Test Bank for Life Span Human Development Australian and New Zealand 2nd Edition by Sigelman
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING LIFESPAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Development can best be defined as:
| a. | systematic changes and continuities from ‘womb to tomb’. |
| b. | unpredictable and unenduring events from ‘womb to tomb’. |
| c. | physical changes from ‘womb to tomb’. |
| d. | biological and psychological deterioration from ‘womb to tomb’. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Defining development
- The fact that development often involves continuities speaks to the fact that over time, humans tend to:
| a. | remain the same. | c. | become less active. |
| b. | become more intelligent. | d. | undergo orderly patterns of change. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- The three broad domains explored by developmental psychologists are:
| a. | motor, interpersonal, cognitive. | c. | personality, motor, learning. |
| b. | physical, cognitive, psychosocial. | d. | interpersonal, maturational, learning. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Defining development
- Albert, a developmental psychologist, conducts research on children’s emotional reactions to studying math in school. Albert is concerned with children’s _____ development.
| a. | cognitive | c. | physical |
| b. | maturational | d. | psychosocial |
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- Which is best categorised as being in the cognitive domain of development?
| a. | Physical maturation of the body | c. | Poor interpersonal skills |
| b. | A changing personality | d. | Language acquisition |
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- Which of the following does NOT belong on a list of key aspects of physical development?
| a. | Change in motor ability | c. | Change in short-term memory |
| b. | Change in body organ efficiency | d. | Change in skin tone (e.g., wrinkling) |
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- Traditionally, growth has been defined as:
| a. | physical changes that occur from conception to maturity. |
| b. | the biological unfolding of genetic potential. |
| c. | positive changes across the lifespan. |
| d. | gains, changes, and losses at each stage of the life cycle. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- ________ ageing involves the deterioration of an organism that eventually results indeath.
| a. | Cognitive | c. | Behavioural |
| b. | Psychosocial | d. | Biological |
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Defining development
- Ageing is most accurately defined as involving _________ in the maturing organism.
| a. | only negative changes | c. | both negative and positive changes |
| b. | only positive changes | d. | neither positive nor negative changes |
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Defining development
- A socially defined age group, with culture-specific assigned roles, privileges, and
responsibilities is referred to as:
| a. | an age norm. |
| b. | an age grade. |
| c. | a social clock. |
| d. | an ageism. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate TOP: Conceptualising the life span
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