Exam 2: Models of Development: Nature and Nurture in Adulthood

Researchers studying caloric restriction find that rats fed on diets low in total calories:

The idea that older adults are much more satisfied with their lives when they are able to leave behind their former social roles and involvements is consistent with which role adjustment theory?

Define and contrast the terms: theory, hypothesis, model, and perspective.

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development, the macrosystem includes:

A research lab that focuses on studying the aging process is attempting to find the specific set of genes that control aging at the cellular level. It is likely that the researchers in this lab are operating from the ____________ model of development.

The Gompertz curve shows the relationship between:

What are two forms that "ageism" can take in terms of ways of thinking about older adults?

The behavioral genetics method in which genetic researchers scan the entire genome looking for signs of genetic disorders is known as what type of study?

What is the major assumption of the life course perspective?

As proposed by terror management theory, the cause of ageism can be traced to:

What is an implication of the "matrix" as described within Erikson's theory regarding the relationship between age and specific psychosocial issues?

In the Bronfenbrenner ecological model of development, which type of system has the most direct impact on the individual?

A man in his 50s finds that he does his best work when he allows himself to daydream or even take a break and play a video game. According to Erikson, this man would be high in the quality of:

According to the plasticity principle in development, individuals can alter the course of their own development by:

The ________ theory refers to deleterious changes in cells of the body's connective tissue such as skins, tendons, muscles, and cartilage.

According to your text, a study of seven large Canadian cities found that the major barrier to older adults' quality of life was:

The telomere theory proposes that the cause of aging is due to:

People who find it difficult to establish long-lasting, mutually satisfying, close relationships would be considered, in Erikson's theory, to be high on which specific quality?

Define and contrast the random error theories of aging and provide an implication that each theory has for how individuals can slow the rate of their own aging.

The ________ curve illustrates the relationship between death rate and age for different species.