Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Lila is in emerging adulthood. That means she is most likely to ______.

Lung efficiency declines 5% faster per decade for smokers as compared with nonsmokers.

The typical job of a person with only a high school degree is one that ______.

By which age have most people started living independently and identified a career path?

Conception is more difficult as women age because ______.

Which statement describes non-college-bound students?

The most common fatal injuries among young adults under age 25 involve ______.

Ways in which individuals understand the nature of knowledge and how they arrive at ideas, beliefs, and conclusions is called ______.

Effective sexual assault prevention involves ______.

Which characteristic is typical of emerging adulthood?

Which type of thinking is most likely to involve the acceptance of inconsistencies and use reasoning to determine the best alternatives?

How do contextual influences affect the prevalence of sexual assault? What is involved in effective sexual assault prevention?

The number and quality of sperm produced by a man declines beginning at about age ______.

Which type of thought is necessary for an adult to better understand others, including their perspectives, feelings, and motivations?

If a person says, "I really can't choose a point of view on this issue. It depends on your beliefs since there is no way of proving either one . . . I believe they're both the same as far as accuracy," he or she is demonstrating which type of thinking?

Which factor do African American women who become leaders in their professions report helped them achieve their goals?

Explain the relationship among post-formal cognitive development, experience, and metacognition.

Brent is a high school graduate who cannot afford to go to college so he got a job right after graduation. Brent most likely experienced ______.

Age-related changes in the skin are avoidable.

Dasha has quite a bit of stress from her job as an assistant to a local politician. Lately, she has noticed she has been having some mood swings at work, and sometimes delays going in because she thinks she is handling the stress poorly. Which recommendation may be the most helpful for Dasha?