Question 1

The cellular clock theory of aging suggests that cells have an unlimited number of times they can reproduce and repair damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Menopause is the cessation of the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Betty and Bob are 12-year-old twins. Which of the following is probably an accurate statement about their physical development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bob should almost double his strength during his teen years.
B)   Betty should almost double her strength during her teen years.
C)   Betty and Bob's strength will remain equal during their teen years.
D)   At age 10, Bob should have been stronger than Betty. A

Question 4

Several weeks of diagnostic tests have revealed that cancer has spread throughout Barry's body. His physician suggested that he "take care of important matters." Barry realizes his family's home needs repairs, so he arranges to have that done right away. To relieve his family of the agony of planning his funeral, he has made all the arrangements. Barry tells his minister he has had a good life and just wants to make sure he provides for his family after his death. This description fits the stage Kübler-Ross called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   denial
B)   acceptance 
C)   bargaining
D)   depression

Question 5

According to Erikson, a sense of producing and contributing to the world is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   generativity
B)   self-actualization
C)   maturation
D)   worthiness

Question 6

Which of the following is a weakness associated with longitudinal research?

Accepted Answer

A)   It cannot measure the stability of behavior.
B)   Cultural experiences cannot be controlled.
C)   It costs a lot in terms of time and money.
D)   Historical influence cannot be controlled.

Question 7

A child from which of the following parenting types would be most likely to lack social skills later in life?

Accepted Answer

A)   ambivalent
B)   authoritative 
C)   authoritarian
D)   permissive

Question 8

Around age 40, adults ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   see a decline in sexual functioning 
B)   may need to wear bifocal lenses 
C)   experience a sharpening of the senses
D)   do not experience any physical changes

Question 9

Hector is 70 years old and has just retired from a career as a lawyer. He is now spending time looking back on his life and is recognizing, as well as coming to terms with, mistakes, regrets, and unfinished business. Hector is engaging in a process called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   despair
B)   sense of identity
C)   ego integrity 
D)   a life review

Question 10

Who was the physician who first published research suggesting a relationship between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stephen Kessling
B)   Vladimir Uberkoff
C)   Andrew Wakefield 
D)   Robert Rosenfield

Question 11

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the ________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal
B)   correlational
C)   cross-sectional
D)   biographical study

Question 12

Before puberty, males do not produce sperm, even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's. This illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   empiricism
B)   behaviorism
C)   humanism
D)   maturation

Question 13

The proper sequence of the intellectual stages of development are:

Accepted Answer

A)   preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete, and formal.
B)   sensorimotor, concrete, preoperational, and formal.
C)   formal, sensorimotor, preoperational, and concrete.
D)   sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal.

Question 14

Ryan has cystic fibrosis. This means that his mother is a carrier for the cystic fibrosis gene, while his father ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is also a carrier 
B)   is not a carrier 
C)   does not have a cystic fibrosis gene
D)   has two cystic fibrosis genes

Question 15

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life, certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later. These are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   developmental milestones
B)   imprinting
C)   critical periods
D)   maturational readiness

Question 16

________ refers to heredity and ________ refers to environmental influences.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nature; nurture 
B)   Cognition; emotion
C)   Nurture; behavioral genetics 
D)   Cross-sectional; longitudinal

Question 17

Ashani is 18 months old. When her mom leaves her at the babysitter's house, Ashani cries initially. After a few moments, she stops crying because her mom is "out of sight and out of mind." According to Piaget, which period of cognitive development would Ashani be in?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensorimotor 
B)   preoperational 
C)   concrete operations
D)   formal operations

Question 18

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the ages of three to six, his third stage, as being characterized by the major challenge of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   identity versus role diffusion
B)   initiative versus guilt
C)   industry versus inferiority
D)   autonomy versus shame and doubt

Question 19

The growth spurt for boys typically begins at age ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   9
B)   100
C)   10
D)   15

Question 20

The first stage of Erikson's Personality Theory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   autonomy vs. doubt.
B)   trust vs. mistrust.
C)   initiative vs. guilt.
D)   industry vs. inferiority.

Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span