Exam 13: Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Why are 25% of young adults likely to be uninsured?

According to Sternberg, the best problem solvers:

Describe, compare, and contrast Generation X and the Millennial generation.

____________, common in the Millenial generation, contrasts with the view that there are some behaviors that are right or wrong for the common good called ____________.

Most health experts recommend which of the following for cardiovascular fitness?

According to Carol Gilligan, men define moral problems in terms of an ___________ and women define moral problems in terms of an ________.

Hereditary predispositions to psychological disorders are most probably due to a defect in:

According to the research cited in your textbook, which of the following relates to depression in women?

What is the function of stress in a person's life? What are some of the gender differences reported in the way men and women handle stress?

What are life events and how might they affect a person's development? Give an example.

John and Martina are both feeling stressed. If they follow typical gender patterns, what type of coping strategies would you expect from each of them?

According to the statistics cited in your textbook, what percent of people in the United States did not have health insurance in 2009?

The age cohort born between the early 1980s and 2000s that is generally characterized as sheltered, achievement oriented, and conventional is known as:

A new developmental stage has been proposed. It spans the ages 18 through 25 and is a time that involves greater exploration of possibilities in work, love, and worldviews. What is this stage is called?

The age cohort born from 1965 to the early 1980s that generally shares an acceptance of diversity in regard to race, ethnicity, family structure, sexual orientation, and lifestyle, and of whom more than 40 percent spent time in a single-parent home, is called:

Leila is a person who describes herself as open to change. She reports that she is happily involved with her family life and her work. She feels a sense of control over events in her life even if there are a few bumps on the way. A psychologist would expect Leila to exhibit what characteristic?

Social norms that define what is appropriate for people to be and to do at various ages are termed:

Adults under stress who are sleeping less than six hours per night may develop problems with:

Gladys and Norman are in their 70s, yet they are physically active, enjoying outdoor activities such as hiking and bicycling. They are financially well off and are also active in their community. Gladys and Norman would be considered to be __________ by Neugarten and Neugarten.

Psychologist Robert J. Sternberg has studied the step-by-step mental operations that people use to tackle intellectual tasks. This is called: