Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following is the term that describes thought that seeks to integrate opposing or conflicting ideas and observations?

The early adult years are likely to be the time of adulthood in which use of drugs and alcohol is highest.

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

Today, about ___ of the female population will live to be 80 years old or older; in 1900 that percentage was about ___.

According to the text, the young adult's development of intimacy depends most importantly on the previous development 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?

Which of the following explanations about the development of same-sex orientation is LEAST likely to be supported with research?

Dr. Abrams emphasizes to students in her Developmental Psychology class that they must consider multiple interacting forces when trying to understand human development. She is reflecting the central focus of which of the following?

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.

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):

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?

Donna is upset because she has returned to college in her late 30s. She feels so "old" and out of step compared to the other students, who nearly all are in their late teens and early twenties. Donna's feeling best reflect the issues surrounding the concept of:

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

Generalizing from the text, normative models of human development such as Levinson's theory would be expected to provide the LEAST accurate explanations of women's development and behavior during which of the following decades?

About how many new cases of AIDS were diagnosed in the United States in 2010?

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

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

Following graduation from college, Mark and Lisa got engaged and began looking for jobs in the same city. Their situation is typical for the majority of people in their age cohort, so it is called a(n):

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

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?