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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. arguing

C. smoking

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. educational system

B. culture

C. cohort

D. nationality

Question #3

Erikson’s assumption that teenagers struggle with identity is

A. difficult to apply across cultures

B. universal

C. No answer text provided.

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. Cross-sectional study

B. Experiment

C. Case study

D. Survey

Question #6

Scientific investigation begins with

A. an experiment

B. literature review

C. a hypothesis

D. a research question

Question #7

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

A. ovulation

B. conception

C. birth

D. in the third trimester of pregnancy

Question #8

Freud and Piaget theorized that development occurs in

A. different orders for different people

B. rapid succession

C. early childhood only

D. stages

Question #9

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

A. qualitative

B. experimental

C. quantitative

D. developmental

Question #10

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

A. Why do college students sleep less than adults?

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

C. Does marijuana use during pregnancy cause birth complications?

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

Question #11

The following is an example of evaluative research:

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

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

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

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

Question #12

All major structures are forming during this period:

A. prenatal

B. conception

C. childhood

D. infancy

Question #13

This area of change relates to thinking and reasoning.

A. physical

B. social

C. cognitive

D. emotional

Question #14

Middle adulthood begins when an adult enters their

A. late forties

B. early fifties

C. late thirties

D. early forties

Question #15

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

A. cognitive

B. physical

C. financial

D. psychosocial

Question #16

The early study of lifespan development primarily focused on:

A. adulthood

B. childhood

C. pregnancy

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 relativity

B. Cultural diversity

C. Cultural competency

D. Cultural competency

Question #18

Many developmental theories are culturally bound, which means

A. Each theory shares similar perspectives

B. They have been studied thoroughly by diverse researchers

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. Death and Dying

B. Early Adolescence

C. Late Adulthood

D. Prenatal Development

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