Question 1

Which of the following is true of emerging adulthood?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs after the end of puberty. 
B)  It occurs between the ages of 18 and 25. 
C)  It occurs sooner for those who go to college than for those who do not. 
D)  It occurs primarily in those from the lower socioeconomic groups. 
A)  It occurs after the end of puberty. 
B)  It occurs between the ages of 18 and 25. 
C)  It occurs sooner for those who go to college than for those who do not. 
D)  It occurs primarily in those from the lower socioeconomic groups. B

Question 2

Which of the following is true of skin changes that occur toward the end of early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin becomes more elastic. 
B)  Skin changes are more common for women than for men. 
C)  Skin changes are more common for men than for women. 
D)  Skin continues to be able to resist wrinkles. 
A)  Skin becomes more elastic. 
B)  Skin changes are more common for women than for men. 
C)  Skin changes are more common for men than for women. 
D)  Skin continues to be able to resist wrinkles. B

Question 3

Which of the following is an extrinsic motive for working?

Accepted Answer

A)  To engage in stimulating activities 
B)  To extend one's social contacts 
C)  To avoid a sense of aimlessness 
D)  To earn money 
A)  To engage in stimulating activities 
B)  To extend one's social contacts 
C)  To avoid a sense of aimlessness 
D)  To earn money D

Question 4

Which of the following is a true statement regarding sexuality during early adulthood?​

Accepted Answer

A)  People still experience the flood of sex hormones that affected them as adolescents. 
B)  Sexual activity is less common than that during adolescence. 
C)  Sexual opportunities are less common than that during adolescence. 
D)  The chances of contracting a sexually transmitted infection are at their lowest. 
A)  People still experience the flood of sex hormones that affected them as adolescents. 
B)  Sexual activity is less common than that during adolescence. 
C)  Sexual opportunities are less common than that during adolescence. 
D)  The chances of contracting a sexually transmitted infection are at their lowest.

Question 5

Fertility is at its peak for both men and women during early adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Menstrual problems _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  occur rarely in women in their young adulthood. 
B)  mostly involve life-threatening symptoms. 
C)  can include the absence of menstruation. 
D)  are primarily caused by psychological problems. 
A)  occur rarely in women in their young adulthood. 
B)  mostly involve life-threatening symptoms. 
C)  can include the absence of menstruation. 
D)  are primarily caused by psychological problems.

Question 7

As people mature, they tend to develop a cognitive-affective complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings about their career choices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Kelly's boss talks to her more often than she would like and jokes about the two of them going out after work. Even though Kelly knows he isn't serious, it makes her uncomfortable. She doesn't even want to go to work anymore because she knows her boss will make unnecessary comments. Kelly is experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual harassment 
B)  acquaintance rape 
C)  red tapism 
D)  the glass ceiling effect 
A)  sexual harassment 
B)  acquaintance rape 
C)  red tapism 
D)  the glass ceiling effect

Question 9

Briefly describe the stages in Donald Super's theory of career development.

Accepted Answer

The first or fantasy stage involves the

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fantasy stage of Super's career development theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  One's final career is most often chosen in this stage. 
B)  In this stage, interest and values are considered as the most critical reasons to choose a career. 
C)  In this stage, glamour has little to do with the career chosen. 
D)  In this stage, one's abilities and the career chosen often do not match. 
A)  One's final career is most often chosen in this stage. 
B)  In this stage, interest and values are considered as the most critical reasons to choose a career. 
C)  In this stage, glamour has little to do with the career chosen. 
D)  In this stage, one's abilities and the career chosen often do not match.

Question 11

Early adulthood:​

Accepted Answer

A)  involves establishing careers or pathways in life. 
B)  occurs at the same time for all people. 
C)  occurs after emerging adulthood is completed. 
D)  occurs later for women than for men. 
A)  involves establishing careers or pathways in life. 
B)  occurs at the same time for all people. 
C)  occurs after emerging adulthood is completed. 
D)  occurs later for women than for men.

Question 12

People in college are often at the realistic choice stage of career development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  adults are not mature in their thinking unless they go to college. 
B)  the cognitive processes of adolescents are in many ways more advanced than that of young adults. 
C)  the thinking of adolescents tends to be less egocentric than that of young adults. 
D)  mature thought involves accepting realities and making compromises. 
A)  adults are not mature in their thinking unless they go to college. 
B)  the cognitive processes of adolescents are in many ways more advanced than that of young adults. 
C)  the thinking of adolescents tends to be less egocentric than that of young adults. 
D)  mature thought involves accepting realities and making compromises.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It is more severe than premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMD
D) . 
B)  It cannot be treated or prevented. 
C)  It means the absence of menstruation. 
D)  It may be linked to hormonal fluctuations. 
A)  It is more severe than premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMD
D) . 
B)  It cannot be treated or prevented. 
C)  It means the absence of menstruation. 
D)  It may be linked to hormonal fluctuations.

Question 15

Over the years, _________ has been a key standard for adulthood for developmentalists.

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage 
B)  divorce 
C)  remarriage 
D)  college education 
A)  marriage 
B)  divorce 
C)  remarriage 
D)  college education

Question 16

Which of the following is true of women in their late 30s and early 40s?​

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a decline in the quality and quantity of their ova. 
B)  They rarely have fertility problems. 
C)  They cannot have healthy children, including their first children. 
D)  The risk of developing chromosomal abnormalities during pregnancy is low. 
A)  There is a decline in the quality and quantity of their ova. 
B)  They rarely have fertility problems. 
C)  They cannot have healthy children, including their first children. 
D)  The risk of developing chromosomal abnormalities during pregnancy is low.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of adaptive thermogenesis?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It explains why all obese people are overweight. 
B)  It sabotages weight-loss attempts in some overweight people. 
C)  It explains why obese people are always at the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. 
D)  It causes thin people to become obese during adulthood. 
A)  It explains why all obese people are overweight. 
B)  It sabotages weight-loss attempts in some overweight people. 
C)  It explains why obese people are always at the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. 
D)  It causes thin people to become obese during adulthood.

Question 18

Crystallized intelligence declines with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sensory sharpness declines in early adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most young adults are careless about their health during early adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true of emerging adulthood?

Which of the following is true of skin changes that occur toward the end of early adulthood?

Which of the following is an extrinsic motive for working?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding sexuality during early adulthood?

Fertility is at its peak for both men and women during early adulthood.

Menstrual problems _____.

As people mature, they tend to develop a cognitive-affective complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings about their career choices.

Briefly describe the stages in Donald Super's theory of career development.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fantasy stage of Super's career development theory?

Early adulthood:

People in college are often at the realistic choice stage of career development.

Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought suggests that:

Which of the following is true of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?

Over the years, _________ has been a key standard for adulthood for developmentalists.

Which of the following is true of women in their late 30s and early 40s?

Which of the following is true of adaptive thermogenesis?

Crystallized intelligence declines with age.

Sensory sharpness declines in early adulthood.

Most young adults are careless about their health during early adulthood.

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: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 13: Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following is true of emerging adulthood?​

Which of the following is true of skin changes that occur toward the end of early adulthood?

Which of the following is an extrinsic motive for working?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding sexuality during early adulthood?​

Fertility is at its peak for both men and women during early adulthood.

Menstrual problems _____.

As people mature, they tend to develop a cognitive-affective complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings about their career choices.

Briefly describe the stages in Donald Super's theory of career development.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the fantasy stage of Super's career development theory?

Early adulthood:​

People in college are often at the realistic choice stage of career development.

Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought suggests that:

Which of the following is true of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?​

Over the years, _________ has been a key standard for adulthood for developmentalists.

Which of the following is true of women in their late 30s and early 40s?​

Which of the following is true of adaptive thermogenesis?​

Crystallized intelligence declines with age.

Sensory sharpness declines in early adulthood.

Most young adults are careless about their health during early adulthood.

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: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes

Filters

Which of the following is true of emerging adulthood?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding sexuality during early adulthood?

Early adulthood:

Which of the following is true of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?

Which of the following is true of women in their late 30s and early 40s?

Which of the following is true of adaptive thermogenesis?