Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Cal and Lacy have been friends since high school. Now in college, they are both dedicated to their studies and careers, but have remained good friends. They have occasional sex, but are not in a committed relationship. This style of relationship is called:

While in both cases more _____ have died, the mortality rate of emerging adults is _____ the mortality rate of adolescents.

Diseases that are primarily contracted through sex.

Matthew has kept his childhood tradition of recording his height and weight across his college years. His data are consistent with a recent study that found weight usually _____ from the freshman year in college to the senior year.

Most of us reach our peak physical performance:

Ever since she graduated from college, Jane has been working long hours at her job as an accountant with a small company in the hope that her hard work will pay off and that she will achieve good career growth and economic stability. Jane obviously believes in what Phyllis Moen describes as the:

Jolie is horrified and angry to learn that her husband of 15 years, Bennett, had sex while away on a business trip last month. Bennett's defense is, "Everyone does it." Jolie remembers what she read from the 1994 Sex in America survey that found:

Candice has worked for a large company for 12 years. Her current position is so stressful that she took a pay cut to take a less prestigious position, but one that had less stress. Research would indicate her experience is typical of trends found in a recent national survey of U.S. adults, showing _____ of the participants would do the same thing.

Based on interviews with 12- to 22-year-olds, what were William Damon's findings about adolescents' and young adults' sense of purpose?

Salvador was thinking about how many times in his life he has been sure of a romantic relationship or a religious belief, only to change his mind later. He feels like every time he thinks he has found "his truth," his thinking evolves. Salvador is displaying:

What some people call "being in the zone" or "in the groove" is what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discovered when people engage in mental and physical challenges that absorb them. He called this:

Charles, a college student, knows his high stress level is keeping him from doing his best work. When talking with a counselor about his concerns, he was surprised when she said, "Studies have shown that young adults who _____ have less stress and greater life satisfaction."

According to a 2013 Gallup poll, approximately what percentage of adults age 18 to 29 reported exercising for at least 30 minutes a day, three or more times a week?

One study explored links between health behavior and life satisfaction in more than 17,000 individuals 17 to 30 years of age in 21 countries. The young adults' life satisfaction was NOT positively related to:

For many individuals in developed countries, going from high school to college is an important aspect of:

Before Jane has sex with her boyfriend, she asks if he has tested positive for HIV and also requires that he use a condom. Given our knowledge of HIV and the sexual behavior and attitudes of most adults, we can conclude that Jane's practice is:

Which of the following statements about creativity is TRUE?

This theorist recently described the career mystique-ingrained cultural beliefs that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will produce a path to status, security, and happiness.

Which of the following is NOT linked to sleep deprivation in emerging adults?

Glen works in the field of abstract math, while his brother, Bernard, is a historian. Both hope to continue to research and write well into late adulthood. Research would say that: