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PSY 304: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT ACTUAL EXAM WITH RATIONALE Q&A (GRADED A+)-ASHFORD
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PSY 304: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT ACTUAL EXAM WITH RATIONALE Q&A (GRADED A+)-ASHFORD
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PSY 304: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT ACTUAL EXAM WITH RATIONALEQ&A (GRADED A+)-ASHFORD
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Question 1
pts
Jacob has not led a very healthy lifestyle and now at 70 has developed some health problems due
to not eating right and exercising. This is an example of
external aging.
internal aging.
secondary aging.
primary aging.
Question 2
pts
Vision often declines in late adulthood. One of the most common problems is when cloudy areas
appear on the lens, limiting the passage of light. This is called
glaucoma.
presbyopia.
cataracts.
blindness.
Question 3
pts
During the past 150 years puberty has been occurring
earlier for males.
earlier for females.
later for males.
later for females.
Question 4
, pts
Brady is ten months old and has started to pick up his Cheerios using his thumb and index finger.
This is an example of the
grasping reflex.
pinching reflex.
ulnar grasp.
pincer grasp.
Question 5
pts
During early childhood kids often become , eating small meals and snacking
throughout the day instead of eating two or three large meals.
grazers
obese
picky
active
Question 6
pts
Justin just experienced his first ejaculation or
menarche.
testosterone increase.
testosterone decrease.
spermarche.
,Question 7
pts
The receive messages from other neurons.
axons
dendrites
synapses
neurotransmitters
Question 8
pts
Dr. Martinez studies visual processing. Which lobe of the brain does he examine for his
research?
frontal
temporal
parietal
occipital
Question 9
pts
David’s 80-year-old grandmother is experiencing memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. She is
suffering from
depression.
dementia.
cancer.
glaucoma.
, Question 10
pts
Early in life the head and brain develop faster than other parts of the body. This is the trend.
proximodistal
cephalocaudal
growth spurt
puberty
Question 11
pts
Dr. Hobbes believes that gender is based on observational learning and that these learned
behaviors are either rewarded or punished. Dr. Hobbes studies
social role theory.
social cognitive theory of gender.
gender schema theory.
gender stereotyping.
Incorrect
Question 12
pts
are usually the first people to teach a child about gender.
Peers (incorrect)
Siblings
Teachers
Parents
The answer can be found in Section 10.1, “Gender Development throughout the Lifespan,” in
Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.
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