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

ISBN: 9780134560823

Chapter 01: An Introduction to Lifespan Development

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

15,000

150,000

1.5 million

15 million

Difficulty: Medium

Question ID: 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 behavior 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 behavior after birth.

 

3. Developmentalists generally agree with which 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

Question ID: 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 behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan.

Biological

Lifespan

Psychological

Research

Difficulty: Medium

Question ID: 1-4

Page-Reference: 5

Topic: 1.1—Beginnings

Skill: Factual

Objective: L01

Answer: Lifespan