• Question 1
10 out of 10 points
Developmental science is a field of study devoted to
Selected Answer:
b.
understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
Answers:
a.
proving contemporary theories of development.
b.
understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
c.
understanding abnormal development in children and adolescents.
d.
identifying genetic contributions to disease and illness.
• Question 2
10 out of 10 points
Theorists who emphasize plasticity believe that
Selected Answer:
b.
change in response to influential experiences is possible.
Answers:
a.
individuals who are high in anxiety as children will remain so at later ages.
b.
change in response to influential experiences is possible.
c.
heredity, rather than the environment, influences behavior.
d.
early experiences establish a lifelong pattern of behavior.
• Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution emphasized __________ and __________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
• Question 4
0 out of 10 points
The continuous view of development holds that
Selected
Answer:
b.
new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific
times.
Answers:
a.
infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
b.
new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific
times.
c.
infants and children respond to the world quite differently than adults do.
d.
infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way as
adults do.
• Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Theories are vital tools for developmental researchers because they
Selected Answer:
a.
provide organizing frameworks for our observations of people.
Answers:
a.
provide organizing frameworks for our observations of people.
b.
illustrate the ultimate truth regarding human behavior.
c.
do not require scientific verification.
d.
ensure proper use of research procedures.
• Question 6
0 out of 10 points
Theorists who point to early experiences as establishing a lifelong pattern of behavior
emphasize
Selected Answer:
d.
continuity.
Answers:
a.
stages.
b.
discontinuity.
c.
stability.
d.
continuity.
• Question 7
10 out of 10 points
According to the lifespan perspective, __________ is supreme in its impact on the life course.
no single age period
Answers:
a.
the prenatal period
b.
early childhood
adolescence
no single age period