Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Dialectical thought occurs when people who have mastered formal operational thought regress back to using thought more characteristic of the period of concrete operations.

The events that define the entry and exit of developmental periods during childhood and adolescence are less defined by culture and more defined by maturation than are the developmental periods during adulthood.

Lorraine complains to her therapist that she and her husband have sex only a few times a year. Lorraine believes that this pattern of sexual activity is very unusual for married couples. If the therapist is knowledgeable about patterns of sexual intercourse, he should respond to Lorraine that in the United States today, about ____ percent of married couples report this pattern of sexual activity.

Juanita is celebrating her 30^th birthday. The fact that she has lived 30 years best reflects the concept of:

According to data from a study at the University of Chicago, what percentage of people reporting having more than five sexual partners in the past year claim either to be decreasing their sexual activity, going for HIV testing on a regular basis, or using condoms always?

According to the view of Daniel Levinson, the life structure develops out of which of the following processes?

According to the view of Daniel Levinson, the life structure develops out of which of the following processes?

The periods of early childhood are defined for the most part by _____________, whereas the period of early adulthood is defined for the most part by ___________.

Which of the following periods of the lifespan has the LOWEST death rate?

According to Levinson's original research, women were less likely to have mentors for their career because:

Events that occur at relatively specific times in the lifespan and which most people in an age cohort experience are referred to by which of the following terms?

According to research on the way women progress through Levinson's stages of the life cycle, it appears women's transitions may depend more on _____________ than on their age.

Gould conceptualized the period of adulthood as one in which individuals need to challenge and resolve a series of "false assumptions," such as "I'll always belong to my parents and believe in their world."

Suppose you survey a population of U. S. married adults about their sexual activity. You should expect that couples in which of the following age groups will report having sex most frequently?

In his 60s, Arthur joins a Bible study group to help him make sense of his life and to explore questions of purpose. According to Schaie, Arthur's questions reflect what stage of adult cognition?

Suppose you survey a population of U. S. married adults about their sexual activity. You should expect that couples in which of the following age groups will report having sex most frequently?

The period of middle adulthood typically extends from age 30 to age 50.

In Levinson's seasons of a man's life, the era of early adulthood extends from ages:

A study by the University of Illinois suggested that sexual satisfaction is very closely tied to having an orgasm.

According to data presented in the text, the peak of physiological functioning occurs at about age ____ for people who have active lifestyles and at about age _____ for people who have sedentary lifestyles.