Lifespan Development Question Bank
Course Introduction
Lifespan Development examines the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that individuals experience from conception through old age. This course explores major theories and research findings related to human growth and development across various life stages, including infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and late adulthood. Students will gain an understanding of the key biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that shape development and learn how these factors influence behavior, relationships, and individual differences throughout the human lifespan.
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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) Which of the following Canadian organizations is responsible for overseeing stem cell research?
A) The Tri-Council Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
B) The Federal Government
C) The Stem Cell Network
D) The Canadian Institute of Health Research
Answer: A
Q2) According to your textbook, which kind of developmental forces have received the most attention?
A) biological forces
B) sociocultural forces
C) psychological forces
D) biopsychosocial forces
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following terms is associated with social cognitive theory?
A) self-control
B) imitation
C) life-span perspective
D) discontinuity
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) Patty is pregnant, and her body is currently experiencing the event that triggers hormonal changes that will prevent further menstruation. What is this event called?
A) implantation
B) conception
C) dilation
D) effacement
Answer: A
Q2) Gloria has a rare sex chromosome disorder with which she has difficulty in perceiving spatial relations. What is the name of Gloria's disorder?
A) Klinefelter's syndrome
B) XYY complement
C) Turner's syndrome
D) XXX syndrome
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World
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Q1) According to Piaget, when a scheme is modified based on some experience, what has occurred?
A) assimilation
B) animism
C) accommodation
D) egocentrism
Answer: C
Q2) Molly is buying little stuffed bears for her soon-to-be-born child's nursery. She is very concerned about having different colours that the baby will be able to differentiate as soon as the baby arrives. Thus, what colour teddy bears should Molly avoid purchasing?
A) yellow
B) blue
C) green
D) grey
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Entering the Social World
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Q1) What does a secure infant attachment predict during later childhood?
A) greater intelligence
B) more capable peer interactions
C) greater independence
D) more competence
Q2) According to Erikson, when an infant has an adequate balance of trust and mistrust, the infant can then acquire which of the following strengths?
A) will
B) hope
C) happiness
D) confidence
Q3) At approximately what age is the first altruistic behaviour most likely to appear?
A) 12 months of age
B) 18 months of age
C) 24 months of age
D) 30 months of age
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Chapter 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years
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Q1) Based on the descriptions of eating habits, which of the following children is most likely a preschooler?
A) Laura, who amazes her parents with her ability to clean her plate at every meal
B) Tina, who is more experimental than ever and loves to try new foods
C) Jeremy, who is very picky and is eating less than he was six months ago
D) Ben, who eats well at main meals and only chooses fruit for snacks
Q2) 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
Q3) Who is most associated with the principle of the zone of proximal development?
A) Lev Vygotsky
B) Jean Piaget
C) Carolyn Rovee-Collier
D) Noam Chomsky
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Chapter 6: Interacting and the Work of Play
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Q1) What has research shown to be useful in preventing child abuse?
A) jail time and censure of abusive parents
B) early childhood intervention programs
C) encouragement of parents to use more physical punishment
D) removal of the father from the lives of the children
Q2) Lisa believes that she cannot play football because she's a girl, and "girls aren't supposed to play football." What aspect of Lisa's personality does this belief involve?
A) her insecure attachment
B) her prosocial behaviour
C) her gender identity
D) her self-esteem
Q3) In terms of controlling the behaviour of a child, what is it best for parents to do?
A) Pay no attention to the child-let the child do whatever he or she wants
B) Totally control the life of the child.
C) Give the child total freedom, while supplying parental support for his or her behaviour.
D) Maintain some control, while allowing some freedom.
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Chapter 7: Off to School
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Q1) Which of the following components is more predominant in a girl's body than in a boy's body during middle childhood?
A) water
B) fat
C) muscle
D) bone
Q2) By definition, intellectual impairment involves below-average intelligence and another element. What is the other element?
A) low standardized IQ scores
B) linguistic dysfunctions
C) poor adaptive behaviours
D) emotional problems
Q3) Zoe's parents are concerned about her nutritional health. They believe that she is consuming too many "empty" calories' worth of food. Which of the following is an example of "empty" calories?
A) a diet soda and a bag of potato chips
B) an apple with peanut butter
C) a bag of pretzels and a 100% juice box
D) a frozen yogurt bar
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Chapter 8: Expanding Social Horizons
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Q1) Graham watches TV for many hours every day. Dan does not watch TV at all. Which of the following is most likely?
A) The type of TV that Graham watches will impact his behaviour.
B) Dan will be more aggressive.
C) Dan is less intelligent.
D) Graham has a more realistic view of the elderly.
Q2) What is one thing divorcing parents can do to limit the negative impact of the divorce on their children?
A) Expect the children to be happy, and stay away from talking about negative feelings related to the divorce.
B) Ask the children to help with parental disagreements.
C) Explain to the children why they are divorcing and what changes they can expect.
D) Find an opposite -sex role model for the children.
Q3) How does a child's descriptions of others change as he/she ages?
A) The description becomes more abstract.
B) The description becomes more concrete.
C) The description becomes more simplistic.
D) The description becomes more representational.
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Chapter 9: Rites of Passage
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Q1) According to Brooks-Gunn and Ruble (1982), who do girls tell first when they experience their first menstrual period?
A) their doctor
B) their mother
C) their friends
D) their siblings
Q2) What does the abbreviation BMI stand for?
A) base metabolic indices
B) body metabolic indices
C) base mass index
D) body mass index
Q3) What label did Kohlberg use when referring to the first level of moral reasoning?
A) preoperational
B) prepositional
C) preconventional
D) prepubertal
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Chapter 10: Moving into the Adult Social World
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Q1) Dylan is having difficulty in deciding upon his future career. He is really good in sports, especially hockey, but not so good in his classes at school. Fellow students call him a "jock", and he likes the adulation, so he decides that he wants to be a hockey player. What factor, according to Donald Super (1976, 1980), is Dylan using as a primary force to determine his choice of careers?
A) skill
B) peer pressure
C) hearsay
D) identity
Q2) Shelley started to date at the age of 13. She is now 20 years old and has had multiple sexual partners and problems throughout her adolescent years. In terms of her adult relationships, what will Shelley likely experience as she ages?
A) more satisfying romantic relationships
B) less satisfying romantic relationships
C) a rocky marriage and subsequent divorce
D) a long-lasting, happy marriage
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Adult
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Q1) Amanda is physically dependent on alcohol and experiences withdrawal symptoms when she doesn't drink. How would Amanda's experience with alcohol best classified?
A) an addiction
B) a rite of passage
C) binge drinking
D) healthy behaviour
Q2) When making a court decision, Judge Kiko says, "I try to come to reasonable solutions based on the basis of the best arguments that I have available." Which stage of reflective judgement does Judge Kiko appear to be in?
A) the initial stage
B) the second stage
C) the halfway stage
D) the later stage
Q3) To what extent do those people who drink alcohol experience serious health problems?
A) Most experience no serious health problems.
B) Most experience one serious health problem.
C) Most experience a few serious health problems.
D) Most experience many serious health problems.
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Chapter 12: Being with Others
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Q1) Which determinant category of the childbearing decision do financial issues fit best into?
A) the feminine determinant
B) the marriage determinant
C) the lifestyle determinant
D) the career determinant
Q2) In which of the following cases are Lisa and Phil less likely to end up divorced?
A) if they cohabit prior to marriage
B) if they are of differing ethnic/cultural backgrounds
C) if they share similar ideals about the division of housework
D) if they occasionally share their feelings
Q3) Which of the following methods is currently quite popular for young adults to find a date?
A) online dating
B) speed dating
C) blind dating
D) arranged dating by parents
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Chapter 13: Work and Leisure
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Q1) Terri has an MBA and has worked full-time for the past five years. Recently, she has decided to work only part-time. What is the most likely reason for the change?
A) resentment from her husband
B) a change in health
C) guilt over violating traditional gender role behaviour
D) family obligations
Q2) According to the Canadian Labour Congress (2008), men hold what proportion of senior management positions, as compared to women?
A) 2 times more
B) 3 times more
C) 4 times more
D) 5 times more
Q3) Seventy-year-old Grant is planning to stop working full-time at the end of the year. Which of Super's phases of occupational development is Grant is most likely in?
A) deceleration
B) establishment
C) retirement
D) maintenance
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Chapter 14: Making It in Midlife
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Q1) After doing aerobic exercise, a person's optimum pulse rate should be within which of the following ranges of his/her maximum heart rate?
A) 40% and 70%
B) 50% and 80%
C) 60% and 90%
D) 70% and 100%
Q2) Which adult child is most likely to move back home?
A) Tina, who is beginning her new career as a nurse
B) Sam, who has a 50% average at college
C) Sarah, who is an honour roll student at college
D) Jeff, who just got married
Q3) Which of the following phrases would best complete the following analogy, "Type A is to Type B as?"
A) male is to female
B) hassle is to appraisal
C) intense is to calm
D) introversion is to extroversion
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Chapter 15: The Personal Context of Later Life
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Q1) In order to find a ballpark in a strange town, a player stops at a local gas station to get directions. The attendant tells the player, "Go to the stoplight, take a right, go two blocks, take a left, and the park will be a mile down the road on the left." The player then gets in her car and tries to remember the directions while driving to the park. What is the player demonstrating the use of?
A) working memory
B) psychomotor speed
C) cross-linking
D) attention span
Q2) Dr. Kirkpatrick has advised his patient to consume more blueberries, kidney beans, and apples, because these foods contain a substance that may help to postpone the appearance of some age-related diseases. What is this substance?
A) antioxidants
B) phytochemicals
C) flavonoids
D) phytoestrogens
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Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Later Life
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Q1) According to numerous researchers, what do many older adults turn to in order to assist them to cope with the daily challenges of living?
A) medication
B) religious faith
C) family and friends
D) cognitive therapy
Q2) Eve is very close to her siblings, is very involved in their lives, and keeps an average level of contact with them. She does not resent or envy her siblings, but rather, thinks well of them. How would you best describe Eve's relationship with her siblings?
A) intimate
B) loyal
C) congenial
D) apathetic
Q3) How is retirement best defined?
A) It is a difficult transition period between working life and frailty.
B) It is a complete withdrawal from the workforce.
C) It is the non-working phase of life after age 65.
D) It is a self-described state involving withdrawal from full-time employment.
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Chapter 17: The Final Passage
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Q1) What do we call the feelings that arise after someone near us dies?
A) mourning
B) grief
C) docility
D) bereavement
Q2) Which of the following is an issue that results from complicated grief?
A) binge eating and weight gain
B) sleep disorders
C) high blood pressure
D) increased smoking and substance abuse
Q3) What does the meaning of death signify?
A) It is defined by the individuals experiencing it.
B) It varies according to culture.
C) It is based on criteria established by the Parliament of Canada Standing Committee of Health.
D) It depends on one's perspective and on the biological and medical criteria used.
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