Question 1

Which of the following is correct about the relationship between disability and activity among older adults in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly 100% of those over 75 report some level of difficulty performing some basic daily life activities. 
B)  The majority of older adults have little difficulty performing ADLs or IADLs. 
C)  Nearly all those over age 85 report significant difficulty performing basic daily activities. 
D)  Disability rates do not increase beyond age 65. 
A)  Nearly 100% of those over 75 report some level of difficulty performing some basic daily life activities. 
B)  The majority of older adults have little difficulty performing ADLs or IADLs. 
C)  Nearly all those over age 85 report significant difficulty performing basic daily activities. 
D)  Disability rates do not increase beyond age 65.

Question 2

What are the poor health habits which seem to have the biggest impact on decreased longevity? What is the single most crucial variable in predicting longevity in later life?

Accepted Answer

The obvious ones are sedentary life styl

Question 3

Which of the following suggests that all adults retain excellent function until their physical and mental functioning plummets in the few years before death?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spiral hypothesis 
B)  The downward trajectory hypothesis 
C)  The sundowning factor 
D)  The terminal drop hypothesis 
A)  The spiral hypothesis 
B)  The downward trajectory hypothesis 
C)  The sundowning factor 
D)  The terminal drop hypothesis

Question 4

Using Eriksonian terminology, how would you describe the 102-year-old woman interviewed in the video?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is lacking in generativity. 
B)  She has a strong sense of ego integrity. 
C)  She has a strong sense of independence. 
D)  She is despairing. 
A)  She is lacking in generativity. 
B)  She has a strong sense of ego integrity. 
C)  She has a strong sense of independence. 
D)  She is despairing.

Question 5

Which of the following is a typical hearing difficulty experienced by older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of ability to hear low-frequency sounds 
B)  Difficulties in word discrimination 
C)  Problems hearing when conditions are quiet 
D)  Inconsistent amplification of deep or bass-like sounds 
A)  loss of ability to hear low-frequency sounds 
B)  Difficulties in word discrimination 
C)  Problems hearing when conditions are quiet 
D)  Inconsistent amplification of deep or bass-like sounds

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African and White Americans by age 75?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans will live longer than White Americans. 
B)  Their life expectancies will be essentially equivalent. 
C)  White Americans will live longer than African Americans. 
D)  There is not enough data on this age group to know. 
A)  African Americans will live longer than White Americans. 
B)  Their life expectancies will be essentially equivalent. 
C)  White Americans will live longer than African Americans. 
D)  There is not enough data on this age group to know.

Question 7

What are Cohen's four phases of creativity? List them in order.

Accepted Answer

reevaluation phase,

Question 8

What are the criteria for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and age-associated cognitive decline? Summarize the implications (prognosis) of each.

Accepted Answer

The criteria for diagnosing MCI and AACD

Question 9

Which of the following is a cognitive characteristic that includes knowledge and its application to problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence 
B)  Wisdom 
C)  Horse sense 
D)  Creativity 
A)  Intelligence 
B)  Wisdom 
C)  Horse sense 
D)  Creativity

Question 10

________ is the redundancy in the nervous system that enables nerve impulses to move from one neuron to another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the redundancy in the nervous...

Question 11

Which of the following is correct with regard to the way aging affects the senses of taste, smell, or touch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced secretion of saliva causes a sensation of "wooly mouth." 
B)  The ability to taste the four basic tastes of salty, bitter, sweet, and sour declines across adulthood. 
C)  The loss of the sense of taste can lead to inadequate nutrition or dietary imbalances. 
D)  Elderly adults lose their sensitivity to heat and cold in a proximodistal pattern, which causes sensation to be lost first in the center of the body. 
A)  Reduced secretion of saliva causes a sensation of "wooly mouth." 
B)  The ability to taste the four basic tastes of salty, bitter, sweet, and sour declines across adulthood. 
C)  The loss of the sense of taste can lead to inadequate nutrition or dietary imbalances. 
D)  Elderly adults lose their sensitivity to heat and cold in a proximodistal pattern, which causes sensation to be lost first in the center of the body.

Question 12

Older individuals who have which of the following are two to three times more likely to experience functional disability than elders who do not?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthritis and hypertension 
B)  Cancer 
C)  Impairments in vision 
D)  No spouse or children 
A)  Arthritis and hypertension 
B)  Cancer 
C)  Impairments in vision 
D)  No spouse or children

Question 13

What does the United Nations predict about the number of centenarians in the United States? What reason do they give for this?

Accepted Answer

by 2050 800,000 in U

Question 14

Which of the following is the BEST definition of Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  The late stage of alcohol-induced dementia 
B)  A severe form of dementia for which the cause is unknown 
C)  A more severe variation of Wernicke's syndrome 
D)  The mental deterioration that strikes the oldest old and the frail elderly 
A)  The late stage of alcohol-induced dementia 
B)  A severe form of dementia for which the cause is unknown 
C)  A more severe variation of Wernicke's syndrome 
D)  The mental deterioration that strikes the oldest old and the frail elderly

Question 15

Identify four factors that contribute to depression in old age. Identify which of these is the strongest predictor of depression.

Accepted Answer

inadequate social support, emo

Question 16

Critics of Baltes's theory of wisdom say that he is measuring general ________ rather than wisdom.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Critics of Baltes's theory of wisdom say...

Question 17

Which of the following would be less affected by the general slowing down that older adults experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Driving a car 
B)  Writing a grocery list 
C)  Translating thoughts into action 
D)  Being a generally optimistic person 
A)  Driving a car 
B)  Writing a grocery list 
C)  Translating thoughts into action 
D)  Being a generally optimistic person

Question 18

What is the "five rule" as it applies to measuring arithmetic competence?

Accepted Answer

a term for the common finding

Question 19

The largest impairments in memory typically appear after what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  65 
B)  70 
C)  75 
D)  85 
A)  65 
B)  70 
C)  75 
D)  85

Question 20

What is the demographic crisis that is likely to occur later in the 21st century and why is it likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Social-financial support syste

Which of the following is correct about the relationship between disability and activity among older adults in the United States?

What are the poor health habits which seem to have the biggest impact on decreased longevity? What is the single most crucial variable in predicting longevity in later life?

Which of the following suggests that all adults retain excellent function until their physical and mental functioning plummets in the few years before death?

Using Eriksonian terminology, how would you describe the 102-year-old woman interviewed in the video?

Which of the following is a typical hearing difficulty experienced by older adults?

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African and White Americans by age 75?

What are Cohen's four phases of creativity? List them in order.

What are the criteria for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and age-associated cognitive decline? Summarize the implications (prognosis) of each.

Which of the following is a cognitive characteristic that includes knowledge and its application to problem solving?

________ is the redundancy in the nervous system that enables nerve impulses to move from one neuron to another.

Which of the following is correct with regard to the way aging affects the senses of taste, smell, or touch?

Older individuals who have which of the following are two to three times more likely to experience functional disability than elders who do not?

What does the United Nations predict about the number of centenarians in the United States? What reason do they give for this?

Which of the following is the BEST definition of Alzheimer's disease?

Identify four factors that contribute to depression in old age. Identify which of these is the strongest predictor of depression.

Critics of Baltes's theory of wisdom say that he is measuring general ________ rather than wisdom.

Which of the following would be less affected by the general slowing down that older adults experience?

What is the "five rule" as it applies to measuring arithmetic competence?

The largest impairments in memory typically appear after what age?

What is the demographic crisis that is likely to occur later in the 21st century and why is it likely to happen?

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Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

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Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Which of the following is correct about the relationship between disability and activity among older adults in the United States?

What are the poor health habits which seem to have the biggest impact on decreased longevity? What is the single most crucial variable in predicting longevity in later life?

Which of the following suggests that all adults retain excellent function until their physical and mental functioning plummets in the few years before death?

Using Eriksonian terminology, how would you describe the 102-year-old woman interviewed in the video?

Which of the following is a typical hearing difficulty experienced by older adults?

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African and White Americans by age 75?

What are Cohen's four phases of creativity? List them in order.

What are the criteria for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and age-associated cognitive decline? Summarize the implications (prognosis) of each.

Which of the following is a cognitive characteristic that includes knowledge and its application to problem solving?

________ is the redundancy in the nervous system that enables nerve impulses to move from one neuron to another.

Which of the following is correct with regard to the way aging affects the senses of taste, smell, or touch?

Older individuals who have which of the following are two to three times more likely to experience functional disability than elders who do not?

What does the United Nations predict about the number of centenarians in the United States? What reason do they give for this?

Which of the following is the BEST definition of Alzheimer's disease?

Identify four factors that contribute to depression in old age. Identify which of these is the strongest predictor of depression.

Critics of Baltes's theory of wisdom say that he is measuring general ________ rather than wisdom.

Which of the following would be less affected by the general slowing down that older adults experience?

What is the "five rule" as it applies to measuring arithmetic competence?

The largest impairments in memory typically appear after what age?

What is the demographic crisis that is likely to occur later in the 21st century and why is it likely to happen?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death Dying and Bereavement

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