Discovering the Lifespan 2nd Canadian Edition By Feldman - Test Bank

Chapter 01: An Introduction to Lifespan Development

Chapter 01 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

15,000

150,000

1.5 million

15 million

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-1

Page-Reference: 4

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Factual

Objective: Introduction

Answer: 1.5 million

2. Which of the following subjects would be studied by a developmental psychologist?

Investigating whether influences on an unborn fetus can affect its behaviour after birth.

Investigating whether studying regularly or immediately before a test improves test scores.

Completing a cross-sectional study comparing males' and females' eye-hand coordination.

Examining how the presence of other people affects the amount of money donated to charity.

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-2

Page-Reference: 4

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Conceptual

Objective: Introduction

Answer: Investigating whether influences on an unborn fetus can affect its behaviour after birth.

3. Developmentalists generally agree with which of the following statements?

Human development is almost exclusively determined by nature

Human development is almost exclusively determined by nurture

Human development is always determined by a unique combination of nature and nurture.

We do not currently have enough information to determine the roles of nature and nurture.

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-3

Page-Reference: 4

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Conceptual

Objective: L01

Answer: Human development is always determined by a unique combination of nature and nurture.

4. _______ development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire lifespan.

Biological

Lifespan

Psychological

Research

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-4

Page-Reference: 5

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Factual

Objective: L01

Answer: Lifespan

5. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n) ______ approach.

intuitive

scientific

social

environmental

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-5

Page-Reference: 5

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Factual

Objective: L01

Answer: scientific

6. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing video lectures, while her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess the students' progress after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment?

intuitive

biological

environmental

scientific

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-6

Page-Reference: 5

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Applied

Objective: L01

Answer: scientific

7. The vast majority of the field of lifespan development focuses on

nonhuman species.

test tube babies.

biological and environmental development.

human development.

Difficulty: Medium

QuestionID: 1-7

Page-Reference: 5

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Factual

Objective: L01

Answer: human development.

8. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body's makeup is interested in _____ development.

cognitive

physical

personality

social