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a) Biological
b) Lifespan
c) Psychological
d) Research
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 1-Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
1-4. In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a(n) __________
approach.
a) intuitive
b) scientific
c) social
d) environmental
Answer: b
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.2
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1-5. A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. She has a
theory about how this new approach will work and will use a methodical approach to test her
theory. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while
her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. She will assess students’ progress
after six sessions. What method is the professor using to conduct her experiment?
a) Intuitive
b) Biological
c) Environmental
d) Scientific
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Apply What You Know
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 2.1
a) nonhuman species
b) test tube babies
c) biological and environmental development
d) human development
Answer: d
Page: 3
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: Introduction
APA LO: 1.1
3
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1-7. A lifespan developmentalist whose topical focus is the body’s makeup is interested in
__________ development.
a) cognitive
b) physical
c) personality
d) social
Answer: b
Page: 4
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Remember the Facts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: LO1.1
APA LO: 1.1
1-8. A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study to
examine an athlete’s decline in on-the-field performance as the athlete ages. What type of
development would the researcher most likely be studying?
a) Cognitive
b) Personality
c) Physical
d) Social
Answer: c
Page: 4
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Apply What You Know
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: LO1.1
APA LO: 1.2
4
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1-9. __________ development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual
capabilities influence a person’s behavior.
a) Cognitive
b) Physical
c) Personality
d) Social
Answer: a
Page: 4
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: LO1.1
APA LO: 1.2
1-10. Researchers in the early learning department of a university are conducting a long-term
study to see how problem-solving skills change over time as school-age students move from
elementary school to high school to college. What type of development are the researchers most
likely studying?
a) Cognitive
b) Personality
c) Social
d) Physical
Answer: a
Page: 4
Level: 2-Medium
Skill: Apply What You Know
Module 1.1: Beginnings
Learning Objective: LO1.1
APA LO: 1.2
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A Neighbors Tears dropt on ye grave of an Amiable Virgin,
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Mrs Rebecka Sewall Anno Aetatis 6, August ye 4ᵗʰ 1710.
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school doctors, that Mrs. Rebecka would have achieved earthly
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Had you given warning ere you pleased to Die
You might have had a Neater Elegy.
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