Exam 13: Relationships Across the Lifespan

Which of the following statements about losing a spouse or partner in later life is FALSE?

What does research show about variability in the relationships of older adults?

Which of the following statements about research on differential parental treatment is accurate?

Alexandre and Dale have been married 8 years and, like other married couples, report that the positive elements of their relationship have declined over time. What would psychologists Arthur and Elaine Aron suggest that Alexandre and Dale do to boost their relationship?

3.Susan is studying children's development in college and is eager to try out with her own children, Mac and Ceilidh, what she is learning. Two-and-a half-year-old Mac listens intently as his mother tells a story about Joe and Sam. Joe has a toy truck, which he puts into a box and leaves the room. While he is gone, Sam takes the truck out of Joe's box and puts it into his own pail. Susan asks Mac, ÒWhen Joe comes back into the room, where will he look for his truck?Ó Mac replies, ÒIn Sam's pail.Ó Six-year-old Ceilidh is listening and says, ÒDon't be silly! Joe will look for the truck in the box.Ó Explain why Mac's and Ceilidh's answers to their mother's question differ.

10.Describe four distinct groups of cohabiting couples.

7.The size of a child's friendship network has what effect on the child's later intimate relationships?

Madison's class at school recently completed sociometric testing. Madison was rarely mentioned by her classmates as being liked or as being not liked. Madison was categorized as:

The false belief test is used to determine whether children have:

ÒSibling rivalry is the result of competition for parental resources.Ó With which theory is this statement most consistent?

6.You are conducting research on the nature of children's friendships and decide to use sociometric testing. Describe what you will do, and explain how you will categorize children based on this technique.

2.Aurelia and Lorenzo have a 7-year-old child named Elianna. They occasionally fight with each other in front of Elianna. What two-step process would Elianna use to make sense of such potentially distressing events?

Brehnan and Saeth have spent the afternoon on the beach building a fort out of driftwood and pretending they were knights on a mission to rescue a princess (Saeth's 6-month-old sister). Brehnan and Saeth have been engaged in:

Milena's class at school recently completed sociometric testing. Milena was rated as being liked by many of her classmates because of her high social skills and was rated as being not liked by very few of her classmates. Milena was categorized as:

Which of the following best characterizes change in intimate relationships during adulthood?

13.Explain why researchers did not study later-life intimate relationships until recently.

Shawn's class at school recently completed sociometric testing. Shawn was rated as being liked by many of his classmates because of his high social skills but was also rated as being not liked by many of his classmates because of his aggressive behavior. Shawn was categorized as:

According to the World Health Organization, adolescence is the period between the ages of:

Anand witnesses a particularly bad argument between his parents. Among other things, his parents are arguing about whether his mother was too harsh in her punishment of Anand when he would not share a cookie with his sister. Anand thinks to himself, ÒIt's my fault my parents are fighting! If I had been better behaved, my parents would be happy.Ó Anand's thoughts are best described as an example of:

Cohabitation refers to: