Test Bank For Experiencing the Lifespan 3rd Edition by Belsky
Gerontologists study:
A)
evolution.
B)
genes.
C)
diseases of the ancient world.
D)
aging.
2.
A developmental scientist, would MOST likely study:
A)
crimes committed by the mentally ill.
B)
cross-cultural ideas about the right age to toilet train children.
C)
cures for schizophrenia.
D)
causes of the American revolution.
3.
What area of the lifespan did scientists first study?
A)
child development
B)
adult development
C)
gerontology
D)
prenatal development
4.
If you were studying development a century ago, you would focus on which life stage?
A)
child development
B)
adult development
C)
gerontology
D)
prenatal development
5.
As a developmental, you might study all of these topics EXCEPT:
A)
when we typically reach certain milestones like walking or puberty.
B)
what drugs work best for heart disease or schizophrenia.
C)
what happens after retirement or divorce.
D)
how people’s personalities change over time.
6.
Which is NOT a normative transition?
A)
Mary begins kindergarten at age 5.
B)
Sara has a child when she is in her twenties.
C)
Josephine has a terrible car accident at age 18.
D)
Manuel retires at age 65.
7.
Pick the normative transition.
A)
going to school
B)
divorcing
C)
sleeping in bed with a child
D)
experiencing a recession
8.
Which person is referring to his cohort?
A)
“We live in the same area of the country.”
B)
“We play tennis together every week.”
C)
“We were born around the same time.”
D)
“We are of the same ethnic group.”
9.
A cohort refers to a:
A)
group of friends.
B)
group of people who were born around the same time.
C)
family group.
D)
group of people who live in the same neighborhood.
10.
When Mellissa tells you she is a “millenial” she is referring to:
A)
her society.
B)
her cohort.
C)
her income.
D)
being in the top 1 percent.
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