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Which of the following are a key feature of the life -span perspective ?
a) Multidirectionality
b) Multiple Causation
c) Compensation
d) A and B only
e) All of the above |
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d) A and B only
Multidirectionality and Multiple Causation |
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The most rapidly growing segment of the US population is the group of people over the age of ?
a) 65
b) 75
c) 85
d) 95 |
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All of the following are forces of development EXCEPT :
A) Universal
b) Biological
c) Psychological
d) Sociocultural |
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___________ aging is the rapid losses that occur shortly before death.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above |
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Which of the following best describes the Stability-Change issue in development?
a) It involves the degree in which heredity and the environment determine the kind of person you are.
b) It concerns the degree to which people remain the same over time.
C) It concerns whether development progresses smoothly over time or through a series of shifts.
d)It concerns whether there is just one path of development or several. |
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| B) it concerns the degree to which people stay the same . |
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Which of the following is not one of the ways that gerontologists measure their topic of interest?
A) Observing
B) Informational Interviews
C) Using tasks to sample behaviour
d) Self reports |
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| B) informational interviews |
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________ variables are observed , while ______ variables are manipulated
a) Independant , Dependant
b) Dependent , Independent
c) Experimental , Controlled
D) Controlled , Experimental |
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| b) Dependent , Independent |
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which id the following is considered a general design for research?
A) experimental Design
B) Correlational Design
c) Case Study
d) All of the above. |
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Which of the following is considered a general design for research ?
a) Participant ability
b) Practice effects
c) Participation drop out
d) Application of results is limited |
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Which of the following is considered to be essential ethical guidelines ?
a) Minimize risks to participants
b) Describe the research to participants
c)Avoid Deception
d) a and b only
E) All of the above |
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| The life-span perspective on aging divides human development into three distinct phases ? true or False |
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The average age of the American population is continuing to rise ?
( t or f ) |
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| Normative age-graded forces are events that most people in a specific culture experience at the same time ? |
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| Psychological age refers to the age that you think of yourself as ? |
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| Although plasticity can be demonstrated in many areas, there are limits to the degree of potential improvement, |
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| The reliability of a measure is the extent to which it measures what researchers think it measures |
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| Correlational studies do not give definitive information about cause and effect- relationships |
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| A micro-genetic study is a type of longitudinal design |
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| Before any research can be started, it must always be ethically approves by a panel of exports |
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| Ethical principles provide protection to both the participant and researcher |
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