Question 1

Which of the following is not a reason young adults find it difficult to eat healthily?

Accepted Answer

A)  The absence of parental controls 
B)  Access to an abundance of food 
C)  Inadequate knowledge on how to eat healthily 
D)  Busy lives 
A)  The absence of parental controls 
B)  Access to an abundance of food 
C)  Inadequate knowledge on how to eat healthily 
D)  Busy lives C

Question 2

Only about two thirds of students who enroll in four-year institutions graduate within six years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true regarding non-college-bound students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each year, about one third of high school graduates do not attend college. 
B)  All students in secondary school receive the same support for life after high school-college or non-college. 
C)  Most non-college-bound students really want to attend college right after high school, they just are not accepted into schools. 
D)  Young adults who enter the workforce immediately after high school have an equal number of job opportunities as compared to those of prior generations. 
A)  Each year, about one third of high school graduates do not attend college. 
B)  All students in secondary school receive the same support for life after high school-college or non-college. 
C)  Most non-college-bound students really want to attend college right after high school, they just are not accepted into schools. 
D)  Young adults who enter the workforce immediately after high school have an equal number of job opportunities as compared to those of prior generations. A

Question 4

What is the "stage of life phenomenon" in early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

The "stage of life phenomenon" is used a

Question 5

What factor is associated with both free radicals and the shortening of telomeres?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress 
B)  Diets low in fat 
C)  Excessive exercise 
D)  Genetics 
A)  Stress 
B)  Diets low in fat 
C)  Excessive exercise 
D)  Genetics

Question 6

The typical job of a person with only a high school degree spends their first working years in jobs that have all of the following characteristics except:

Accepted Answer

A)  unskilled. 
B)  low pay. 
C)  great flexibility. 
D)  little security. 
A)  unskilled. 
B)  low pay. 
C)  great flexibility. 
D)  little security.

Question 7

What is the difference between adults who are considered athletes versus nonathletes in terms of physical aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athletes experience more subtle and gradual declines in physical abilities from the late-30s to the 60s. 
B)  Nonathletes experience more gradual declines because of less damage to ligaments and tendons. 
C)  The muscles and motor skills of nonathletes are more susceptible to damage due to infrequent but more strenuous use. 
D)  Athletes age faster in early adulthood, but the declines are not as noticeable until they reach middle age. 
A)  Athletes experience more subtle and gradual declines in physical abilities from the late-30s to the 60s. 
B)  Nonathletes experience more gradual declines because of less damage to ligaments and tendons. 
C)  The muscles and motor skills of nonathletes are more susceptible to damage due to infrequent but more strenuous use. 
D)  Athletes age faster in early adulthood, but the declines are not as noticeable until they reach middle age.

Question 8

Why do educators, scholars, and policy makers call the population of non-college-bound youth the "forgotten"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because employers mainly look to college-educated individuals to fill open jobs. 
B)  Because individuals who do not go on to college are not valued in Western culture. 
C)  Because relatively few resources are directed toward learning about and assisting them. 
D)  Because politicians typically do not focus much energy on non-college-educated individuals. 
A)  Because employers mainly look to college-educated individuals to fill open jobs. 
B)  Because individuals who do not go on to college are not valued in Western culture. 
C)  Because relatively few resources are directed toward learning about and assisting them. 
D)  Because politicians typically do not focus much energy on non-college-educated individuals.

Question 9

Why is it difficult to avoid overeating as people age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because as people age they spend more time socializing around meals and eating higher caloric foods. 
B)  Because more individuals are in a low socioeconomic status (SES) group throughout life, and low SES individuals have higher rates of obesity. 
C)  Because as people age they get busier and have less time for healthy meals. 
D)  Because caloric needs drop between the ages of 25 and 50, and the metabolic rate gradually falls as muscle cells decline in number and size. 
A)  Because as people age they spend more time socializing around meals and eating higher caloric foods. 
B)  Because more individuals are in a low socioeconomic status (SES) group throughout life, and low SES individuals have higher rates of obesity. 
C)  Because as people age they get busier and have less time for healthy meals. 
D)  Because caloric needs drop between the ages of 25 and 50, and the metabolic rate gradually falls as muscle cells decline in number and size.

Question 10

What type of thought emphasizes the use of logic to address everyday problems?

Accepted Answer

Pragmatic

Question 11

David, a 15-year-old boy, smokes marijuana on a daily basis. He thinks that it helps him to talk to friends. Most of his peer group smokes marijuana. What can we predict will happen when David is in his 20s?

Accepted Answer

A)  David will become a heavy drinker with potential alcoholism in his 20s. 
B)  David will continue using marijuana at the same rate in his 20s as he does in his teens. 
C)  David will most likely increase to daily use and dependence on marijuana in his 20s. 
D)  David will most likely quit because he mainly uses it for conformity, and that isn't important in the 20s. 
A)  David will become a heavy drinker with potential alcoholism in his 20s. 
B)  David will continue using marijuana at the same rate in his 20s as he does in his teens. 
C)  David will most likely increase to daily use and dependence on marijuana in his 20s. 
D)  David will most likely quit because he mainly uses it for conformity, and that isn't important in the 20s.

Question 12

Development beyond formal operation is dependent on metacognition and experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Danica lives in a high-crime neighborhood. She worries about her safety on a daily basis. She has always worried about finances and does not have medical insurance. She could be described as a person with chronic stress. How is the stress affecting her health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Danica will not receive important health checks to moderate the stress because of her lack of health insurance. 
B)  Danica will experience mental health issues that cause her to choose unhealthy foods more often. 
C)  Danica will have built up a tolerance for the stress since she has experienced it most of her life and therefore will not have negative health effects. 
D)  When people experience stress, cortisol is released and the body readies for action, raising blood pressure and heart rate. Danica experiences this on a daily basis. 
A)  Danica will not receive important health checks to moderate the stress because of her lack of health insurance. 
B)  Danica will experience mental health issues that cause her to choose unhealthy foods more often. 
C)  Danica will have built up a tolerance for the stress since she has experienced it most of her life and therefore will not have negative health effects. 
D)  When people experience stress, cortisol is released and the body readies for action, raising blood pressure and heart rate. Danica experiences this on a daily basis.

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics is not consistent with nontraditional college students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have dependents (children) that take away time from studying and class. 
B)  Work full time and have work-related travel that interferes with school. 
C)  Take a full load of classes in order to complete their education sooner. 
D)  Financial independence, which can make paying for college difficult. 
A)  Have dependents (children) that take away time from studying and class. 
B)  Work full time and have work-related travel that interferes with school. 
C)  Take a full load of classes in order to complete their education sooner. 
D)  Financial independence, which can make paying for college difficult.

Question 15

Who is more likely to engage in postformal reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students from cultures such as China, who are guided by elders in terms of decision making. 
B)  Students in graduate school who are challenged to think both philosophically and practically. 
C)  Students with older siblings that model different forms of reasoning. 
D)  Students in a high school with a focus on reading, writing, science, and math. 
A)  Students from cultures such as China, who are guided by elders in terms of decision making. 
B)  Students in graduate school who are challenged to think both philosophically and practically. 
C)  Students with older siblings that model different forms of reasoning. 
D)  Students in a high school with a focus on reading, writing, science, and math.

Question 16

Which statement is true regarding postformal thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postformal reasoning is universal across cultures. 
B)  Ultimately, few adults demonstrate reflective judgment. 
C)  Social interaction is not related to postformal thought. 
D)  Beginning college students are more likely to use reflective judgment. 
A)  Postformal reasoning is universal across cultures. 
B)  Ultimately, few adults demonstrate reflective judgment. 
C)  Social interaction is not related to postformal thought. 
D)  Beginning college students are more likely to use reflective judgment.

Question 17

If a person says, "I really can't [choose a point of view] on this issue. It depends on your beliefs since there is no way of proving either one . . . I believe they're both the same as far as accuracy," they are demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous judgment. 
B)  reflective judgment. 
C)  dualistic thinking. 
D)  relativistic thinking. 
A)  autonomous judgment. 
B)  reflective judgment. 
C)  dualistic thinking. 
D)  relativistic thinking.

Question 18

Thinking that is dependent on the situation and thinker is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Autonomous thinking 
B)  Reflective thinking 
C)  Dualistic thinking 
D)  Relativistic thinking 
A)  Autonomous thinking 
B)  Reflective thinking 
C)  Dualistic thinking 
D)  Relativistic thinking

Question 19

What is epistemic cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ways in which individuals understand how they arrive at ideas, beliefs, and conclusions. 
B)  Polar reasoning in which knowledge and accounts of phenomena are viewed as either right or wrong with no in-between. 
C)  Knowledge is viewed as relative, dependent on the situation and thinker. 
D)  reasoning that synthesizes contradictions among perspectives. 
A)  The ways in which individuals understand how they arrive at ideas, beliefs, and conclusions. 
B)  Polar reasoning in which knowledge and accounts of phenomena are viewed as either right or wrong with no in-between. 
C)  Knowledge is viewed as relative, dependent on the situation and thinker. 
D)  reasoning that synthesizes contradictions among perspectives.

Question 20

Postformal reasoning is universal across cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not a reason young adults find it difficult to eat healthily?

Only about two thirds of students who enroll in four-year institutions graduate within six years.

Which of the following statements is true regarding non-college-bound students?

What is the "stage of life phenomenon" in early adulthood?

What factor is associated with both free radicals and the shortening of telomeres?

The typical job of a person with only a high school degree spends their first working years in jobs that have all of the following characteristics except:

What is the difference between adults who are considered athletes versus nonathletes in terms of physical aging?

Why do educators, scholars, and policy makers call the population of non-college-bound youth the "forgotten"?

Why is it difficult to avoid overeating as people age?

What type of thought emphasizes the use of logic to address everyday problems?

David, a 15-year-old boy, smokes marijuana on a daily basis. He thinks that it helps him to talk to friends. Most of his peer group smokes marijuana. What can we predict will happen when David is in his 20s?

Development beyond formal operation is dependent on metacognition and experience.

Danica lives in a high-crime neighborhood. She worries about her safety on a daily basis. She has always worried about finances and does not have medical insurance. She could be described as a person with chronic stress. How is the stress affecting her health?

Which of the following characteristics is not consistent with nontraditional college students?

Who is more likely to engage in postformal reasoning?

Which statement is true regarding postformal thought?

If a person says, "I really can't [choose a point of view] on this issue. It depends on your beliefs since there is no way of proving either one . . . I believe they're both the same as far as accuracy," they are demonstrating:

Thinking that is dependent on the situation and thinker is called:

What is epistemic cognition?

Postformal reasoning is universal across cultures.

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Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Which of the following is not a reason young adults find it difficult to eat healthily?

Only about two thirds of students who enroll in four-year institutions graduate within six years.

Which of the following statements is true regarding non-college-bound students?

What is the "stage of life phenomenon" in early adulthood?

What factor is associated with both free radicals and the shortening of telomeres?

The typical job of a person with only a high school degree spends their first working years in jobs that have all of the following characteristics except:

What is the difference between adults who are considered athletes versus nonathletes in terms of physical aging?

Why do educators, scholars, and policy makers call the population of non-college-bound youth the "forgotten"?

Why is it difficult to avoid overeating as people age?

What type of thought emphasizes the use of logic to address everyday problems?

David, a 15-year-old boy, smokes marijuana on a daily basis. He thinks that it helps him to talk to friends. Most of his peer group smokes marijuana. What can we predict will happen when David is in his 20s?

Development beyond formal operation is dependent on metacognition and experience.

Danica lives in a high-crime neighborhood. She worries about her safety on a daily basis. She has always worried about finances and does not have medical insurance. She could be described as a person with chronic stress. How is the stress affecting her health?

Which of the following characteristics is not consistent with nontraditional college students?

Who is more likely to engage in postformal reasoning?

Which statement is true regarding postformal thought?

If a person says, "I really can't [choose a point of view] on this issue. It depends on your beliefs since there is no way of proving either one . . . I believe they're both the same as far as accuracy," they are demonstrating:

Thinking that is dependent on the situation and thinker is called:

What is epistemic cognition?

Postformal reasoning is universal across cultures.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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