, Which of the following words BEST describes the focus of the study of human
development?
A. Change
B. Childhood
C. Infancy
D. Relationships - A. Change
The principle that human development is adaptive means
A. it is coherent and organized.
B. it is aimed at dealing with internal and external conditions of existence.
C. development proceeds from simple to complex.
D. None of these - B. it is aimed at dealing with internal and external conditions of
existence.
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original developmental
researchers?
A. Babbling
B. Puberty
C. Menopause
D. Toilet training - C. Menopause
The concept of a lifelong process of development that can be studied scientifically is
known as what?
A. Childhood development
B. Longtime development
C. Life-span development
D. Traditional development - C. Life-span development
Change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning, memory, language, thinking,
reasoning, etc., would constitute which type of development?
A. Physical
B. Cognitive
C. Psycho-social
D. Physiological - B. cognitive
Riley doesn't want to share her new toy with the other children at preschool. Riley is
struggling with her _____ development.
A. physical
B. cognitive
C. psycho-social
D. neurological - C. Psychosocial
Increases in brain development have an effect on
A. physical development.
B. cognitive development.
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