Exam 16: Older Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

In general, what has been the effect of high-intensity physical exercise programs for the elderly?

According to the text, expert knowledge focusing on the pragmatics of life that involves excellent judgment and advice on critical life issues defines the trait called:

According to Baltes and his colleagues, the combination of knowledge and judgment defines:

If you were to choose one word to describe the essence of what developmentalists mean by the term "wisdom" that word would be:

John says he fears becoming old because "old people are stupid

In the colonial period in the United States, the median age of the population was ____ years and about ___ of the population reached the age of 65.

In general, what has been the effect of high-intensity physical exercise programs for the elderly?

According to the text, which of the following factors accounts for the largest share of problems older adults have with driving a car?

Wisdom is seen equally often among young adults and older adults.

If Tom and Betty are typical adults and both are 6 feet tall at age 25, about how tall would you expect them to be at age 80?

The normal aging process, not connected with the occurrence of disease in the individual, is called:

Which of the following women has the HIGHEST likelihood of having osteoporosis?

If Sara believes that aging is the result of chromosome breakage that occurs each time a cell divides and accumulates until the cell no longer can reproduce itself, her view is most similar to:

According to the text, the reverence for the elderly common in colonial times is thought to be due to the fact that:

Helen used to love to sew, but when she turned 90 she gave this up, because she could no longer see well enough to thread a needle. Helen's problem is best described as one involving:

Which of the following disorders is more commonly known as "hardening of the arteries"?

The text suggests that older adulthood is best thought of as consisting of 4 distinct age-related periods. Why is older adulthood, but not other stages of development, divided into "substages"?

Miranda suffers from type 2 diabetes. If she is typical, you would guess that she is also:

The major decline in intellectual function that occurs with aging involves tasks involving speed.

Alzheimer's disease is the______ leading cause of death among people age 65 and older and the ____ leading cause of all deaths in the U.S. today.