1. Dr. Langley’s work is devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan. Dr. Langley’s field of study
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A) genetics
B) clinicalpsychology
C) adolescent development
D) developmental science
Answer:D
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Objective: 1.1What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study
development, they share a single goal: to identify .
A) genetic factors that contribute to longevity
B) environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
C) those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
D) those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death
Answer:D
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Skill Level:Understand
Objective: 1.1What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. Developmental science is from many fields of study.
A) interdisciplinary
B) empirical
C) applied
D) theoretical
because it has grown through the combined efforts of people
Answer:A
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Skill Level:Remember
Objective: 1.1What is developmental science, and what factors stimulated expansion of the field? Topic: A Scientific, Applied, and Interdisciplinary Field
Difficulty Level: Easy
4.A theory of development .
A) illustrates the ultimate truth about human behavior
B) describes, explains, and predicts behavior
C) explains all aspects of human growth
D) does not require scientific verification
Answer:B
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Skill Level:Understand
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic Issues
Difficulty Level: Moderate
5. According to the
view of development, the difference between the immature and mature
being is simply one of amount or complexity.
A) nature
B) discontinuous
C) nurture
D) continuous
Answer:D
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Skill Level:Remember
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic Issues
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6. The discontinuous view of development holds that .
A) infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
B) growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from the beginning
C) infants and children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
D) development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
Answer:C
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Skill Level:Understand
Objective: 1.2 Identify three basic issues on which theories of human development take a stand. Topic: Basic Issues
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