Homework One Student Name:
MULTIPLE CHOICE- Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Which of the following is true of the study of human development?
A) Human development is best understood with input from a variety of theoretical and
research orientations.
B) The study of human development is primarily focused on classification and
generalization.
C) Human development is a simple area of study and focuses on a single facet rather
than multiple facets.
D) The study of human development has theoretical importance but has no significant
real-world applications.
2) In the context of the three major domains of development, which of the following is an
aspect of psychosocial development
?
A) attachment
B) culture
C) personality
D) fidelity
3) Which of the following physical developments generally takes place in the early childhood
period of human development
?
A) development of basic body structures and organs
B) increase in the occurrence of respiratory illnesses
C) development of proportions that more adult-like
D) decrease in appetite
4) Which of the following is a physical development that typically takes place in the
adolescence period
of human development?
A) slow physical growth
B) increase in health risks due to behavioral issues
C) decrease in reaction time
D) slow deterioration of sensory abilities
5) Heredity refers to the
A) inborn characteristics inherited from the biological parents.
B) characteristics developed because of the influence of the upbringing by the
parents.
C) influence of society that contributes to the cognitive development of an in
D) unfolding of
a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes.