Question 1

Which of the following best describes most men during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are NOT capable of fathering children. 
B)  They experience the same swift drop in hormones as women do. 
C)  They benefit significantly from testosterone replacement therapy. 
D)  They experience a steady decline in sexual functioning and hormone production. 
A)  They are NOT capable of fathering children. 
B)  They experience the same swift drop in hormones as women do. 
C)  They benefit significantly from testosterone replacement therapy. 
D)  They experience a steady decline in sexual functioning and hormone production. D

Question 2

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

It's your 40th birthday, and you are celebrating with your girlfriends who are all older than you.Your friends say, "Just wait and see what happens to your hair now!" Which of the following is NOT a change that will happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your hair will lose its melanin. 
B)  Your hair will decrease in production overall, especially for men. 
C)  Your hair will usually begin to go grey. 
D)  Your hair texture will change, becoming thicker and coarser. 
A)  Your hair will lose its melanin. 
B)  Your hair will decrease in production overall, especially for men. 
C)  Your hair will usually begin to go grey. 
D)  Your hair texture will change, becoming thicker and coarser. D

Question 4

MATCHING
-Chemicals in tobacco, UV radiation

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT illustrated by intellectual development in adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  multidirectionality 
B)  interindividual variability 
C)  multilateral directionality 
D)  plasticity 
A)  multidirectionality 
B)  interindividual variability 
C)  multilateral directionality 
D)  plasticity

Question 6

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction time decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
B)  Reaction time increases because of a loss in IQ throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  Reaction time increases because of a loss of neurons involved in sensing signals. 
D)  Reaction time decreases because people are wiser. 
A)  Reaction time decreases throughout middle adulthood. 
B)  Reaction time increases because of a loss in IQ throughout middle adulthood. 
C)  Reaction time increases because of a loss of neurons involved in sensing signals. 
D)  Reaction time decreases because people are wiser.

Question 7

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MATCHING
-Increases in some abilities and decreases in others

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 9

More than 90% of indigenous women age 40 years and older have had a mammogram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The cardiovascular system becomes more efficient during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Reaction time is one aspect of perceptual speed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The lenses in the eyes of middle-aged adults become stiffer and harder to focus on near objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
-Increases with age

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 14

Which of the following best characterizes reaction time?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases with age. 
B)  It is similar to perceptual speed. 
C)  It is a component of crystallized intelligence. 
D)  It is significantly longer during middle adulthood than early adulthood. 
A)  It increases with age. 
B)  It is similar to perceptual speed. 
C)  It is a component of crystallized intelligence. 
D)  It is significantly longer during middle adulthood than early adulthood.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is ACCURATE about menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  It happens to both men and women. 
B)  It usually occurs at age 35. 
C)  It is defined by the cessation of menstruation. 
D)  It generally occurs around the age of 60. 
A)  It happens to both men and women. 
B)  It usually occurs at age 35. 
C)  It is defined by the cessation of menstruation. 
D)  It generally occurs around the age of 60.

Question 16

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer and accidents 
B)  suicide and accidents 
C)  cancer and heart disease 
D)  heart disease and suicide 
A)  cancer and accidents 
B)  suicide and accidents 
C)  cancer and heart disease 
D)  heart disease and suicide

Question 17

What causes adult-onset diabetes?

Accepted Answer

With age, body tissues are less able to

Question 18

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

Accepted Answer

A)  It typically lasts 15 years. 
B)  It is the end of menopause. 
C)  It is a result of a decline in testosterone in men during middle adulthood. 
D)  It is the steep decline in hormones that occurs for women during middle adulthood. 
A)  It typically lasts 15 years. 
B)  It is the end of menopause. 
C)  It is a result of a decline in testosterone in men during middle adulthood. 
D)  It is the steep decline in hormones that occurs for women during middle adulthood.

Question 19

Which of the following best characterizes the age-related changes in spatial orientation and numeric ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both increase during middle adulthood. 
B)  They are both related to crystallized intelligence. 
C)  They both decline dramatically in late adulthood. 
D)  Spatial orientation declines during late adulthood, while numerical ability increases. 
A)  They both increase during middle adulthood. 
B)  They are both related to crystallized intelligence. 
C)  They both decline dramatically in late adulthood. 
D)  Spatial orientation declines during late adulthood, while numerical ability increases.

Question 20

Which of the following best characterizes the treatment for cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes radiation and chemotherapy. 
B)  It typically has no negative side effects. 
C)  It can easily avoid damaging healthy tissue. 
D)  It is more dangerous than the cancers themselves. 
A)  It includes radiation and chemotherapy. 
B)  It typically has no negative side effects. 
C)  It can easily avoid damaging healthy tissue. 
D)  It is more dangerous than the cancers themselves.

Which of the following best describes most men during middle adulthood?

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

It's your 40th birthday, and you are celebrating with your girlfriends who are all older than you.Your friends say, "Just wait and see what happens to your hair now!" Which of the following is NOT a change that will happen?

MATCHING -Chemicals in tobacco, UV radiation

Which of the following is NOT illustrated by intellectual development in adulthood?

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

MATCHING -Increases in some abilities and decreases in others

More than 90% of indigenous women age 40 years and older have had a mammogram.

The cardiovascular system becomes more efficient during middle adulthood.

Reaction time is one aspect of perceptual speed.

The lenses in the eyes of middle-aged adults become stiffer and harder to focus on near objects.

MATCHING -Increases with age

Which of the following best characterizes reaction time?

Which of the following statements is ACCURATE about menopause?

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

What causes adult-onset diabetes?

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

Which of the following best characterizes the age-related changes in spatial orientation and numeric ability?

Which of the following best characterizes the treatment for cancer?

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Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following best describes most men during middle adulthood?

Hormone replacement therapy has been controversial, with some women benefitting from it and others being harmed by it.

It's your 40th birthday, and you are celebrating with your girlfriends who are all older than you.Your friends say, "Just wait and see what happens to your hair now!" Which of the following is NOT a change that will happen?

MATCHING -Chemicals in tobacco, UV radiation

Which of the following is NOT illustrated by intellectual development in adulthood?

What changes occur to reaction time during middle adulthood?

Both hair loss and skin elasticity increase during middle adulthood.

MATCHING -Increases in some abilities and decreases in others

More than 90% of indigenous women age 40 years and older have had a mammogram.

The cardiovascular system becomes more efficient during middle adulthood.

Reaction time is one aspect of perceptual speed.

The lenses in the eyes of middle-aged adults become stiffer and harder to focus on near objects.

MATCHING -Increases with age

Which of the following best characterizes reaction time?

Which of the following statements is ACCURATE about menopause?

What are the top two causes of death in middle adulthood?

What causes adult-onset diabetes?

Which of the following best characterizes the climacteric?

Which of the following best characterizes the age-related changes in spatial orientation and numeric ability?

Which of the following best characterizes the treatment for cancer?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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