Question 1

At which age do virtually all adults experience presbyopia and require reading glasses or other corrective options?

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  35 
C)  40 
D)  50 
A)  60 
B)  35 
C)  40 
D)  50 D

Question 2

More men than women are diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Why do some critics feel that crystallized intelligence is not actually a form of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because intelligence measures that examine crystallized intelligence are actually just measuring an individual's accumulated knowledge and not intelligence itself. 
B)  Because measures of crystallized intelligence change over time, and true intelligence remains stable over time. 
C)  Because there is no accurate measure of crystallized intelligence yet to date. 
D)  Because tests of crystallized intelligence measure memory of spelling, vocabulary, formulas, and dates in history, and measure a person's ability to memorize, not intelligence. 
A)  Because intelligence measures that examine crystallized intelligence are actually just measuring an individual's accumulated knowledge and not intelligence itself. 
B)  Because measures of crystallized intelligence change over time, and true intelligence remains stable over time. 
C)  Because there is no accurate measure of crystallized intelligence yet to date. 
D)  Because tests of crystallized intelligence measure memory of spelling, vocabulary, formulas, and dates in history, and measure a person's ability to memorize, not intelligence. A

Question 4

What is the term for the personal characteristic adults have who are better able than others to adapt to the physical changes of midlife and the stress wrought by the changes in lifestyle that accompany midlife transitions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for the personal...

Question 5

When are men and women typically diagnosed with osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through regular medical checkups 
B)  After they have experienced a bone fracture 
C)  When they experience pain in their joints 
D)  After they meet with their doctors regarding testosterone or estrogen declines 
A)  Through regular medical checkups 
B)  After they have experienced a bone fracture 
C)  When they experience pain in their joints 
D)  After they meet with their doctors regarding testosterone or estrogen declines

Question 6

Which of the following women is most likely to have a positive view of menopause and fewer reports of menopausal symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laura, a white high school graduate who smokes, doesn't have children, and lives in poverty. 
B)  Anne, a white college graduate who smokes, has three children, and is currently unemployed. 
C)  Sheri, an African American woman with a PhD who doesn't smoke, has two children, and is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. 
D)  Karen, an Asian high school graduate who doesn't smoke, doesn't have children, and lives in a lower socioeconomic status neighborhood. 
A)  Laura, a white high school graduate who smokes, doesn't have children, and lives in poverty. 
B)  Anne, a white college graduate who smokes, has three children, and is currently unemployed. 
C)  Sheri, an African American woman with a PhD who doesn't smoke, has two children, and is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. 
D)  Karen, an Asian high school graduate who doesn't smoke, doesn't have children, and lives in a lower socioeconomic status neighborhood.

Question 7

What type of intelligence involves the accumulation of facts and information?

Accepted Answer

Crystalliz

Question 8

Which of the following women is most susceptible to early menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean, who smokes, doesn't have children, and lives in poverty. 
B)  Ashley, who smokes, has three children, and is considered to be middle class. 
C)  Ericka, who doesn't smoke, has two children, and is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. 
D)  Lauren, who doesn't smoke, doesn't have children, and is considered to be middle class. 
A)  Jean, who smokes, doesn't have children, and lives in poverty. 
B)  Ashley, who smokes, has three children, and is considered to be middle class. 
C)  Ericka, who doesn't smoke, has two children, and is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. 
D)  Lauren, who doesn't smoke, doesn't have children, and is considered to be middle class.

Question 9

Which statement is true regarding hearing loss in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hearing loss in adulthood is primarily related to biological decline and cannot be prevented. 
B)  The loss in hearing is first limited to low-pitched sounds. 
C)  Hearing deficits tend to be more apparent in settings with background noise, like at a dinner party. 
D)  By late adulthood, hearing loss is limited to high-pitched frequencies. 
A)  Hearing loss in adulthood is primarily related to biological decline and cannot be prevented. 
B)  The loss in hearing is first limited to low-pitched sounds. 
C)  Hearing deficits tend to be more apparent in settings with background noise, like at a dinner party. 
D)  By late adulthood, hearing loss is limited to high-pitched frequencies.

Question 10

How is the "male menopause" similar to the female menopause?

Accepted Answer

Men experience gradual declines in testo

Question 11

Cerebrovascular disease can lead to a stroke that damages the auditory cortex, resulting in hearing loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Many middle-aged adults display hearing loss that is preventable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why are men more susceptible to presbycusis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they tend to be exposed to intense noise, loud work environments, and illnesses later in adulthood. 
B)  Because genetically men have a slightly different physiological auditory system than women. 
C)  Because women's hearing is genetically superior to men's hearing since through evolutionary influence they need to decipher sounds. 
D)  Because men do not engage in selective attention as easily as women. 
A)  Because they tend to be exposed to intense noise, loud work environments, and illnesses later in adulthood. 
B)  Because genetically men have a slightly different physiological auditory system than women. 
C)  Because women's hearing is genetically superior to men's hearing since through evolutionary influence they need to decipher sounds. 
D)  Because men do not engage in selective attention as easily as women.

Question 14

Middle-aged adults who must meet the multiple demands of career and family as well as the demands of caring for two generations, their children and their elderly parents, are considered to be in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  stage of integrity. 
B)  state of work-family imbalance. 
C)  sandwich generation. 
D)  stage of discontinuity. 
A)  stage of integrity. 
B)  state of work-family imbalance. 
C)  sandwich generation. 
D)  stage of discontinuity.

Question 15

Experts operate on hunches, intuitive judgments of how to approach a problem based on experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the reason for age-related hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  A misfiring due to a breakdown in myelin between neurons in the brain from the ear to the temporal lobe. 
B)  Natural cell death that results in the deterioration of the ear structures that convert sound into neural impulses. 
C)  A decline in intermodal perception that is required to connect what one sees and what one hears. 
D)  Greater sensitivity to speech sounds results in less activation of the auditory cortex as one ages. 
A)  A misfiring due to a breakdown in myelin between neurons in the brain from the ear to the temporal lobe. 
B)  Natural cell death that results in the deterioration of the ear structures that convert sound into neural impulses. 
C)  A decline in intermodal perception that is required to connect what one sees and what one hears. 
D)  Greater sensitivity to speech sounds results in less activation of the auditory cortex as one ages.

Question 17

Relaxation techniques, meditation, and biofeedback are ways to reduce the negative mental and physical health effects of stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Loss of fat in the hypodermis results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher rates of osteoporosis. 
B)  greater metabolic function. 
C)  wrinkling and loosening of the skin. 
D)  decrease in cardiovascular disease. 
A)  higher rates of osteoporosis. 
B)  greater metabolic function. 
C)  wrinkling and loosening of the skin. 
D)  decrease in cardiovascular disease.

Question 19

Why does fluid intelligence decline over the adult years?

Accepted Answer

Declines in performance on tasks measuri

Question 20

Ruth is worried about losing her cognitive abilities as she ages, so she interacts with others a lot, engages in mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, and engages in new experiences as much as she can. What type of intelligence will show gains because of everything she is doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple intelligence 
B)  Crystallized intelligence 
C)  Fluid intelligence 
D)  Analytical intelligence 
A)  Multiple intelligence 
B)  Crystallized intelligence 
C)  Fluid intelligence 
D)  Analytical intelligence

At which age do virtually all adults experience presbyopia and require reading glasses or other corrective options?

More men than women are diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Why do some critics feel that crystallized intelligence is not actually a form of intelligence?

What is the term for the personal characteristic adults have who are better able than others to adapt to the physical changes of midlife and the stress wrought by the changes in lifestyle that accompany midlife transitions?

When are men and women typically diagnosed with osteoporosis?

Which of the following women is most likely to have a positive view of menopause and fewer reports of menopausal symptoms?

What type of intelligence involves the accumulation of facts and information?

Which of the following women is most susceptible to early menopause?

Which statement is true regarding hearing loss in middle adulthood?

How is the "male menopause" similar to the female menopause?

Cerebrovascular disease can lead to a stroke that damages the auditory cortex, resulting in hearing loss.

Many middle-aged adults display hearing loss that is preventable.

Why are men more susceptible to presbycusis?

Middle-aged adults who must meet the multiple demands of career and family as well as the demands of caring for two generations, their children and their elderly parents, are considered to be in the:

Experts operate on hunches, intuitive judgments of how to approach a problem based on experience.

What is the reason for age-related hearing loss?

Relaxation techniques, meditation, and biofeedback are ways to reduce the negative mental and physical health effects of stress.

Loss of fat in the hypodermis results in:

Why does fluid intelligence decline over the adult years?

Ruth is worried about losing her cognitive abilities as she ages, so she interacts with others a lot, engages in mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, and engages in new experiences as much as she can. What type of intelligence will show gains because of everything she is doing?

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At which age do virtually all adults experience presbyopia and require reading glasses or other corrective options?

More men than women are diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Why do some critics feel that crystallized intelligence is not actually a form of intelligence?

What is the term for the personal characteristic adults have who are better able than others to adapt to the physical changes of midlife and the stress wrought by the changes in lifestyle that accompany midlife transitions?

When are men and women typically diagnosed with osteoporosis?

Which of the following women is most likely to have a positive view of menopause and fewer reports of menopausal symptoms?

What type of intelligence involves the accumulation of facts and information?

Which of the following women is most susceptible to early menopause?

Which statement is true regarding hearing loss in middle adulthood?

How is the "male menopause" similar to the female menopause?

Cerebrovascular disease can lead to a stroke that damages the auditory cortex, resulting in hearing loss.

Many middle-aged adults display hearing loss that is preventable.

Why are men more susceptible to presbycusis?

Middle-aged adults who must meet the multiple demands of career and family as well as the demands of caring for two generations, their children and their elderly parents, are considered to be in the:

Experts operate on hunches, intuitive judgments of how to approach a problem based on experience.

What is the reason for age-related hearing loss?

Relaxation techniques, meditation, and biofeedback are ways to reduce the negative mental and physical health effects of stress.

Loss of fat in the hypodermis results in:

Why does fluid intelligence decline over the adult years?

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

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early 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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