Test Bank For Discovering the Lifespan 2nd Canadian Edition By Feldman
ISBN: 9780134560823
Chapter 01: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- _______ 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
