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Test Bank for Essentials of Life -Span Development - 7 - Santrock - Chapter 01 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. 2) Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of development? A) Darren, who emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood B) Nick, who emphasizes extensiv e change in adulthood C) James, who emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age D) Gregory, who emphasizes development as lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary , and contextual 3) 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 4) In 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 1 Test Bank for Essentials of Life -Span Development - 7 - Santrock - Chapter 01 5) In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following statements is true? A) There has been a remarkable decrease in the number of people living to an old age. B) The conception of work as a full -time endeavor that ends in the early 60s is well suited for long lives. C) Science, technology, and behavioral changes have not kept pace with the increase in the number of people living to an old age. D) There should be a change from a world constructed mainly for the elderly to a world that is more compatible for young people. 6) 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 impor tant. This professor is articulating a(n) _____ approach. A) evolutionary B) constructivist C) normative D) life-span 7) The average life expectancy of humans A) has decreased over time. B) has increased over time. C) has remained steady since the middle ages. D) has remained stead y since the beginning of recorded history. 8) Which of the following is true of life expectancy in the United States? A) It decreased by 15 years in the beginning of the twenty -first century. B) It has remained unaffected by improvements in sanitation and nutritio n. C) It increased by 30 years in the twentieth century. D) It has remained unpredictable and has confused demographers. 9) Life expectancy in the United States is currently about A) 53 years. B) 60 years. C) 79 years. D) 85 years. 2 Test Bank for Essentials of Life -Span Development - 7 - Santrock - Chapter 01 10) According to Paul Baltes's perspective on life-span development, which of the following statements is true? A) Development stops during adolescence. B) Development is multidimensional. C) Development is unidirectional. D) Development occurs independent of context. 11) The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life -span perspective that development is A) plastic. B) contextual. C) multidimensional. D) lifelong. 12) Dr. Tepper-Harmon believes that life -span development cannot be studied without considering biological, socioemotional, and cog nitive dimensions. Dr. Tepper -Harmon believes that development is A) lifelong. B) contextual. C) multidimensional. D) plastic. 13) Many individuals become wiser as they age, but their performance on tasks that require speed in processing information starts to decline. Th is illustrates how throughout life, some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink —in other words, how development is A) plastic. B) contextual. C) multidisciplinary. D) multidirectional. 14) Jeremy becomes fluent in English at the age of 4. At the age of 6, he becomes fluent in French. However, when Jeremy's parents try to teach him Spanish when he is 8 years old, they find that Jeremy's capacity to acquire a new language has decreased. This scenario most likely illustrates Paul Baltes's view that development is A) plastic. B) contextual. C) multidisciplinary. D) multidirectional. 3 Test Bank for Essentials of Life -Span Development - 7 - Santrock - Chapter 01 15) _____ means the capacity for change. A) Elasticity B) Plasticity C) Contextuality D) Tenacity 16) Bruce Chan, a 57-year-old accountant, decides to enroll in a short -term course on creative writing. He performs well in the course and is surprised that he does so despite not having engaged in creative writing for over 25 years. This scenario illustrates Paul Baltes's view that development is A) plastic. B) multidisciplinary. C) lifelong. D) contextual. 17) Divya is 65 years old. She undergoes training and uses effective strategies to improve her memory. As a result, her memory does not decline but rather improves as she ages. According to Paul Baltes's view, which of the following aspects of the life -span perspective most likely explains the improvement in Divya's memory? A) Development is plastic. B) Development is contextual. C) Development is multidirectional. D) Development is multidimensional. 18) It is anticipated that in 2050, roughly 32 percent of children in the United Stat es will have a Latino ethnic identity. What was the percentage of Latino children in the United States in 2017? A) 15.2 B) 20.2 C) 25.2 D) 30.2 19) According to Paul Baltes's life -span perspective, which of the following is true of contexts? A) They have a biological impact on development. B) They are influenced by genetic factors. C) They remain constant over time. D) They refer to the capacity for change. 4The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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