Question 1

Which two Big Five personality traits have been linked to increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  extraversion and conscientiousness 
B)  conscientiousness and neuroticism 
C)  neuroticism and agreeableness 
D)  agreeableness and extraversion 
A)  extraversion and conscientiousness 
B)  conscientiousness and neuroticism 
C)  neuroticism and agreeableness 
D)  agreeableness and extraversion B

Question 2

Examining one's life and trying to find meaning in one's life story is key to which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy vs isolation 
B)  identity vs role confusion 
C)  generativity vs stagnation 
D)  integrity vs despair 
A)  intimacy vs isolation 
B)  identity vs role confusion 
C)  generativity vs stagnation 
D)  integrity vs despair D

Question 3

Discuss the relationship between health and personality traits.

Accepted Answer

Student answers should include the following:
-of the Big Five, conscientiousness has been found to be the best predictor of mortality
-lower conscientiousness leads to higher risk for mortality
-higher conscientiousness is linked to reduced risk for stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis
-higher levels of neuroticism increase the risk of lung disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis
-lower conscientiousness and higher neuroticism are linked to unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and substance use.

Question 4

Unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and physical inactivity are all linked to HIGHER levels of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  extraversion 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  extraversion

Question 5

Which of the following methods do most researchers use to determine if personality changes in age groups over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  intra-individual change and mean-level change 
B)  mean-level change and rank-order consistency 
C)  rank-order consistency and factor analysis 
D)  factor analysis and intra-individual change 
A)  intra-individual change and mean-level change 
B)  mean-level change and rank-order consistency 
C)  rank-order consistency and factor analysis 
D)  factor analysis and intra-individual change

Question 6

Who was the first person to argue that personality development occurred through adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Jung 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Allport 
A)  Freud 
B)  Jung 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Allport

Question 7

What do MOST adults aged 65 to 85 say when asked which phase of life they would return to if they could?

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood 
B)  young adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  middle adulthood 
A)  childhood 
B)  young adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  middle adulthood

Question 8

According to Balsis, which of the following BEST describes why older adults are less likely to be diagnosed with a personality disorder than are younger adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  the symptoms of personality disorder dissipate with age 
B)  younger adults are overdiagnosed with personality disorders 
C)  the symptoms of personality disorders are masked by Alzheimer's disease 
D)  the diagnostic criteria aren't suitable for older adults 
A)  the symptoms of personality disorder dissipate with age 
B)  younger adults are overdiagnosed with personality disorders 
C)  the symptoms of personality disorders are masked by Alzheimer's disease 
D)  the diagnostic criteria aren't suitable for older adults

Question 9

Discuss possible reasons for lower rates of personality disorders among older adults than younger adults.

Accepted Answer

Student answers should include the follo

Question 10

What does the research suggest about generative concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are stable across adulthood 
B)  they peak in mid-life 
C)  they peak at about age 70 
D)  they peak in early adulthood 
A)  they are stable across adulthood 
B)  they peak in mid-life 
C)  they peak at about age 70 
D)  they peak in early adulthood

Question 11

Which Big Five personality trait is the BEST predictor of mortality?

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness 
B)  extraversion 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness 
A)  agreeableness 
B)  extraversion 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness

Question 12

Discuss a tool that researchers can use to identify older adults who have not reached the integrated stage of psychosocial development. Describe the different outcomes produced by this tool and identify outcomes associated with poor integrity.

Accepted Answer

Student answers should include the follo

Question 13

Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is linked to changing the standard with which a person evaluates mistakes from the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy vs isolation 
B)  identity vs role confusion 
C)  generativity vs stagnation 
D)  integrity vs despair 
A)  intimacy vs isolation 
B)  identity vs role confusion 
C)  generativity vs stagnation 
D)  integrity vs despair

Question 14

Dr. Cho is studying changes in neuroticism with age at the group level. He plans to look at the average scores for a group at ages 50, 55, and 60. Which of the following approaches is Dr. Cho using?

Accepted Answer

A)  mean-level change 
B)  rank-order change 
C)  intra-individual change 
D)  factor analysis 
A)  mean-level change 
B)  rank-order change 
C)  intra-individual change 
D)  factor analysis

Question 15

Who developed the first widely accepted theory of personality across the lifespan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Jung 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Allport 
A)  Freud 
B)  Jung 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Allport

Question 16

Research suggests that low levels of which trait increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  conscientiousness 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  conscientiousness

Question 17

Dr. Heffernan is explaining to his class that personality stability is influenced by the choices that people make. Which of the following is Dr. Heffernan describing?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological essentialist perspective 
B)  contextualist model 
C)  correspondence principle 
D)  interactional model 
A)  biological essentialist perspective 
B)  contextualist model 
C)  correspondence principle 
D)  interactional model

Question 18

Raj received a high score on the Loyola Generativity Scale. Raj is likely to score LOW on which Big Five trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  extraversion 
A)  openness to experience 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  extraversion

Question 19

Marco is very stubborn and finds it difficult to get along with others. Marco would likely score LOW on which Big Five factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness 
A)  openness to experience 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness

Question 20

What do Freund and Ritter argue is the MOST common trigger of challenges in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  reaching age 40 
B)  life-review 
C)  losing a parent 
D)  having children leave home 
A)  reaching age 40 
B)  life-review 
C)  losing a parent 
D)  having children leave home

Which two Big Five personality traits have been linked to increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Examining one's life and trying to find meaning in one's life story is key to which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?

Discuss the relationship between health and personality traits.

Unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and physical inactivity are all linked to HIGHER levels of which of the following?

Which of the following methods do most researchers use to determine if personality changes in age groups over time?

Who was the first person to argue that personality development occurred through adulthood?

What do MOST adults aged 65 to 85 say when asked which phase of life they would return to if they could?

According to Balsis, which of the following BEST describes why older adults are less likely to be diagnosed with a personality disorder than are younger adults?

Discuss possible reasons for lower rates of personality disorders among older adults than younger adults.

What does the research suggest about generative concerns?

Which Big Five personality trait is the BEST predictor of mortality?

Discuss a tool that researchers can use to identify older adults who have not reached the integrated stage of psychosocial development. Describe the different outcomes produced by this tool and identify outcomes associated with poor integrity.

Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is linked to changing the standard with which a person evaluates mistakes from the past?

Dr. Cho is studying changes in neuroticism with age at the group level. He plans to look at the average scores for a group at ages 50, 55, and 60. Which of the following approaches is Dr. Cho using?

Who developed the first widely accepted theory of personality across the lifespan?

Research suggests that low levels of which trait increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Dr. Heffernan is explaining to his class that personality stability is influenced by the choices that people make. Which of the following is Dr. Heffernan describing?

Raj received a high score on the Loyola Generativity Scale. Raj is likely to score LOW on which Big Five trait?

Marco is very stubborn and finds it difficult to get along with others. Marco would likely score LOW on which Big Five factor?

What do Freund and Ritter argue is the MOST common trigger of challenges in middle adulthood?

Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development

Research Designs and Ethical Issues

Physical Changes Associated with Aging

Cognitive Changes, Post-Formal Thought, and Wisdom

Longevity, Health, and Functioning

Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Canada’s Ethnic Diversity

Relationships

Work, Retirement, and Leisure

Dying: Another Stage of Life

Living Arrangements of Older Adults

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Exam 9: Aging and Personality Development

Which two Big Five personality traits have been linked to increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Examining one's life and trying to find meaning in one's life story is key to which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?

Discuss the relationship between health and personality traits.

Unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and physical inactivity are all linked to HIGHER levels of which of the following?

Which of the following methods do most researchers use to determine if personality changes in age groups over time?

Who was the first person to argue that personality development occurred through adulthood?

What do MOST adults aged 65 to 85 say when asked which phase of life they would return to if they could?

According to Balsis, which of the following BEST describes why older adults are less likely to be diagnosed with a personality disorder than are younger adults?

Discuss possible reasons for lower rates of personality disorders among older adults than younger adults.

What does the research suggest about generative concerns?

Which Big Five personality trait is the BEST predictor of mortality?

Discuss a tool that researchers can use to identify older adults who have not reached the integrated stage of psychosocial development. Describe the different outcomes produced by this tool and identify outcomes associated with poor integrity.

Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is linked to changing the standard with which a person evaluates mistakes from the past?

Dr. Cho is studying changes in neuroticism with age at the group level. He plans to look at the average scores for a group at ages 50, 55, and 60. Which of the following approaches is Dr. Cho using?

Who developed the first widely accepted theory of personality across the lifespan?

Research suggests that low levels of which trait increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

Dr. Heffernan is explaining to his class that personality stability is influenced by the choices that people make. Which of the following is Dr. Heffernan describing?

Raj received a high score on the Loyola Generativity Scale. Raj is likely to score LOW on which Big Five trait?

Marco is very stubborn and finds it difficult to get along with others. Marco would likely score LOW on which Big Five factor?

What do Freund and Ritter argue is the MOST common trigger of challenges in middle adulthood?

Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development

Research Designs and Ethical Issues

Physical Changes Associated with Aging

Cognitive Changes, Post-Formal Thought, and Wisdom

Longevity, Health, and Functioning

Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Canada’s Ethnic Diversity

Relationships

Work, Retirement, and Leisure

Dying: Another Stage of Life

Living Arrangements of Older Adults

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