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Lifespan Perspective Biological Beginnings Assignment 2 Home Insert Draw 0 0 Q Arial BI U AV AV = Editor =q NAME: Lifespan Perspective (Chapter 1) Biological Beginnings (Chapter 2) Multiple Choice (1.5 points each): Identify your answers by changing them to bold font like this. 1. Which of the following is an example of the plasticity of development? a. Intelligence has many components-nonverbal, abstract, social, and so on. b. The potential and limits of one's IQ are set by heredity. c. The same person may develop differently depending on environment. d. Someone who goes blind may develop better hearing as a result. 2. Which of the following is an example of how development is contextual? a. Reasoning ability is biologically finite and cannot be improved through retraining. b. Parents in the United States are more likely to rear their children to be independent than parents in Japan. c. Older adults call on experience to guide their decision making. d. Intelligence may be studied by looking at genetics, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines. 3. Development is described as multidirectional. What does this mean? a. Development is not dominated by any single age period. b. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional dimensions. c. Development is characterized by both growth and decline. d. Development balances growth, maintenance, and regulation. 4. Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and cognitive aspects. Kathy believes that development is: a lifelong