Question 1

Changes in hormones have a significant influence on well-being in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Through middle age, individuals experience a decrease in sensitivity in their taste buds and olfactory cells, which results in a loss of sensitivity to the _____________ of food.

Accepted Answer

A)  texture 
B)  flavor 
C)  temperature 
D)  nutritional value 
A)  texture 
B)  flavor 
C)  temperature 
D)  nutritional value

Question 3

Globesity refers to the trend describing ___________________ around the globe.

Accepted Answer

A)  variation in rates of obesity 
B)  high rates of obesity 
C)  overreporting health stories about obesity 
D)  overreacting to health stories about obesity 
A)  variation in rates of obesity 
B)  high rates of obesity 
C)  overreporting health stories about obesity 
D)  overreacting to health stories about obesity

Question 4

Fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence describe the different ways that middle-aged men and women process information, respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If a middle-aged adult wants to know his or her risk for heart disease, the first place to look is at the __________________ because this is where heart disease begins.

Accepted Answer

A)  aorta 
B)  vena cava 
C)  blood vessels 
D)  veins 
A)  aorta 
B)  vena cava 
C)  blood vessels 
D)  veins

Question 6

In middle adulthood, there remains opportunity to have a positive influence on one's own health by eating healthy and exercising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study indicate that cognitive losses in middle age are ___________________ relative to cognitive declines that we see in later adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  significant 
B)  mild 
C)  neither a nor b 
D)  both a and b 
A)  significant 
B)  mild 
C)  neither a nor b 
D)  both a and b

Question 8

Stress in middle adulthood has the capacity to undermine cognitive functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

We can find numerous examples of __________________ contributing to successes in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  crystallized intelligence 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 10

Mental health promotion programs for middle-aged adults may train them to use SOC strategies to:

Accepted Answer

A)  set retirement goals. 
B)  make healthy choices about how to spend their time and money. 
C)  neither a nor b 
D)  both a and b 
A)  set retirement goals. 
B)  make healthy choices about how to spend their time and money. 
C)  neither a nor b 
D)  both a and b

Question 11

In middle adulthood, the elasticity of the skin:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  fluctuates. 
A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  fluctuates.

Question 12

With respect to middle adulthood, aging results in skin changes in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dermis. 
B)  epidermis. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  dermis. 
B)  epidermis. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 13

In middle adulthood, for many, sexual interest and desire for intimacy:

Accepted Answer

A)  ceases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  decreases. 
D)  remains the same. 
A)  ceases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  decreases. 
D)  remains the same.

Question 14

Sight, hearing, smell, and taste all change during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All together, the fitness of physiological systems that regulate and maintain health and life determine an individual's ___________________ capacity.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional 
B)  physical 
C)  physiological 
D)  reproductive 
A)  functional 
B)  physical 
C)  physiological 
D)  reproductive

Question 16

One significant risk factor associated with the likelihood of developing cancer in middle adulthood is:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of family history of cancer. 
B)  significant family history of cancer. 
C)  living in a society with high rates of cancer. 
D)  living in a society with low rates of cancer. 
A)  lack of family history of cancer. 
B)  significant family history of cancer. 
C)  living in a society with high rates of cancer. 
D)  living in a society with low rates of cancer.

Question 17

Forty-three-year-old Sarah was shocked to learn that she was pregnant when she met with her OBGYN to review her blood work results. Sarah is in what stage of menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  postmenopause 
B)  perimenopause 
C)  premenopause 
D)  unknown from the information provided 
A)  postmenopause 
B)  perimenopause 
C)  premenopause 
D)  unknown from the information provided

Question 18

Fluid intelligence refers to reasoning ability and logic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When Sam's mother experienced a divorce, became unemployed, lost her mother to cancer, and then had to launch her two adult children off to college all within 2 years, she knew that her __________________ was so high that she needed to take time to care for her health.

Accepted Answer

A)  paleostatic load 
B)  allostatic load 
C)  cardiac dysregulation 
D)  endocrine dysregulation 
A)  paleostatic load 
B)  allostatic load 
C)  cardiac dysregulation 
D)  endocrine dysregulation

Question 20

Managers should recognize a significantly greater potential for middle-aged adults to outperform emerging adults on work that benefits from:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of reasoning and logic. 
B)  application of accumulated knowledge. 
C)  reliance on perceptual speed. 
D)  reliance on numeric ability. 
A)  use of reasoning and logic. 
B)  application of accumulated knowledge. 
C)  reliance on perceptual speed. 
D)  reliance on numeric ability.

Changes in hormones have a significant influence on well-being in middle adulthood.

Through middle age, individuals experience a decrease in sensitivity in their taste buds and olfactory cells, which results in a loss of sensitivity to the _____________ of food.

Globesity refers to the trend describing ___________________ around the globe.

Fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence describe the different ways that middle-aged men and women process information, respectively.

If a middle-aged adult wants to know his or her risk for heart disease, the first place to look is at the __________________ because this is where heart disease begins.

In middle adulthood, there remains opportunity to have a positive influence on one's own health by eating healthy and exercising.

Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study indicate that cognitive losses in middle age are ___________________ relative to cognitive declines that we see in later adulthood.

Stress in middle adulthood has the capacity to undermine cognitive functioning.

We can find numerous examples of __________________ contributing to successes in middle adulthood.

Mental health promotion programs for middle-aged adults may train them to use SOC strategies to:

In middle adulthood, the elasticity of the skin:

With respect to middle adulthood, aging results in skin changes in the:

In middle adulthood, for many, sexual interest and desire for intimacy:

Sight, hearing, smell, and taste all change during middle adulthood.

All together, the fitness of physiological systems that regulate and maintain health and life determine an individual's ___________________ capacity.

One significant risk factor associated with the likelihood of developing cancer in middle adulthood is:

Forty-three-year-old Sarah was shocked to learn that she was pregnant when she met with her OBGYN to review her blood work results. Sarah is in what stage of menopause?

Fluid intelligence refers to reasoning ability and logic.

When Sam's mother experienced a divorce, became unemployed, lost her mother to cancer, and then had to launch her two adult children off to college all within 2 years, she knew that her __________________ was so high that she needed to take time to care for her health.

Managers should recognize a significantly greater potential for middle-aged adults to outperform emerging adults on work that benefits from:

Understanding Human Development: Theories and Approaches

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy: The First Two Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood:two to Six Years

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Two to Six Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years Old

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Adult-Hood

Physical and Cognitive Development in the Later Years

Socioemotional Development in the Later Years

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Changes in hormones have a significant influence on well-being in middle adulthood.

Through middle age, individuals experience a decrease in sensitivity in their taste buds and olfactory cells, which results in a loss of sensitivity to the _____________ of food.

Globesity refers to the trend describing ___________________ around the globe.

Fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence describe the different ways that middle-aged men and women process information, respectively.

If a middle-aged adult wants to know his or her risk for heart disease, the first place to look is at the __________________ because this is where heart disease begins.

In middle adulthood, there remains opportunity to have a positive influence on one's own health by eating healthy and exercising.

Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study indicate that cognitive losses in middle age are ___________________ relative to cognitive declines that we see in later adulthood.

Stress in middle adulthood has the capacity to undermine cognitive functioning.

We can find numerous examples of __________________ contributing to successes in middle adulthood.

Mental health promotion programs for middle-aged adults may train them to use SOC strategies to:

In middle adulthood, the elasticity of the skin:

With respect to middle adulthood, aging results in skin changes in the:

In middle adulthood, for many, sexual interest and desire for intimacy:

Sight, hearing, smell, and taste all change during middle adulthood.

All together, the fitness of physiological systems that regulate and maintain health and life determine an individual's ___________________ capacity.

One significant risk factor associated with the likelihood of developing cancer in middle adulthood is:

Forty-three-year-old Sarah was shocked to learn that she was pregnant when she met with her OBGYN to review her blood work results. Sarah is in what stage of menopause?

Fluid intelligence refers to reasoning ability and logic.

When Sam's mother experienced a divorce, became unemployed, lost her mother to cancer, and then had to launch her two adult children off to college all within 2 years, she knew that her __________________ was so high that she needed to take time to care for her health.

Managers should recognize a significantly greater potential for middle-aged adults to outperform emerging adults on work that benefits from:

Understanding Human Development: Theories and Approaches

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy: The First Two Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood:two to Six Years

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Two to Six Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years Old

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Adult-Hood

Physical and Cognitive Development in the Later Years

Socioemotional Development in the Later Years

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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