Question 1

Intelligence decreases with the age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The "language of aging" reveals

Accepted Answer

A)  there are many age-specific terms today that refer positively to older people. 
B)  initially positive terms, such as elderly and aged person, are considered negative by some today. 
C)  ageist language did not begin until the 20th century. 
D)  songs in the late 19th and early 20th century generally depicted old age as desirable. 
A)  there are many age-specific terms today that refer positively to older people. 
B)  initially positive terms, such as elderly and aged person, are considered negative by some today. 
C)  ageist language did not begin until the 20th century. 
D)  songs in the late 19th and early 20th century generally depicted old age as desirable. B

Question 3

Stereotypes

Accepted Answer

A)  are concerned with unique individual variations. 
B)  are emotionally neutral. 
C)  are generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience. 
D)  are usually produced by rational thinking. 
A)  are concerned with unique individual variations. 
B)  are emotionally neutral. 
C)  are generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience. 
D)  are usually produced by rational thinking. C

Question 4

All of the following characterize age segregation EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it involves the avoidance of old people. 
B)  it results from negative stereotyping. 
C)  it causes negative stereotyping. 
D)  it helps reduce stereotypes of the elderly. 
A)  it involves the avoidance of old people. 
B)  it results from negative stereotyping. 
C)  it causes negative stereotyping. 
D)  it helps reduce stereotypes of the elderly.

Question 5

A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese, old and young from the American Deaf culture, and old and young hearing Americans found

Accepted Answer

A)  the Chinese had the most negative image of aging. 
B)  younger subjects, regardless of culture, perform better on memory tests than older subjects. 
C)  older Chinese and older Deaf participants outperformed the older American hearing group. 
D)  older Chinese performed similarly to the younger Chinese of the same level of education. 
A)  the Chinese had the most negative image of aging. 
B)  younger subjects, regardless of culture, perform better on memory tests than older subjects. 
C)  older Chinese and older Deaf participants outperformed the older American hearing group. 
D)  older Chinese performed similarly to the younger Chinese of the same level of education.

Question 6

The biomedicalized version of aging

Accepted Answer

A)  has reduced prejudice against the elderly. 
B)  focuses primarily on the healthy aged. 
C)  is a comprehensive view of the biological, social, and behavioral aspects of aging. 
D)  limits possibilities for physical, psychological, and spiritual growth in later life. 
A)  has reduced prejudice against the elderly. 
B)  focuses primarily on the healthy aged. 
C)  is a comprehensive view of the biological, social, and behavioral aspects of aging. 
D)  limits possibilities for physical, psychological, and spiritual growth in later life.

Question 7

Chronological age is a "full variable".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Phenomenology

Accepted Answer

A)  develops scientific measurements of personality and psychology of the aging processes. 
B)  looks at the meaning of aging as defined by personal narratives of the elderly. 
C)  focuses on confirming testable hypotheses about the process of aging. 
D)  focuses on biological study of human brain functioning as one ages. 
A)  develops scientific measurements of personality and psychology of the aging processes. 
B)  looks at the meaning of aging as defined by personal narratives of the elderly. 
C)  focuses on confirming testable hypotheses about the process of aging. 
D)  focuses on biological study of human brain functioning as one ages.

Question 9

Ageism exhibited by an untrusting, insecure person is most likely to be explained by the psychological theory of

Accepted Answer

A)  frustration-aggression. 
B)  selective perception. 
C)  authoritarian personality. 
D)  communication accommodation. 
A)  frustration-aggression. 
B)  selective perception. 
C)  authoritarian personality. 
D)  communication accommodation.

Question 10

All of the following are true about television advertising EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it tells us that aging is ugly and lonely. 
B)  it instills a fear of aging or capitalizes on existing fears. 
C)  it implies the elderly are preoccupied with irregularity, constipation, and sexual performance. 
D)  television consumers in their 50s and 60s respond best to an actor who is about the same age. 
A)  it tells us that aging is ugly and lonely. 
B)  it instills a fear of aging or capitalizes on existing fears. 
C)  it implies the elderly are preoccupied with irregularity, constipation, and sexual performance. 
D)  television consumers in their 50s and 60s respond best to an actor who is about the same age.

Question 11

Which of the following age groups watch the most television?

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary school children 
B)  teenagers 
C)  women age 25-49 
D)  the elderly 
A)  elementary school children 
B)  teenagers 
C)  women age 25-49 
D)  the elderly

Question 12

Explain the problems with stereotypes and give examples of stereotypes of the elderly to illustrate the problem.

Accepted Answer

Stereotypes are oversimplified and often

Question 13

Media Watch Task Force was associated with which highly known aging activist group?

Accepted Answer

A)  AARP. 
B)  Medicare. 
C)  Gray Panthers. 
D)  Senior Source. 
A)  AARP. 
B)  Medicare. 
C)  Gray Panthers. 
D)  Senior Source.

Question 14

Research about self-concepts of the elderly show

Accepted Answer

A)  elders adjust best if they realize that they are not the same person they were in earlier life. 
B)  self­esteem inevitably declines as one's body ages. 
C)  identity development is based more on chronological time than particular events. 
D)  elders are less likely to identify as old if they identify as being who they have always been. 
A)  elders adjust best if they realize that they are not the same person they were in earlier life. 
B)  self­esteem inevitably declines as one's body ages. 
C)  identity development is based more on chronological time than particular events. 
D)  elders are less likely to identify as old if they identify as being who they have always been.

Question 15

The Frustration Aggression Hypothesis describes individuals

Accepted Answer

A)  we see only who they expect to see. 
B)  who take out their frustration on others. 
C)  as rigid. 
D)  as distrusting. 
A)  we see only who they expect to see. 
B)  who take out their frustration on others. 
C)  as rigid. 
D)  as distrusting.

Question 16

Generalized stereotypes among college students is based on physical looks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the text, many television commercials focus on entertainment for older adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Pairing older adults with children to perform school­based tasks produced in children's attitudes about the elderly.

Accepted Answer

A)  no change 
B)  short-term changes that lasted less than a year 
C)  one-year but less than five-year changes 
D)  long-term (five year) changes 
A)  no change 
B)  short-term changes that lasted less than a year 
C)  one-year but less than five-year changes 
D)  long-term (five year) changes

Question 19

For older adults, the television often acts as a companion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a 2005 University of Southern California survey, 61 percent of college students believed that loneliness is a serious problem for older people compared to of the people over 65 who agreed.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  74 
C)  55 
D)  33 
A)  90 
B)  74 
C)  55 
D)  33

Intelligence decreases with the age.

The "language of aging" reveals

Stereotypes

All of the following characterize age segregation EXCEPT

A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese, old and young from the American Deaf culture, and old and young hearing Americans found

The biomedicalized version of aging

Chronological age is a "full variable".

Phenomenology

Ageism exhibited by an untrusting, insecure person is most likely to be explained by the psychological theory of

All of the following are true about television advertising EXCEPT

Which of the following age groups watch the most television?

Explain the problems with stereotypes and give examples of stereotypes of the elderly to illustrate the problem.

Media Watch Task Force was associated with which highly known aging activist group?

Research about self-concepts of the elderly show

The Frustration Aggression Hypothesis describes individuals

Generalized stereotypes among college students is based on physical looks.

According to the text, many television commercials focus on entertainment for older adults.

Pairing older adults with children to perform schoolbased tasks produced in children's attitudes about the elderly.

For older adults, the television often acts as a companion.

In a 2005 University of Southern California survey, 61 percent of college students believed that loneliness is a serious problem for older people compared to of the people over 65 who agreed.

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Exam 2: Stereotypes and Images

Intelligence decreases with the age.

The "language of aging" reveals

Stereotypes

All of the following characterize age segregation EXCEPT

A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese, old and young from the American Deaf culture, and old and young hearing Americans found

The biomedicalized version of aging

Chronological age is a "full variable".

Phenomenology

Ageism exhibited by an untrusting, insecure person is most likely to be explained by the psychological theory of

All of the following are true about television advertising EXCEPT

Which of the following age groups watch the most television?

Explain the problems with stereotypes and give examples of stereotypes of the elderly to illustrate the problem.

Media Watch Task Force was associated with which highly known aging activist group?

Research about self-concepts of the elderly show

The Frustration Aggression Hypothesis describes individuals

Generalized stereotypes among college students is based on physical looks.

According to the text, many television commercials focus on entertainment for older adults.

Pairing older adults with children to perform school­based tasks produced in children's attitudes about the elderly.

For older adults, the television often acts as a companion.

In a 2005 University of Southern California survey, 61 percent of college students believed that loneliness is a serious problem for older people compared to of the people over 65 who agreed.

Aging in America

Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development

Physical Health and Well Being

Mental Health

Friends, Family, and Community

Intimacy and Sexuality

Work and Leisure

Finances and Lifestyles

Living Environments

The Oldest Old and Caregiving

Special Problems

Women and Ethnic Groups

Death and Dying

Politics, Policies, and Programs

Filters

Pairing older adults with children to perform schoolbased tasks produced in children's attitudes about the elderly.