Exam 14: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Since 1980, the percent of Americans who are obese or overweight has increased about ____.

Although cross-sectional studies typically show that mental abilities decline with age, when longitudinal studies are used, these age-related declines typically are seen to be nonexistent or much smaller.

Transitional models of adult development generally stress which of the following features of development?

Between the ages of 45 and 54, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is __________; between the ages of 55 and 64, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is _________.

According to the text, adults age 55-64 are LESS likely to die from which of the following conditions than are adults age 45-54?

If you were to conduct a survey of adults who smoke cigarettes, you would expect about ____ of these people would report that they want to quit smoking; of these, less than ____ will actually be able to quit.

If you were to conduct a survey of 100 women who were experiencing the symptoms of menopause, you should expect that about ____ of women would report having hot flashes.

Knowing how to start a car is a good example of declarative knowledge.

With respect to sensory changes in middle age, one commonly experiences a(n):

According to the text, which of the following chronic health conditions affects the largest proportion of middle-aged adults?

The average life expectancy from birth was about age 47 in 1950, but by 2020 it will be nearly 80 years.

The text cites examples of cross-cultural research about how women experience menopause. In general, these studies suggest that reports of negative symptoms vary ________ from culture to culture, suggesting the importance of __________ factors in explanations.

The ability that typically experiences the most decline in middle adulthood is memory.

Sexual activity reaches a peak for women at about age 40, but men reach this peak about 20 years earlier, at age 20.

The age-related changes that occur in intellectual skills have been traced to which of the following brain changes?

Intelligence that comes with experience and education and is based on the body of knowledge and information accumulated over the years is called:

According to the text, which of the following types of institutions are most likely to be involved in the retraining of an older workforce?

According to the text, adults age 55-64 are LESS likely to die from which of the following conditions than are adults age 45-54?

Women's loss of bone mass accelerates greatly after menopause due in largest part to which of the following?

In comparison to members of the white majority in the U.S., African Americans are more likely to die from all of the following EXCEPT: