Life Span Human Development 4th Australia and New Zealand Edition Sigelman Test Bank
Test Bank for Life Span Human Development 4th Australia and New Zealand Edition By Carol K. Sigelman, Linda De George, Kimberley Cunial, Mark Kohler, Nadine Ballam, Elizabeth A. Rider, ISBN-10: 0170452816, ISBN-13: 9780170452816
Table of Contents
1. Understanding life span human development
2. Theories of human development
3. Genes, environment and the beginnings of life
4. Body, brain and health
5. Cognitive development
6. Sensory-perception, attention and memory
7. Intelligence and creativity
8. Language, literacy and learning
9. Self, personality, gender and sexuality
10. Social cognition and moral development
11. Emotions, attachment and social relationships
12. Developmental psychopathology
13. The final challenge: Death and dying
1. Development can best be defined as:
a. systemic 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’.
ANSWER: a
2. The three broad domains explored by developmental psychologists are:
a. motor, interpersonal, cognitive.
b. physical, cognitive, psychosocial.
c. personality, motor, learning.
d. interpersonal, maturational, learning.
ANSWER: b
3. Albert, a developmental psychologist, conducts research on children’s emotional reactions to studying maths at school. Albert is concerned with children’s _____ development.
a. cognitive
b. maturational
c. physical
d. psychosocial
ANSWER: d
4. 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 life span.
d. gains, changes, and losses at each stage of the life cycle.
ANSWER: a
5. The most recent addition to the list of periods of the life span is:
a. Emerging adulthood
b. Early adulthood
c. Middle adulthood
d. Late adulthood
ANSWER: a
6. 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
ANSWER: b
7. The most diverse of all age groups in terms of physiological and psychological functioning are:
a. newborns
b. children
c. young adults
d. elderly adults
ANSWER: d
8. Which of the following is NOT true of stereotypes?
a. They are always negative
b. They can lead to discrimination
c. They can prevent access to services
d. They can be directed to all age groups
ANSWER: a
9. The question of how biological and environmental forces impact development is referred to as the _____________ issue.
a. continuity–discontinuity
b. passive–active
c. nature–nurture
d. proximal–distal
ANSWER: c
10. Which of the following represents a maturational process?
a. Being taught how to pay attention
b. Changing one’s violent ways as the result of spending time in prison
c. Learning to tie your shoes
d. The development of pubic hair during puberty
ANSWER: d
