Human Growth and Development Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Human Growth and Development explores the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that individuals experience throughout the lifespan, from conception to old age. This course examines major theoretical perspectives, including those of Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky, and considers the influence of genetics, environment, culture, and social factors on development. Students will analyze developmental milestones, understand the variability of growth patterns, and discuss the impact of family, school, and society on individual development, preparing them to recognize typical and atypical patterns in diverse populations.
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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) If Mark wants to do one study to determine whether or not playing violent video games causes children to act more aggressively, what kind of study should he do?
A) an experiment
B) a correlational study
C) a longitudinal study
D) a cross-sectional study
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following best describes the relationship between biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces in human development?
A) unimportant
B) interactive
C) independent
D) non-normative
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) What do we call the developing human organism that has just become completely embedded in the wall of the uterus?
A) the amnion
B) the fetus
C) the zygote
D) the embryo
Answer: D
Q2) Torey and Bill consult a geneticist regarding the risk that their baby will inherit sickle-cell disease. They are told that Torey carries the affected allele and Bill does not. What does this mean?
A) There is a 25% chance the baby will inherit sickle cell trait, and no chance of inheriting the disease.
B) There is a 100% chance the baby will inherit the sickle cell disease.
C) There is a 50% chance the baby will inherit sickle cell trait, and no chance of inheriting the disease.
D) There is a 25% chance the baby will inherit sickle cell trait, and a 25% chance of inheriting the disease.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World
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Q1) Which object is most likely to be perceived as farthest away?
A) a car that seems to be increasing in size
B) a dog that seems to pass behind many other objects
C) a very loud radio
D) a giant spider
Answer: B
Q2) The Bahrick and Lickliter (2000) study was done with infants who watched videos. What concept was it studying?
A) visual acuity
B) differentiation
C) intersensory redundancy
D) theory of mind
Answer: C
Q3) Approximately what percentage of the world's population is right-handed?
A) 90%
B) 80%
C) 70%
D) 60%
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Entering the Social World
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Q1) When reunited with their caregiver, what do securely attached infants tend to show?
A) fear
B) rejection
C) a need for a brief interaction
D) a need for an extended interaction
Q2) If a parent told you, "My 1-year-old and I just participated in a study utilizing a 'Strange Situation,'" what would you be most likely to say?
A) "I hope your child is securely attached."
B) "I hope that your child does not have any attention problems."
C) "I hope that your child demonstrated autonomy."
D) "I hope that your spouse took part in the study at the same time."
Q3) After being separated from his mother, baby Cecil cries and turns away from his mother when she returns. What kind of attachment is Cecil most likely exhibiting?
A) secure attachment
B) avoidant attachment
C) resistant attachment
D) disoriented attachment
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Chapter 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years
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Q1) Sarah's older sister Lori is helping Sarah to understand how to complete a Sudoku puzzle. Sarah learns how to play Sudoku from Lori, because it is Lori's favourite game. This method of cognitive growth for Sarah is known as which of the following terms?
A) scaffolding
B) intersubjectivity
C) one-to-one principle
D) guided participation
Q2) 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
Q3) What do children use to help them move from single words to two-word sentences?
A) a unique set of cognitive categories based on individual experiences
B) a unique set of formulas based on individual experiences
C) a unique set of telegraphic speech patterns based on individual experiences
D) a unique set of schemes based on individual experiences
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Chapter 6: Interacting and the Work of Play
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Q1) How is spatial ability between the genders recognized in current research?
A) Most boys perform better on tests of spatial ability than the brightest girl.
B) Girls perform better on tests of spatial ability than boys.
C) Girls and boys score equally on tests of spatial ability.
D) The average score of boys on tests of spatial ability is higher than the average score of girls.
Q2) Which person is most likely using a gender stereotype to describe Erin?
A) Elvis: "Erin is mean. I saw her push someone on the playground."
B) Graham: "Erin really likes cooking. Every week she bakes a batch of cookies and brings them to class."
C) Roddy "Erin is like all females-sensitive and compassionate."
D) Christopher: "Erin is different from anyone else I have ever met-she is really weird."
Q3) What does Dwight's statement "I am a boy" illustrate?
A) gender stability
B) gender labelling
C) a gender role stereotype
D) gender constancy
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Chapter 7: Off to School
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Q1) Which of the following tasks uses a child's fine motor skills?
A) mixing cookie dough
B) running a race
C) handwriting
D) doing push-ups
Q2) What do Canadian French immersion programs usually involve?
A) 100% French instruction in Kindergarten, dropping to 50-80% French instruction by Grade 7
B) 50% French instruction in Kindergarten, increasing to 100% French instruction by Grade 7
C) 90% French instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 7
D) 50% French instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 7
Q3) Who would be most likely to emphasize the important role that changes in memory efficiency plays in cognitive development?
A) Louie, who is a social learning theorist
B) Elaine, who is a sociobiologist
C) Alex, who is Piagetian
D) Leonard, who is an information processing theorist
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Chapter 8: Expanding Social Horizons
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Q1) Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Crowd is to clique as"?
A) set is to subset
B) friends are to rivals
C) black is to white
D) attitude is to behaviour
Q2) Sara describes her friend Dan by saying, "He's fun to be around because he's funny and has good ideas, but he's often insensitive to how others feel." Approximately how old is Sara most likely to be?
A) 2 years old
B) 7 years old
C) 10 years old
D) 16 years old
Q3) Who possesses a characteristic that makes them less likely to be a friend with 12-year-old Isabel, who is Mexican?
A) Toni, who is also 12 years old
B) Bobbi, who is also a female
C) Roni, who is also Mexican
D) Tina, who has an opposite attitude toward school from Isabel
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Chapter 9: Rites of Passage
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Q1) Based on statistics, what are Canadian teens most likely to die from?
A) high-risk sporting activities
B) automobile accidents
C) crimes of violence
D) disease
Q2) Social system morality is the focus of one of Kohlberg's stages. Which level of moral reasoning is that stage part of?
A) the preconventional level
B) the conventional level
C) the postconventional level
D) the unconventional level
Q3) According to research, at which level of moral reasoning do most adults seem to operate?
A) the preconventional level
B) the conventional level
C) the postconventional level
D) the unconventional level
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Chapter 10: Moving into the Adult Social World
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Q1) For most girls, when does the attraction to other females most typically appear?
A) early childhood
B) middle childhood
C) early teens
D) late adolescence
Q2) What do we call the attitudes, behaviours, and values that we believe make us unique individuals?
A) our self-esteem
B) our self-recognition
C) our self-efficacy
D) our self-concept
Q3) Bobby, who was once a vibrant and active teen, has become distant and isolated. He told you that he isn't eating or sleeping properly, and he has given you his cherished video game collection. Why should you be alarmed about Bobby's behaviour?
A) because Bobby isn't interested in spending time with you
B) because it sounds like Bobby wants to commit suicide
C) because it sounds like Bobby is depressed
D) because Bobby seems to want to run away
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Adult
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Q1) Bobby has left his home to move to the city, but he has become homeless, as he cannot find a job. Which ethnicity in Canada is ten times more likely to experience homelessness in an urban setting?
A) Polish Canadians
B) Chinese Canadians
C) Italian Canadians
D) Aboriginal Canadians
Q2) Richard has just been told by his physician that he should cut back on the amount of fat in his diet. What does Richard most likely have in his blood?
A) a high amount of protein
B) a high amount of high-density lipoproteins
C) a high amount of low-density lipoproteins
D) a high amount of carbohydrates
Q3) Jim believes that he can improve his financial situation by getting a second job. What is Jim exercising?
A) primary control
B) secondary control
C) implicit stereotyping
D) skill acquisition
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Chapter 12: Being with Others
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Q1) Which of the following is a common reason for abuse among gay and lesbian couples?
A) jealousy
B) poor self-esteem
C) abuse as a child
D) alcohol abuse
Q2) Who is least likely to report being "very happy?"
A) married people
B) widowed people
C) divorced people
D) never-married people
Q3) Pauline is a typical North American woman cohabiting with her boyfriend, Bill. If Pauline is typical of women who cohabit, which of the following beliefs does she hold?
A) She cites convenience as her primary factor for cohabitation.
B) She does not expect Bill to make a serious commitment.
C) She was more open to cohabiting than Bill.
D) She views cohabitation as a permanent situation.
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Chapter 13: Work and Leisure
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Q1) Ursula has visions of what being a journalist will be like. She has many ideas about what it will be like to go and interview interesting people while travelling around the world, and what life will be like in her working years. According to Holland, what personality type, related to her future occupation, does Ursula have?
A) artistic
B) investigative
C) enterprising
D) realistic
Q2) Who is most likely to end up in a traditional female occupation?
A) Colleen, whose mother did not work outside the home
B) Paige, who attended a single-sex high school
C) Jane, who has two brothers and a sister
D) Susan, whose mother is a doctor
Q3) When Brent applies for a job as a shoe salesperson, he is told, "Right now we are only hiring females." What does this case illustrate?
A) comparable worth
B) sex discrimination
C) a glass ceiling
D) harassment
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Chapter 14: Making It in Midlife
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Q1) Alana's physician has just informed her that she will need to begin hormone replacement therapy. In addition to estrogen, what hormone should Alana expect to be replaced?
A) dopamine
B) testosterone
C) serotonin
D) progestin
Q2) For which occupation would you expect the fewest health problems related to stress?
A) social worker
B) CEO of a computer company
C) truck driver
D) waiter
Q3) How can one describe the difference between adult learners and their younger counterparts?
A) Adults are more willing to learn about abstract problems.
B) Adults tend to be more motivated by internal factors.
C) Younger learners tend to have a larger variety of experiences on which they can build.
D) Younger learners have a higher need to know why they should learn something.
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Chapter 15: The Personal Context of Later Life
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Q1) Which Canadian has reached the current average life expectancy for his/her gender?
A) Greg, a male who just turn 63
B) Rachel, a female who just turned 73
C) Faith, a female who just turned 83
D) Billy, a male who just turned 93
Q2) Charles has changed a great deal. He has a difficult time remembering things, even simple things like where he is or what year it is. He is having increasing difficulty understanding people, or saying things that make sense to others. In addition, he rarely cleans himself anymore, and he acts in very inappropriate ways around others. What is Charles exhibiting many signs of?
A) depression
B) anxiety disorder
C) Parkinson's disease
D) Alzheimer's disease
Q3) Which of the following is a diagnostic test for vascular dementia?
A) X-ray
B) positron emission tomography (PET)
C) neuropsychological tests
D) measurement of neurotransmitter levels
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Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Later Life
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Q1) In the last 30 years, what has happened to the number of community organizations designed to involve older adults?
A) The number has increased significantly.
B) The number has increased slightly.
C) The number has remained stable.
D) The number has decreased slightly.
Q2) How does the average middle-aged married couple differ from the average older married couple?
A) The older couple is more likely to be characterized as unhappy.
B) The older couple is more likely to be characterized as disengaged.
C) The older couple is more likely to be characterized as similar to each other.
D) The older couple is more likely to be characterized as docile.
Q3) Sarah is an 80-year-old patient of Dr. Hill. The doctor suspects that Sarah is a victim of financial abuse. Given the statistics, who would Dr. Hill suspect is the abuser in Sarah's life?
A) Tim, who is Sarah's clergyman
B) Kim, who is Sarah's daughter
C) Blair, who is Sarah's son
D) Tina, who is Sarah's night nurse
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Chapter 17: The Final Passage
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Q1) After Maxine was in a severe car accident, her parents were informed that she was brain dead, but could be kept alive if she was put on a respirator immediately. What would her family's decision not to put her on the respirator be considered?
A) a power of attorney
B) active euthanasia
C) murder
D) passive euthanasia
Q2) Michelle has been so upset about the loss of her best friend that she is preoccupied with her friend's clothes, books, and CDs. She even isolates herself from her other friends to "talk" to her deceased friend. What is Michelle experiencing?
A) separational distress
B) traumatic distress
C) prolonged grief disorder
D) traumatic depressive disorder
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