Development Across the Life Span, 10th edition by Robert S. Feldman Test Bank, Questions and Answers (All Chapters 1-19)
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Lifespan Development
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Lifespan Development
Test Bank for Development Across the Life Span 10e 10th edition by Robert S. Feldman. Full Chapters test bank included (Ch 1 to 19). Part 1: Beginnings An Introduction to Lifespan Development The Start of Life: Prenatal Development Birth and the Newborn Infant Part 2: Infancy - Forming the Foundati...
1.1. The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that
occur throughout the entire lifespan is called:
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a) biological development.
b) lifespan development.
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c) psychological development.
d) child development.
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Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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1.2. In its study of growth, change, and stability in humans, what type of approach does lifespan
development take?
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a) intuitive
b) scientific
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c) social
d) environmental
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Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
1.3. Dr. Sardonicus wants to examine the effectiveness of different teaching techniques. Her 9:00
A.M. class will be exposed to a new method of viewing online instructional videos while her
10:00 A.M. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess the students’ memory of
the information across six sessions. Which method is the professor using to test her ideas?
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
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1.4. What does the vast majority of lifespan development research focus on?
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a) nonhuman species
b) methods of addressing infertility
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c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: D
encompasses.
Topic: Defining Lifespan Development
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the field of lifespan development and describe what it
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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1.5. A developmental psychologist whose research focus is the human body’s capacities and
limitations is interested in __________ development.
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a) cognitive
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b) physical
c) personality
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d) social
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
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Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.6. Compared with the others, which researcher would be interested primarily in studying
physical development?
a) Dr. Gomez, who wants to examine interaction patterns among children in a daycare
setting
b) Dr. Ling, who is interested in how diet affects children’s muscle growth
c) Dr. Hirschfeld, who is interested in how shyness develops during elementary school
d) Dr. Branislava, who studies adolescents’ test-preparation strategies
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
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1.7. A researcher working with college football players is conducting a long-term study to
examine an athlete’s decline in physical performance as the athlete ages. Which type of
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development would the researcher MOST likely be studying?
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a) cognitive
b) personality
c) physical
d) social
Answer: C IS
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
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Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
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1.8. Which type of development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual
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capabilities influence a person’s behavior?
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a) cognitive
b) physical
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c) personality
d) social
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
1.9. Researchers in the early childhood education department of a university are conducting a
long-term study to see how problem-solving skills change over time as students move from
elementary school to high school to college. Which type of development are the researchers
MOST likely studying?
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
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1.10. Researchers who administer intelligence tests as part of their studies of elementary school
students are likely to be investigating which type of development?
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a) personality
b) cognitive
c) social
d)
Answer: B
physical
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
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Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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APA LO: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
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1.11. Which type of lifespan developmentalist would be MOST interested in how a person who
experiences a traumatic event early in life would remember that event later in life?
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a) physical
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b) social
c) cognitive
d) personality
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Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the areas that lifespan development specialists cover.
Topic: The Scope of the Field of Lifespan Development
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Difficult
APA LO: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
1.12. A researcher is interested in studying whether people who experienced a life-changing
event early in their development can recall the details of that event later in life. This researcher is
interested in understanding __________ development.
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