Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to a research conducted by Gass et al. in 2011, the majority of women aged 50 and above are sexually inactive and most of them report being sexually unsatisfied.

In the context of intelligence, which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following parts of the body secretes insulin?

Who among the following middle-aged individuals is most likely suffering from atherosclerosis?

Prolonged stress boosts the functioning of the immune system.

Describe learning among people of middle adult age.

_________is the stage of adulthood that begins at 40-45 and ends at 60-65. ​

Which of the following is one of the three leading causes of death in early adulthood?

The _________is the body's defense against infections and some other sources of disease. ​

Heart disease most commonly results from arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, which impairs circulation and increases the risk of _____.

Heart disease most commonly results from _________or hardening of the arteries. ​

The body responds to the presence of antigens by:

Which of the following statements is true of inflammation?

Rajeev, a photographer, discovers that he remembers most of the techniques he learnt during his photography training. However, he cannot remember the computer programming skills that he learnt in college. In the context of cognitive development, the differences in Rajeev's abilities illustrate the principle of _____.

Which of the following scenarios illustrates the functioning of procedural memory?