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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. arguing

B. going to night clubs

C. smoking

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. educational system

B. cohort

C. nationality

D. culture

Question #3

Erikson’s assumption that teenagers struggle with identity is

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

B. No answer text provided.

C. difficult to apply across cultures

D. universal

Question #4

The belief that one's own culture is superior is

A. racism

B. ethnocentrism

C. cultural relativity

D. abnormal

Question #5

Researcher Sifuentes is using which method of research?

A. Cross-sectional study

B. Survey

C. Experiment

D. Case study

Question #6

Scientific investigation begins with

A. an experiment

B. a research question

C. literature review

D. a hypothesis

Question #7

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

A. conception

B. in the third trimester of pregnancy

C. birth

D. ovulation

Question #8

Freud and Piaget theorized that development occurs in

A. stages

B. different orders for different people

C. rapid succession

D. early childhood only

Question #9

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

A. quantitative

B. developmental

C. experimental

D. qualitative

Question #10

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

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

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

C. Does marijuana use during pregnancy cause birth complications?

D. Why do college students sleep less than adults?

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. Why are divorce rates at an all time low?

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

Question #12

All major structures are forming during this period:

A. infancy

B. prenatal

C. childhood

D. conception

Question #13

This area of change relates to thinking and reasoning.

A. physical

B. cognitive

C. emotional

D. social

Question #14

Middle adulthood begins when an adult enters their

A. late thirties

B. late forties

C. early fifties

D. early forties

Question #15

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

A. psychosocial

B. cognitive

C. financial

D. physical

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 competency

B. Cultural relativity

C. Cultural diversity

D. Cultural competency

Question #18

Many developmental theories are culturally bound, which means

A. Each theory shares similar perspectives

B. They are not always applicable to every cultural context

C. They have been studied thoroughly by diverse researchers

D. They apply to all cultures

Question #19

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

A. Death and Dying

B. Prenatal Development

C. Late Adulthood

D. Early Adolescence

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