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1.
Which of the following is true
about creativity in adulthood?
a.
Mature creativity simply
requires originality
b.
Adult expertise often
interferes with creativity
c.
Creativity declines as we get
older and is a function of chronological age
d.
Creativity relies on a variety
of factors, and can continue well into late adulthood
2.
Who of the following is most
likely to experience emerging adulthood?
a.
Pramada, a middle-SES female in
India
b.
Percy, a high-SES male in the
United Kingdom
c.
Aaliyah, a low-SES female in
China
d.
Albert, a high-school dropout
in the United States
3.
According to Levinson, each
season of life begins with a __________, which concludes the previous era and
prepares the person for the next one.
a.
Crisis
b.
Transition
c.
Stable period
d.
Split dream
4.
There has been a significant
increase in numbers of grandparents now raising their grandchildren. Why?
a.
More grandparents live near
their grandchildren and want to take the lead in their upbringing
b.
More grandparents have great
financial resources
c.
Problems caused by substance
abuse and mental illness leave parents unable to care for their children
d.
Parental abandonment due to
lack of interest
5.
Which of the following is true
about cognitive development in early adulthood?
a.
Pruning of synapses, along with
growth and myelination of stimulated neural fibers, progresses at a faster pace
in early adulthood than in adolescence
b.
Slowing of the cognitive system
first becomes evident around age 25
c.
For young adults who do not
attend college, cognitive growth is unlikely
d.
The cognitive changes of early
adulthood are supported by further development of the cerebral cortex,
especially the frontal lobes
6.
Adam and Dianne have a warm and
trusting relationship. They share attitudes and values. They exchange trusting
affection and caregiving. According to Sternberg, Adam and Dianne display
___________love.
a.
passionate
b.
intimate
c.
committed
d.
companionate
7.
Which of the following is an
accurate statement about risk and resilience in emerging adulthood?
a.
Emerging adults are susceptible
to many risks due to their poor decision making and uncertainty about the
future
b.
Feelings of loneliness are
higher during the emerging adulthood years than at any other time in life
c.
College students who feel
securely attached to their parents tend to have difficulty adjusting to living
on campus
d.
Emerging adults who
information-gathering cognitive styles tend to be the least resilient
8.
DrTevye recognized that
cultural change has prolonged the transition to adult roles for many young
people. However, he does not agree that this change merits the creation of a
new developmental period. Which of the following statements is he most likely
to agree with?
a.
Emerging adulthood is a concept
that accurately describes the experience of most of the world’s young people
b.
Approximately 86 percent of the
world’s young people experience an emerging adulthood phase
c.
Transitions occur during all
periods of the lifespan, with societal conditions heavily influencing their
length and complexity
d.
Emerging adulthood is an
experience that is spreading rapidly in developing nations that are involved
with the global economy.
9.
Which of the following is true
about perceptions of intimate relationships in Eastern cultures?
a.
Trying to satisfy dependency
needs through an intimate bond is regarded as immature
b.
Mature intimate relationships
are based on autonomy and intense emotion
c.
Young people today do not
consider love to be a prerequisite for marriage
d.
In choosing a mate, young
people are expected to consider obligations to others
10.
Adrian developed a secure attachment
to his parents when he was a child. He probably characterizes his most
important adult love relationship in terms of
a.
Shared interests, mutual
understanding, and status
b.
Dependency, insecurity, and
sacrifice
c.
Desperation, anxiety and fear
d.
Trust, friendship and happiness
11.
The average age of first
marriage in the United States has
a.
Increased for both men and
women over the last half century
b.
Decreased for both men and
women over the last two decades
c.
Remained constant for men but
increased for women over the last decade
d.
Increased for women, but
decreased for men
12.
Which of the following young
adults is most likely to live with his parents?
a.
Teddy, who is economically
well-off
b.
Ken, who lives in Europe
c.
Dennis, who is a fourth
generation Asian-American
d.
Juwan, an African-American
college student
13.
Which of the following is true
about age related hearing loss?
a.
African tribal people display
little age-related hearing loss
b.
Women’s hearing declines
earlier and more rapidly than men’s
c.
The first sign of hearing loss is
a sharp loss at low frequencies
d.
Few middle-aged adults with
hearing difficulties benefit from sound amplification with hearing aids.
14.
Vital respiratory capacity is
reduced by half between ages 25 and 80 because?
a.
Lung tissue gradually loses
elasticity
b.
The lungs shrink as their cells
die
c.
The blood absorbs more oxygen
and gives off less carbon dioxide
d.
The rib cage can no longer
expand as much
15.
As adults age, the skin
a.
Produces more oil
b.
Loses elasticity and begins to
sag
c.
Both wrinkles and tightens
d.
Develops a thicker fat layer in
the hypodermis
16.
Donna, who has engaged in
little exercise in the past decade, wants to offset both the excess weight and
muscle loss of middle adulthood. She should engage in
a.
Weight-bearing exercise that
includes resistance training
b.
Endurance training that focuses
on raising heart rate
c.
An individual exercise program
instead of a group program
d.
Intense, vigorous activity at
the onset of her exercise program
17.
Reduction in bone density
during adulthood is
a.
minimal
b.
substantial
c.
common in men but not women
d.
common in women but very, very
rare in men
18.
_____________ is common in
middle adulthood.
a.
Midlife crisis
b.
Life regret
c.
Drastic life alteration
d.
Life evaluation
19.
Which type of intelligence
increases steadily throughout adulthood?
a.
Kinesthetic
b.
Crystallized
c.
Naturalistic
d.
Fluid
20.
As people discover that they
are no longer as good as they once were at certain tasks, the accommodate,
shifting to activities that depend
a.
More on accumulated knowledge
b.
Less on accumulated knowledge
c.
More on cognitive efficiency
d.
More on perceptual, rather than
motor speed
21.
Which of the following is true
about becoming people who make a career change in midlife?
a.
Age discrimination is not a
factor for middle-aged adults changing paths
b.
Rather than career changing,
more middle-aged adults are retiring
c.
Searching for a more meaningful
career or dealing with job loss are the two most commonly cited reasons for
change
d.
Those changing careers are
almost exclusively men
22.
Which of the following is true
about generativity?
a.
Parenting is the primary means
of realizing generativity and, therefore, childless middle-aged adults become
stagnant
b.
Adults can be generative in
parenting or other family relationships, but no in the workplace or community
c.
A culture’s “belief in the
species” is a major motivator of generative action, according to Erikson
d.
Generativity is motivated by
the sense that one’s days are numbered and the sense of quiet desperation that
ensues
23.
Which of the following is true
about the midlife crisis?
a.
Vailant saw many examples of
midlife crisis, especially in men
b.
Levinson’s work showed little
evidence of a midlife crisis
c.
Vailant’s work indicated a slow
and steady change, rather than a crisis
d.
Evidence strongly supports the
view of middle age as a turbulent time
24.
Trends in both crystallized and
fluid mental abilities reported from the Seattle Longitudinal Study indicate
that middle-aged adults
a.
Show steady increases in
nonverbal IQ
b.
Often overestimate their
intellectual abilities, sometimes with embarrassing results
c.
Are in their prime, rather than
“over the hill”
d.
Show sharp decrements in
ability, starting around age 40
25.
The negative outcome of
Erikson’s midlife stage, stagnation, focuses on?
a.
Self-indulgence
b.
selflessness
c.
role confusion
d.
guilt and shame
26.
Hormone replacement therapy
a.
Causes a slight decrease in
heart attacks and blood clots
b.
Offers some protection against
bone deterioration
c.
Reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s
disease by 40%
d.
Offers some protection against
breast cancer and stroke if taken for more than four years
27.
Late adulthood is best viewed
as a(n)?
a.
Break from earlier periods and
a time of decreasing potential
b.
Extension of earlier periods
and a time of continued potential
c.
Period of decline rather than
of any growth
d.
Period of improved health and
increased vitality
28.
Naomi, age 75, needs help
bathing, dressing, and getting into bed. She has difficulty performing?
a.
Secondary responsibilities of
active functioning
b.
Primary activities of active
functioning
c.
Instrumental activities of
daily living
d.
Activities of daily living
29.
The __________ lobes of the
brain show greater shrinkage during aging
a.
Frontal
b.
Occipital
c.
Parietal
d.
Temporal
30.
Which of the following is true
about the risk of dietary deficiencies in the elder population?
a.
Elders should reduce their
caloric intake significantly in their later years, as their bodies require less
energy and nutrients
b.
Declines in taste and smell
often reduce the quantity and quality of food eaten
c.
As long as elders take
appropriate vitamin supplements, they should remain physically and cognitively healthy
d.
The aging digestive system
absorbs protein and calcium more quickly and efficiently
31.
Which is an example of primary
aging?
a.
Blurred vision from macular
degeneration
b.
Lung cancer form smoking
cigarettes
c.
Weight gain from a sedentary
lifestyle
d.
High blood pressure from
prolonged stress
32.
Which of the following is true
about falls in late adulthood?
a.
Declines in vision, hearing and
mobility increase the risk of falling
b.
Because of weakened bones,
serious injury results about 90% of the time
c.
The risk of serious injury due
to falling far outweighs the health benefits of activity so seniors should
remain very sedentary
d.
After motor vehicle accidents,
falls are the leading type of accident among the elderly
33.
Many grandparents have very
formal relationships with their grandchildren as shown by
a.
Geographic distance does not
allow for interaction
b.
Desire by the grandparent to
avoid interfering with their own children’s authority as parents
c.
Lack of interest in their
grandchildren
d.
Only want to engage in “fun”
activities with their grandchildren
34.
Researchers have described
wisdom as
a.
A cumulative benefit of age
b.
Expertise in the conduct and
meaning of life
c.
An intrinsic characteristic
that develops with age
d.
General familiarity with
everyday dilemmas
35.
According to Erikson, despair
occurs
a.
When elders feel they have made
many wrong decisions, yet time is too short to find an alternate route to
integrity
b.
With the realization that the
integrity of one’s own life is part of an extended chain of human existence
c.
When elders have the capacity
to view their own lives in the larger context of all humanity
d.
When elders attempt to adapt to
the mix of triumphs and disappointments that are an inevitable part of life
36.
Parents who were ___________ in __________ are more likely to
experience contact and closeness with their child in early adulthood.
a.
Permissive; early childhood
b.
Warm and supportive; middle
childhood
c.
Strict and authoritarian;
adolescence
d.
Permissive; adolescence
37.
Joy is a senior citizen with
limited mobility. Which of the following is most likely to be associated with
her positive outlook on life?
a.
Her perceived social support
from family and friends
b.
The sheer amount of help family
and friends provide
c.
The amount of formal assistance
she receives
d.
Her family’s perception of her
independence
38.
According to Kubler-Ross, Mrs.
Brown’s consultation of multiple specialists after her initial diagnosis of a
terminal illness is consistent with which typical response to the prospect of
death?
a.
denial
b.
anger
c.
bargaining
d.
depression
39.
Christine treats her aging
mother like a child, calls her names, and often threatens to move her into a
nursing home. Christine is engaging in which type of elder abuse?
a.
Physical neglect
b.
Physical abuse
c.
Emotional abuse
d.
Emotional neglect
40.
Arnett, who first coined the term
“emerging adulthood” identified a series of characteristic features of this
stage which include:
a.
Great stability
b.
Being very self-focused
c.
Having a completed identity
d.
Feeling frantic as if time and
choices are running out
