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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. shopping

B. smoking

C. arguing

D. going to night clubs

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. nationality

C. educational system

D. culture

Question #3

Erikson’s assumption that teenagers struggle with identity is

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

B. universal

C. No answer text provided.

D. difficult to apply across cultures

Question #4

The belief that one's own culture is superior is

A. ethnocentrism

B. racism

C. abnormal

D. cultural relativity

Question #5

Researcher Sifuentes is using which method of research?

A. Case study

B. Cross-sectional study

C. Experiment

D. Survey

Question #6

Scientific investigation begins with

A. an experiment

B. literature review

C. a research question

D. a hypothesis

Question #7

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

A. birth

B. conception

C. in the third trimester of pregnancy

D. ovulation

Question #8

Freud and Piaget theorized that development occurs in

A. rapid succession

B. early childhood only

C. different orders for different people

D. stages

Question #9

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

A. experimental

B. quantitative

C. developmental

D. qualitative

Question #10

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

A. Does marijuana use during pregnancy cause birth complications?

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

C. Why do college students sleep less than adults?

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

Question #11

The following is an example of evaluative research:

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

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

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

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

Question #12

All major structures are forming during this period:

A. childhood

B. infancy

C. prenatal

D. conception

Question #13

This area of change relates to thinking and reasoning.

A. physical

B. cognitive

C. social

D. emotional

Question #14

Middle adulthood begins when an adult enters their

A. late forties

B. late thirties

C. early forties

D. early fifties

Question #15

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

A. cognitive

B. financial

C. physical

D. psychosocial

Question #16

The early study of lifespan development primarily focused on:

A. childhood

B. adolescence

C. pregnancy

D. adulthood

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 relativity

B. Cultural competency

C. Cultural competency

D. Cultural diversity

Question #18

Many developmental theories are culturally bound, which means

A. They apply to all cultures

B. Each theory shares similar perspectives

C. They have been studied thoroughly by diverse researchers

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. Late Adulthood

B. Prenatal Development

C. Death and Dying

D. Early Adolescence

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