Question 1

Maria is fluent in two languages and is learning her third. She is in her mid-40s. Which of the following concepts is Maria illustrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  multidirectionality 
C)  interindividual reliability 
D)  interindividual variability 
A)  plasticity 
B)  multidirectionality 
C)  interindividual reliability 
D)  interindividual variability

Question 2

Both men and women experience menopause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe the cohort referred to as the "baby boomers." How have the baby boomers affected population trends in Canada?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

How are expertise and practical skills affected during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expertise and practical skills increase. 
B)  Expertise and practical skills decrease. 
C)  Expertise increases while practical skills decrease. 
D)  Expertise decreases while practical skills increase. 
A)  Expertise and practical skills increase. 
B)  Expertise and practical skills decrease. 
C)  Expertise increases while practical skills decrease. 
D)  Expertise decreases while practical skills increase.

Question 5

Which statement best describes creativity during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is at its lowest level for most people. 
B)  It is better for physicists than for musicians. 
C)  It is the same as the creativity of younger adults. 
D)  It is sometimes different from the creativity of younger adults. 
A)  It is at its lowest level for most people. 
B)  It is better for physicists than for musicians. 
C)  It is the same as the creativity of younger adults. 
D)  It is sometimes different from the creativity of younger adults.

Question 6

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bones in the spine, hip, thigh (femur), and forearm lose the most density as people age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

African Canadians have twice the average death rate from prostate cancer compared with people of other ethnic/racial groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During middle adulthood, lack of sexual desire is more common among women than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  The BMR remains unaltered with age. 
B)  The BMR increases throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  The BMR decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
D)  The BMR rapidly increases during the beginning of middle adulthood and rapidly decreases at the end of middle adulthood. 
A)  The BMR remains unaltered with age. 
B)  The BMR increases throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  The BMR decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
D)  The BMR rapidly increases during the beginning of middle adulthood and rapidly decreases at the end of middle adulthood.

Question 11

What has research found regarding increases and decreases of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence during adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence increase. 
B)  Both crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence decrease. 
C)  Crystallized intelligence decreases, whereas fluid intelligence tends to increase. 
D)  Although crystallized intelligence increases, fluid intelligence tends to decrease. 
A)  Both crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence increase. 
B)  Both crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence decrease. 
C)  Crystallized intelligence decreases, whereas fluid intelligence tends to increase. 
D)  Although crystallized intelligence increases, fluid intelligence tends to decrease.

Question 12

Which statement best represents the frequency of sexual activity during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is rare among single adults. 
B)  It drops progressively because of health problems alone. 
C)  It drops off noticeably compared with early adulthood. 
D)  It may drop because of a lack of opportunity and sexual dysfunction. 
A)  It is rare among single adults. 
B)  It drops progressively because of health problems alone. 
C)  It drops off noticeably compared with early adulthood. 
D)  It may drop because of a lack of opportunity and sexual dysfunction.

Question 13

Which statement best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical decline is rapid for most people. 
B)  Exercise and diet can stave off aging completely. 
C)  People are at their peak physical levels. 
D)  Changes may be impacted through exercise and diet. 
A)  Physical decline is rapid for most people. 
B)  Exercise and diet can stave off aging completely. 
C)  People are at their peak physical levels. 
D)  Changes may be impacted through exercise and diet.

Question 14

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

Accepted Answer

A)  It typically lasts 15 years. 
B)  It is the end of menopause. 
C)  It is a result of a decline in testosterone in men during middle adulthood. 
D)  It is the steep decline in hormones that occurs for women during middle adulthood. 
A)  It typically lasts 15 years. 
B)  It is the end of menopause. 
C)  It is a result of a decline in testosterone in men during middle adulthood. 
D)  It is the steep decline in hormones that occurs for women during middle adulthood.

Question 15

What did Schaie (1994) find regarding perceptual speed?

Accepted Answer

A)  It decreases between early and late adulthood. 
B)  It decreases only during late adulthood. 
C)  It increases during middle adulthood and then declines rapidly during late adulthood. 
D)  It is controlled by neurological factors. 
A)  It decreases between early and late adulthood. 
B)  It decreases only during late adulthood. 
C)  It increases during middle adulthood and then declines rapidly during late adulthood. 
D)  It is controlled by neurological factors.

Question 16

Most middle-aged adults are unenthusiastic about having sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Working memory and long-term memory both improve during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement best describes the effect of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no impact on the immune system. 
B)  It affects everyone the same way. 
C)  It leaves people more vulnerable to illness. 
D)  It activates the body's natural supply of antigens. 
A)  It has no impact on the immune system. 
B)  It affects everyone the same way. 
C)  It leaves people more vulnerable to illness. 
D)  It activates the body's natural supply of antigens.

Question 19

Katharine is 55 years old and is concerned about changes in her metabolism, muscle mass, strength, bone density, aerobic capacity, blood-sugar tolerance, and her ability to regulate body temperature. What is her physician most likely to tell her about these changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are irreversible in middle adulthood. 
B)  They can be compensated for by expertise. 
C)  They can be managed by diet and exercise. 
D)  They are rarely affected by one's behaviour. 
A)  They are irreversible in middle adulthood. 
B)  They can be compensated for by expertise. 
C)  They can be managed by diet and exercise. 
D)  They are rarely affected by one's behaviour.

Question 20

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Maria is fluent in two languages and is learning her third. She is in her mid-40s. Which of the following concepts is Maria illustrating?

Both men and women experience menopause.

Describe the cohort referred to as the "baby boomers." How have the baby boomers affected population trends in Canada?

How are expertise and practical skills affected during middle adulthood?

Which statement best describes creativity during middle adulthood?

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Bones in the spine, hip, thigh (femur), and forearm lose the most density as people age.

African Canadians have twice the average death rate from prostate cancer compared with people of other ethnic/racial groups.

During middle adulthood, lack of sexual desire is more common among women than men.

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

What has research found regarding increases and decreases of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence during adulthood?

Which statement best represents the frequency of sexual activity during middle adulthood?

Which statement best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

What did Schaie (1994) find regarding perceptual speed?

Most middle-aged adults are unenthusiastic about having sex.

Working memory and long-term memory both improve during middle adulthood.

Which statement best describes the effect of stress?

Katharine is 55 years old and is concerned about changes in her metabolism, muscle mass, strength, bone density, aerobic capacity, blood-sugar tolerance, and her ability to regulate body temperature. What is her physician most likely to tell her about these changes?

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

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

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Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Maria is fluent in two languages and is learning her third. She is in her mid-40s. Which of the following concepts is Maria illustrating?

Both men and women experience menopause.

Describe the cohort referred to as the "baby boomers." How have the baby boomers affected population trends in Canada?

How are expertise and practical skills affected during middle adulthood?

Which statement best describes creativity during middle adulthood?

No two people age in the same way or at the same rate, which is known as interindividual variability.

Bones in the spine, hip, thigh (femur), and forearm lose the most density as people age.

African Canadians have twice the average death rate from prostate cancer compared with people of other ethnic/racial groups.

During middle adulthood, lack of sexual desire is more common among women than men.

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) affected by aging?

What has research found regarding increases and decreases of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence during adulthood?

Which statement best represents the frequency of sexual activity during middle adulthood?

Which statement best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

What did Schaie (1994) find regarding perceptual speed?

Most middle-aged adults are unenthusiastic about having sex.

Working memory and long-term memory both improve during middle adulthood.

Which statement best describes the effect of stress?

Katharine is 55 years old and is concerned about changes in her metabolism, muscle mass, strength, bone density, aerobic capacity, blood-sugar tolerance, and her ability to regulate body temperature. What is her physician most likely to tell her about these changes?

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

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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