Question 1

The genetically programmed time limit for cell replication to which each species is theoretically bound is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The genetically programmed time limit for cell...

Question 2

How are the length of time in the U.S.and English language skills correlated with depression among elderly Chinese and Mexican immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A) They are not correlated. 
B) They are negatively correlated. 
C) They are positively correlated. 
D) There is a positive correlation among Hispanic immigrants and a negative correlation among Chinese immigrants. 
A) They are not correlated. 
B) They are negatively correlated. 
C) They are positively correlated. 
D) There is a positive correlation among Hispanic immigrants and a negative correlation among Chinese immigrants.

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African Americans and White Americans by age 75?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans will live longer than White Americans. 
B) Their life expectancies will be essentially equivalent. 
C) White Americans will live longer than African Americans. 
D) There is not enough data on this age group to know. 
A) African Americans will live longer than White Americans. 
B) Their life expectancies will be essentially equivalent. 
C) White Americans will live longer than African Americans. 
D) There is not enough data on this age group to know.

Question 4

Summarize Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity and give an example to illustrate each stage.

Accepted Answer

This theory applies to those who are pro

Question 5

What is the single largest factor that determines the trajectory of an adult's physical or mental status beyond age 65?

Accepted Answer

A) Health 
B) Marital status 
C) Social support system 
D) Socioeconomic status 
A) Health 
B) Marital status 
C) Social support system 
D) Socioeconomic status

Question 6

About how long is the maximum human lifespan?

Accepted Answer

A) 105-110 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 122 years 
D) 110-120 years 
A) 105-110 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 122 years 
D) 110-120 years

Question 7

What are the three subgroups of older adults?

Accepted Answer

young old,

Question 8

At what point in the human life cycle does the greatest number of deaths occur?

Accepted Answer

A) After age 60 
B) In infancy and early childhood 
C) Between the ages of 70 and 80 
D) In young adulthood 
A) After age 60 
B) In infancy and early childhood 
C) Between the ages of 70 and 80 
D) In young adulthood

Question 9

Which of the following terms applies to older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) Frail elderly 
B) Gerontological group 
C) Caregiver's burden 
D) Terminally aged 
A) Frail elderly 
B) Gerontological group 
C) Caregiver's burden 
D) Terminally aged

Question 10

Which of the following is one likely cause of dementia?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety 
B) Obesity 
C) Multiple blows to the head 
D) Schizophrenia 
A) Anxiety 
B) Obesity 
C) Multiple blows to the head 
D) Schizophrenia

Question 11

Which of the following is a change that occurs in the brain during the adult years?

Accepted Answer

A) Slower synaptic speed 
B) An increase in gray matter 
C) An increase in brain weight 
D) A pruning of the synapses to eliminate redundant neural connections 
A) Slower synaptic speed 
B) An increase in gray matter 
C) An increase in brain weight 
D) A pruning of the synapses to eliminate redundant neural connections

Question 12

In the United States today,the average 85-year-old man will live to age ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the United States today,the average 85-year-old...

Question 13

Auditory problems typically are experienced

Accepted Answer

A) by more women than men. 
B) by more men than women. 
C) with equal frequency by women and men. 
D) only by the oldest old subgroup. 
A) by more women than men. 
B) by more men than women. 
C) with equal frequency by women and men. 
D) only by the oldest old subgroup.

Question 14

What does your text suggest about older women's sexual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more inhibited,due to their awareness of differences in their physical appearance compared to when they were younger. 
B) They are less sexually active because of cultural prohibitions against expressed sexuality among the aged. 
C) They are more sexually adventurous and willing to experiment. 
D) They are more inclined to be sexually active with more than one partner-in other words,less bound by ideas of monogamy. 
A) They are more inhibited,due to their awareness of differences in their physical appearance compared to when they were younger. 
B) They are less sexually active because of cultural prohibitions against expressed sexuality among the aged. 
C) They are more sexually adventurous and willing to experiment. 
D) They are more inclined to be sexually active with more than one partner-in other words,less bound by ideas of monogamy.

Question 15

What is "retrospective memory" and what happens to it in old age?

Accepted Answer

It is recalling some

Question 16

What does the U.S.Census Bureau predict about the number of centenarians in the United States?

Accepted Answer

By 2060,th

Question 17

Cooper has great difficulty seeing now because the lenses inside his eyes have become clouded over.What is the name of this condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Glaucoma 
B) Cataracts 
C) Presbyopia 
D) Presbycusis 
A) Glaucoma 
B) Cataracts 
C) Presbyopia 
D) Presbycusis

Question 18

Approximately what percentage of elders in the young old subgroup continue to be sexually active?

Accepted Answer

A) 40% 
B) 20% 
C) 60% 
D) 70% 
A) 40% 
B) 20% 
C) 60% 
D) 70%

Question 19

Which of the following has been linked to minimized atrophy of the cerebral cortex of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) A flexible personality 
C) A social support system 
D) Socio-economic status 
A) Education 
B) A flexible personality 
C) A social support system 
D) Socio-economic status

Question 20

Which of the following seems to be even more important in older age as a contributor to longevity and good health?

Accepted Answer

A) Relationship status 
B) Exercise 
C) Recreational activities 
D) Social networks 
A) Relationship status 
B) Exercise 
C) Recreational activities 
D) Social networks

The genetically programmed time limit for cell replication to which each species is theoretically bound is called the ________.

How are the length of time in the U.S.and English language skills correlated with depression among elderly Chinese and Mexican immigrants?

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African Americans and White Americans by age 75?

Summarize Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity and give an example to illustrate each stage.

What is the single largest factor that determines the trajectory of an adult's physical or mental status beyond age 65?

About how long is the maximum human lifespan?

What are the three subgroups of older adults?

At what point in the human life cycle does the greatest number of deaths occur?

Which of the following terms applies to older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves?

Which of the following is one likely cause of dementia?

Which of the following is a change that occurs in the brain during the adult years?

In the United States today,the average 85-year-old man will live to age ________.

Auditory problems typically are experienced

What does your text suggest about older women's sexual behavior?

What is "retrospective memory" and what happens to it in old age?

What does the U.S.Census Bureau predict about the number of centenarians in the United States?

Cooper has great difficulty seeing now because the lenses inside his eyes have become clouded over.What is the name of this condition?

Approximately what percentage of elders in the young old subgroup continue to be sexually active?

Which of the following has been linked to minimized atrophy of the cerebral cortex of the brain?

Which of the following seems to be even more important in older age as a contributor to longevity and good health?

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Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

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Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

The genetically programmed time limit for cell replication to which each species is theoretically bound is called the ________.

How are the length of time in the U.S.and English language skills correlated with depression among elderly Chinese and Mexican immigrants?

Which of the following is true regarding the life expectancies of African Americans and White Americans by age 75?

Summarize Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity and give an example to illustrate each stage.

What is the single largest factor that determines the trajectory of an adult's physical or mental status beyond age 65?

About how long is the maximum human lifespan?

What are the three subgroups of older adults?

At what point in the human life cycle does the greatest number of deaths occur?

Which of the following terms applies to older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves?

Which of the following is one likely cause of dementia?

Which of the following is a change that occurs in the brain during the adult years?

In the United States today,the average 85-year-old man will live to age ________.

Auditory problems typically are experienced

What does your text suggest about older women's sexual behavior?

What is "retrospective memory" and what happens to it in old age?

What does the U.S.Census Bureau predict about the number of centenarians in the United States?

Cooper has great difficulty seeing now because the lenses inside his eyes have become clouded over.What is the name of this condition?

Approximately what percentage of elders in the young old subgroup continue to be sexually active?

Which of the following has been linked to minimized atrophy of the cerebral cortex of the brain?

Which of the following seems to be even more important in older age as a contributor to longevity and good health?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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