Question 1

Which of the following statements about late midlife is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in late midlife are either preparing for retirement or actually retiring. 
B)  People in late midlife are more likely to experience the death of a parent than people in early midlife. 
C)  People in late midlife are less likely to experience their last child leaving home than people in early midlife. 
D)  People in late midlife are more likely to experience becoming a grandparent than those in early midlife. 
A)  People in late midlife are either preparing for retirement or actually retiring. 
B)  People in late midlife are more likely to experience the death of a parent than people in early midlife. 
C)  People in late midlife are less likely to experience their last child leaving home than people in early midlife. 
D)  People in late midlife are more likely to experience becoming a grandparent than those in early midlife.

Question 2

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction-time task 
B)  Phonic simulation 
C)  Visual perception test 
D)  Neuropsychological test 
A)  Reaction-time task 
B)  Phonic simulation 
C)  Visual perception test 
D)  Neuropsychological test

Question 3

Cholesterol comes in two forms _____ and HDL.

Accepted Answer

A)  LDL 
B)  BDL 
C)  GAL 
D)  QUL 
A)  LDL 
B)  BDL 
C)  GAL 
D)  QUL

Question 4

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Accepted Answer

A)  "simple" 
B)  "good" 
C)  "bad" 
D)  "white" 
A)  "simple" 
B)  "good" 
C)  "bad" 
D)  "white"

Question 5

Individuals with metabolic syndrome who _____ reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintained a high blood glucose level 
B)  were physically active 
C)  maintained a high LDL level 
D)  were physically inactive 
A)  maintained a high blood glucose level 
B)  were physically active 
C)  maintained a high LDL level 
D)  were physically inactive

Question 6

_____ is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

Accepted Answer

A)  Puberty 
B)  Menarche 
C)  Spermarche 
D)  Climacteric 
A)  Puberty 
B)  Menarche 
C)  Spermarche 
D)  Climacteric

Question 7

The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Accepted Answer

A)  sarcoma 
B)  osteopenia 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  sarcopenia 
A)  sarcoma 
B)  osteopenia 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  sarcopenia

Question 8

Nowadays, the main causes of death in middle adulthood in the United States are:

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious diseases. 
B)  accidents. 
C)  chronic diseases. 
D)  homicide. 
A)  infectious diseases. 
B)  accidents. 
C)  chronic diseases. 
D)  homicide.

Question 9

Compared to middle age, which of the following best describes late middle age for many?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health problems start to decline 
B)  Losses may begin to outnumber gains 
C)  Life-changes decrease: the path is relatively fixed 
D)  Losses and gains even out 
A)  Health problems start to decline 
B)  Losses may begin to outnumber gains 
C)  Life-changes decrease: the path is relatively fixed 
D)  Losses and gains even out

Question 10

Crystallized intelligence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual's ability to reason abstractly. 
B)  an individual's accumulated information and verbal skills. 
C)  an individual's ability to think hypothetically. 
D)  an individual's ability to use deductive reasoning. 
A)  an individual's ability to reason abstractly. 
B)  an individual's accumulated information and verbal skills. 
C)  an individual's ability to think hypothetically. 
D)  an individual's ability to use deductive reasoning.

Question 11

Which of the following is a sign of aging for the average adult in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in height 
B)  Decrease in weight 
C)  Brittle fingernails 
D)  Loss of memory 
A)  Increase in height 
B)  Decrease in weight 
C)  Brittle fingernails 
D)  Loss of memory

Question 12

John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood, _____ intelligence continues to increase.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid 
B)  semantic 
C)  crystallized 
D)  multiple 
A)  fluid 
B)  semantic 
C)  crystallized 
D)  multiple

Question 13

Which of the following is most typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficulty viewing moving objects 
B)  Difficulty viewing objects on the background 
C)  Difficulty viewing close objects 
D)  Difficulty viewing complicated patterns 
A)  Difficulty viewing moving objects 
B)  Difficulty viewing objects on the background 
C)  Difficulty viewing close objects 
D)  Difficulty viewing complicated patterns

Question 14

The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term given to age-related loss of...

Question 15

Religiousness has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower rate of depression. 
B)  a lower rate of hypertension. 
C)  a lower risk of cancer. 
D)  longevity. 
A)  a lower rate of depression. 
B)  a lower rate of hypertension. 
C)  a lower risk of cancer. 
D)  longevity.

Question 16

_____ refers to the ability to quickly and accurately make simple discriminations in visual stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spatial orientation 
B)  Inductive reasoning 
C)  Perceptual speed 
D)  Verbal comprehension 
A)  Spatial orientation 
B)  Inductive reasoning 
C)  Perceptual speed 
D)  Verbal comprehension

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the reasons why many middle-aged workers are delaying retirement plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increase of retirement age to 75 years 
B)  The increasing opportunity for middle-aged professionals 
C)  The increased productive health owing to medical advances 
D)  The decline in defined-benefit pensions 
A)  The increase of retirement age to 75 years 
B)  The increasing opportunity for middle-aged professionals 
C)  The increased productive health owing to medical advances 
D)  The decline in defined-benefit pensions

Question 18

A kind of (adult) intelligence that consists of one's ability to reason abstractly.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A kind of (adult) intelligence that consists...

Question 19

Describe the differences between LDL and HDL and some of the changes one can make in lifestyle to affect cholesterol levels.

Accepted Answer

Cholesterol comes in two forms: LDL (low

Question 20

_____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Infectious disease 
B)  Accident 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Homicide 
A)  Infectious disease 
B)  Accident 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Homicide

Which of the following statements about late midlife is NOT true?

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Cholesterol comes in two forms _____ and HDL.

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Individuals with metabolic syndrome who _____ reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

_____ is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Nowadays, the main causes of death in middle adulthood in the United States are:

Compared to middle age, which of the following best describes late middle age for many?

Crystallized intelligence is:

Which of the following is a sign of aging for the average adult in middle adulthood?

John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood, _____ intelligence continues to increase.

Which of the following is most typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Religiousness has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ refers to the ability to quickly and accurately make simple discriminations in visual stimuli.

Which of the following is one of the reasons why many middle-aged workers are delaying retirement plans?

A kind of (adult) intelligence that consists of one's ability to reason abstractly.

Describe the differences between LDL and HDL and some of the changes one can make in lifestyle to affect cholesterol levels.

_____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Which of the following statements about late midlife is NOT true?

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Cholesterol comes in two forms _____ and HDL.

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Individuals with metabolic syndrome who _____ reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

_____ is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Nowadays, the main causes of death in middle adulthood in the United States are:

Compared to middle age, which of the following best describes late middle age for many?

Crystallized intelligence is:

Which of the following is a sign of aging for the average adult in middle adulthood?

John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood, _____ intelligence continues to increase.

Which of the following is most typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Religiousness has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ refers to the ability to quickly and accurately make simple discriminations in visual stimuli.

Which of the following is one of the reasons why many middle-aged workers are delaying retirement plans?

A kind of (adult) intelligence that consists of one's ability to reason abstractly.

Describe the differences between LDL and HDL and some of the changes one can make in lifestyle to affect cholesterol levels.

_____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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