85 Review Questions for Lifespan Development
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________.
- nature
- nurture
- continuous development
- discontinuous development
2. Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?
- cognitive
- psychological
- physical
- psychosocial
3. How is lifespan development defined?
- The study of how we grow and change from conception to death.
- The study of how we grow and change in infancy and childhood.
- The study of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth in children.
- The study of emotions, personality, and social relationships.
4. The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.
- egocentrism
- object permanence
- conservation
- reversibility
5. Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?
- Sigmund Freud
- Erik Erikson
- John Watson
- Lawrence Kohlberg
6. According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?
- developing autonomy
- feeling competent
- forming an identity
- forming intimate relationships
7. Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?
- zygote, fetus, embryo
- fetus, embryo zygote
- fetus, zygote, embryo
- zygote, embryo, fetus
8. The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________.
- critical period
- mitosis
- conception
- pregnancy
9. What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?
- embryo
- fetus
- zygote
- infant
10. Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________.
- gross motor skills
- fine motor skills
- large motor skills
- small motor skills
11. The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore their world in which attachment style?
- secure
- insecure avoidant
- insecure ambivalent-resistant
- disorganized
12. The frontal lobes become fully developed ________.
- at birth
- at the beginning of adolescence
- at the end of adolescence
- by 25 years old
13. Who created the very first modern hospice?
- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
- Cicely Saunders
- Florence Wald
- Florence Nightingale
14. Which of the following is the order of stages in Kübler-Ross’s five-stage model of grief?
- denial, bargaining, anger, depression, acceptance
- anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance, denial
- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
- anger, acceptance, denial, depression, bargaining
Critical Thinking Questions
15. Describe the nature versus nurture controversy, and give an example of a trait and how it might be influenced by each?
16. Compare and contrast continuous and discontinuous development.
17. Why should developmental milestones only be used as a general guideline for normal child development?
18. What is the difference betwee