Lifespan Development Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Lifespan Development explores the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur in individuals from conception through old age. Emphasizing major developmental theories and research, the course examines how genetics, environment, culture, and life experiences shape human growth and behavior at different stages of life. Students will gain insights into significant milestones, challenges, and transitions, as well as the impact of family, peers, and society on development, equipping them with a holistic understanding of the human lifespan.
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Human Development 3rd Edition by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
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Q1) Nisha constantly chews on pencils and straws.According to Freud, Nisha
A)likely has a strong superego that is constantly monitoring her behavior
B)has sexual feelings for her other-sex parent
C)is operating on the reality principle
D)is fixated, or stuck, in the oral stage of development
Answer: D
Q2) The final major historical change that provided the basis for how we live today began around 5,000 years ago with the development of __________.
A)agriculture and animal husbandry
B)roadways
C)family units
D)civilization
Answer: D
Q3) Describe two ways that <i>Homo sapiens</i> is different from earlier hominins and other primates.
Answer: <i>Homo sapiens</i> females have a wider pelvis and, on average, the Homo sapiens' brain is two times as large as that of its predecessors.
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) In the past few decades, the average height of adults in Western countries has not changed much.This indicates that height for adults in these countries has reached the upper boundary of their __________.
A)socioeconomic range
B)health status
C)reaction range
D)range of genetic dominance
Answer: C
Q2) Concordance rate is defined as __________.
A)the degree of similarity in characteristics among peoples of a cultural group
B)the influence of genes on development by comparing people who share different amounts of their genes
C)the degree of similarity in phenotype among pairs of family members
D)the degree of difference as expressed by variations in environment
Answer: C
Q3) Briefly describe the risks and effectiveness of amniocentesis.
Answer: Although amniocentesis carries a small risk of miscarriage, it has the potential to identify 40 different defects in fetal development with 100% accuracy.
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) The Babinski reflex occurs when __________.
A)the infant's leg jerks forward as pressure is exerted on its knee
B)the infant twists its foot inward as the sole of its foot is stroked
C)the infant blinks as a puff of air is blown toward an eye
D)the infant's eyes track light as it is moved across its plain of view
Answer: B
Q2) What technique of labor rejects medical technology and interventions and promotes breathing techniques to diminish pain?
A)twilight sleep
B)natural childbirth
C)cesarean birth
D)puffing childbirth
Answer: B
Q3) If failure to progress continues for an extended period of time, what can be used to stimulate labor?
A)oxygen
B)gonadotropin
C)synthetic oxytocin
D)follicle-stimulating hormone
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) Breanna loves to play peek-a-boo.The way that you like to play is to put a blanket over your face and after a few seconds abruptly remove the blanket.Each time that you remove the blanket, Breanna acts like she is very surprised to see you.According to Piaget, Breanna lacks ___________.
A)object continuance
B)object permanence
C)object memory
D)object discovery
Q2) __________ takes place when new information is altered to fit an existing scheme, whereas __________ takes place when a scheme is changed to adapt to new information.
A)Accommodation; assimilation
B)Assimilation; accommodation
C)Retrieval; encoding
D)Encoding; retrieval
Q3) Briefly explain the findings of studies conducted in the early 1990s in which researchers claimed listening to Mozart enhanced cognitive development.
Q4) Describe the development of one primary emotion during the first year of infancy.
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Barbara Rogoff extended Vygotsky's theory.She discussed the teaching interaction between two people as they participate in a culturally valued activity.What did she call this concept?
A)scaffolding
B)cultural sensitivity
C)zone of proximal development
D)guided participation
Q2) Compare and contrast the methods used to assess brain activity.
Q3) During toddlerhood, what is a good predictor of later verbal intelligence?
A)quantitative intelligence
B)number of words spoken
C)language production
D)language comprehension
Q4) Which of the following changes likely explains why toddlers who have been sleeping through the night start waking up again when they are between 18 and 24 months old?
A)They have more difficulties with digestion.
B)They begin having difficulties with insomnia.
C)They have a resurgence of teething.
D)They have a huge growth spurt that tends to be painful.
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) Layla and Gregory are both 4 years old and playmates at the same daycare center.Which of the following best describes their relationship?
A)admirers
B)confidants
C)neighbors
D)peers
Q2) Early childhood educators and scholars believe that child-teacher ratio should be __________ 3-year-olds per teacher.
A)no higher than four to nine
B)no higher than five to ten
C)no higher than six to eleven
D)no higher than seven to twelve
Q3) Researchers have found that 2- to 7-year-old children are actually less egocentric than Piaget thought.What is an example of a toddler understanding the perspective of someone else?
A)when a toddler spills chocolate milk on his older sibling's favorite ball cap
B)when a toddler dreams that he or she is someone else
C)when a toddler speaks in long sentences to babies
D)when a toddler eats his or her meal as quickly as possible
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) In researchers' studies of social status in which children rated who they liked or disliked among their peers, which children were "liked" by some children but "disliked" by others?
A)popular
B)rejected
C)neglected
D)controversial
Q2) What are the most common causes of injury in middle childhood, and what has led to a sharp decrease in the number of head injuries in middle childhood?
Q3) What memory strategy involves repeating the information to be learned over and over?
A)rehearsal
B)organization
C)repetition
D)elaboration
Q4) List at least two risk factors for asthma.
Q5) What is myopia, and what is one reason that it increases in middle childhood?
Q6) Why does self-esteem decrease from early childhood to middle childhood?
Q7) What is the Flynn effect, and what is its cause?
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) The word puberty is derived from the Latin word <I>pubescere</I>, which means to grow __________.
A)older
B)more mature
C)hairy
D)adult-like
Q2) Which statement includes the two largest criticisms of Piaget's theory of formal operations?
A)There are individual differences and cultural variations.
B)There are neurological differences and social stratification.
C)There are developmental sequencing and continued neurological migration.
D)There are immeasurable and invalid variables.
Q3) David Gilmore (1990) concluded that, in most cultures, an adolescent boy must demonstrate three capacities before he can be considered a man: __________.
A)perform, promote, and prosper
B)be proud, perfect, and polite
C)be proficient, pure, and political
D)provide, protect, and procreate
Q4) Briefly describe a puberty ritual of a non-Western culture.
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) Poor sleeping habits cause __________.
A)diabetes, a difficult temperament, and anxiety
B)hypertension, an insecure attachment, and concentration
C)a difficult attachment, emotional instability, and memory
D)deficits in attention, memory, and critical thinking
Q2) Approximately how many students who sign up for online courses fail to finish?
A)90%
B)85%
C)80%
D)75%
Q3) Those emerging adults who remain virgins because they have chosen to wait rather than because they had no opportunity for sex are referred to as __________.
A)accidental abstainers
B)active abstainers
C)sexual objectors
D)religious conservatives
Q4) Describe at least one sleep problem of emerging adults.In your answer, include who most of the participants have been in this research.
Q5) Describe how emerging adults use media to engage with their parents.
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Chapter 10: Young Adulthood
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Q1) __________, which is released by fat cells to signal that the body has had enough to eat, also influences basal metabolic rate (BMR).
A)Acetylcholine
B)Serotonin
C)Melatonin
D)Leptin
Q2) According to Sternberg, what type of love involves passion and intimacy but not commitment? This is the kind of love people mean when they talk about being "in love."
A)friendship
B)infatuation
C)empty love
D)romantic love
Q3) During young adulthood, what age-related change occurs to the heart muscle?
A)It becomes more rigid.
B)It does not change.
C)It becomes stronger, which aids in endurance training.
D)It becomes more elastic, aiding in oxygen delivery to muscles during intense exercise.
Q4) Describe one obvious and one less obvious physical change of young adulthood.
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Chapter 11: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) What is the relation between marriage and good mental health?
A)Mental health grows stronger with time and is especially high in the later part of middle adulthood.
B)Mental health declines over time, especially in the later part of middle adulthood.
C)Mental health declines over time, especially in the earliy part of late adulthood.
D)Good mental health and marriage do not have a significant correlation.
Q2) Which of the following is the most common form of leisure for individuals who are in middle adulthood?
A)watching television
B)sports and outdoor activities
C)board games and crossword puzzles
D)video games
Q3) What are two critiques of Levinson's research on the midlife crisis?
Q4) What is the number-one cause of death for adults worldwide? Discuss two risk factors.
Q5) How does marital satisfaction in midlife compare to marital satisfaction in earlier parts of adulthood in Western countries?
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Chapter 12: Late Adulthood
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Q1) According to Erikson, an individual who experiences ego despair has __________.
A)reflected on his or her life and has accepted its outcome
B)reflected on his or her life and is experiencing regret and bitterness
C)developed a sense of mistrust for individuals in his or her life
D)feels as though he or she is not a productive member in society
Q2) From middle adulthood to late adulthood, the amount of sleep people need __________.
A)declines slightly
B)declines sharply
C)increases slightly
D)increases sharply
Q3) During late adulthood, across cultures and countries, __________ are more religious than __________, in both beliefs and practices.
A)men; women
B)women; men
C)those who are married; individuals who are single
D)individuals who are single; those who are married
Q4) At what age are people considered to be part of the oldest-old group? Can you think of someone who does not meet this age criteria but still fits the definition? Explain.
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Chapter 13: Death and Afterlife Beliefs
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Q1) In Buddhism, when the soul is released from the cycle of death and rebirth, it has reached __________.
A)nirvana
B)paradise
C)fantasy
D)heaven
Q2) Cancer is more common in men because men are more likely to __________.
A)engage in high-risk behaviors
B)smoke
C)be alcoholics
D)be obese
Q3) Suicide is a common cause of death for persons older than __________in developed countries and is the leading cause of death for persons between ages 15 and 39 in __________.
A)65; the United States
B)70; Russia
C)80; Japan
D)85; China
Q4) What are two criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stage theory of death and dying?
Q5) Are there gender differences in resilience after the death of a spouse? Explain.
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