Question 1

Based on normal aging,which person is most likely to be in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim, who has experienced a slight decrease in lung capacity and eyesight 
B)  Sarah, who has had a gradual decrease in her height 
C)  Enzo, who has a 35% reduction in blood flow though the coronary arteries 
D)  Carmella; her muscle fibers are decreasing in diameter 
A)  Jim, who has experienced a slight decrease in lung capacity and eyesight 
B)  Sarah, who has had a gradual decrease in her height 
C)  Enzo, who has a 35% reduction in blood flow though the coronary arteries 
D)  Carmella; her muscle fibers are decreasing in diameter A

Question 2

Sharon does not take a cookie out of Mom's cookie jar because she knows Mom will punish her if she does.Sharon is operating at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  anticonventional 
A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  anticonventional A

Question 3

How do most psychologists view adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a time of long-lasting stress 
B)  adolescence is viewed as the most important time of life 
C)  this is a period of life where the individual has the poorest relationships to authority figures 
D)  a time for potential growth 
A)  as a time of long-lasting stress 
B)  adolescence is viewed as the most important time of life 
C)  this is a period of life where the individual has the poorest relationships to authority figures 
D)  a time for potential growth D

Question 4

Regarding the effect of aging on sexual activity,it is the case that:

Accepted Answer

A)  interest in sexual activity declines because of significant hormonal changes 
B)  there is no decrease in sexual responsiveness, but there is in activity 
C)  there is a decrease in sexual responsiveness, but it need not interfere with sexual activity 
D)  there is a decrease in sexual activity, but not in sexual responsiveness 
A)  interest in sexual activity declines because of significant hormonal changes 
B)  there is no decrease in sexual responsiveness, but there is in activity 
C)  there is a decrease in sexual responsiveness, but it need not interfere with sexual activity 
D)  there is a decrease in sexual activity, but not in sexual responsiveness

Question 5

In cross-cultural research,the most desirable trait in a partner is:

Accepted Answer

A)  kind and understanding 
B)  good looks 
C)  reciprocal love 
D)  dependable character 
A)  kind and understanding 
B)  good looks 
C)  reciprocal love 
D)  dependable character

Question 6

Phil is driving his wife,who is in labor,to the hospital.While his wife is about to deliver a baby,she yells to Phil to drive faster.Phil does and is pulled over by the police.Phil yells to the officer,"It is more important to get my wife to hospital than to obey this law." Phil is probably at what stage of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 1 
B)  stage 3 
C)  stage 4 
D)  stage 5 
A)  stage 1 
B)  stage 3 
C)  stage 4 
D)  stage 5

Question 7

Which statement most accurately describes the typical relationship between an adolescent and her family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially their parents. 
B)  Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially younger siblings. 
C)  Adolescents maintain close relationships with their families. 
D)  Most adolescents have distant relationships with their parents and siblings. 
A)  Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially their parents. 
B)  Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially younger siblings. 
C)  Adolescents maintain close relationships with their families. 
D)  Most adolescents have distant relationships with their parents and siblings.

Question 8

Based on Module 18,what factors can increase longevity?

Accepted Answer

As I do not have access to the specific

Question 9

Kelley began menstruating when she was 12.This beginning is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche 
B)  estrogen 
C)  menopause 
D)  periodicity 
A)  menarche 
B)  estrogen 
C)  menopause 
D)  periodicity

Question 10

Of the following countries,where is love most valued as a reason to marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  United States 
C)  Iran 
D)  Nigeria 
A)  China 
B)  United States 
C)  Iran 
D)  Nigeria

Question 11

Carol Gilligan's theory of moral development suggested that in making moral decisions,women generally adopt a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  care orientation 
B)  relative orientation 
C)  justice orientation 
D)  other orientation 
A)  care orientation 
B)  relative orientation 
C)  justice orientation 
D)  other orientation

Question 12

Infatuated love stimulates the brain's reward/pleasure center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Erikson believed that people in middle adulthood could achieve generativity through:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal success 
B)  developing a healthy identity 
C)  industrious behavior 
D)  raising their own children 
A)  personal success 
B)  developing a healthy identity 
C)  industrious behavior 
D)  raising their own children

Question 14

In general,what do today's teenagers think of themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  they think of themselves poorly 
B)  they think that they will achieve extraordinary success 
C)  they think that they will achieve some success, but mostly failure 
D)  they think that they will achieve moderate success 
A)  they think of themselves poorly 
B)  they think that they will achieve extraordinary success 
C)  they think that they will achieve some success, but mostly failure 
D)  they think that they will achieve moderate success

Question 15

"What is that thing out there on the street?" The rate at which one can identify the stimulus is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  processing speed 
B)  cognitive rate 
C)  perceptual speed 
D)  estimation rate 
A)  processing speed 
B)  cognitive rate 
C)  perceptual speed 
D)  estimation rate

Question 16

Feeling close or connected to someone is characteristic of which component of Sternberg's theory of love?

Accepted Answer

A)  compassion 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy 
D)  passion 
A)  compassion 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy 
D)  passion

Question 17

Marian says that she thinks about how her moral decisions will affect her relationships.This is characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the postconventional level 
B)  a personal orientation 
C)  the conventional level 
D)  a care orientation 
A)  the postconventional level 
B)  a personal orientation 
C)  the conventional level 
D)  a care orientation

Question 18

Julio's grandmother has Alzheimer's disease and has trouble remembering things.A psychologist would describe her as experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  pathological aging 
B)  geriatric decline 
C)  genetic senility 
D)  normal aging 
A)  pathological aging 
B)  geriatric decline 
C)  genetic senility 
D)  normal aging

Question 19

The study of moral development is most associated with the work of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Erikson 
C)  Freud 
D)  Kohlberg 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Erikson 
C)  Freud 
D)  Kohlberg

Question 20

Larry's teenage daughter Kate is very moody and impulsive.As a psychologist,Larry understands that Kate's behavior is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  immature corpus callosum 
B)  immature hippocampus 
C)  growth in her limbic system 
D)  her postconventional thinking 
A)  immature corpus callosum 
B)  immature hippocampus 
C)  growth in her limbic system 
D)  her postconventional thinking

Exam 18: Adolescence and Adulthood

Based on normal aging,which person is most likely to be in middle adulthood?

Sharon does not take a cookie out of Mom's cookie jar because she knows Mom will punish her if she does.Sharon is operating at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

How do most psychologists view adolescence?

Regarding the effect of aging on sexual activity,it is the case that:

In cross-cultural research,the most desirable trait in a partner is:

Which statement most accurately describes the typical relationship between an adolescent and her family?

Based on Module 18,what factors can increase longevity?

Kelley began menstruating when she was 12.This beginning is called:

Of the following countries,where is love most valued as a reason to marry?

Carol Gilligan's theory of moral development suggested that in making moral decisions,women generally adopt a(n):

Infatuated love stimulates the brain's reward/pleasure center.

Erikson believed that people in middle adulthood could achieve generativity through:

In general,what do today's teenagers think of themselves?

"What is that thing out there on the street?" The rate at which one can identify the stimulus is called:

Feeling close or connected to someone is characteristic of which component of Sternberg's theory of love?

Marian says that she thinks about how her moral decisions will affect her relationships.This is characteristic of:

Julio's grandmother has Alzheimer's disease and has trouble remembering things.A psychologist would describe her as experiencing:

The study of moral development is most associated with the work of:

Larry's teenage daughter Kate is very moody and impulsive.As a psychologist,Larry understands that Kate's behavior is due to:

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