Question 1

Research on the American family indicates that

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A)   fewer than 23 percent of unmarried adults, but nearly 40 percent of married adults, report being "very happy" with life.
B)   the divorce rate is now one-half the marriage rate.
C)   children born to cohabiting parents are five times more likely to experience their parents' separation.
D)   all of these statements are true.

Question 2

Marie feels socially useful in her career as a financial investment advisor. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Marie experiences a sense of

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A)   secure attachment.
B)   conventional morality.
C)   generativity.
D)   conservation.

Question 3

According to Erikson, adolescence is to identity as late adulthood is to

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A)   integrity.
B)   autonomy.
C)   generativity.
D)   intimacy.

Question 4

Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to

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A)   pneumonia.
B)   terminal decline.
C)   common cold viruses.
D)   dementia.

Question 5

The popular idea that terminally ill and bereaved people go through predictable stages, such as denial, anger, and so forth

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A)   is widely supported by research.
B)   more accurately describes grieving in some cultures than others.
C)   is true of women but not men.
D)   is not supported by research studies.

Question 6

A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a(n)  ________ study.

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A)   longitudinal
B)   experimental
C)   cross-sectional
D)   chronological

Question 7

Professor Parker suggested that heterosexual adults are genetically predisposed to form monogamous bonds because this practice facilitated the cooperative nurture and survival of children. The professor's suggestion best illustrates a(n)  ________ perspective.

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A)   authoritarian
B)   postconventional
C)   psychosocial
D)   evolutionary

Question 8

The age at which people are expected to leave home, get a job, and marry has changed dramatically in Wallonia over the past 50 years. Developmentalists would say that the country's ________ has been altered.

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A)   social clock
B)   developmental norm
C)   maturation cycle
D)   family calendar

Question 9

After living together for a year, Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry. Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that

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A)   they have more positive attitudes toward the institution of marriage than the average couple.
B)   their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of being successful.
C)   most of their college friends and acquaintances have viewed their cohabitation negatively.
D)   their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of ending in divorce.

Question 10

Dementia is most commonly associated with

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A)   menopause.
B)   role confusion.
C)   Alzheimer's disease.
D)   infantile amnesia.

Question 11

Among employed women, the task of raising children is especially likely to be associated with ________ marital satisfaction. The departure of mature children from the home is typically associated with ________ marital satisfaction.

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A)   increasing; decreasing
B)   decreasing; increasing
C)   increasing; further increasing
D)   decreasing; further decreasing

Question 12

The end of menstruation is called

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A)   the social clock.
B)   menopause.
C)   the midlife crisis.
D)   generativity.

Question 13

The best predictor of a couple's marital satisfaction is the

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A)   frequency of their sexual intimacy.
B)   intensity of their passionate feelings.
C)   ratio of their positive to negative interactions with each other.
D)   experience or nonexperience of a prior marriage.

Question 14

Professor Kuilema compared the moral intuitions of one group of children, a second group of adolescents, and a third group of adults by assessing their reactions to a variety of moral dilemmas. Professor Kuilema conducted a ________ study.

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A)   longitudinal
B)   postconventional
C)   cross-sectional
D)   concrete operational

Question 15

Most 20-year-olds outperform most 70-year-olds on video games due to age-related differences in

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A)   role confusion.
B)   object permanence.
C)   infantile amnesia.
D)   information-processing speed.

Question 16

The preferred age for retirement is quite different in Mexico than in Western Europe. This best illustrates that ________ differs from culture to culture.

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A)   the maturational cycle
B)   rites of passage
C)   terminal decline
D)   the social clock

Question 17

Research on older people has shown that

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A)   they grow increasingly fearful of death.
B)   they become increasingly prone to car accidents.
C)   they experience less life satisfaction than younger adults.
D)   all of these statements are true.

Question 18

Physical abilities such as muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output reach their peak during

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A)   late childhood.
B)   early adulthood.
C)   puberty.
D)   middle adulthood.

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning the effects of aging is true?

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A)   Aging almost inevitably leads to total memory failure if the individual lives long enough.
B)   Aging increases susceptibility to short-term ailments such as the flu.
C)   Significant increases in life satisfaction are associated with aging.
D)   The aging process can be significantly affected by the individual's activity patterns.

Question 20

Underlying Alzheimer's disease is a deterioration in neurons that produce

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A)   epinephrine.
B)   norepinephrine.
C)   serotonin.
D)   acetylcholine.

Exam 16: Adulthood

The best predictor of a couple's marital satisfaction is the

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Among employed women, the task of raising children is especially likely to be associated with ________ marital satisfaction. The departure of mature children from the home is typically associated with ________ marital satisfaction.

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Professor Parker suggested that heterosexual adults are genetically predisposed to form monogamous bonds because this practice facilitated the cooperative nurture and survival of children. The professor's suggestion best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.

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Which of the following statements concerning the effects of aging is true?

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Research on older people has shown that

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Most 20-year-olds outperform most 70-year-olds on video games due to age-related differences in

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Professor Kuilema compared the moral intuitions of one group of children, a second group of adolescents, and a third group of adults by assessing their reactions to a variety of moral dilemmas. Professor Kuilema conducted a ________ study.

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Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to

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Marie feels socially useful in her career as a financial investment advisor. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Marie experiences a sense of

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The end of menstruation is called

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The age at which people are expected to leave home, get a job, and marry has changed dramatically in Wallonia over the past 50 years. Developmentalists would say that the country's ________ has been altered.

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According to Erikson, adolescence is to identity as late adulthood is to

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Physical abilities such as muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output reach their peak during

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Dementia is most commonly associated with

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The popular idea that terminally ill and bereaved people go through predictable stages, such as denial, anger, and so forth

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Underlying Alzheimer's disease is a deterioration in neurons that produce

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The preferred age for retirement is quite different in Mexico than in Western Europe. This best illustrates that ________ differs from culture to culture.

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Research on the American family indicates that

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A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a(n) ________ study.

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After living together for a year, Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry. Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that

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