Question 1

All of the following factors encourage early retirement in the 40s or 50s EXCEPT

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A) corporate downsizing. 
B) generous pension plans. 
C) pressure in the workplace. 
D) Social Security benefits. 
A) corporate downsizing. 
B) generous pension plans. 
C) pressure in the workplace. 
D) Social Security benefits.

Question 2

A significant decrease in sexual satisfaction in middle age may be due in part to

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A) lack of knowledge about how to off set the drop in vaginal lubrication. 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) increased libido. 
D) making sex too high a priority. 
A) lack of knowledge about how to off set the drop in vaginal lubrication. 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) increased libido. 
D) making sex too high a priority.

Question 3

Stacy is reevaluating her earlier career goals,spending more time with her husband after her adult children left home,and taking stock of her life.She is most likely in

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) later adulthood. 
A) adolescence. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) later adulthood.

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause?

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A) It is the cessation of ovulation and menstruation. 
B) Menopause precedes the climacteric. 
C) Menopause occurs in both men and women. 
D) Most individuals complete menopause by age 40. 
A) It is the cessation of ovulation and menstruation. 
B) Menopause precedes the climacteric. 
C) Menopause occurs in both men and women. 
D) Most individuals complete menopause by age 40.

Question 5

The people that would be considered high risk in an assessment of bone loss during middle age are those whose activities include any of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) smoking. 
B) lifting weights. 
C) alcohol use. 
D) poor dietary habits. 
A) smoking. 
B) lifting weights. 
C) alcohol use. 
D) poor dietary habits.

Question 6

Adult workers can actively affect their future cognitive development by the __________ choices they make,since those who seek more stimulating opportunities are likely to remain sharp.

Accepted Answer

A) educational 
B) occupational 
C) personal 
D) None of these 
A) educational 
B) occupational 
C) personal 
D) None of these

Question 7

The baby boomers are a part of what life stage today?

Accepted Answer

A) Early adulthood 
B) Middle adulthood 
C) Later adulthood 
D) Older adulthood 
A) Early adulthood 
B) Middle adulthood 
C) Later adulthood 
D) Older adulthood

Question 8

Changes in appearance in middle age are due to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the layer of fat beneath the skin becomes thinner and skin becomes less taut. 
B) less melanin causes hair to become gray and thinner. 
C) shrinkage of intervertebral disks. 
D) less vitamin and mineral content in diets. 
A) the layer of fat beneath the skin becomes thinner and skin becomes less taut. 
B) less melanin causes hair to become gray and thinner. 
C) shrinkage of intervertebral disks. 
D) less vitamin and mineral content in diets.

Question 9

According to the text,stressful events are LESS LIKELY to lead to illness when the stressful event is

Accepted Answer

A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) beyond the control of the person experiencing it. 
D) can be controlled by the person experiencing it. 
A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) beyond the control of the person experiencing it. 
D) can be controlled by the person experiencing it.

Question 10

According to the research on creativity,at what ages do people show the highest levels of divergent thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Late adolescence 
B) Mid-20s 
C) Late 50s 
D) Late 30s 
A) Late adolescence 
B) Mid-20s 
C) Late 50s 
D) Late 30s

Question 11

Loss of taste sensitivity in middle age usually

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A) is primarily due to the loss of smell. 
B) does not begin until well into the sixties. 
C) results from injury. 
D) results from a decline in the sensitivity of taste buds. 
A) is primarily due to the loss of smell. 
B) does not begin until well into the sixties. 
C) results from injury. 
D) results from a decline in the sensitivity of taste buds.

Question 12

Cognitive development in middle adulthood is usually

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A) related to learning for its own sake. 
B) related to acquiring specialized knowledge. 
C) easily measured by conventional psychometric tests. 
D) in decline. 
A) related to learning for its own sake. 
B) related to acquiring specialized knowledge. 
C) easily measured by conventional psychometric tests. 
D) in decline.

Question 13

Driving ability in middle adulthood usually

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A) declines,because of physical losses. 
B) is better than ever before,because of experience. 
C) is no better or worse than at any other time of life. 
D) declines in women but not in men. 
A) declines,because of physical losses. 
B) is better than ever before,because of experience. 
C) is no better or worse than at any other time of life. 
D) declines in women but not in men.

Question 14

Hormone therapy may increase the risk of __________ in postmenopausal women.

Accepted Answer

A) hot flashes 
B) heart disease 
C) uterine cancer 
D) increased sexual drive 
A) hot flashes 
B) heart disease 
C) uterine cancer 
D) increased sexual drive

Question 15

A middle-age person engaging in postformal thought is able to integrate

Accepted Answer

A) logic with intuition. 
B) conflicting facts and ideas. 
C) new information with what is already known. 
D) All of these 
A) logic with intuition. 
B) conflicting facts and ideas. 
C) new information with what is already known. 
D) All of these

Question 16

In the United States today,most women who have gone through menopause view it

Accepted Answer

A) positively. 
B) negatively. 
C) medically. 
D) None of these 
A) positively. 
B) negatively. 
C) medically. 
D) None of these

Question 17

The main predictors of retirement age include all of the following factors EXCEPT

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A) health. 
B) pension eligibility. 
C) financial circumstances. 
D) lack of newer job skills. 
A) health. 
B) pension eligibility. 
C) financial circumstances. 
D) lack of newer job skills.

Question 18

The Seattle study found that declines in cognitive ability generally occur

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A) during middle adulthood. 
B) beginning in early adulthood. 
C) very late in life. 
D) after 50. 
A) during middle adulthood. 
B) beginning in early adulthood. 
C) very late in life. 
D) after 50.

Question 19

In middle age,African Americans are more likely than white Americans to die of

Accepted Answer

A) strokes. 
B) heart disease. 
C) cancer. 
D) All of these 
A) strokes. 
B) heart disease. 
C) cancer. 
D) All of these

Question 20

During the early 19th century in Western cultures,the term climacteric came to mean

Accepted Answer

A) constipation. 
B) period of life. 
C) hot flash. 
D) change of life. 
A) constipation. 
B) period of life. 
C) hot flash. 
D) change of life.

All of the following factors encourage early retirement in the 40s or 50s EXCEPT

A significant decrease in sexual satisfaction in middle age may be due in part to

Stacy is reevaluating her earlier career goals,spending more time with her husband after her adult children left home,and taking stock of her life.She is most likely in

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause?

The people that would be considered high risk in an assessment of bone loss during middle age are those whose activities include any of the following EXCEPT

Adult workers can actively affect their future cognitive development by the __________ choices they make,since those who seek more stimulating opportunities are likely to remain sharp.

The baby boomers are a part of what life stage today?

Changes in appearance in middle age are due to all of the following EXCEPT

According to the text,stressful events are LESS LIKELY to lead to illness when the stressful event is

According to the research on creativity,at what ages do people show the highest levels of divergent thinking?

Loss of taste sensitivity in middle age usually

Cognitive development in middle adulthood is usually

Driving ability in middle adulthood usually

Hormone therapy may increase the risk of __________ in postmenopausal women.

A middle-age person engaging in postformal thought is able to integrate

In the United States today,most women who have gone through menopause view it

The main predictors of retirement age include all of the following factors EXCEPT

The Seattle study found that declines in cognitive ability generally occur

In middle age,African Americans are more likely than white Americans to die of

During the early 19th century in Western cultures,the term climacteric came to mean

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Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

All of the following factors encourage early retirement in the 40s or 50s EXCEPT

A significant decrease in sexual satisfaction in middle age may be due in part to

Stacy is reevaluating her earlier career goals,spending more time with her husband after her adult children left home,and taking stock of her life.She is most likely in

Which of the following is TRUE about menopause?

The people that would be considered high risk in an assessment of bone loss during middle age are those whose activities include any of the following EXCEPT

Adult workers can actively affect their future cognitive development by the __________ choices they make,since those who seek more stimulating opportunities are likely to remain sharp.

The baby boomers are a part of what life stage today?

Changes in appearance in middle age are due to all of the following EXCEPT

According to the text,stressful events are LESS LIKELY to lead to illness when the stressful event is

According to the research on creativity,at what ages do people show the highest levels of divergent thinking?

Loss of taste sensitivity in middle age usually

Cognitive development in middle adulthood is usually

Driving ability in middle adulthood usually

Hormone therapy may increase the risk of __________ in postmenopausal women.

A middle-age person engaging in postformal thought is able to integrate

In the United States today,most women who have gone through menopause view it

The main predictors of retirement age include all of the following factors EXCEPT

The Seattle study found that declines in cognitive ability generally occur

In middle age,African Americans are more likely than white Americans to die of

During the early 19th century in Western cultures,the term climacteric came to mean

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Dealing With Death and Bereavement

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