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41.The interactive influence of one’s many microsystems believed to make : 1245302
41.The interactive influence of one’s many microsystems is believed to make up that person’s ________, according to the ecological theory of human development.
a.
megasystem
c.
chronosystem
b.
mesosystem
d.
exosystem
42.A researcher is studying the effects of the revolution and political unrest taking place in the Middle East on the development of cognitive skills in children from that region of the world. According to the ecological theory of human development, this study is focusing on the children’s __________.
a.
macrosystem
c.
ecosystem
b.
exosystem
d.
microsystem
43.Matti finds himself unable to adjust to college because he doesn’t seem to have the study skills necessary to earn passing grades. Matti’s predicament would probably best be explained by
a.
psychosocial theory.
b.
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory.
c.
the competence-environmental press theory.
d.
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.
44.On the hit reality television show, “Hell’s Kitchen,” contestants vying for a position of Executive Chef at a posh restaurant are often placed in circumstances where their culinary skills are tested in creative and novel ways. According to ________, the one most likely to succeed would be the one whose skills are most fully consistent with the tasks laid before them.
a.
the psychosocial theory of development
b.
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of development
c.
the competence-environmental press theory of development
d.
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development
45.According to the ________ perspective, no single period of life (e.g., infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood) can be understood apart from its origins and its consequences.
a.
contextual
c.
psychodynamic
b.
life-span
d.
ecological
46.According to Paul Baltes, the life-span perspective includes several features that are central to the study of human development. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?
a.
multidirectionality
c.
plasticity
b.
multiple causation
d.
epigenesis
47.As Florence gets older, passing her 50s and 60s, she finds that she has become more patient, less emotional, and finds it easier to deal with the challenges of life. At the same time, she is acutely aware that her physical functioning has declined, her eyesight is becoming problematic, and she now requires the use of a hearing aid. Florence’s various changes demonstrate Baltes’s feature of
a.
multiple causation.
c.
mutidirectionality.
b.
plasticity.
d.
context-specific development.
48.The fact that a teen growing up during the Vietnam War will develop in a different manner than a teen growing up during the Iraq War is best explained in terms of
a.
multidirectionality.
c.
plasticity.
b.
multiple causation.
d.
historical context.
49.Martika is an accomplished businesswoman, and has decided to retire at the age of 53 years. She has begun taking cello lessons, something in which she has always been interested. While her friends keep telling her that it is too late for her to learn such a complex skill, she has started getting rather good on her instrument. Martika’s midlife development of a new skill demonstrates
a.
multidimensionality.
c.
life-cycle forces.
b.
plasticity.
d.
multidirectionality.
50.Marcia has started to have difficulty with her nighttime vision, and thus has decided that it is better if she no longer drives after dusk, except in emergency situations. She has asked her friends, with whom she often gets together, if they would mind either (a) getting together at her house more often than normal, or (b) if one of them would mind giving her regular rides to other social events that take place at night. Marcia’s behaviors best demonstrate which model of human development?
a.
ecological theory
c.
social learning theory
b.
selective optimization with compensation
d.
information processing theory
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