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Before birth, the body and brain form and grow. Prenatal conditions can influence later and development.
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02
True or false
1 point
A child does not reach a milestone at the age range shown on a checklist. It is reasonable to treat that age range as a guide, not a rigid rule, and to remember that the checklist alone cannot diagnose a developmental condition.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
Which developmental domain includes relationships, emotions, identity, and roles?
04
Choose one
1 point
A toddler becomes more mobile and can explore independently, creating new opportunities to learn and interact with others. Which conclusion best explains this example?
- A
The child’s cognitive development changes, but physical and social development are unaffected.
- B
A physical change can create new opportunities for cognitive learning and social interaction.
- C
A social change necessarily causes physical development to stop.
- D
The example shows that development occurs in only one domain at a time.
05
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1 point
Which statements describe roles of play and peer interaction during childhood? Select all that apply.
- A
Play can help children practice cognitive and social skills.
- B
Play replaces the need for interaction with caregivers.
- C
Peers can provide opportunities to share and cooperate.
- D
Peer interaction prevents children from practicing how to manage disagreements.
- E
Children’s play has no role in learning or social development.
06
Written response
1 point
What term describes the pattern of change and continuity from conception through old age?
07
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1 point
A teacher gives adolescents unfamiliar hypothetical problems. Which expectation best fits typical cognitive development during adolescence?
- A
Adolescents become equally skilled at every reasoning task, regardless of experience.
- B
Abstract reasoning is established in exactly the same way and at the same time for everyone.
- C
Adolescents become increasingly capable of abstract and hypothetical reasoning, with performance influenced by task and experience.
- D
Reasoning does not change during adolescence.
08
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1 point
A family is trying to understand why people may follow different developmental pathways. Which factors can shape those pathways? Select all that apply.
- A
Biology
- B
Experience
- C
The exact age of one milestone as a complete measure of development
- D
Culture
- E
Health and opportunity
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
During infancy, rapid physical growth accompanies the development of movement, communication, and to caregivers.
10
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1 point
An experienced worker in middle adulthood takes longer to process some new information but solves familiar problems effectively. Which explanation best fits this pattern?
- A
All cognitive abilities decline at the same rate, so expertise cannot help with problem-solving.
- B
Processing speed may become less efficient while experience-based knowledge stays strong or grows, helping with familiar problems.
- C
Experience-based knowledge necessarily disappears before processing speed changes.
- D
Processing speed always improves as adults gain expertise.
11
True or false
1 point
Human development ends once a person reaches adulthood.
- A
True
- B
False
12
Choose one
1 point
Two adults in early adulthood make different choices about work, family, and community, and do so in different sequences. Which conclusion is best supported?
- A
Everyone forms close relationships before making any choices about work.
- B
Adults must follow one standard order for work, family, and community experiences.
- C
Life circumstances do not influence well-being in early adulthood.
- D
Choices about work, family, and community can occur in different orders and at different times across people and cultures.
13
Open ended
1 point
Describe two ways researchers study development over time, and explain how these approaches help distinguish age-related patterns from individual differences and historical or cultural influences.
14
True or false
1 point
A child does not meet one milestone at the age range listed on a checklist. Does that fact alone establish that the child has a developmental condition?
- A
True
- B
False
15
Written response
1 point
A researcher is examining a child’s language, memory, and reasoning. Which developmental domain is the researcher studying?
16
Choose one
1 point
A child’s vocabulary improves little by little over several years. Which description best fits this pattern of development?
- A
A sudden transition
- B
A gradual change
- C
A change that occurs only in late adulthood
- D
A change that happens at the same age for everyone
17
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1 point
An infant gains better control of movement and begins using gestures to communicate. Which interpretation best fits this pattern?
- A
They stop relying on communication with caregivers.
- B
They develop abstract reasoning before using gestures.
- C
They gain increasing movement control and begin communicating with gestures and words.
- D
They reach the same milestones at the same ages as every other infant.
18
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1 point
An adolescent can discuss a hypothetical problem in class but struggles with a different unfamiliar reasoning task. Which interpretation is best supported?
- A
Abstract reasoning is fully developed in every adolescent, regardless of experience.
- B
An adolescent may reason abstractly in one situation but find a different task harder, depending on experience.
- C
Abstract and hypothetical reasoning typically begin only in late adulthood.
- D
An adolescent’s reasoning cannot be affected by the task being considered.
19
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1 point
Two people enter early adulthood in different cultures and make choices about work, family, and community in different sequences. Which conclusion best fits the material?
- A
Most adults follow one standard sequence of work and family experiences.
- B
Cultural differences affect adult roles, but not when people take them on.
- C
The timing and order of choices about work, family, and community can differ across people and cultures.
- D
Early adulthood is defined by choosing work before forming relationships.
20
Written response
1 point
When researchers study development by assessing the same people repeatedly over time, what do they do?