Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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.

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

Although Luke and Connor are both 30 years old, Luke is married, has two children, and is progressing in his career, whereas Connor is still in graduate school, has never had time for a serious romantic relationship, and doesn't yet know what he wants to accomplish in his professional life. The concept that best describes the differences between these men is psychological age.

Warner Schaie's social responsibility period for cognitive skills is typically characterized by:

Which disorder is most likely to cause urinary tract infection in men?

Mark is a high school biology teacher who suffered an accident and now cannot use his legs and is in a wheelchair. When he recovered and came back to work, his school moved his biology classroom from the second to the first floor, and they installed a lower lab bench so he could teach effectively in this renovated classroom. The school's response would be considered a good example of:

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

According to the text, age clocks today, when compared to age clocks 50 years ago, have become:

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.

What law makes it illegal to discriminate against individuals with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications?

Although Jennifer has become a well-respected partner in her public relations firm, recently she has been having doubts that she will not be successful enough, and not accomplish enough in her career to satisfy her need to be successful. According to Gould's view of adult development, your best guess would be that Jennifer is about how old?

Jacob explains a difficult situation by bringing together ideas that reflect the logical aspects of the problem, the emotional aspects of the problems, and his own past experiences in solving problems of this type. The term that best describes Jacob's approach to explaining this problem is:

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?

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.

According to Piaget, at which of the following ages do individuals typically reach the stage of formal operations, and thereby substantially complete their cognitive development?

According to Erik Erikson, young adults typically experience the crisis of:

Gay men and lesbian women are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to live is urban areas and to graduate from college.

The best performance of 60-year-old marathon runners today approximately matches the best performance of 60-year-old marathon runners of a century ago.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about how psychologists have thought about homosexuality as being a mental disorder?

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