Question 1

According to studies,which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of foreplay 
B) Lack of sexual interest 
C) Partner non-cooperation 
D) Reduced muscular movements 
A) Lack of foreplay 
B) Lack of sexual interest 
C) Partner non-cooperation 
D) Reduced muscular movements

Question 2

Toby has the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects and rotate them.Toby's ability is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) spatial orientation. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) verbal ability. 
D) perceptual speed. 
A) spatial orientation. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) verbal ability. 
D) perceptual speed.

Question 3

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 4

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as:

Accepted Answer

A) late adulthood. 
B) early midlife. 
C) late midlife. 
D) early adulthood. 
A) late adulthood. 
B) early midlife. 
C) late midlife. 
D) early adulthood.

Question 5

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 6

In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late sixties/early seventies:

Accepted Answer

A) a significant increase in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood. 
B) spirituality peaked in late middle adulthood. 
C) there was no significant change in spirituality from late middle to late adulthood. 
D) a dramatic decrease in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood. 
A) a significant increase in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood. 
B) spirituality peaked in late middle adulthood. 
C) there was no significant change in spirituality from late middle to late adulthood. 
D) a dramatic decrease in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood.

Question 7

The gradual decline in men's testosterone levels in middle age can reduce their:

Accepted Answer

A) lung capacity. 
B) sexual drive. 
C) infertility. 
D) thyroid levels. 
A) lung capacity. 
B) sexual drive. 
C) infertility. 
D) thyroid levels.

Question 8

What percentage of the U.S.population is older than 65 years?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 22 percent 
D) 23 percent 
A) 2 percent 
B) 12 percent 
C) 22 percent 
D) 23 percent

Question 9

What percentage of Americans considers themselves to be religious?

Accepted Answer

A) Between 35 and 40 percent 
B) Not more than 55 percent 
C) More than 70 percent 
D) Almost 60 percent 
A) Between 35 and 40 percent 
B) Not more than 55 percent 
C) More than 70 percent 
D) Almost 60 percent

Question 10

Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood; provide an example of these changes.

Accepted Answer

Physical changes that take place during

Question 11

From a recent U.S.survey,approximately what percentage of adults 40 to 59 years of age were obese?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 percent 
B) 40 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 15 percent 
B) 40 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 12

_____ training for six months reduced menopausal symptoms in a group of sedentary women.

Accepted Answer

A) Aerobic 
B) Psychological 
C) Cultural 
D) Cognitive 
A) Aerobic 
B) Psychological 
C) Cultural 
D) Cognitive

Question 13

____ refers to ability to understand ideas expressed in words.

Accepted Answer

A) Verbal comprehension 
B) Verbal memory 
C) Implicit memory 
D) Spatial orientation 
A) Verbal comprehension 
B) Verbal memory 
C) Implicit memory 
D) Spatial orientation

Question 14

_____ 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

Question 15

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 16

This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the book Man's Search for Meaning,where he proposed that the human qualities of spirituality,freedom,and responsibility were the key to finding one's true meaning in life (and death).

Accepted Answer

The answer of This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the...

Question 17

Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie?

Accepted Answer

A) Decline in intellectual abilities was more likely in the cross-sectional assessments than in the longitudinal assessments. 
B) When assessed longitudinally,inductive reasoning showed a consistent decline in the middle adulthood years. 
C) When assessed cross-sectionally,inductive reasoning increased until toward the end of middle adulthood. 
D) People reach a peak in their cognitive functioning for many intellectual skills in early adulthood. 
A) Decline in intellectual abilities was more likely in the cross-sectional assessments than in the longitudinal assessments. 
B) When assessed longitudinally,inductive reasoning showed a consistent decline in the middle adulthood years. 
C) When assessed cross-sectionally,inductive reasoning increased until toward the end of middle adulthood. 
D) People reach a peak in their cognitive functioning for many intellectual skills in early adulthood.

Question 18

In middle age,the role of work _____ in people's lives.

Accepted Answer

A) is downplayed 
B) is very central 
C) lessens 
D) is of moderate importance 
A) is downplayed 
B) is very central 
C) lessens 
D) is of moderate importance

Question 19

Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent. 
B) 45 percent. 
C) 68 percent. 
D) 93 percent. 
A) 25 percent. 
B) 45 percent. 
C) 68 percent. 
D) 93 percent.

Question 20

The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.

Accepted Answer

A) loses; loses 
B) loses; gains 
C) gains; gains 
D) gains; loses 
A) loses; loses 
B) loses; gains 
C) gains; gains 
D) gains; loses

According to studies,which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

Toby has the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects and rotate them.Toby's ability is known as:

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

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as:

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

In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late sixties/early seventies:

The gradual decline in men's testosterone levels in middle age can reduce their:

What percentage of the U.S.population is older than 65 years?

What percentage of Americans considers themselves to be religious?

Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood; provide an example of these changes.

From a recent U.S.survey,approximately what percentage of adults 40 to 59 years of age were obese?

_____ training for six months reduced menopausal symptoms in a group of sedentary women.

____ refers to ability to understand ideas expressed in words.

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

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

This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the book Man's Search for Meaning,where he proposed that the human qualities of spirituality,freedom,and responsibility were the key to finding one's true meaning in life (and death).

Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie?

In middle age,the role of work _____ in people's lives.

Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

The average adult in middle adulthood _ height and _ weight.

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

According to studies,which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

Toby has the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects and rotate them.Toby's ability is known as:

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

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as:

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

In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late sixties/early seventies:

The gradual decline in men's testosterone levels in middle age can reduce their:

What percentage of the U.S.population is older than 65 years?

What percentage of Americans considers themselves to be religious?

Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood; provide an example of these changes.

From a recent U.S.survey,approximately what percentage of adults 40 to 59 years of age were obese?

_____ training for six months reduced menopausal symptoms in a group of sedentary women.

____ refers to ability to understand ideas expressed in words.

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

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

This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the book Man's Search for Meaning,where he proposed that the human qualities of spirituality,freedom,and responsibility were the key to finding one's true meaning in life (and death).

Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie?

In middle age,the role of work _____ in people's lives.

Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.

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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The average adult in middle adulthood _ height and _ weight.