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This course explores the psychological, biological, and social changes that occur from early adulthood through old age. Students will examine key theories and research findings related to adult development, including cognitive, emotional, and personality changes, as well as issues such as career transitions, family dynamics, and retirement. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of experiences in adulthood and aging, the impact of culture and environment, and strategies for promoting successful and healthy aging. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities present throughout the adult lifespan.
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Human Development A Life-Span View 3rd Edition by Christine Ateah
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Joan has decided to retire early and to take a reduced pension so that she can volunteer for an international child development agency. At which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development theory is Joan?
A) intimacy vs. isolation
B) generativity vs. stagnation
C) industry vs. inferiority
D) integrity vs. despair
Answer: B
Q2) Mick's biggest challenge in life is to think of his life as satisfactory and worth living. According to psychosocial theory, which stage of life is Mick most likely in?
A) young adulthood
B) adolescence
C) late life
D) middle adulthood
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) By definition, what are premature infants?
A) those born prior to 42 weeks after conception
B) those born prior to 40 weeks after conception
C) those born prior to 38 weeks after conception
D) those born prior to 36 weeks after conception
Answer: D
Q2) Marsha's doctor informs her that her child is just entering the longest period of prenatal development. About how long has Marsha been carrying her unborn child?
A) 1 day
B) 3 weeks
C) 9 weeks
D) 28 weeks
Answer: C
Q3) How is a physician most likely to guard against fetal hypoxia?
A) monitor the fetus's heart rate
B) avoid exposing the fetus to tainted blood
C) encourage the mother to deliver vaginally
D) conduct a genetic screen of the mother and father
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World
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Q1) What part of a neuron contains the material necessary to keep it alive?
A) the axon
B) the cell body
C) the dendrite
D) the corpus callosum
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is an example of intersensory redundancy?
A) noticing the shirt your mother is wearing while listening to an iPod
B) observing your mother while listening to her talk
C) brushing your mother's hair while you talk to her
D) listening to several voices at the same time
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following phrases would complete the analogy, "Assimilation is to accommodation as"?
A) idea is to concept
B) a scheme is to a script
C) incorporation is to modification
D) cognition is to emotion
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Entering the Social World
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Q1) Baby Joseph has learned to distinguish when his mother is upset with him from when she is pleased with him. Approximately how old is Joseph?
A) 3 months
B) 4 months
C) 5 months
D) 6 months
Q2) After reading a book on Eriksonian theory, how would Farrah most likely describe her trusting 1-year-old daughter?
A) as possessing will
B) as possessing generativity
C) as possessing hope
D) as possessing purpose
Q3) Which aspect of Sunshine Daycare Centre's advertisement is inconsistent with your textbook's description of quality daycare?
A) low teacher/student ratios
B) many educational programs
C) new, energetic staff each day
D) regular, frequent parent-teacher meetings
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Chapter 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years
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Q1) Which child does Piaget's theory have the most difficulty explaining?
A) Ivy, who has mastered conservation and three-mountain tasks
B) Rose, who fails both conservation and three-mountain tasks
C) Daisy, who has mastered the conservation task, but fails the three-mountain task
D) Flora, who not only has mastered conservation and three-mountain tasks but can explain the intricacies of these tasks to others
Q2) Little Julio wants to have a peanut butter and jam sandwich. He can easily open the jars of peanut butter and jam by himself now. Approximately how old is Julio?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
Q3) What is a grammatical morpheme?
A) a word or word ending that makes a sentence grammatically correct
B) a word or word ending that makes a sentence grammatically overextended
C) a word or word ending that makes a sentence grammatically underextended
D) a word or word ending that makes a sentence grammatically overregularized
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Chapter 6: Interacting and the Work of Play
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Q1) When all of his buddies call home to tell their parents they will be getting home late from the game, Adam doesn't bother, saying "My mom and dad are too busy to care about me. They don't care how late I'm out-in fact, they never even ask where I'm going."
If Adam is right, what type of parenting style are his parents exhibiting?
A) an indifferent-uninvolved parenting style
B) an authoritarian parenting style
C) an indulgent-permissive parenting style
D) an authoritative parenting style
Q2) Joan and Mike are observing assertive make-believe behaviour in children at different daycare centres. When they observe 50 incidents of assertive make-believe behaviour, they can go to the department party. Joan is observing Korean children; Mike is observing Canadian children. Who will arrive at the party first?
A) Joan
B) Mike
C) Fran and Mike will arrive at the party at the same time.
D) Neither Fran nor Mike will arrive at the party, because children do not engage in assertive make-believe behaviour.
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Chapter 7: Off to School
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Q1) Which of the following components is more predominant in a girl's body than in a boy's body during middle childhood?
A) water
B) fat
C) muscle
D) bone
Q2) If you lacked phonological awareness, what would you most likely have great difficulty in?
A) believing that a rocking chair cannot move on its own
B) writing the word "cat" even if you knew how it was spelled
C) understanding that words are symbolic representations of objects
D) hearing the difference between the words "putt" and "butt"
Q3) Which of the following is a positive characteristic of an individual who possesses emotional intelligence?
A) greater self-esteem
B) greater patience
C) greater empathy
D) greater compassion
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Chapter 8: Expanding Social Horizons
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Q1) Angelica is well liked by most all of her classmates. What kind of child does she exemplify?
A) an average child
B) a neglected child
C) a controversial child
D) a popular child
Q2) What does the family systems approach emphasize?
A) It shows families are influenced by their broader social systems.
B) It takes a generational approach to child development.
C) It looks specifically at the impact of parenting styles on child development.
D) It examines the role of negative family environments on child development.
Q3) What happens to the sibling relationship as the siblings get older?
A) It improves as the youngest approaches adolescence.
B) It deteriorates as the youngest approaches adolescence.
C) Younger siblings generally report their siblings to be more like parental figures.
D) Age does not affect the nature of the relationship between siblings.
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Chapter 9: Rites of Passage
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Q1) According to Kohlberg's original theory, how many levels of moral reasoning are there, and how many stages does each level contain?
A) There are two levels, and each contains two stages.
B) There are three levels, and each contains two stages.
C) There are two levels, and each contains three stages.
D) There are three levels, and each contains three stages.
Q2) When researchers at Statistics Canada asked youth about their exercise habits versus their sedentary habits, what did the researchers find?
A) Exercise rates for both boys and girls declined on weekends.
B) Exercise rates for both boys and girls increased on weekends.
C) Sedentary rates were the same as exercise rates during the whole week.
D) Sedentary rates comprised approximately 9 hours of a youth's day.
Q3) What do we call the speed at which the body consumes calories?
A) basal ingestion rate
B) diffusion status
C) basal metabolic rate
D) caloric intake status
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Chapter 10: Moving into the Adult Social World
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Q1) During which stage of identity status, does an individual feel overwhelmed yet do little to accomplish the task of identity formation?
A) the diffusion stage
B) the moratorium stage
C) the foreclosure stage
D) the achievement stage
Q2) What do the most effective non-drug interventions for teenage depression focus on?
A) instilling a sense of learned helpfulness
B) using friends and family as support mechanisms
C) mapping the genetic history of the adolescent
D) teaching social skills
Q3) Canada has a diverse ethnic background. Approximately what percentage of the Canadian population is of an ethnic or foreign-born background?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40%
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Adult
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Q1) When Sam ponders the question, "How can light be both a wave and a particle?" what is he engaging in?
A) a role transition
B) a rite of passage
C) reflective judgment
D) multidirectionality
Q2) Lucia is 67 years old. She loves to complete Sudoku puzzles because she says that they "keep her mind sharp." What mental ability is Lucia testing when she completes this type of puzzle?
A) spatial orientation
B) fluid intelligence
C) number
D) crystallized intelligence
Q3) Which of the following is linked to poor health conditions in the Aboriginal population in Canada?
A) an increase in the average age of the Aboriginal population
B) an increase in traditional hunting and trapping practices
C) crowded living conditions
D) access to Aboriginal health care professionals
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Chapter 12: Being with Others
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Q1) Which determinant category of the childbearing decision do financial issues fit best into?
A) the feminine determinant
B) the marriage determinant
C) the lifestyle determinant
D) the career determinant
Q2) According to Kalmijn and Flap (2001), what tends to promote strong homogamy in relationships?
A) meeting other members of one's family
B) living in the same neighbourhood
C) meeting in school
D) seeking a mate with different characteristics than yourself
Q3) Which of the following discussion topics, when talked about openly and honestly, can bring about bliss in a marriage?
A) financial issues
B) children
C) health issues
D) retirement
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Chapter 13: Work and Leisure
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Q1) What did a Swedish study show about most mothers who took parental leave when their children were born?
A) They never returned to work.
B) They were more likely to experience a negative effect on upward career movement.
C) They increased their work involvement.
D) They took primary responsibility for their child's care.
Q2) According to Aasland, Rosta, and Nylenna (2010), who should have the lowest job satisfaction as he/she ages?
A) Lorenzo, who is relatively underpaid
B) Paul, who works in a blue-collar position
C) Kristie, who is unhappy with her working environment
D) Marie, who works in a white-collar position
Q3) In which case is Kelly most likely to be employed in a traditionally male occupation?
A) if she had a female mentor
B) if she is quiet and accommodating
C) if she can convince herself that she can be successful in the job
D) if she has a non-threatening demeanour
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Chapter 14: Making It in Midlife
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Q1) What is the normal pattern of pragmatic and mechanics intelligence development between ages 25 and 70?
A) Both pragmatics and mechanics increase with age.
B) Both pragmatics and mechanics decrease with age.
C) Pragmatics remain constant while mechanics decrease with age.
D) Mechanics remain constant while pragmatics decrease with age.
Q2) Which statement would indicate that Shauna is experiencing a symptom of perimenopause?
A) "I have been having a lot of headaches lately."
B) "I seem to be wetting the bed at night."
C) "At night I sweat like I am leaking water."
D) "There are times when it seems like a fire is running through me from my head to my toes."
Q3) According to Cox et al. (2010), to what is generativity related?
A) gender
B) education
C) societal engagement
D) traits
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Chapter 15: The Personal Context of Later Life
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Q1) Mr. Newman has just celebrated a huge milestone birthday because he has surpassed the age at which scientists consider him to have outlived the maximum life expectancy. What is Mr. Newman's age?
A) 114 years
B) 116 years
C) 117 years
D) 120 years
Q2) While at a conference dealing with issues related to aging, Cyndi is interested in learning about how sleep patterns change in late life. Which presentation should she attend?
A) "Circadian Rhythms and the Elderly"
B) "Neuritic Plaques and the Elderly"
C) "Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors and the Elderly"
D) "Selectivity and the Elderly"
Q3) How financially prepared is Canada for the increasing numbers of elderly people?
A) It is well prepared.
B) It is somewhat prepared.
C) It is currently preparing itself.
D) It is unprepared.
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Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Later Life
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Q1) When are sibling relationships particularly important?
A) When one is an unmarried older adult.
B) When one is a widowed older adult.
C) When one is an ill older adult.
D) When one is a lonely older adult
Q2) Inga lives in a third-world nation. For her, which of the following would be considered an instrumental activity of daily living?
A) menstruation
B) sleeping
C) eating
D) planting crops
Q3) Experimenters are attempting to assess the upper limits of Ralph's physical, perceptual, cognitive, and personal skills. When they are done, what will they have determined?
A) Ralph's proactivity
B) Ralph's continuity
C) Ralph's competence
D) Ralph's environmental press
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Chapter 17: The Final Passage
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Q1) Who is most likely to have the most difficult time recovering?
A) Adam, whose mother died
B) Kerri, whose friend died
C) Hilda, whose grandmother died
D) Lauren, whose young daughter died
Q2) After Jane's accident, Dr. Coulter told her family that she is in a persistent vegetative state. What does that mean?
A) There is no response (eye movement) to passive head movements.
B) Cortical functioning has stopped but that there is still brainstem activity.
C) She will be unable to walk again.
D) She is unable to maintain body temperature.
Q3) In the Netherlands, euthanasia is only permitted under certain circumstances. Which of the following is necessary for euthanasia to be permitted?
A) The patient must make the request on numerous occasions.
B) The patient must be incompetent.
C) At least one physician and at least one family member must agree with the patient's decision.
D) Some relief is occasionally available to the patient.
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