final exam

development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that

• begins at birth and continues through the human life span

• begins at conception and continues through adulthood

• begins at childhood and continues until adulthood

• begins at conception and continues through the human life span

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

• traditional

• constructivist

• evolutionary

• prescriptive

the maximum life span of humans

• has matched their life expectancy in recent times

• has not changed since the beginning of recorded history

• was about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century drew to a close

• has increased over time

life expectancy in the United States is currently about

• 79 years

• 85 years

• 60 years

• 53 years

based on Paul bates view of life-span, which of the following statements is true?

• development is unidirectional

• development is multidirectional

• development stops during adolescents

• development occurs independent of context

the idea that n o age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is

• contextual

• multidimensional

• plastic

• lifelong

many individuals become wiser as they age, but their performance on tasks that require speed in processing information starts to decline this illustrates how throughout life some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink-in other words how development is

• multidirectional

• contextual

• multidisplinary

• plastic

__means the capacity for change

• contextual

• tenacity

• elasticity

• plasticity

according to Paul baltes life-span perspective which of the following is true of context

• they have a biological impact on development

• they are influenced by genetics factors

• they remain constant over time

• they define the capacity for change

as people enter adolescents they start focusing more time on romantic relationships and spend less time with friends as a result this illustrates how development is

• plastic

• multidisciplinary

• multidirectional

• contextual