Deck 1: Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Question 1

Children in medieval Europe were ________________ access to bawdy or boozy adult entertainment.

Answer 1

allowed

Question 2

An individual's ________________ provides insights into how development does, and should, happen.

Answer 2

culture

Question 3

Erdman Palmore (2001) asked a group of elderly Americans if anyone had recently told them they were 'too old' to do something they personally felt quite competent to do. Forty- three percent answered _________ .

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

Individuals stop developing new plans and ideas, cultivate and express longstanding talents or contribute productively to the welfare of younger friends, family and future generations:

A) at approximately the age of 80.
B) at no stage in the life cycle.
C) at approximately the age of 85.
D) at approximately the age of 60.

Question 5

According to Hippocrates, old age had five substages. The second substage, 'Green', from 65 to 75, was described as:

A) a person is gaining wisdom and maturity, yet also has reasonably good health and physical power.
B) a person is beginning to show signs of physical decline but, ideally, can maintain activity while enjoying a certain social respect accorded to venerability.
C) a period of senility and painful infirmity from which death provides a welcome relief.
D) a person is definitely becoming physically frail and should begin to withdraw gracefully from social life.

Question 6

According to Ryff (1991), most adults in their 40s and early 50s anticipated that they would have gained in ________________ by the time they reached 60.

Question 7

For a change in an individual to be considered a genuine psychological development it needs to possess a number of qualities. Which of the following is not one of those qualities?

A) Progressively enhancing
B) Qualitative
C) Culturally specific
D) Permanent

Question 8

The phrase 'Nothing is permanent except change' is associated with which Greek philosopher?

A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Archimedes
D) Heraclitus

Question 9

To fully understand the development of any individual, a psychologist needs to take into account:

A) the individual's position in the life cycle.
B) if they have children.
C) the individual's perception of ageing and social roles.
D) the shared beliefs about age- appropriate behaviour and social roles in the individual's culture.

Question 10

The developmental events that occur at approximately the same age for the vast majority of individuals are known as ___________________________.

Question 11

In traditional indigenous societies the social position accorded to an elder is likely to be ________________ to that of the older adult in a modern industrialised society.

Question 12

The timing of which of the following 'milestone events' or 'turning points', is not universal across most cultures and most eras of human history?

A) A child's first friendship
B) Attending school
C) A toddler's first meaningful word
D) Parenthood

Question 13

According to Ryff and Heincke (1983), what percentage of women age 40- 50 believed that they would become more self- reliant, self- accepting and more invested in satisfying close relationships over the next 10 years?

A) 30%
B) 60%
C) 20%
D) 70%

Question 14

Intra- individual plasticity in development relates to:

A) the extent to which patterns of stability or change over the lifespan are flexibly modifiable in positive ways.
B) the similarities in the developmental patterns of groups of people growing up and growing old in different cultures and environments.
C) the contrasts in the developmental patterns of groups of people growing up and growing old in different cultures and environments.
D) the age- related patterns of constancy or change in psychological functioning that apply to most people as they grow up and get older.

Question 15

The accusation that society is ageist highlights the need for __________________________ descriptive evidence about age groups and age differences.

Question 16

In medieval Europe the only three phases in life were:

A) early childhood, late childhood and adulthood.
B) childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
C) childhood, maturity and decline.
D) infancy, maturity and senility.

Question 17

When describing the history of childhood, Lloyd de Mause says the ignorance of children's special disabilities and vulnerabilities led to:

A) less abnormal behaviour than their 21^st century contemporaries.
B) harsh and inhumane forms of discipline.
C) a more developed sense of self by the age of 8 in comparison to 21^st century children.
D) a childhood similar to today's childhood.

Question 18

To be described as 'development', a change should improve the individual's ability to ________________ with a wide range of varied situations.

Question 19

To facilitate developmental optimisation parents are recommended to do all of the following except:

A) provide information on practices to ensure safe sexual intercourse.
B) start before birth.
C) use corporal punishment.
D) provide accurate information on diet.

Question 20

______________ involves applied interventions designed to maximise individuals' opportunities to develop their psychological potential to the full.

Question 21

In relation to developmental optimisation, teachers of mature adults encounter many of the same problems faced by teachers of children and adolescents.

Question 22

In the mid to late 1900s adults tended to describe the timing of their own important life events in terms of a normative social clock.

Question 23

Culturally shared attitudes and practices with regard to middle and old age are not positive in Asian cultures.

Question 24

If you feel flattered when someone thinks you are a bit older than you really are, you are likely to be under 25 years of age

Question 25

New opportunities for psychological growth present themselves at each important juncture of development.

Question 26

The traditional Aboriginal conceptualisation of the life cycle implicitly depicts adulthood as a ladder or staircase descending towards lower levels of power and social service for adults of both sexes.

Question 27

The term 'adulthood' first appeared in the English language around 1820.

Question 28

Age stereotypes are complete fabrications of typical behaviour/thinking when describing a particular age group.

Question 29

Physical and psychological development both stop at the end of adolescence.

Question 30

Age group membership exerts an important sociological and cultural influence on human psychological functioning in all cultures.

Question 31

Ageism is prejudice directed at only people of over 30 years of age.

Question 32

People aged over 100 years show a similar level of relative happiness as their 40- year- old and 60- year- old counterparts.