Question 1

What percentage of students enrolled in American colleges and universities are adults aged 25 and up?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  33% 
C)  42% 
D)  55% 
A)  25% 
B)  33% 
C)  42% 
D)  55%

Question 2

David is listening to his grandson tell him a story. He is finding that he is having difficulty following what his grandson is saying. When his grandson says, "I had fun," David thinks he said "I had sun," and he asks him to repeat what he said (because "I have sun" didn't make sense). What is David experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presbycusis 
B)  Presbyopia 
C)  Sound muffling 
D)  Localized auditory inhibition 
A)  Presbycusis 
B)  Presbyopia 
C)  Sound muffling 
D)  Localized auditory inhibition

Question 3

The majority of men in the United States experience testosterone deficiency in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease that is related to all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety. 
B)  sleep. 
C)  poor diet. 
D)  psychological stress. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  sleep. 
C)  poor diet. 
D)  psychological stress.

Question 5

Adult learners show advancements in all of the following areas except:

Accepted Answer

A)  academic knowledge. 
B)  the ability to distinguish practical from impractical challenges in life. 
C)  social reasoning. 
D)  self-evaluation skills. 
A)  academic knowledge. 
B)  the ability to distinguish practical from impractical challenges in life. 
C)  social reasoning. 
D)  self-evaluation skills.

Question 6

Richard gets angry very easily. He thinks about confrontations he has with coworkers all the time and will vent to anyone who will listen. He puts a lot of pressure on himself and his children. If they don't do what he asks, he yells at them and becomes very upset to the degree that he gets short of breath. What would Richard most likely be diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

A)  High blood pressure 
B)  Anxiety 
C)  Cancer 
D)  Depression 
A)  High blood pressure 
B)  Anxiety 
C)  Cancer 
D)  Depression

Question 7

What do adult returning students to college need in order to be successful?

Accepted Answer

Returning students need support from fam

Question 8

In societies that value youth, women are not as accepting of the bodily changes of menopause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a way that stress harms health indirectly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in blood pressure 
B)  Depression 
C)  Getting less exercise 
D)  Anxiety 
A)  Increase in blood pressure 
B)  Depression 
C)  Getting less exercise 
D)  Anxiety

Question 10

In the United States, what age group is most likely to have cosmetic procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 and under 
B)  19-34 
C)  51-64 
D)  65+ 
A)  18 and under 
B)  19-34 
C)  51-64 
D)  65+

Question 11

The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Extraversion 
B)  Inhibition 
C)  Generativity 
D)  Selective attention 
A)  Extraversion 
B)  Inhibition 
C)  Generativity 
D)  Selective attention

Question 12

Exercise reduces the physiological effects of stress in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Improves vascular function 
B)  Protects against health problems 
C)  Reduces risk of cardiovascular disease 
D)  Restructures messages between neurons in the brain 
A)  Improves vascular function 
B)  Protects against health problems 
C)  Reduces risk of cardiovascular disease 
D)  Restructures messages between neurons in the brain

Question 13

How many adult learners are female?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  27% 
C)  39% 
D)  Over 66% 
A)  10% 
B)  27% 
C)  39% 
D)  Over 66%

Question 14

The sandwich generation refers to individuals who are stuck between the healthy period of early adulthood and late adulthood's physical ailments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bloating 
B)  Reduced vaginal lubrication 
C)  Hot flashes 
D)  Increased appetite 
A)  Bloating 
B)  Reduced vaginal lubrication 
C)  Hot flashes 
D)  Increased appetite

Question 16

What is the first form of memory decline that individuals experience as they age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to apply memory strategies when learning new information. 
B)  The capacity of working memory. 
C)  The ability to engage in selective attention. 
D)  The ability to tune out irrelevant information. 
A)  The ability to apply memory strategies when learning new information. 
B)  The capacity of working memory. 
C)  The ability to engage in selective attention. 
D)  The ability to tune out irrelevant information.

Question 17

What is related to losses in bone density?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposure to vitamin D 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Presbycusis 
D)  Presbyopia 
A)  Exposure to vitamin D 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Presbycusis 
D)  Presbyopia

Question 18

The clinical term for age-related farsightedness (the inability to focus the lens on close objects, such as in reading small print) is:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The clinical term for age-related farsightedness (the...

Question 19

The conclusions that researchers draw regarding intellectual change in adulthood vary with each research design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The more complex the task, the greater the age-related decline in reaction time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What percentage of students enrolled in American colleges and universities are adults aged 25 and up?

The majority of men in the United States experience testosterone deficiency in middle adulthood.

Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease that is related to all of the following except:

Adult learners show advancements in all of the following areas except:

What do adult returning students to college need in order to be successful?

In societies that value youth, women are not as accepting of the bodily changes of menopause.

Which of the following is a way that stress harms health indirectly?

In the United States, what age group is most likely to have cosmetic procedures?

The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called:

Exercise reduces the physiological effects of stress in all of the following ways except:

How many adult learners are female?

The sandwich generation refers to individuals who are stuck between the healthy period of early adulthood and late adulthood's physical ailments.

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

What is the first form of memory decline that individuals experience as they age?

What is related to losses in bone density?

The clinical term for age-related farsightedness (the inability to focus the lens on close objects, such as in reading small print) is:

The conclusions that researchers draw regarding intellectual change in adulthood vary with each research design.

The more complex the task, the greater the age-related decline in reaction time.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

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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

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Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

What percentage of students enrolled in American colleges and universities are adults aged 25 and up?

The majority of men in the United States experience testosterone deficiency in middle adulthood.

Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease that is related to all of the following except:

Adult learners show advancements in all of the following areas except:

What do adult returning students to college need in order to be successful?

In societies that value youth, women are not as accepting of the bodily changes of menopause.

Which of the following is a way that stress harms health indirectly?

In the United States, what age group is most likely to have cosmetic procedures?

The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called:

Exercise reduces the physiological effects of stress in all of the following ways except:

How many adult learners are female?

The sandwich generation refers to individuals who are stuck between the healthy period of early adulthood and late adulthood's physical ailments.

What is the most common symptom of perimenopause that women experience?

What is the first form of memory decline that individuals experience as they age?

What is related to losses in bone density?

The clinical term for age-related farsightedness (the inability to focus the lens on close objects, such as in reading small print) is:

The conclusions that researchers draw regarding intellectual change in adulthood vary with each research design.

The more complex the task, the greater the age-related decline in reaction time.

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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