Life-Span Development 6th Canadian Edition By John W Santrock – Test Bank

Life-Span Development 6th Canadian Edition By John W Santrock – Test Bank

Chapter 03

Biological Beginnings

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the environment changes, some species adapt in a way that helps them survive and reproduce while other species do not adapt well and die. This process is called
A. canalization.
B. sociobiology.
C. natural selection.
D. genetic inheritance.

Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-02 Natural Selection and Adaptive Behaviour

2. The process of natural __________ favours individuals of a species that are best able to survive and reproduce.
A. progression
B. distinction
C. selection
D. accommodation

Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-02 Natural Selection and Adaptive Behaviour

3. The type of behaviour that promotes an organism’s survival in its natural habitat is called __________ behaviour.
A. receptive
B. adaptive
C. progressive
D. dominant

Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-02 Natural Selection and Adaptive Behaviour

4. Evolutionary psychology emphasizes that behaviour is a function of mechanisms that require _________.
A. comparing human social behaviour with the social behaviour of other species
B. input for activation and is ultimately related to survival and reproduction
C. determining behaviour due to a series of environmental consequences
D. development progressing in a circular course of evolution

Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-01 The Evolutionary Perspective

5. One of the ideas proposed by evolutionary psychologists is that ___________.
A. evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in a contemporary society
B. many psychological mechanisms are domain-specific
C. an extended prenatal period evolved for humans to develop their organ growth
D. humans take a shorter time to become reproductively mature than any other mammal

Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-03 Evolutionary Psychology

6. Baltes would argue that the need for culture
A. decreases as people age.
B. increases as the infirmities of aging decreases.
C. decreases as cognitive skills decrease.
D. increases as people age.

Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: 03-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
Topic: 03-03 Evolutionary Psychology