Question 1

Dualistic thinking:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves dividing the cognitive world into opposites, such as good and bad. 
B)  reflects the type of thought processes adults have after college. 
C)  reflects the most mature type of thought process adults have. 
D)  occurs during Piaget's fifth stage of cognitive development. 
A)  involves dividing the cognitive world into opposites, such as good and bad. 
B)  reflects the type of thought processes adults have after college. 
C)  reflects the most mature type of thought process adults have. 
D)  occurs during Piaget's fifth stage of cognitive development.

Question 2

Karen is overweight and has decided to shed some pounds to get healthier. She wishes to implement a cognitive-behavioral method to help achieve her goal. Which of the following is she most likely to implement to make her weight-loss program successful?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Intentionally subject herself to temptations so she can learn how to resist them 
B)  Eat her entire meal without a break so that her body can learn how much food she needs 
C)  Reward herself for meeting calorie goals, as long as that reward is not food 
D)  Binge on occasions such as an office party and not resume dieting the very next day 
A)  Intentionally subject herself to temptations so she can learn how to resist them 
B)  Eat her entire meal without a break so that her body can learn how much food she needs 
C)  Reward herself for meeting calorie goals, as long as that reward is not food 
D)  Binge on occasions such as an office party and not resume dieting the very next day

Question 3

Paul is 60 years old. He is currently positioned as a senior manager in his workplace. Which of the following actions is he most likely to take, being in the retirement stage of career development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul is likely to choose a job in acting because of the glamour quotient. 
B)  Paul is likely to change positions within the company by moving from the marketing to the management team. 
C)  Paul is likely to sever bonds with his workplace and undertake a second career. 
D)  Paul is likely to weigh the job requirements and rewards against his interests, abilities, and values. 
A)  Paul is likely to choose a job in acting because of the glamour quotient. 
B)  Paul is likely to change positions within the company by moving from the marketing to the management team. 
C)  Paul is likely to sever bonds with his workplace and undertake a second career. 
D)  Paul is likely to weigh the job requirements and rewards against his interests, abilities, and values.

Question 4

_____ involves thought processes directed at considering how we arrive at our beliefs, facts, and ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egoistic thinking 
B)  Epistemic thinking 
C)  Postformal thinking 
D)  Postconventional thinking 
A)  Egoistic thinking 
B)  Epistemic thinking 
C)  Postformal thinking 
D)  Postconventional thinking

Question 5

Heart disease and cancer:​

Accepted Answer

A)  are more common causes of death in young adults than other causes. 
B)  kill a much lesser percentage of people aged 25 to 44 than aged 15 to 24. 
C)  are less common causes of death during early adulthood than accidents. 
D)  are more frequently diagnosed in early adulthood than in middle adulthood. 
A)  are more common causes of death in young adults than other causes. 
B)  kill a much lesser percentage of people aged 25 to 44 than aged 15 to 24. 
C)  are less common causes of death during early adulthood than accidents. 
D)  are more frequently diagnosed in early adulthood than in middle adulthood.

Question 6

Which of the following is a change found toward the end of early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hearing peaks during this stage. 
B)  Wrinkles and less elastic skin are more common in men than women. 
C)  Most men experience rapid decline in virility. 
D)  Most women are completely infertile. 
A)  Hearing peaks during this stage. 
B)  Wrinkles and less elastic skin are more common in men than women. 
C)  Most men experience rapid decline in virility. 
D)  Most women are completely infertile.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of physical development during early adulthood?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Young adults are at their tallest during early adulthood. 
B)  Women are normally stronger than men during early adulthood. 
C)  The immune system suffers due to extreme stress during early adulthood. 
D)  The skin begins to loosen, grow less elastic, and wrinkle in early adulthood. 
A)  Young adults are at their tallest during early adulthood. 
B)  Women are normally stronger than men during early adulthood. 
C)  The immune system suffers due to extreme stress during early adulthood. 
D)  The skin begins to loosen, grow less elastic, and wrinkle in early adulthood.

Question 8

Emerging adulthood is a period of development that was identified to fit those who are not considered adolescents anymore but are not completely in the early adulthood phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Eric has just finished high school and is doing his internship. He is living at home and is enrolling in graduate school. He makes decent money but cannot afford his own apartment. He has a girlfriend but is not yet ready to commit to marriage. He feels that he has overcome adolescence but is not yet fully adult. According to Jeffrey Arnett, Eric is in the age of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  instability 
B)  identity exploration 
C)  feeling in-between 
D)  possibilities 
A)  instability 
B)  identity exploration 
C)  feeling in-between 
D)  possibilities

Question 10

Katie takes up two jobs because she thinks that working makes a person less idle. In which of the following intrinsic motives of career development does Katie believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialization 
B)  Public roles 
C)  Self-identity 
D)  Work ethic 
A)  Socialization 
B)  Public roles 
C)  Self-identity 
D)  Work ethic

Question 11

Which of the following is true of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  As with physical development, people are at the height of their cognitive powers during adolescence. 
B)  People typically retain their verbal skills and may even show improvement in vocabulary and general knowledge as they age. 
C)  Performance on tasks that require reasoning or problem-solving speeds, and visual-spatial skills tend to decline in early adulthood. 
D)  Crystallized intelligence is more susceptible to age than fluid intelligence. 
A)  As with physical development, people are at the height of their cognitive powers during adolescence. 
B)  People typically retain their verbal skills and may even show improvement in vocabulary and general knowledge as they age. 
C)  Performance on tasks that require reasoning or problem-solving speeds, and visual-spatial skills tend to decline in early adulthood. 
D)  Crystallized intelligence is more susceptible to age than fluid intelligence.

Question 12

_________ is usually defined in terms of what people do rather than how old they are.

Accepted Answer

A)  Old age 
B)  Adulthood 
C)  Infancy 
D)  Adolescence 
A)  Old age 
B)  Adulthood 
C)  Infancy 
D)  Adolescence

Question 13

Explain Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought.

Accepted Answer

Gisella Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragma

Question 14

The primary mode of HIV transmission worldwide is by injecting drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Emerging adulthood:

Accepted Answer

A)  is sandwiched between the stages of adolescence and young adulthood. 
B)  precedes adolescence. 
C)  is the stage that appears after middle adulthood and before old age. 
D)  roughly spans the ages of 55 to 65. 
A)  is sandwiched between the stages of adolescence and young adulthood. 
B)  precedes adolescence. 
C)  is the stage that appears after middle adulthood and before old age. 
D)  roughly spans the ages of 55 to 65.

Question 16

Adulthood is more accurately defined by one's age and not by what one does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Rape is less likely to be reported when:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is committed by a stranger. 
B)  it involves female-on-female victimization. 
C)  it involves multiple assailants. 
D)  it is committed by an acquaintance. 
A)  it is committed by a stranger. 
B)  it involves female-on-female victimization. 
C)  it involves multiple assailants. 
D)  it is committed by an acquaintance.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the causes of death during early adulthood?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide and suicide are among the leading causes of death during this time. 
B)  HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death during this time. 
C)  Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death during this time. 
D)  Accidents are the leading cause of death during this time. 
A)  Homicide and suicide are among the leading causes of death during this time. 
B)  HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death during this time. 
C)  Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death during this time. 
D)  Accidents are the leading cause of death during this time.

Question 19

Linda tells her doctor that she experiences major mood swings a week before she menstruates. She suffers from loss of appetite and anxiety during those days. Which of the following actions is her doctor likely to take to treat Linda?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Her doctor is likely to perform an analysis of a cervical smear. 
B)  Her doctor is likely to ask her to take blood, saliva, or urine tests to detect HIV antibodies. 
C)  Her doctor is likely to prescribe medication to increase the activity of serotonin in the nervous system. 
D)  Her doctor is likely to prescribe topical drugs containing pyrethrins or piperonal butoxide. 
A)  Her doctor is likely to perform an analysis of a cervical smear. 
B)  Her doctor is likely to ask her to take blood, saliva, or urine tests to detect HIV antibodies. 
C)  Her doctor is likely to prescribe medication to increase the activity of serotonin in the nervous system. 
D)  Her doctor is likely to prescribe topical drugs containing pyrethrins or piperonal butoxide.

Question 20

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about rape?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Penile-vaginal penetration is always necessary to fit the definition of rape. 
B)  Most states permit the prosecution of husbands who rape their wives. 
C)  Only about 10% of rape victims are women, and their assailants are generally men. 
D)  Women aged 30 to 44 are two to three times more likely to be raped than girls or older women. 
A)  Penile-vaginal penetration is always necessary to fit the definition of rape. 
B)  Most states permit the prosecution of husbands who rape their wives. 
C)  Only about 10% of rape victims are women, and their assailants are generally men. 
D)  Women aged 30 to 44 are two to three times more likely to be raped than girls or older women.

Dualistic thinking:

Karen is overweight and has decided to shed some pounds to get healthier. She wishes to implement a cognitive-behavioral method to help achieve her goal. Which of the following is she most likely to implement to make her weight-loss program successful?

Paul is 60 years old. He is currently positioned as a senior manager in his workplace. Which of the following actions is he most likely to take, being in the retirement stage of career development?

_____ involves thought processes directed at considering how we arrive at our beliefs, facts, and ideas.

Heart disease and cancer:

Which of the following is a change found toward the end of early adulthood?

Which of the following is true of physical development during early adulthood?

Emerging adulthood is a period of development that was identified to fit those who are not considered adolescents anymore but are not completely in the early adulthood phase.

Katie takes up two jobs because she thinks that working makes a person less idle. In which of the following intrinsic motives of career development does Katie believe?

Which of the following is true of cognitive development?

_________ is usually defined in terms of what people do rather than how old they are.

Explain Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought.

The primary mode of HIV transmission worldwide is by injecting drugs.

Emerging adulthood:

Adulthood is more accurately defined by one's age and not by what one does.

Rape is less likely to be reported when:

Which of the following is true of the causes of death during early adulthood?

Linda tells her doctor that she experiences major mood swings a week before she menstruates. She suffers from loss of appetite and anxiety during those days. Which of the following actions is her doctor likely to take to treat Linda?

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about rape?

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

Dualistic thinking:

Karen is overweight and has decided to shed some pounds to get healthier. She wishes to implement a cognitive-behavioral method to help achieve her goal. Which of the following is she most likely to implement to make her weight-loss program successful?​

Paul is 60 years old. He is currently positioned as a senior manager in his workplace. Which of the following actions is he most likely to take, being in the retirement stage of career development?

_____ involves thought processes directed at considering how we arrive at our beliefs, facts, and ideas.

Heart disease and cancer:​

Which of the following is a change found toward the end of early adulthood?

Which of the following is true of physical development during early adulthood?​

Emerging adulthood is a period of development that was identified to fit those who are not considered adolescents anymore but are not completely in the early adulthood phase.

Katie takes up two jobs because she thinks that working makes a person less idle. In which of the following intrinsic motives of career development does Katie believe?

Which of the following is true of cognitive development?

_________ is usually defined in terms of what people do rather than how old they are.

Explain Labouvie-Vief's theory of pragmatic thought.

The primary mode of HIV transmission worldwide is by injecting drugs.

Emerging adulthood:

Adulthood is more accurately defined by one's age and not by what one does.

Rape is less likely to be reported when:

Which of the following is true of the causes of death during early adulthood?​

Linda tells her doctor that she experiences major mood swings a week before she menstruates. She suffers from loss of appetite and anxiety during those days. Which of the following actions is her doctor likely to take to treat Linda?​

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about rape?​

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

Karen is overweight and has decided to shed some pounds to get healthier. She wishes to implement a cognitive-behavioral method to help achieve her goal. Which of the following is she most likely to implement to make her weight-loss program successful?

Heart disease and cancer:

Which of the following is true of physical development during early adulthood?

Which of the following is true of the causes of death during early adulthood?

Linda tells her doctor that she experiences major mood swings a week before she menstruates. She suffers from loss of appetite and anxiety during those days. Which of the following actions is her doctor likely to take to treat Linda?

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about rape?