Question 1

In predicting an adult woman's behavior,it may be more important to know that she is the mother of a 3-year-old child than to know whether she is 20 or 30 years old.This reflects the concept of:

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A)  chronological age.
B)  social age.
C)  psychological age.
D)  biological age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Nellie,3,bangs her head against the wall repeatedly throughout the day.How could Skinner's concept of operant conditioning be applied to address this behavior?

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A)  Explore experiences from Nellie's early childhood and address them in therapy.
B)  Test Nellie to determine her current level of cognitive functioning.
C)  Investigate her psychosocial environment and eliminate stressors.
D)  Reward Nellie when she does not bang her head and punish the head-banging behavior.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Late adulthood is a time of:

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A)  life review,adjustment to new social roles,and diminishing strength and health.
B)  expanding personal and social involvement and responsibility.
C)  establishing personal and economic independence and advancing in a career.
D)  selecting a mate,learning to live with that person in an intimate way,starting a family,and rearing children.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The younger the person's _____ age,the longer the person is expected to live,regardless of chronological age.

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A)  biological
B)  mental
C)  social
D)  psychologicalE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Cohort effects are due to all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Year of birth
B)  Era the individual is associated with
C)  Generation the individual is associated with
D)  Actual age of individualE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Behavioral and social cognitive theories emphasize:

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A)  unconscious motives.
B)  discontinuity in behavior.
C)  continuity in development.
D)  that development occurs in stage-like fashion.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century.

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A)  20
B)  10
C)  30
D)  50E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

A _____ is a group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences.

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A)  cohort
B)  collection
C)  committee
D)  councilE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

This theorist developed the theory of operant conditioning.B.F.Skinner

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Question 10

Nonnormative life events:

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A)  do not happen to all people.
B)  happen to younger children but not to older adults.
C)  are common to people of a particular generation.
D)  influence the cultural makeup of a population.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The maximum life span of humans:

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A)  has increased over time.
B)  has not changed since the beginning of recorded history.
C)  has matched their life expectancy in recent times.
D)  is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Flevy is conducting an extensive market study and has hired a big group of college students to hand out a standard set of questions to shoppers at malls and supermarkets and to seek their responses.Which of the following methods of data collection is Flevy using?

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A)  Laboratory research
B)  Survey
C)  Naturalistic observation
D)  Physiological measuresE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The belief that no single theory of development is adequate to explain the rich complexity of life-span development reflects the _____ theoretical orientation.

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A)  eclectic
B)  mixed
C)  critical
D)  ambivalentE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

This is a way of conceptualizing age where age is characterized by physical health and the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.

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Question 15

Sixty-year-old Betty is in great physical shape.Her bones are strong with no sign of osteoporosis,and her internal organs are in near perfect condition.This means that Betty is young in terms of her _____ age.

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A)  social
B)  chronological
C)  psychological
D)  biologicalE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence,especially during infancy,little or no change in adulthood,and decline in old age.

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A)  prescriptive
B)  constructivist
C)  traditional
D)  evolutionaryE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Compared with earlier decades,U.S.adults today are:

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A)  more likely to be married.
B)  more likely to be childless.
C)  less likely to be living alone.
D)  less likely to need social relationships and support.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Xavier believes that we can study scientifically only what can be directly observed and measured.He argues that affective and cognitive explanations are circular.Which theoretical orientation is most akin to his views?

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Question 19

Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using surveys as a way to collect data.

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Question 20

Dr.Wong is a cognitive developmental theorist,so we know that he will stress the importance of _____ in understanding development.

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious thoughts
B)  repressed memories
C)  biological processes
D)  the effects of genes and evolution on the development of intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 1: Introduction

Cohort effects are due to all of the following EXCEPT

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The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence,especially during infancy,little or no change in adulthood,and decline in old age.

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Flevy is conducting an extensive market study and has hired a big group of college students to hand out a standard set of questions to shoppers at malls and supermarkets and to seek their responses.Which of the following methods of data collection is Flevy using?

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Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using surveys as a way to collect data.

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This is a way of conceptualizing age where age is characterized by physical health and the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.

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The maximum life span of humans:

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Sixty-year-old Betty is in great physical shape.Her bones are strong with no sign of osteoporosis,and her internal organs are in near perfect condition.This means that Betty is young in terms of her _____ age.

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In predicting an adult woman's behavior,it may be more important to know that she is the mother of a 3-year-old child than to know whether she is 20 or 30 years old.This reflects the concept of:

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The younger the person's _____ age,the longer the person is expected to live,regardless of chronological age.

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This theorist developed the theory of operant conditioning.B.F.Skinner

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Nonnormative life events:

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The belief that no single theory of development is adequate to explain the rich complexity of life-span development reflects the _____ theoretical orientation.

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Dr.Wong is a cognitive developmental theorist,so we know that he will stress the importance of _____ in understanding development.

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Xavier believes that we can study scientifically only what can be directly observed and measured.He argues that affective and cognitive explanations are circular.Which theoretical orientation is most akin to his views?

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Life expectancy in the United States has increased by _____ years during the twentieth century.

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Nellie,3,bangs her head against the wall repeatedly throughout the day.How could Skinner's concept of operant conditioning be applied to address this behavior?

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A _____ is a group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences.

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Compared with earlier decades,U.S.adults today are:

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Late adulthood is a time of:

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Behavioral and social cognitive theories emphasize:

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