Question 1

What weight change are middle-aged and older adults likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to gain weight easily as they age because of changes in their basal metabolic rate (BMR). 
B)  They are less likely to gain weight easily as they age because of changes in their basal metabolic rate (BMR). 
C)  They are as likely to gain or lose weight as they were when they were younger. 
D)  They will gain weight because an increase of calories that is required in middle-adulthood. 
A)  They are more likely to gain weight easily as they age because of changes in their basal metabolic rate (BMR). 
B)  They are less likely to gain weight easily as they age because of changes in their basal metabolic rate (BMR). 
C)  They are as likely to gain or lose weight as they were when they were younger. 
D)  They will gain weight because an increase of calories that is required in middle-adulthood.

Question 2

Which statement best characterizes presbyopia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is caused by glaucoma. 
B)  It is the equivalent of nearsightedness. 
C)  It results from less flexible lenses in the eye. 
D)  It is the failure to see objects that are at a distance. 
A)  It is caused by glaucoma. 
B)  It is the equivalent of nearsightedness. 
C)  It results from less flexible lenses in the eye. 
D)  It is the failure to see objects that are at a distance.

Question 3

What is the most important factor that employers should remember when considering the hire of a middle-aged worker?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid hiring middle-aged workers. 
B)  They know more than younger adults and their social skills allow them to understand and motivate others. 
C)  They are more limited in their ultimate potential in a career. 
D)  They are easily overwhelmed when asked to learn new skills and company policies. 
A)  Avoid hiring middle-aged workers. 
B)  They know more than younger adults and their social skills allow them to understand and motivate others. 
C)  They are more limited in their ultimate potential in a career. 
D)  They are easily overwhelmed when asked to learn new skills and company policies.

Question 4

About one man in two and one woman in three in Canada will eventually develop cancer if they live long enough.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The stress of chronic hostility and anger is related to higher cholesterol levels and a greater risk of heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction time decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
B)  Reaction time increases because of a loss in IQ throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  Reaction time increases because of a loss of neurons involved in sensing signals. 
D)  Reaction time decreases because people are wiser. 
A)  Reaction time decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
B)  Reaction time increases because of a loss in IQ throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  Reaction time increases because of a loss of neurons involved in sensing signals. 
D)  Reaction time decreases because people are wiser.

Question 7

Heart disease is one of the top causes of death in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement best reflects sexual dysfunctions in middle-aged men?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are caused by increases in testosterone levels. 
B)  They occur because men want sex all the time. 
C)  They include lack of desire, which occurs more for men than women. 
D)  They may make men more anxious, which can lead to a vicious cycle. 
A)  They are caused by increases in testosterone levels. 
B)  They occur because men want sex all the time. 
C)  They include lack of desire, which occurs more for men than women. 
D)  They may make men more anxious, which can lead to a vicious cycle.

Question 10

Schaie's research, which began in 1956, has shown that younger adults are smarter than older adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lung tissue stiffens with age, diminishing capacity to expand, such that breathing capacity may decline by half between early and late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What psychological or behavioural characteristic is a risk factor for heart disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  type B personality 
B)  type A personality 
C)  family history 
D)  eating animal fats 
A)  type B personality 
B)  type A personality 
C)  family history 
D)  eating animal fats

Question 13

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer and accidents 
B)  suicide and accidents 
C)  cancer and heart disease 
D)  heart disease and suicide 
A)  cancer and accidents 
B)  suicide and accidents 
C)  cancer and heart disease 
D)  heart disease and suicide

Question 14

What is the impact of aging on body mass index (BMI)?

Accepted Answer

A)  BMI decreases with age. 
B)  BMI remains stable over time. 
C)  BMI changes due to loss of fat cells. 
D)  BMI changes due to loss of muscle mass. 
A)  BMI decreases with age. 
B)  BMI remains stable over time. 
C)  BMI changes due to loss of fat cells. 
D)  BMI changes due to loss of muscle mass.

Question 15

Which statement best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has both benefits and risks for many women. 
B)  It is used by most perimenopausal women today. 
C)  It has been banned in Canada because it causes cancer. 
D)  It is recommended for all women for treatment of menopausal symptoms. 
A)  It has both benefits and risks for many women. 
B)  It is used by most perimenopausal women today. 
C)  It has been banned in Canada because it causes cancer. 
D)  It is recommended for all women for treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Question 16

How does stress affect the body?

Accepted Answer

Stress suppresses the immune system, as

Question 17

How do menopause, perimenopause, and the climacteric differ?

Accepted Answer

Perimenopause is the beginning of menopa

Question 18

Crystallized intelligence tends to boost during adulthood, while fluid intelligence tends to decrease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reaction time-the amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus-increases with age, mainly because of sensory changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement best characterizes the mortality rates from cancer during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are often attributable to the lack of early detection and treatment. 
B)  They are lower than during later adulthood. 
C)  They are more prevalent among women than men. 
D)  Types of cancer are evenly distributed across gender and racial groups. 
A)  They are often attributable to the lack of early detection and treatment. 
B)  They are lower than during later adulthood. 
C)  They are more prevalent among women than men. 
D)  Types of cancer are evenly distributed across gender and racial groups.

What weight change are middle-aged and older adults likely to experience?

Which statement best characterizes presbyopia?

What is the most important factor that employers should remember when considering the hire of a middle-aged worker?

About one man in two and one woman in three in Canada will eventually develop cancer if they live long enough.

The stress of chronic hostility and anger is related to higher cholesterol levels and a greater risk of heart disease.

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Heart disease is one of the top causes of death in middle adulthood.

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

Which statement best reflects sexual dysfunctions in middle-aged men?

Schaie's research, which began in 1956, has shown that younger adults are smarter than older adults.

Lung tissue stiffens with age, diminishing capacity to expand, such that breathing capacity may decline by half between early and late adulthood.

What psychological or behavioural characteristic is a risk factor for heart disease?

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

What is the impact of aging on body mass index (BMI)?

Which statement best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

How does stress affect the body?

How do menopause, perimenopause, and the climacteric differ?

Crystallized intelligence tends to boost during adulthood, while fluid intelligence tends to decrease.

Reaction time-the amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus-increases with age, mainly because of sensory changes.

Which statement best characterizes the mortality rates from cancer during middle adulthood?

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Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

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Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

What weight change are middle-aged and older adults likely to experience?

Which statement best characterizes presbyopia?

What is the most important factor that employers should remember when considering the hire of a middle-aged worker?

About one man in two and one woman in three in Canada will eventually develop cancer if they live long enough.

The stress of chronic hostility and anger is related to higher cholesterol levels and a greater risk of heart disease.

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Heart disease is one of the top causes of death in middle adulthood.

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

Which statement best reflects sexual dysfunctions in middle-aged men?

Schaie's research, which began in 1956, has shown that younger adults are smarter than older adults.

Lung tissue stiffens with age, diminishing capacity to expand, such that breathing capacity may decline by half between early and late adulthood.

What psychological or behavioural characteristic is a risk factor for heart disease?

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

What is the impact of aging on body mass index (BMI)?

Which statement best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

How does stress affect the body?

How do menopause, perimenopause, and the climacteric differ?

Crystallized intelligence tends to boost during adulthood, while fluid intelligence tends to decrease.

Reaction time-the amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus-increases with age, mainly because of sensory changes.

Which statement best characterizes the mortality rates from cancer during middle adulthood?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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