Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

How well a person adapts to environmental demands is most important to the concept captured by which of the following terms?

Homophobia is best described as:

Suppose that Jim wants to become a professional golfer. He should plan to achieve his best game at about what age?

According to statistics presented in the text, which subgroup in the U.S. population currently is being hardest hit by increasing rates of HIV/AIDS infection?

If you were on a quiz show and were asked to estimate the percentage of U. S. adults who have had sexual intercourse before marriage, the most accurate response you could give would be:

At present, there is no cure for which of the following diseases?

Bernice has recently experienced the sudden and unexpected death of her husband and has lost her job after working at the company for 10 years. Since both of these events were unanticipated, they would best be considered to be:

Two of Dr. Brown's patients are in identical health, both having heart disease, diabetes, and limited physical abilities. However, one of these patients is 86 years old and the other is 56 years old. This example best points out what is meant by the term:

Compared to the 1970s, reports of sexual satisfaction among U. S. adults today is _____ and _____ closely tied to whether or not sexual activity results in orgasm.

Warner Schaie views childhood and adolescence as a period of cognitive development that focuses on the ________of cognitive skills.

Professional baseball players usually hit their peak performance at younger ages than professional tennis players.

Lee advanced a theory that prescribes that nearly all adults go through an ordered series of five "life conflicts" that define how adult development unfolds. This type of theory fits best into which of the following theoretical approaches?

After graduating from high school, Tyrone and several of his classmates attended the local community college. Going to college immediately following high school is best considered to be an example of a(n):

As people move from young adult into older adulthood, the percentage who meet guidelines for participating in aerobic and muscle strengthening activities:

Which of the following people would be expected to have the greatest arm strength, leg strength, and hand strength?

A person who is sexually attracted to both males and females is called which of the following?

According to the text, all of the following reach their peak during young adulthood EXCEPT:

Critics of Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence note that it may simply be a different word to describe personality and cognitive traits that others have studied previously.

There are three general patterns of sexual relations: About 80% of couples have sex two or more times a week, about 10% have sex several times a month, and about 10% have sex only a few times a year or not at all.

According to the text, which of the following spans of years fits within the developmental stage called "middle adulthood" ?