Question 1

As they age, adults compensates for slower processing speed by relying on their ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  selective attention 
A)  working memory 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  selective attention

Question 2

The declines in memory evident in laboratory research are more apparent in everyday settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When telomeres shorten past a critical length cause the cell to stop dividing all together, leading to increases in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  health 
B)  muscle strength 
C)  body fat 
D)  disease 
A)  health 
B)  muscle strength 
C)  body fat 
D)  disease

Question 4

Who is most likely to show adaptive responses to stress and have the most feelings of well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl, who is 62 and is deciding to retire because his company has started downsizing 
B)  Angie, who is 45 and is caught unaware when she discovers her husband cheating on her 
C)  Mori, who is 38 and is receiving the news he and his wife are having triplets on his salary as an auto mechanic 
D)  Shenae, who is 26 and is unsure how to interview for a job since she has been in college and graduate school for 8 years 
A)  Carl, who is 62 and is deciding to retire because his company has started downsizing 
B)  Angie, who is 45 and is caught unaware when she discovers her husband cheating on her 
C)  Mori, who is 38 and is receiving the news he and his wife are having triplets on his salary as an auto mechanic 
D)  Shenae, who is 26 and is unsure how to interview for a job since she has been in college and graduate school for 8 years

Question 5

Who would have the most difficulty ignoring distractors and irrelevant stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amber, who is 35 and teaching a second grade class at a large inner city school 
B)  Cael, who is 45 and editing a manuscript on a tight deadline at a publishing firm 
C)  Lucy, who is 55 and teaching an exceptionally large yoga class at a local wellness center 
D)  Roger, who is 65 and working on a crossword puzzle near the children's play area in a restaurant 
A)  Amber, who is 35 and teaching a second grade class at a large inner city school 
B)  Cael, who is 45 and editing a manuscript on a tight deadline at a publishing firm 
C)  Lucy, who is 55 and teaching an exceptionally large yoga class at a local wellness center 
D)  Roger, who is 65 and working on a crossword puzzle near the children's play area in a restaurant

Question 6

What are strategies that help alleviate the effects of stress? When in life does daily stress tend to decline? How to people this age range tend to respond to stress?

Accepted Answer

Social support can buffer the negative e

Question 7

Lately, the Flynn effect is especially pronounced in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway 
B)  Sweden 
C)  China 
D)  England 
A)  Norway 
B)  Sweden 
C)  China 
D)  England

Question 8

Men are more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which factor can reduce testosterone levels in men?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological inevitability 
B)  children at home 
C)  diet low in protein 
D)  sexual inactivity 
A)  biological inevitability 
B)  children at home 
C)  diet low in protein 
D)  sexual inactivity

Question 10

Examples of fluid intelligence include memory of spelling, vocabulary, formulas, and dates in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Examining how much information a person can attend to at once is part of researching ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibition 
B)  attention 
C)  memory 
D)  expertise 
A)  inhibition 
B)  attention 
C)  memory 
D)  expertise

Question 12

What is the earliest at which some men's reproductive ability can begin declining?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  40 
C)  30 
D)  60 
A)  50 
B)  40 
C)  30 
D)  60

Question 13

Hormone replacement therapy is associated with which health risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  osteoporosis 
B)  heart disease 
C)  kidney disease 
D)  lymphoma 
A)  osteoporosis 
B)  heart disease 
C)  kidney disease 
D)  lymphoma

Question 14

Corinne is 53 and concerned about the effects aging is having on her body. Which factor should she be able to maintain throughout her adulthood without special exercises?

Accepted Answer

A)  overall endurance 
B)  bone density 
C)  muscle mass 
D)  isometric strength 
A)  overall endurance 
B)  bone density 
C)  muscle mass 
D)  isometric strength

Question 15

Explain how the relation of hormone replacement therapy and health outcomes is complex.

Accepted Answer

Like most aspects of development, the re

Question 16

What is the most effective way to prevent diabetes 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  take insulin supplements 
B)  eat only unrefined sugar 
C)  maintain healthy weight through diet and exercise 
D)  exercise at least twice a month and minimize dairy intake 
A)  take insulin supplements 
B)  eat only unrefined sugar 
C)  maintain healthy weight through diet and exercise 
D)  exercise at least twice a month and minimize dairy intake

Question 17

Marybeth is 44 years old, and had started getting a shorter menstrual cycle. Sometimes her period was absent in a month. She was very surprised to find out that she became pregnant when she turned 45, because she thought she was too old to be fertile. What stage has Marybeth entered into?

Accepted Answer

A)  menopause 
B)  perimenopause 
C)  reproductive latency 
D)  sexually vitality 
A)  menopause 
B)  perimenopause 
C)  reproductive latency 
D)  sexually vitality

Question 18

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  bloating 
B)  reduced vaginal lubrication 
C)  hot flashes 
D)  increased appetite 
A)  bloating 
B)  reduced vaginal lubrication 
C)  hot flashes 
D)  increased appetite

Question 19

Which factor accounts for the ability of adults to compensate for declines in processing speed and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  motivation 
B)  expertise 
C)  stress management 
D)  emotion regulation 
A)  motivation 
B)  expertise 
C)  stress management 
D)  emotion regulation

Question 20

Complaints about sexual functioning increase with age, with 35% to 40% of women reporting difficulties with sexual function including ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced sex drive 
B)  increased sex drive 
C)  excessive lubrication 
D)  inability to orgasm 
A)  reduced sex drive 
B)  increased sex drive 
C)  excessive lubrication 
D)  inability to orgasm

As they age, adults compensates for slower processing speed by relying on their ______.

The declines in memory evident in laboratory research are more apparent in everyday settings.

When telomeres shorten past a critical length cause the cell to stop dividing all together, leading to increases in ______.

Who is most likely to show adaptive responses to stress and have the most feelings of well-being?

Who would have the most difficulty ignoring distractors and irrelevant stimuli?

What are strategies that help alleviate the effects of stress? When in life does daily stress tend to decline? How to people this age range tend to respond to stress?

Lately, the Flynn effect is especially pronounced in which country?

Men are more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.

Which factor can reduce testosterone levels in men?

Examples of fluid intelligence include memory of spelling, vocabulary, formulas, and dates in history.

Examining how much information a person can attend to at once is part of researching ______.

What is the earliest at which some men's reproductive ability can begin declining?

Hormone replacement therapy is associated with which health risk?

Corinne is 53 and concerned about the effects aging is having on her body. Which factor should she be able to maintain throughout her adulthood without special exercises?

Explain how the relation of hormone replacement therapy and health outcomes is complex.

What is the most effective way to prevent diabetes 2?

Marybeth is 44 years old, and had started getting a shorter menstrual cycle. Sometimes her period was absent in a month. She was very surprised to find out that she became pregnant when she turned 45, because she thought she was too old to be fertile. What stage has Marybeth entered into?

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

Which factor accounts for the ability of adults to compensate for declines in processing speed and memory?

Complaints about sexual functioning increase with age, with 35% to 40% of women reporting difficulties with sexual function including ______.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

As they age, adults compensates for slower processing speed by relying on their ______.

The declines in memory evident in laboratory research are more apparent in everyday settings.

When telomeres shorten past a critical length cause the cell to stop dividing all together, leading to increases in ______.

Who is most likely to show adaptive responses to stress and have the most feelings of well-being?

Who would have the most difficulty ignoring distractors and irrelevant stimuli?

What are strategies that help alleviate the effects of stress? When in life does daily stress tend to decline? How to people this age range tend to respond to stress?

Lately, the Flynn effect is especially pronounced in which country?

Men are more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.

Which factor can reduce testosterone levels in men?

Examples of fluid intelligence include memory of spelling, vocabulary, formulas, and dates in history.

Examining how much information a person can attend to at once is part of researching ______.

What is the earliest at which some men's reproductive ability can begin declining?

Hormone replacement therapy is associated with which health risk?

Corinne is 53 and concerned about the effects aging is having on her body. Which factor should she be able to maintain throughout her adulthood without special exercises?

Explain how the relation of hormone replacement therapy and health outcomes is complex.

What is the most effective way to prevent diabetes 2?

Marybeth is 44 years old, and had started getting a shorter menstrual cycle. Sometimes her period was absent in a month. She was very surprised to find out that she became pregnant when she turned 45, because she thought she was too old to be fertile. What stage has Marybeth entered into?

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

Which factor accounts for the ability of adults to compensate for declines in processing speed and memory?

Complaints about sexual functioning increase with age, with 35% to 40% of women reporting difficulties with sexual function including ______.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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