at one time.
D)   across their lifetimes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Travis spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He is also wondering if he should move in with his girlfriend and about their long-term prospects. Travis is most likely in the _____ period of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   late adolescence
B)   early adulthood
C)   middle adulthood
D)   late adulthoodE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Behaviorism essentially holds that we can study scientifically only what can be:

Accepted Answer

A)   found in unconscious motives.
B)   found in stages.
C)   directly observed and measured.
D)   inferred and measured.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Briefly describe the ethological perspective. Provide an example that involves a critical period to bolster this perspective's argument.

Accepted Answer

Ethology stresses that behavior is stron...

Question 11

Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mesosystem
B)   Chronosystem
C)   Macrosystem
D)   ExosystemE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The younger the person's _____ age, the longer the person is expected to live, regardless of chronological age.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   mental
C)   social
D)   psychologicalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Putting together a two-word sentence and solving a crossword puzzle are examples of _____ processes that affect development.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   biological
C)   socioemotional
D)   culturalE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

List Freud's psychosexual stages and explain how adult personality is determined as a result of these stages.

Accepted Answer

Freud believed that we go through five s...

Question 15

Which theory BEST explains changes in cognitive development as children age?

Accepted Answer

A)   Freud's theory
B)   Piaget's theory
C)   Erikson's theory
D)   Bandura's theoryE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In _____ research, the goal is to describe the strength of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)   descriptive
B)   correlational
C)   collaborative
D)   discreteE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

If you subscribe to Paul Baltes's perspective of life-span development, you would view development as a process that involves growth, maintenance, and ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fulfillment
B)   regulation of loss
C)   decline
D)   stabilityE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Jessica, 16, is in the process of deciding what she wants to study in college. She wants to be an engineer one day and a painter the next day. Erik Erikson would say that Jessica is in the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   intimacy versus isolation
B)   identity versus identity confusion
C)   initiative versus guilt
D)   industry versus inferiorityE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

_____ is(are)  a national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)   Social policy
B)   Generational policy
C)   Cultural legislation
D)   Socialized equity programsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

_____ processes refer to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, and language.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cognitive
B)   Biological
C)   Socioemotional
D)   CulturalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 1: Introduction

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of age considered in a life-span perspective?

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Nature versus nurture, stability versus change, and continuity versus discontinuity are considered _____ issues.

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The younger the person's _____ age, the longer the person is expected to live, regardless of chronological age.

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Bandura's most recent model of learning and development includes three elements: behavior, environment, and:

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If you subscribe to Paul Baltes's perspective of life-span development, you would view development as a process that involves growth, maintenance, and ____________.

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Jessica, 16, is in the process of deciding what she wants to study in college. She wants to be an engineer one day and a painter the next day. Erik Erikson would say that Jessica is in the _____ stage of development.

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_____ is(are) a national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens.

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The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares individuals of different ages:

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Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

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Keith has won the lottery and now has more money than he ever dreamed of having. This incident will likely affect Keith's development and is an example of a:

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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:

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In _____ research, the goal is to describe the strength of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics.

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Which theory BEST explains changes in cognitive development as children age?

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Travis spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He is also wondering if he should move in with his girlfriend and about their long-term prospects. Travis is most likely in the _____ period of development.

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_____ processes refer to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, and language.

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Putting together a two-word sentence and solving a crossword puzzle are examples of _____ processes that affect development.

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Behaviorism essentially holds that we can study scientifically only what can be:

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Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to _____.

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List Freud's psychosexual stages and explain how adult personality is determined as a result of these stages.

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Briefly describe the ethological perspective. Provide an example that involves a critical period to bolster this perspective's argument.

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