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Life Span Development examines the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout an individual's life, from conception to old age. The course explores major theories and research findings related to development across various stages, including infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and late adulthood. Students will analyze the influence of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors on human growth and development, and discuss challenges and milestones typical at each stage. Emphasis is placed on understanding continuity and change across the lifespan, and the application of developmental principles to real-world contexts.
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Essentials of Life Span Development 2nd Edition by John W. Santrock
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Chapter 1: Introduction-Chapter
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Q1) One of the differences between Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson is that:
A)Erik Erikson saw that development occurred throughout the life span.
B)Erik Erikson believed that development lasted only until the age of 10.
C)Erik Erikson built his theory from his own philosophy and not from case studies.
D)Erik Erikson said that sexuality played a key role in the life-span development of the individual.
Answer: A
Q2) According to Jean Piaget,this is the stage of cognitive development during adolescence and continues into adulthood;abstract thinking is now possible.
Answer: formal operational
Q3) Tingfeng We was a victim of child abuse as a young boy,but he did not grow up to become an abuser.Instead,he leads a fulfilling family life.This is an example of which characteristic of development?
A)change
B)stability
C)maturation
D)continuity
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
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Q1) Jasmine and her fetus are Rh incompatible.This means that:
A)the fetus will need a blood transfusion immediately after birth.
B)the fetus's immune system will attack the mother's blood during the fetal stage.
C)Jasmine has type A blood,while her fetus has type B blood.
D)Jasmine may produce antibodies that will attack the fetus.
Answer: D
Q2) Phenylketonuria (PKU)is a disorder that results in the inability to metabolize ______,which is an amino acid.
A)ketonuria.
B)phenylalanine.
C)phenamoxide.
D)ketonalanine.
Answer: B
Q3) Approximately 1 week after conception,the developing organism is called a(n): A)trophoblast.
B)blastocyst.
C)endoblast.
D)cytocyst.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) Little Nisha points to a ball and says,"Dat ball." Her father responds with,"What color is the ball?" This is an example of:
A)echoing.
B)recasting.
C)infant-directed speech.
D)morphology.
Answer: B
Q2) When you integrate information from two or more sensory modes,you experience:
A)extramodal perception.
B)intermodal perception.
C)bimodal perception.
D)multimodal perception.
Answer: B
Q3) Schemes are:
A)actions or mental representations that organize knowledge.
B)the incorporation of new information into existing knowledge.
C)groups of behaviors.
D)knowledge that has been adjusted to fit new experiences.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
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Q1) Attachment theorists would agree on which of the following?
A)A critical period for attachment in humans exists during the first 2 months of life.
B)Secure attachment to a single primary caregiver is essential for healthy social development.
C)A child's temperament is more important than secure attachment for healthy social development.
D)Sensitive responsiveness on the part of caregivers will help infants develop secure attachments.
Q2) According to Jerome Kagan (2002,2003),temperament can be classified by focusing on:
A)differences between children who are considered easy and those considered more difficult.
B)differences between children who are usually cheerful and those who cry a lot of the time.
C)differences between children who are shy and timid and those who are sociable and bold.
D)differences between children who are high on effortful control and those who are low on it.
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Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Lavonda is running her own family child care service,and she is concerned that several of the children seem to be overweight.What would be the best approach for Lavonda to use in helping the children with their weight?
A)Help the children begin and stay on diets that cut their calorie intake.
B)Emphasize activities and not meals,and have regular mealtimes that focus on sensible foods.
C)Eliminate snacks and teach the children to eat all of their regular meals,so that they will not want junk food later.
D)Offer well-balanced meals,and then use only fun snack foods and desserts as a reward when the children are behaving.
Q2) In explaining the ability to conserve,Rochel Gelman focuses on ______,whereas Jean Piaget focused on ______.
A)attention;centration.
B)centration;attention.
C)intuitive thought;symbolic thought.
D)symbolic thought;intuitive thought.
Q3) The knowledge that superficial changes in appearance in objects do not change the basic properties of those objects (such as mass or volume).
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Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky considered play to be valuable because:
A)it allows children to release tension.
B)it advances the child's cognitive development.
C)it helps children satisfy their need for mastery over their environment.
D)it allows children to interact with their peers.
Q2) Explain Erik Erikson's stage of initiative versus guilt.
Q3) Jennie is in third grade and is tempted to cheat on a test but chooses not to because she knows that it would be wrong.According to the psychoanalytic theory of moral development,what is responsible for keeping Jennie from doing wrong?
A)guilt from her superego
B)empathy for other people
C)reprimands from caregivers
D)rewards from caregivers
Q4) This theory states that gender differences in power,assertiveness,and nurture are a result of the social hierarchy where women have less power than men.
Q5) Parents who deny,ignore,or try to change the negative emotions of their children.
Q6) The belief that when a rule is broken,punishment is sure to follow.
Q7) The support that parents provide one another in jointly raising a child.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) A way of teaching children how to read that emphasizes phonics and the basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds.
Q2) Luis is able to organize coins in a row from the largest in size (the silver half dollar)to the smallest (a dime).His newfound ability is called:
A)centration.
B)seriation.
C)reversibility.
D)classification.
Q3) The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)requires that students with disabilities receive:
A)an individualized education plan (IEP).
B)an exclusive learning environment.
C)specially trained educators.
D)free continuing education.
Q4) A gifted child has an IQ of _______ or higher.
A)110
B)120
C)130
D)140
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Chapter 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) Explain the concept of androgyny and give an example of a person who is androgynous.
Q2) This theorist criticizes Kohlberg's theory of moral development and argues that it reflects a gender bias.This theorist proposed an alternate perspective that emphasizes connectedness with others.
Q3) Children have the highest self-esteem when:
A)they are emotionally supported for their efforts.
B)they perform competently in domains that are important to them.
C)they are extrinsically rewarded by role models.
D)their peers acknowledge their achievements.
Q4) The first stage in the first level of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning.According to Kohlberg,this is the lowest stage of moral development where moral thinking is based on fear of punishment.
Q5) The second stage of the first level of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning.At this stage,individuals pursue their own interests and allow others to do the same
Q6) Define self-efficacy.How do children who have low self-efficacy for learning differ from children having high self-efficacy for learning?
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Q7) How does Kohlberg's theory of moral development differ from Gilligan's theory?
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) In 2007,approximately what percentage of U.S.high school students reported that they had used a contraceptive the last time they had intercourse?
A)18
B)35
C)61
D)83
Q2) Explain how formal operational thought differs from concrete operational thought.
Q3) The Berkeley Longitudinal Study showed that compared with late-maturing boys,early-maturing boys saw themselves:
A)less positively.
B)more positively.
C)bigger and stronger.
D)bigger but more awkward.
Q4) Which of the following programs utilizes the community as a learning tool?
A)community-based education
B)service learning
C)systematic communal education
D)youth and teen cooperative learning
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Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) According to James Marcia,the term _______ refers to the part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in their own identity.
A)moratorium
B)commitment
C)foreclosure
D)achievement
Q2) Why do females have higher rates of depression than do males?
A)Females have more negative self-images than do males.
B)Society encourages sadness in females but anger in males.
C)Females have lower amounts of serotonin in their brains than males.
D)They do not;they just seek help more frequently than do males.
Q3) An adolescent "group" consisting of about five individuals who are about the same age and gender.
Q4) Why do males have higher rates of suicide than females?
A)They are more depressed than females.
B)They attempt suicide more frequently than do females.
C)They use more lethal means than do females.
D)They give no warning signs before they kill themselves.
Q5) This identity status is characterized by high commitment but no crisis.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) The ingrained cultural belief that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will lead to status,security,and happiness is called the career ________.
A)ideal
B)schema
C)myth
D)mystique
Q2) Deb is both depressed and obese.One way she can combat both of these problems is to:
A)get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.
B)reduce her intake of sugar.
C)engage in regular exercise.
D)take an antidepressant medication.
Q3) "Emerging adulthood," a term coined by Jeffrey Arnett,refers to the age range from:
A)12 to 18.
B)18 to 25.
C)21 to 26.
D)20 to 30.
Q4) What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off?
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Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Early
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Q1) Julia,who has just turned 30 years old,has never married.She is likely to feel:
A)content with her independence and freedom.
B)more pressure from society to get married.
C)resentful that most of her friends are married.
D)desperate to find an available partner.
Q2) Cassie waited until she was well established in her career before having children.Which of the following is likely to be TRUE for Cassie?
A)She will have fewer plans for and expectations about her children than a younger mother.
B)She will have fewer medical problems during pregnancy and delivery than a younger mother.
C)She will have more income for child-rearing expenses than a younger mother would have.
D)She will be more likely to be divorced and end up being a single parent than a younger mother.
Q3) Living together in a sexual relationship without being married.
Q4) A type of love that is characterized by an individual's desire to have the other person near and to share a deep,caring relationship with the other person.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina.
Q2) Female menopause is more _________,whereas male menopause is more
A)psychological;physical
B)physical;psychological
C)psychological;psychological
D)physical;physical
Q3) Experts predict that the median age in the United States will rise to ____ years by the year 2050.
A)35
B)38
C)42
D)45
Q4) The mental "workbench" in the mind through which individuals manipulate information and solve problems.
Q5) During middle age,the ability to hear __________ sounds declines first.
A)lower-pitched
B)higher-volume
C)higher-pitched
D)midrange-pitched
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Q6) Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood.
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Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle
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Q1) Discuss the differing reasons for divorce among the young and old.
Q2) An important concern about the adult-stage theories of Erikson,Levinson,and Vaillant is that they:
A)do not clearly specify stages of development.
B)emphasize stability more than change.
C)rely too heavily on laboratory studies.
D)do not account well for individual differences in adult development.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the big five personality traits identified by Costa and McCrae?
A)extraversion
B)openness
C)adaptability
D)conscientiousness
Q4) In a study that spanned 21 different countries,a majority of people indicated that the strongest part of their own self-concept was related to their:
A)sexual orientation.
B)ethnicity.
C)religion.
D)family.
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) Ricardo's physician tells him that he has high blood pressure and will need to start taking a new medication.Given what we know about the diagnosis of treatable high blood pressure,we know that Ricardo's reading must be at least:
A)120/80.
B)150/85.
C)160/90.
D)180/120.
Q2) The retention of information about facts,such as general academic knowledge,"everyday knowledge," and information pertaining to one's fields of expertise.
Q3) Gisella has just returned from the doctor and was told she has cloudy areas in the lenses of her eyes.Gisella has:
A)glaucoma.
B)nearsightedness.
C)macular degeneration.
D)cataracts.
Q4) The retention of information without conscious recollection such as the ability to comb one's hair or type on a keyboard.
Q5) What is the difference between life span and life expectancy?
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Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Late
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Q1) Maria is an elderly Latina-American woman.Which of the following support systems is she most likely to use to cope with the daily difficulties she faces?
A)local service organizations
B)the people in her religious community
C)federally subsidized counseling services
D)elder organizations such as the Gray Panthers
Q2) Adult daughters are three times more likely than adult sons to provide older adults with assistance with:
A)finances and bill paying.
B)activities of daily living.
C)housework and food preparation.
D)transportation to and from social and medical appointments.
Q3) Luka is 72 years old.According to trends noticed in research about how gender roles may or may not change with age,we can expect that Luka is now ________ she was when she was 50.
A)more feminine than
B)more masculine than C)less feminine than
D)about as feminine as
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Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
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Q1) In the United States,________ euthanasia is generally more accepted than ________ euthanasia.
A)active;passive
B)passive;active
C)spontaneous;prearranged
D)prearranged;spontaneous
Q2) Which of the following medical interventions would most likely be found in a hospice?
A)morphine
B)respirator
C)dialysis machine
D)heart-lung machine
Q3) According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,the second stage of dying is:
A)anger.
B)bargaining.
C)depression.
D)denial and isolation.
Q4) Death induced deliberately for a person (who is suffering from an incurable disease or severe disabilities)by injecting a lethal dose of a drug.
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