Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Brittany often engages in the kind of thought in which she argues both sides of a question, pointing out the "pros" and "cons" of the situation. Her focus on trying to integrate opposing points of view and conflicting aspects of situations comes closest to thought that is called:

The primary developmental tasks of early adulthood according to Havighurst are to establish a family and find a career.

The central focus of Roger Gould's model of transformations of adulthood is:

Suppose that the world record winning time for the half-marathon was 1 hour 10 minutes in 1900. If the world's fastest 60-year-olds ran a half-marathon race today, what would you expect the winning time would be?

Homophobia is not a true phobia.

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."

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

Generalizing from race times reported in the text for marathon races, if the world record time for the women's half-marathon was 1 hour 20 minutes in 1900, what would you expect the world record time for women to be today for this race?

Jonathon tells his best friend: "I'm going to accept a job offer from a start-up technology company, but if that doesn't work out, I'm sure my parents will bail me out and I can always join the family business." Generalizing from Gould's theory, if Jonathon is typical for people his age, he is most likely about:

The prejudice, fear, and aversion held by individuals and directed against lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals is called what?

Sexual orientation is best thought of as being:

According to research presented in the text, what percentage of second-year medical students were found to endorse the belief that homosexuality is a mental disorder?

As Shelly gets older, she is better able to work productively with people she doesn't like or doesn't respect. This ability is most central to which of the following concepts?

Ernest, a 50-year-old man, bar hops every night in search of one-night stands - a behavior more commonly associated with much younger men in their 20s. To say that Ernest acts like a man who is 25 emphasizes the concept of:

According to the text, in comparison with earlier times, the death of a child today is _____ traumatic because____________.

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

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

According to Havighurst, selecting a mate and rearing children are tasks of:

Suppose you administer a survey about sexual activity to married couples who are either African American, Hispanic, or white. What results should you expect, if these couples' responses reflect population trends in the U.S. today?

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