Chapter 10 Life Span Development

Chapter 10  Life Span Development

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Measurable changes in the physical size of the body and its parts is called:
a.
adaptation
c.
growth
b.
development
d.
maturation

ANS: C
Growth, the quantitative changes in physical size of the body and its parts, occurs throughout the life cycle. An individual’s growth rate is not steady but varies from periods of rapid increase, especially during the prenatal, infant, and adolescent stages, to slower progress, such as during adulthood.

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2. Which of these terms refers to behavioral changes in functional abilities and skills?
a.
adaptation
c.
growth
b.
development
d.
maturation

ANS: B
Development refers to behavioral changes in functional abilities and skills that are qualitative in nature.

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3. The process based on an individual’s biological growth, functional changes, and learning that applies to both physiologic and behavioral aspects of an individual is called:
a.
adaptation
c.
growth
b.
development
d.
maturation

ANS: D
Maturation, the process of becoming fully grown both physiologically and behaviorally, is based on an individual’s biological growth, functional changes, and learning.

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4. The process in which certain goals must be achieved during each stage of the life cycle and that set the stage for future learning is known as:
a.
cognitive abilities
c.
developmental tasks
b.
critical learning
d.
physical development

ANS: C
In each stage of the life cycle, certain developmental goals or tasks must be achieved; achievement of these tasks is the foundation of future learning, the assimilation of information that results in a change in behavior.

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5. The time of MOST rapid growth or development that children experience during a stage of the life cycle is an example of:
a.
critical period
c.
maturation
b.
germinal stage
d.
puberty

ANS: A
In each stage of the life cycle, certain developmental goals or tasks must be achieved; achievement of these tasks is the foundation of future learning, the assimilation of information that results in a change in behavior. The time of most rapid growth and development in a particular stage in the life cycle is called the critical period.

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