Bob is the vice-president of a medium sized company in a suburb of Seattle. He has two new cars, a large home with a sauna, new clothes, and takes many trips with his family. He also carries $21,000 of debt on his credit cards and struggles to make his payments. Bob would be considered part of which social class?

1. none of the above
2. working poor
3. working class
4. underclass

The middle class may cope with stressors by shopping or traveling. But, according to your reading, the poor are more likely to cope with stress by eating and:

1. smoking
2. shopping
3. arguing
4. going to night clubs

Maria and Josue work together, and they both remember being in junior high when the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001. They are close in age and experienced the same historic event. Maria and Josue are members of the same:

1. educational system
2. culture
3. nationality
4. cohort

Erikson’s assumption that teenagers struggle with identity is

1. is more true now than in the 1950’s
2. difficult to apply across cultures
3. universal
4. No answer text provided.

The belief that one’s own culture is superior is

1. ethnocentrism
2. cultural relativity
3. racism
4. abnormal

Researcher Sifuentes uses a variety of techniques to learn as much as possible about Mr. Jordan who had to relocate to Houston after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina.

Researcher Sifuentes is using which method of research?

1. Survey
2. Experiment
3. Case study
4. Cross-sectional study

Scientific investigation begins with

1. an experiment
2. literature review
3. a research question
4. a hypothesis

Lifespan development is the study of how humans change over time. This period of study starts with

1. birth
2. ovulation
3. in the third trimester of pregnancy
4. conception

Freud and Piaget theorized that development occurs in

1. different orders for different people
2. rapid succession
3. stages
4. early childhood only

This type of research allows for modification of the research question as as the study continues:

1. quantitative
2. developmental
3. experimental
4. qualitative

The following research question is an example of a descriptive question:

1. Why has the teen pregnancy rate decreased since the 1990’s?
2. Does marijuana use during pregnancy cause birth complications?
3. Why do college students sleep less than adults?
4. What is it like to have a parent who has alcohol dependency?

The following is an example of evaluative research:

1. What are the experiences of only children during their first year of kindergarten?
2. Do teenagers know how to properly use a condom?
3. When are new mothers more likely to experience depression?
4. Why are divorce rates at an all time low?

All major structures are forming during this period:

1. conception
2. prenatal
3. infancy
4. childhood

This area of change relates to thinking and reasoning.

1. emotional
2. social
3. physical
4. cognitive

Middle adulthood begins when an adult enters their

1. early fifties
2. late thirties
3. late forties
4. early forties

The 3 main areas of change we explore in lifespan development are all of the following except:

1. psychosocial
2. financial
3. physical
4. cognitive

The early study of lifespan development primarily focused on:

1. childhood
2. pregnancy
3. adolescence
4. adulthood

____________ is an appreciation for cultural differences and the understanding that cultural practices are best understood from the standpoint of that particular culture.

1. Cultural competency
2. Cultural competency
3. Cultural relativity
4. Cultural diversity

Many developmental theories are culturally bound, which means

1. They have been studied thoroughly by diverse researchers
2. They are not always applicable to every cultural context
3. They apply to all cultures
4. Each theory shares similar perspectives

Which of the following is not a typically identified stage in lifespan development?

1. Early Adolescence
2. Prenatal Development
3. Death and Dying
4. Late Adulthood