Question 1

If his goal is to stay intellectually sharp as he ages, Joe should NOT consider which career?

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A)   nursing
B)   teaching
C)   journalism
D)   long-distance truck driving

Question 2

In their fifties, many females report less interest in sex. According to the text, the MOST likely reason is that, at this age, women may not:

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A)   have an interested partner.
B)   produce estrogen.
C)   look attractive.
D)   exercise.

Question 3

Which person is MOST likely to complain of being too distant from a grandchild?

Accepted Answer

A)   the grandma of a teen or emerging adult
B)   a maternal grandpa
C)   a grandma whose son has just moved to her town
D)   a grandpa who has just mastered the Internet

Question 4

Generative people often describe undergoing tragic life experiences that produced emotional growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____ is the label for tragic events that people transform into growth experiences.

Accepted Answer

Redemption...

Question 6

According to the Seattle Longitudinal Study, people can expect to reach their intellectual peak in their _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   teens
B)   twenties
C)   thirties
D)   late forties or fifties

Question 7

A teacher is MOST likely to reach a professional peak in her _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   thirties
B)   fifties
C)   late sixties
D)   seventies

Question 8

Which ability is MOST likely to improve well into the late fifties?

Accepted Answer

A)   vocabulary
B)   how quickly someone can put blocks together
C)   how well a person can clean a house
D)   how quickly a person can learn a computer game

Question 9

Which Big Five traits may help keep people cognitively sharp as they age?

Accepted Answer

A)   conscientiousness and openness to experience
B)   extraversion and neuroticism
C)   agreeableness and extraversion
D)   conscientiousness and agreeableness

Question 10

As men age, their erections tend to become _____.

Accepted Answer

less inten...

Question 11

Discuss the difference between crystallized and fluid intelligence and note the varying age pattern for each type of intelligence. Cite real-world examples of each kind of skill.

Accepted Answer

Crystallized intelligence refers to know...

Question 12

Which intellectual ability is MOST likely to improve with age?

Accepted Answer

A)   vocabulary
B)   how quickly someone can think of new words
C)   how quickly a person can clean a house
D)   how well a person can learn a computer game

Question 13

Menopause occurs when the woman's body:

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A)   no longer produces testosterone.
B)   drastically reduces the production of estrogen.
C)   produces too much estrogen.
D)   produces too much testosterone.

Question 14

Aracelly is an emerging adult. Based on the research, as Aracelly travels into her fifties, she should grow more:

Accepted Answer

A)   altruistic and self-confident.
B)   insecure and frightened.
C)   depressed and moody.
D)   self-centered and rigid.

Question 15

People who devote their days to "packing in" pleasures have exceptionally fulfilling lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Juanita is thrilled to be taking human development next semester from Dr. Ada, who won the "best teacher award" 5 years ago, but she is worried as this terrific teacher is now age 68. Having read this chapter, what should a friend suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Go for it-crystallized skills begins to decline in later life."
B)   "Give it a shot-Dr. Ada should still be great, provided he doesn't have a serious illness."
C)   "Terrible idea-crystallized skills sharply decline by the mid-sixties."
D)   "Terrible idea-college teaching depends mainly on fluid skills."

Question 17

Caregiving grandparents who take full responsibility for raising their grandchildren typically feel thrilled by having this opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Big Five trait of "conscientiousness" sets people up for a successful life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which talent is MOST apt to increase as a nurse moves through middle age?

Accepted Answer

A)   taking blood pressures while talking to patients
B)   understanding how to deal with patients
C)   keeping track of unfamiliar medicines
D)   quickly mastering new technologies in the field

Question 20

Spell out the four features of wisdom. Then give a concrete example of one of these qualities in action demonstrated by a relative, friend, or other adult.

Accepted Answer

Wise thinkers embrace uncertainty. They ...

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