Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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?

One criticism of stage theories is that they tend to overvalue the role of multiple contexts.

According to Schaie, what is the central task of late adulthood?

Women are at their peak of fertility at about age 15.

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?

Adjustment to changing circumstances is a task that is required throughout adulthood. However, in Havighurst's model, adjustment to a wide variety of life circumstances is an especially important dimension of which of the following periods of the lifespan?

Wilma is using her intellectual abilities to pursue her chosen career and to decide on a lifestyle. In which of Warner Schaie's stages of adult thinking is she?

Gould considered growth in adulthood to be the process of casting off false assumptions.

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

The average woman is born with approximately how many ova?

Which of the following theories is the best example of a context model?

The law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability is usually called the Civil Rights Act.

Which of the following people would be expected to have the greatest arm strength, leg strength, and hand strength?

Most researchers studying sexual preference today agree that sexual orientation is, for the most part, a choice made by men and women who would otherwise be heterosexual.

When a person is capable of weighing both the cognitive and emotional aspects of a situation, this style of thought is called postformal thought.

According to the text, which of the following types of events typically cause the most stress?

In comparison to people with heterosexual orientations, those with same-sex orientations are more likely to:

Jake studied business in college and took a summer job in an accounting firm to help him decide whether he really wanted to pursue a career in accounting. According to Schaie, Jake is in which stage of adult thinking?

David has been a defense lawyer for 15 years. Now in his early 40s, he has volunteered his services to battered women in the community. According to Schaie, David's application of his cognitive skills reflects what stage of adult thinking?

Camilla has established a mutually satisfactory close relationship with Herb. This couple has achieved what Erik Erikson called: