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Question #1

The middle class may cope with stressors by shopping or traveling. But, according to your reading, the poor are more likely to cope with stress by eating and:

A. smoking

B. going to night clubs

C. arguing

D. shopping

Question #2

Maria and Josue work together, and they both remember being in junior high when the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001. They are close in age and experienced the same historic event. Maria and Josue are members of the same:

A. cohort

B. educational system

C. culture

D. nationality

Question #3

Erikson’s assumption that teenagers struggle with identity is

A. difficult to apply across cultures

B. No answer text provided.

C. universal

D. is more true now than in the 1950's

Question #4

The belief that one's own culture is superior is

A. cultural relativity

B. ethnocentrism

C. racism

D. abnormal

Question #5

Researcher Sifuentes is using which method of research?

A. Case study

B. Experiment

C. Survey

D. Cross-sectional study

Question #6

Scientific investigation begins with

A. literature review

B. a hypothesis

C. an experiment

D. a research question

Question #7

Lifespan development is the study of how humans change over time. This period of study starts with

A. in the third trimester of pregnancy

B. ovulation

C. birth

D. conception

Question #8

Freud and Piaget theorized that development occurs in

A. stages

B. rapid succession

C. early childhood only

D. different orders for different people

Question #9

This type of research allows for modification of the research question as the study continues:

A. developmental

B. quantitative

C. experimental

D. qualitative

Question #10

The following research question is an example of a descriptive question:

A. Why do college students sleep less than adults?

B. Why has the teen pregnancy rate decreased since the 1990's?

C. Does marijuana use during pregnancy cause birth complications?

D. What is it like to have a parent who has alcohol dependency?

Question #11

The following is an example of evaluative research:

A. When are new mothers more likely to experience depression?

B. What are the experiences of only children during their first year of kindergarten?

C. Do teenagers know how to properly use a condom?

D. Why are divorce rates at an all time low?

Question #12

All major structures are forming during this period:

A. conception

B. prenatal

C. infancy

D. childhood

Question #13

This area of change relates to thinking and reasoning.

A. cognitive

B. social

C. physical

D. emotional

Question #14

Middle adulthood begins when an adult enters their

A. early fifties

B. early forties

C. late thirties

D. late forties

Question #15

The 3 main areas of change we explore in lifespan development are all of the following except:

A. physical

B. financial

C. cognitive

D. psychosocial

Question #16

The early study of lifespan development primarily focused on:

A. pregnancy

B. childhood

C. adulthood

D. adolescence

Question #17

____________ is an appreciation for cultural differences and the understanding that cultural practices are best understood from the standpoint of that particular culture.

A. Cultural competency

B. Cultural competency

C. Cultural diversity

D. Cultural relativity

Question #18

Many developmental theories are culturally bound, which means

A. They have been studied thoroughly by diverse researchers

B. Each theory shares similar perspectives

C. They apply to all cultures

D. They are not always applicable to every cultural context

Question #19

Which of the following is not a typically identified stage in lifespan development?

A. Early Adolescence

B. Death and Dying

C. Prenatal Development

D. Late Adulthood

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