Question 1

In polls,most adults see the elderly as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) wise 
B) angry 
C) unhappy 
D) mean 
A) wise 
B) angry 
C) unhappy 
D) mean A

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a good memory suggestion for older people?

Accepted Answer

A) Don't tax your brain by trying to memorize material. 
B) Avoid situations where you have to remember something fast. 
C) Try not to memorize something while you are doing something else. 
D) Avoid distractions when you need to remember something. 
A) Don't tax your brain by trying to memorize material. 
B) Avoid situations where you have to remember something fast. 
C) Try not to memorize something while you are doing something else. 
D) Avoid distractions when you need to remember something. A

Question 3

According to the information-processing perspective,which is NOT an age-related force that impairs memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The executive processor doesn't work as well. 
B) Poor focusing ability causes irrelevant thoughts to intrude. 
C) Neural deterioration has occurred in the frontal lobes. 
D) Mnemonic techniques don't work. 
A) The executive processor doesn't work as well. 
B) Poor focusing ability causes irrelevant thoughts to intrude. 
C) Neural deterioration has occurred in the frontal lobes. 
D) Mnemonic techniques don't work. D

Question 4

What information from this course will a student MOST likely remember a few years from now?

Accepted Answer

A) the material that affected that student emotionally 
B) the material that student memorized most thoroughly 
C) the professor's face and name 
D) the semester that student took this course 
A) the material that affected that student emotionally 
B) the material that student memorized most thoroughly 
C) the professor's face and name 
D) the semester that student took this course

Question 5

According to the text,all of the following are recommendations for ways to respond to a bereaved person EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) expressing care and concern. 
B) listening openly. 
C) providing a great deal of advice. 
D) giving emotional support. 
A) expressing care and concern. 
B) listening openly. 
C) providing a great deal of advice. 
D) giving emotional support.

Question 6

Generalizing from the text,when an older adult is given a laboratory memory test,his or her score will:

Accepted Answer

A) be totally inaccurate. 
B) minimize her true abilities. 
C) reflect her true abilities. 
D) inflate her true abilities. 
A) be totally inaccurate. 
B) minimize her true abilities. 
C) reflect her true abilities. 
D) inflate her true abilities.

Question 7

Mona's grandma has just been widowed.Research suggests that Mona should:

Accepted Answer

A) recommend that grandma join a widow's support group. 
B) take over grandma's difficult tasks. 
C) be there to express her care and concern,but not take over grandma's life. 
D) be upset if grandma feels relieved after her husband died. 
A) recommend that grandma join a widow's support group. 
B) take over grandma's difficult tasks. 
C) be there to express her care and concern,but not take over grandma's life. 
D) be upset if grandma feels relieved after her husband died.

Question 8

Estrela asks,"Why are there so many older people in the United States?" When answering Estrela,which is NOT a force that a developmentalist should mention?

Accepted Answer

A) "Life expectancy has risen." 
B) "The baby boomers are entering later life." 
C) "Fertility rates are dropping." 
D) "Minorities now live just as long as whites." 
A) "Life expectancy has risen." 
B) "The baby boomers are entering later life." 
C) "Fertility rates are dropping." 
D) "Minorities now live just as long as whites."

Question 9

Compared to Germany,the Social Security System's financial support for U.S.retirees is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) meager (or poor) 
B) excellent 
C) about average 
D) varies,depending on the individual 
A) meager (or poor) 
B) excellent 
C) about average 
D) varies,depending on the individual

Question 10

Tasks involving divided attention impair memory _____.

Accepted Answer

A) at every age 
B) by middle age 
C) in old age 
D) unless people practice multitasking 
A) at every age 
B) by middle age 
C) in old age 
D) unless people practice multitasking

Question 11

Widowed men who live alone are at high risk for suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A) young people only 
B) older people only 
C) people of any age 
D) mostly women 
A) young people only 
B) older people only 
C) people of any age 
D) mostly women

Question 13

Which is the oldest nation,population-wise?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) the United States 
C) Italy 
D) Egypt 
A) China 
B) the United States 
C) Italy 
D) Egypt

Question 14

Which memory system is preserved the longest,even into Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) periodic memory 
A) semantic memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) periodic memory

Question 15

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention,is located in the _____ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) parietal 
B) frontal 
C) temporal 
D) occipital 
A) parietal 
B) frontal 
C) temporal 
D) occipital

Question 16

A recently widowed person tells her grandson,"I keep going over Grandpa's final days and hours.Sometimes I find myself searching for him in the house." Research suggests,this reaction is:

Accepted Answer

A) normal,especially in the first months of bereavement. 
B) normal for the first year after being widowed. 
C) abnormal,as it's a sign of being emotionally disturbed. 
D) normal,but only among religious widows. 
A) normal,especially in the first months of bereavement. 
B) normal for the first year after being widowed. 
C) abnormal,as it's a sign of being emotionally disturbed. 
D) normal,but only among religious widows.

Question 17

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old.Which is NOT an old-age perk that Aniya might legitimately mention?

Accepted Answer

A) "My life will be more exciting than it is today." 
B) "People will treat me better,because they will see me as fragile and in need of care." 
C) "I'll be able screen out negative events better,and I'll be calmer." 
D) "I'll have more freedom to do exactly what I want." 
A) "My life will be more exciting than it is today." 
B) "People will treat me better,because they will see me as fragile and in need of care." 
C) "I'll be able screen out negative events better,and I'll be calmer." 
D) "I'll have more freedom to do exactly what I want."

Question 18

When she is recently widowed after a half-century-long marriage,a grandma can expect to confront all of these challenges EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) coping with the loss of her primary attachment figure. 
B) needing to master unfamiliar tasks her husband used to perform. 
C) redefining her identity from "married person" to "single adult." 
D) feeling more distant from her family. 
A) coping with the loss of her primary attachment figure. 
B) needing to master unfamiliar tasks her husband used to perform. 
C) redefining her identity from "married person" to "single adult." 
D) feeling more distant from her family.

Question 19

Longitudinal research suggests that widowed people:

Accepted Answer

A) initially turn to family,and then later reach out to friends for support. 
B) initially turn to friends,and then later reach out to family for support. 
C) typically withdraw from the world. 
D) rarely turn to religion for support. 
A) initially turn to family,and then later reach out to friends for support. 
B) initially turn to friends,and then later reach out to family for support. 
C) typically withdraw from the world. 
D) rarely turn to religion for support.

Question 20

Italy has an especially high proportion of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) large families 
B) older people 
C) people in their twenties 
D) babies 
A) large families 
B) older people 
C) people in their twenties 
D) babies

In polls,most adults see the elderly as _____.

Which of the following is NOT a good memory suggestion for older people?

According to the information-processing perspective,which is NOT an age-related force that impairs memory?

What information from this course will a student MOST likely remember a few years from now?

According to the text,all of the following are recommendations for ways to respond to a bereaved person EXCEPT:

Generalizing from the text,when an older adult is given a laboratory memory test,his or her score will:

Mona's grandma has just been widowed.Research suggests that Mona should:

Estrela asks,"Why are there so many older people in the United States?" When answering Estrela,which is NOT a force that a developmentalist should mention?

Compared to Germany,the Social Security System's financial support for U.S.retirees is _____.

Tasks involving divided attention impair memory _____.

Widowed men who live alone are at high risk for suicide.

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

Which is the oldest nation,population-wise?

Which memory system is preserved the longest,even into Alzheimer's disease?

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention,is located in the _____ lobes.

A recently widowed person tells her grandson,"I keep going over Grandpa's final days and hours.Sometimes I find myself searching for him in the house." Research suggests,this reaction is:

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old.Which is NOT an old-age perk that Aniya might legitimately mention?

When she is recently widowed after a half-century-long marriage,a grandma can expect to confront all of these challenges EXCEPT:

Longitudinal research suggests that widowed people:

Italy has an especially high proportion of _____.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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Exam 13: Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

In polls,most adults see the elderly as _____.

Which of the following is NOT a good memory suggestion for older people?

According to the information-processing perspective,which is NOT an age-related force that impairs memory?

What information from this course will a student MOST likely remember a few years from now?

According to the text,all of the following are recommendations for ways to respond to a bereaved person EXCEPT:

Generalizing from the text,when an older adult is given a laboratory memory test,his or her score will:

Mona's grandma has just been widowed.Research suggests that Mona should:

Estrela asks,"Why are there so many older people in the United States?" When answering Estrela,which is NOT a force that a developmentalist should mention?

Compared to Germany,the Social Security System's financial support for U.S.retirees is _____.

Tasks involving divided attention impair memory _____.

Widowed men who live alone are at high risk for suicide.

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

Which is the oldest nation,population-wise?

Which memory system is preserved the longest,even into Alzheimer's disease?

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention,is located in the _____ lobes.

A recently widowed person tells her grandson,"I keep going over Grandpa's final days and hours.Sometimes I find myself searching for him in the house." Research suggests,this reaction is:

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old.Which is NOT an old-age perk that Aniya might legitimately mention?

When she is recently widowed after a half-century-long marriage,a grandma can expect to confront all of these challenges EXCEPT:

Longitudinal research suggests that widowed people:

Italy has an especially high proportion of _____.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters