Question 1

A man in his mid-forties is MOST likely to notice:

Accepted Answer

A) increased strength in his upper arms. 
B) sensitivity to high-pitched sounds. 
C) joint stiffness. 
D) decreased bladder control. 
A) increased strength in his upper arms. 
B) sensitivity to high-pitched sounds. 
C) joint stiffness. 
D) decreased bladder control.

Question 2

In a study of adults 55 years and older,sexual activity was linked to:

Accepted Answer

A) increases in sexually transmitted infections. 
B) improvements in physical and mental health. 
C) decreases in cardiovascular functioning. 
D) decreases in executive functioning. 
A) increases in sexually transmitted infections. 
B) improvements in physical and mental health. 
C) decreases in cardiovascular functioning. 
D) decreases in executive functioning.

Question 3

Questions such as,"To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) mental age. 
B) age identity. 
C) chronological age. 
D) age stereotype. 
A) mental age. 
B) age identity. 
C) chronological age. 
D) age stereotype.

Question 4

Today the average life expectancy in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A) 72 years. 
B) 74 years. 
C) 78 years. 
D) 80 years. 
A) 72 years. 
B) 74 years. 
C) 78 years. 
D) 80 years.

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

Accepted Answer

A) Both agree that adulthood is the time when the level of functioning in a number of cognitive domains is maintained or even increases. 
B) Salthouse recently has argued that his longitudinal research on aging and cognitive functioning should not be dismissed. 
C) Salthouse agrees with Schaie that cognitive functioning involving accumulated knowledge,such as vocabulary and general information,does not show early age-related decline but rather continues to increase at least until 60 years of age. 
D) Schaie has argued that reasoning,memory,spatial visualization,and processing speed begin declining in early adulthood and show further decline in the fifties. 
A) Both agree that adulthood is the time when the level of functioning in a number of cognitive domains is maintained or even increases. 
B) Salthouse recently has argued that his longitudinal research on aging and cognitive functioning should not be dismissed. 
C) Salthouse agrees with Schaie that cognitive functioning involving accumulated knowledge,such as vocabulary and general information,does not show early age-related decline but rather continues to increase at least until 60 years of age. 
D) Schaie has argued that reasoning,memory,spatial visualization,and processing speed begin declining in early adulthood and show further decline in the fifties.

Question 6

Stan,a middle-aged man,rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night.Stan is at risk for:

Accepted Answer

A) a weakening of his immune system. 
B) short-term memory consolidation problems. 
C) obesity. 
D) intellectual disability. 
A) a weakening of his immune system. 
B) short-term memory consolidation problems. 
C) obesity. 
D) intellectual disability.

Question 7

Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.

Accepted Answer

A) high-pitched; women 
B) high-pitched; men 
C) low-pitched; women 
D) low-pitched; men 
A) high-pitched; women 
B) high-pitched; men 
C) low-pitched; women 
D) low-pitched; men

Question 8

A recent study found that managing different job demands was associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) poor health. 
B) increased immune system functioning. 
C) decrease in stress. 
D) Alzheimer disease. 
A) poor health. 
B) increased immune system functioning. 
C) decrease in stress. 
D) Alzheimer disease.

Question 9

What was the average life expectancy in 1900?

Accepted Answer

A) 37 years 
B) 42 years 
C) 47 years 
D) 52 years 
A) 37 years 
B) 42 years 
C) 47 years 
D) 52 years

Question 10

Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid using vivid imagery to keep from becoming distracted. 
B) Use a recall rather than recognition strategy whenever possible. 
C) Use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered. 
D) Avoid using the information to be remembered so that it does not become confused with other information. 
A) Avoid using vivid imagery to keep from becoming distracted. 
B) Use a recall rather than recognition strategy whenever possible. 
C) Use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered. 
D) Avoid using the information to be remembered so that it does not become confused with other information.

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following types of hormones is MOST commonly administered during hormone replacement therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Estrogen 
B) Testosterone 
C) Follicle stimulating hormone 
D) Luteinizing hormone 
A) Estrogen 
B) Testosterone 
C) Follicle stimulating hormone 
D) Luteinizing hormone

Question 13

Individuals who had a high level of allostatic load (wearing down of the body's systems in response to high stress levels)exhibited difficulties in:

Accepted Answer

A) breathing. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) running. 
D) consolidation of long-term memories. 
A) breathing. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) running. 
D) consolidation of long-term memories.

Question 14

According to a recent British survey,people over 50 believe middle age begins at age

Accepted Answer

A) 35. 
B) 43. 
C) 53. 
D) 65. 
A) 35. 
B) 43. 
C) 53. 
D) 65.

Question 15

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions,solving problems,and comprehending written and spoken language.

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) brain circuitry 
C) episodic memory 
D) neural network 
A) working memory 
B) brain circuitry 
C) episodic memory 
D) neural network

Question 16

The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A) muscle integrity 
B) focal power 
C) visual acuity 
D) accommodation 
A) muscle integrity 
B) focal power 
C) visual acuity 
D) accommodation

Question 17

A study of HRT's effects was halted as evidence emerged that participants who were receiving HRT faced an increased risk of:

Accepted Answer

A) lung disease. 
B) cancer. 
C) stroke. 
D) arthritis. 
A) lung disease. 
B) cancer. 
C) stroke. 
D) arthritis.

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 of...

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

A man in his mid-forties is MOST likely to notice:

In a study of adults 55 years and older,sexual activity was linked to:

Questions such as,"To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

Today the average life expectancy in the United States is:

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

Stan,a middle-aged man,rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night.Stan is at risk for:

Sensitivity to _ sounds usually declines first among _.

A recent study found that managing different job demands was associated with:

What was the average life expectancy in 1900?

Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Which of the following types of hormones is MOST commonly administered during hormone replacement therapy?

Individuals who had a high level of allostatic load (wearing down of the body's systems in response to high stress levels)exhibited difficulties in:

According to a recent British survey,people over 50 believe middle age begins at age

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions,solving problems,and comprehending written and spoken language.

The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the eye.

A study of HRT's effects was halted as evidence emerged that participants who were receiving HRT faced an increased risk of:

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

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

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

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

Filters

Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

A man in his mid-forties is MOST likely to notice:

In a study of adults 55 years and older,sexual activity was linked to:

Questions such as,"To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

Today the average life expectancy in the United States is:

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

Stan,a middle-aged man,rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night.Stan is at risk for:

Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.

A recent study found that managing different job demands was associated with:

What was the average life expectancy in 1900?

Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Which of the following types of hormones is MOST commonly administered during hormone replacement therapy?

Individuals who had a high level of allostatic load (wearing down of the body's systems in response to high stress levels)exhibited difficulties in:

According to a recent British survey,people over 50 believe middle age begins at age

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions,solving problems,and comprehending written and spoken language.

The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the eye.

A study of HRT's effects was halted as evidence emerged that participants who were receiving HRT faced an increased risk of:

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

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

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

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

Filters

Sensitivity to _ sounds usually declines first among _.