Question 1

Which of the following is an example of multitasking?

Accepted Answer

A)  making dinner while supervising a child's homework
B)  typing a term paper on a computer
C)  playing catch with your dog
D)  swimming laps in an Olympic-size swimming poolE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

During middle adulthood,which of the following are factors related to sleep disturbances and sleep disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  obesity,cardiovascular disease,and depression
B)  arthritis,jaundice,and diabetes
C)  restless legs syndrome,myopic vision,and hypertension
D)  anxiety,eczema,and psoriasisE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

You are the youngest child in an American family that generally gets along well.Your older siblings have apartments of their own,and you just left for college.In regards to their new living situation,your parents are probably feeling a mixture of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  great loss and remorse
B)  happiness and euphoria
C)  sadness and depression
D)  loss and liberationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Relations with parents in midlife tend to be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  contentious
B)  harmonious
C)  mutually supportive
D)  unidirectional,in which midlife adults help their parentsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is the condition called in which the bones become thin and brittle as a result of rapid calcium depletion?

Accepted Answer

A)  osteoporosis
B)  calciumemia
C)  ossicle depletion
D)  phosphoritisE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is most accurate regarding research on self-development in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enhanced self-development is most likely among those who have the best physical health and social relationships.
B)  There is no evidence of self-development among middle-aged people living in collectivistic cultures.
C)  Across cultures during middle adulthood,contentment with the self shows a small but significant decline as people confront a number of physiological changes.
D)  Middle-aged adults' enhanced self-development makes them less likely to adapt to new situations or to be flexible in their goals.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

In the Seattle Longitudinal Study,fluid intelligence was assessed by means of perceptual speed,whereas prior research studies assessed fluid intelligence by measuring ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence
B)  reaction time
C)  the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus
D)  temporal lobe processing speedE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

As discussed in the text,which of the following is consistent with an individual who possesses a high self-concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  unstable
B)  shaky
C)  volatile
D)  contentE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Research on generativity

Accepted Answer

A)  has focused almost exclusively on Asian countries.
B)  has shown that significantly more women than men achieve a sense of generativity during midlife.
C)  has shown that there are a variety of ways an adult can be generative.
D)  has shown a peak during emerging adulthood,followed by a plateau in middle adulthood among Americans and Canadians.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

According to the text,the best information on the course of fluid and crystallized intelligence through adulthood comes from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  University of Rochester Hepatitis Study
B)  Seattle Longitudinal Study
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
D)  Stroop TestE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

When does crystallized intelligence peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescence
B)  emerging adulthood
C)  middle adulthood
D)  older adultsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following American ethnic groups report the highest rate of hot flashes as a result of menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  women of African descent
B)  women of Asian descent
C)  women of European descent
D)  women of South American descentE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Research on marriage in the United States has shown that by midlife

Accepted Answer

A)  most marriage partners have less time to spend as a couple than they did earlier in their marriage because of increased job demands.
B)  the correlation between marriage and mental health is weaker than it was earlier in the life span.
C)  nearly three-fourths of adults describe their marriage as "excellent" or "very good."
D)  marital satisfaction stays relatively low until the early seventies when most people are retired.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In the Seattle Longitudinal Study,the one test that showed an unmistakable decline from young to middle adulthood was the test of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity
B)  hypothetical deductive intelligence
C)  crystallized intelligence
D)  perceptual speedE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Community involvement in middle adulthood is related to the Eriksonian concept of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  despair
B)  generativity
C)  stagnation
D)  mistrustE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

What is the time preceding menopause known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  premenopause
B)  perimenopause
C)  pseudomenopause
D)  postmenopauseE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Looking to the future,how can the findings of the study described in this video help us understand more about hormones and how they impact many areas of our bodies?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In northern Europe and in countries such as the US,the UK,and Canada,the dominant cultural pattern is that children ____ when they reach emerging adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  leave home
B)  remain home
C)  join the military
D)  travel abroadE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Worldwide,what is the second leading cause of death among adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiovascular disease
B)  cancer
C)  accidents
D)  suicideE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the three measures of fluid intelligence decline steeply throughout adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual speed
B)  numeric ability
C)  spatial orientation
D)  vocabularyE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 11: Middle Adulthood

Community involvement in middle adulthood is related to the Eriksonian concept of ____.

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Research on marriage in the United States has shown that by midlife

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What is the time preceding menopause known as?

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Which of the following is most accurate regarding research on self-development in middle adulthood?

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Worldwide,what is the second leading cause of death among adults?

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Research on generativity

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In the Seattle Longitudinal Study,fluid intelligence was assessed by means of perceptual speed,whereas prior research studies assessed fluid intelligence by measuring ____.

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Which of the following American ethnic groups report the highest rate of hot flashes as a result of menopause?

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During middle adulthood,which of the following are factors related to sleep disturbances and sleep disorders?

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In the Seattle Longitudinal Study,the one test that showed an unmistakable decline from young to middle adulthood was the test of ____.

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In northern Europe and in countries such as the US,the UK,and Canada,the dominant cultural pattern is that children ____ when they reach emerging adulthood.

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Relations with parents in midlife tend to be ____.

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What is the condition called in which the bones become thin and brittle as a result of rapid calcium depletion?

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