Question 1

Body weight tends to increase until about 50-60 years of age, and then it begins to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most people experience serious functional loss by the time they are 65.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is physical literacy and why does it matter for aging adults?

Accepted Answer

Physical literacy refers to "the motivat

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fluid intelligence is the ability to adjust one's thinking to the demands of a specific situation. 
B)  Crystallized intelligence is a product of education, experience, and acculturation. 
C)  Fluid intelligence is not susceptible to age-related declines. 
D)  Crystallized intelligence increases with age, even into the mid-70s. 
A)  Fluid intelligence is the ability to adjust one's thinking to the demands of a specific situation. 
B)  Crystallized intelligence is a product of education, experience, and acculturation. 
C)  Fluid intelligence is not susceptible to age-related declines. 
D)  Crystallized intelligence increases with age, even into the mid-70s.

Question 5

What happens to taste, smell, and touch as we age?

Accepted Answer

By about the age of 60, individuals expe

Question 6

What are the most significant external changes that occur when aging?

Accepted Answer

The external changes associated with agi

Question 7

What is a self-concept and how does it change with age?

Accepted Answer

A self-concept is a subset of personalit

Question 8

What is frailty? Explain using examples.

Accepted Answer

Frailty is neither well defined nor well

Question 9

What are the most significant internal changes that occur when aging?

Accepted Answer

The internal changes associated with agi

Question 10

According to the textbook, why do the mass media periodically report the accomplishments or unusual athletic feats of aging adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  These accomplishments are commonplace and news media reports on routine events. 
B)  The increased interest in physical activity and sport among the general population. 
C)  Aging adults buy more newspapers. 
D)  Sports-related news draws more advertising profits. 
A)  These accomplishments are commonplace and news media reports on routine events. 
B)  The increased interest in physical activity and sport among the general population. 
C)  Aging adults buy more newspapers. 
D)  Sports-related news draws more advertising profits.

Question 11

Impairment in sensory systems cannot be compensated for through other means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research has yet to examine why some individuals live to an extreme advanced age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What percentage of dementia is classified as the Alzheimer's type?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  40 per cent 
D)  70 per cent 
A)  10 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  40 per cent 
D)  70 per cent

Question 14

Which of the following refers to the motivation, confidence, physical competence, understanding and knowledge that individuals develop in order to maintain physical activity at an appropriate level throughout their life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical literacy 
B)  Functional literacy 
C)  Boomer syndrome 
D)  Age norming 
A)  Physical literacy 
B)  Functional literacy 
C)  Boomer syndrome 
D)  Age norming

Question 15

There is an inverse relationship between the amount of physical activity at work or play and mortality rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Crystallized intelligence peaks during adolescence whereas fluid intelligence increases with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Field-dependent" and "field-independent" are terms that refer to the ways in which individuals practice physical activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are five factors that can influence intelligence-test performance in old age?

Accepted Answer

Differences in intellectual performance

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of sarcopenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A decrease in water content and an increase in fat cells in relation to muscle cells 
B)  A decrease in bone mass and minerals 
C)  A decrease in muscle mass, strength, and elasticity 
D)  A deterioration in the flexibility and composition of joints 
A)  A decrease in water content and an increase in fat cells in relation to muscle cells 
B)  A decrease in bone mass and minerals 
C)  A decrease in muscle mass, strength, and elasticity 
D)  A deterioration in the flexibility and composition of joints

Question 20

Recent studies have found that more physically fit older people score higher on tests of cognitive functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Body weight tends to increase until about 50-60 years of age, and then it begins to decline.

Most people experience serious functional loss by the time they are 65.

What is physical literacy and why does it matter for aging adults?

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence is false?

What happens to taste, smell, and touch as we age?

What are the most significant external changes that occur when aging?

What is a self-concept and how does it change with age?

What is frailty? Explain using examples.

What are the most significant internal changes that occur when aging?

According to the textbook, why do the mass media periodically report the accomplishments or unusual athletic feats of aging adults?

Impairment in sensory systems cannot be compensated for through other means.

Research has yet to examine why some individuals live to an extreme advanced age.

What percentage of dementia is classified as the Alzheimer's type?

Which of the following refers to the motivation, confidence, physical competence, understanding and knowledge that individuals develop in order to maintain physical activity at an appropriate level throughout their life?

There is an inverse relationship between the amount of physical activity at work or play and mortality rates.

Crystallized intelligence peaks during adolescence whereas fluid intelligence increases with age.

"Field-dependent" and "field-independent" are terms that refer to the ways in which individuals practice physical activity.

What are five factors that can influence intelligence-test performance in old age?

Which of the following is a characteristic of sarcopenia?

Recent studies have found that more physically fit older people score higher on tests of cognitive functioning.

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The Lived Environment: Community, Housing, and Place

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Social Participation, Social Connectedness, and Leisure Among Older Persons

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Exam 3: Integrating Physical, Psychological, and Social Change Across the Life Course

Body weight tends to increase until about 50-60 years of age, and then it begins to decline.

Most people experience serious functional loss by the time they are 65.

What is physical literacy and why does it matter for aging adults?

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence is false?

What happens to taste, smell, and touch as we age?

What are the most significant external changes that occur when aging?

What is a self-concept and how does it change with age?

What is frailty? Explain using examples.

What are the most significant internal changes that occur when aging?

According to the textbook, why do the mass media periodically report the accomplishments or unusual athletic feats of aging adults?

Impairment in sensory systems cannot be compensated for through other means.

Research has yet to examine why some individuals live to an extreme advanced age.

What percentage of dementia is classified as the Alzheimer's type?

Which of the following refers to the motivation, confidence, physical competence, understanding and knowledge that individuals develop in order to maintain physical activity at an appropriate level throughout their life?

There is an inverse relationship between the amount of physical activity at work or play and mortality rates.

Crystallized intelligence peaks during adolescence whereas fluid intelligence increases with age.

"Field-dependent" and "field-independent" are terms that refer to the ways in which individuals practice physical activity.

What are five factors that can influence intelligence-test performance in old age?

Which of the following is a characteristic of sarcopenia?

Recent studies have found that more physically fit older people score higher on tests of cognitive functioning.

Aging As a Social Process

Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Aging

Population Aging: a Demographic and Geographic Perspective

Theories and Research in Explaining and Understanding Aging Phenomena

Social Structures, Social Inequality,and the Life Course

Health Status and Health-Care Transitions in an Aging Context

The Lived Environment: Community, Housing, and Place

Family Ties, Relationships, and Transitions

Later Life Work, Retirement, and Economic Security

Social Participation, Social Connectedness, and Leisure Among Older Persons

End of the Life Course: Social Support, Public Policy, and Dying Well

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