Question 1

Social Security offers a(n) _____ but guaranteed retirement stipend.

Accepted Answer

low; minim

Question 2

Based on the research, what is the best advice to offer a widowed older woman?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make a new widowed friend. 
B)  Lean most on your family. 
C)  Join a widowed person's group. 
D)  Immediately find a new man. 
A)  Make a new widowed friend. 
B)  Lean most on your family. 
C)  Join a widowed person's group. 
D)  Immediately find a new man.

Question 3

Which U.S adult is MOST likely to be happy in retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shen, whose assets are under $100,000 
B)  Charlaine, who will only have Social Security to rely on 
C)  Karin, who is happily married 
D)  Paul, who has health problems 
A)  Shen, whose assets are under $100,000 
B)  Charlaine, who will only have Social Security to rely on 
C)  Karin, who is happily married 
D)  Paul, who has health problems

Question 4

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention, is located in the _____ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal 
B)  frontal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital 
A)  parietal 
B)  frontal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 5

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, a(n) _____ is most likely to do something he really dislikes.

Accepted Answer

A)  young person 
B)  older person 
C)  female 
D)  male 
A)  young person 
B)  older person 
C)  female 
D)  male

Question 6

According to the text, the best antidote for widow's loneliness is to focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  family contacts. 
B)  making new widowed friends. 
C)  the loss. 
D)  finding a new man. 
A)  family contacts. 
B)  making new widowed friends. 
C)  the loss. 
D)  finding a new man.

Question 7

Which symptom is NOT normal during "early" widowhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling that family members don't care 
B)  feeling contradictory emotions 
C)  feeling a sense of well-being 
D)  focusing on the events surrounding the death 
A)  feeling that family members don't care 
B)  feeling contradictory emotions 
C)  feeling a sense of well-being 
D)  focusing on the events surrounding the death

Question 8

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  young people only 
B)  older people only 
C)  people of any age 
D)  mostly women 
A)  young people only 
B)  older people only 
C)  people of any age 
D)  mostly women

Question 9

A mother confesses that she sometimes feels relieved and happy at how well she has been able to cope since her husband died. The daughter should assume that this means that her mom:

Accepted Answer

A)  didn't really love her dad. 
B)  is reacting normally. 
C)  is denying her loss. 
D)  should join a widowed person's group. 
A)  didn't really love her dad. 
B)  is reacting normally. 
C)  is denying her loss. 
D)  should join a widowed person's group.

Question 10

Neuroscientists find that when older adults memorize easy material, they activate _____ regions of the frontal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  larger 
B)  smaller 
C)  curvier 
D)  no 
A)  larger 
B)  smaller 
C)  curvier 
D)  no

Question 11

_____ refers to issues related to balancing the needs of the old and the young.

Accepted Answer

Intergener

Question 12

The stereotype that people treated the elderly better in the past is:

Accepted Answer

A)  false. 
B)  true, worldwide. 
C)  true, but only in China. 
D)  true, but only in hunter-gatherer societies. 
A)  false. 
B)  true, worldwide. 
C)  true, but only in China. 
D)  true, but only in hunter-gatherer societies.

Question 13

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development, the consequence of a failure to reach _____, when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

Accepted Answer

A)  integrity is despair 
B)  generativity is shame 
C)  integrity is isolation 
D)  generativity is despair 
A)  integrity is despair 
B)  generativity is shame 
C)  integrity is isolation 
D)  generativity is despair

Question 14

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, older adults are highly motivated to meet interesting strangers and make new friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  a U.S. woman in her eighties 
B)  someone who retires in the United States after working at a low-wage job 
C)  a German retiree in his eighties 
D)  someone who retires early in the United States because of health concerns 
A)  a U.S. woman in her eighties 
B)  someone who retires in the United States after working at a low-wage job 
C)  a German retiree in his eighties 
D)  someone who retires early in the United States because of health concerns

Question 16

Regularly completing homework for another class during lectures makes test performance:

Accepted Answer

A)  worse. 
B)  unchanged, as multitasking is "easy" for kids who have grown up in the digital age. 
C)  better, as it helps to focus the mind. 
D)  unchanged if students have already practiced that ability. 
A)  worse. 
B)  unchanged, as multitasking is "easy" for kids who have grown up in the digital age. 
C)  better, as it helps to focus the mind. 
D)  unchanged if students have already practiced that ability.

Question 17

Generalizing from the text, why might a student be likely to get the best grades in his major?

Accepted Answer

A)  The material in these courses is most personally interesting. 
B)  The material in these courses is hardest 
C)  The material in these courses is easiest. 
D)  The material in these courses is most in depth 
A)  The material in these courses is most personally interesting. 
B)  The material in these courses is hardest 
C)  The material in these courses is easiest. 
D)  The material in these courses is most in depth

Question 18

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old. Which is an old-age perk that Aniya might mention?

Accepted Answer

A)  "My life will be more predictable than it is today." 
B)  "People will treat me better, because they will see me as fragile and in need of care." 
C)  "I won't have to work." 
D)  "I can relax and no longer care how I look." 
A)  "My life will be more predictable than it is today." 
B)  "People will treat me better, because they will see me as fragile and in need of care." 
C)  "I won't have to work." 
D)  "I can relax and no longer care how I look."

Question 19

Compared to younger people, older people:

Accepted Answer

A)  are better at shutting out upsetting stimuli. 
B)  have trouble regulating their emotions. 
C)  focus on sad events instead of happy events. 
D)  perform poorly at emotion management tasks. 
A)  are better at shutting out upsetting stimuli. 
B)  have trouble regulating their emotions. 
C)  focus on sad events instead of happy events. 
D)  perform poorly at emotion management tasks.

Question 20

Jeannie has always divided her attention very well. For example, she could talk on the telephone while preparing dinner, and do half a dozen other things at the same time. Jeannie is now in her elderly years. According to the text, Jeannie MOST likely has:

Accepted Answer

A)  maintained this ability. 
B)  permanently lost this ability. 
C)  forgotten how to do most of these activities. 
D)  temporarily lost this ability but can regain it if she practices daily. 
A)  maintained this ability. 
B)  permanently lost this ability. 
C)  forgotten how to do most of these activities. 
D)  temporarily lost this ability but can regain it if she practices daily.

Social Security offers a(n) _____ but guaranteed retirement stipend.

Based on the research, what is the best advice to offer a widowed older woman?

Which U.S adult is MOST likely to be happy in retirement?

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention, is located in the _____ lobes.

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, a(n) _____ is most likely to do something he really dislikes.

According to the text, the best antidote for widow's loneliness is to focus on:

Which symptom is NOT normal during "early" widowhood?

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

A mother confesses that she sometimes feels relieved and happy at how well she has been able to cope since her husband died. The daughter should assume that this means that her mom:

Neuroscientists find that when older adults memorize easy material, they activate _____ regions of the frontal cortex.

_____ refers to issues related to balancing the needs of the old and the young.

The stereotype that people treated the elderly better in the past is:

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development, the consequence of a failure to reach _____, when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, older adults are highly motivated to meet interesting strangers and make new friends.

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

Regularly completing homework for another class during lectures makes test performance:

Generalizing from the text, why might a student be likely to get the best grades in his major?

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old. Which is an old-age perk that Aniya might mention?

Compared to younger people, older people:

Jeannie has always divided her attention very well. For example, she could talk on the telephone while preparing dinner, and do half a dozen other things at the same time. Jeannie is now in her elderly years. According to the text, Jeannie MOST likely has:

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Exam 13: Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Social Security offers a(n) _____ but guaranteed retirement stipend.

Based on the research, what is the best advice to offer a widowed older woman?

Which U.S adult is MOST likely to be happy in retirement?

The brain's "master planner," responsible for executive functions such as selective attention, is located in the _____ lobes.

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, a(n) _____ is most likely to do something he really dislikes.

According to the text, the best antidote for widow's loneliness is to focus on:

Which symptom is NOT normal during "early" widowhood?

Which group could use interventions to improve memory self-efficacy?

A mother confesses that she sometimes feels relieved and happy at how well she has been able to cope since her husband died. The daughter should assume that this means that her mom:

Neuroscientists find that when older adults memorize easy material, they activate _____ regions of the frontal cortex.

_____ refers to issues related to balancing the needs of the old and the young.

The stereotype that people treated the elderly better in the past is:

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development, the consequence of a failure to reach _____, when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, older adults are highly motivated to meet interesting strangers and make new friends.

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

Regularly completing homework for another class during lectures makes test performance:

Generalizing from the text, why might a student be likely to get the best grades in his major?

Aniya says she is really looking forward to being old. Which is an old-age perk that Aniya might mention?

Compared to younger people, older people:

Jeannie has always divided her attention very well. For example, she could talk on the telephone while preparing dinner, and do half a dozen other things at the same time. Jeannie is now in her elderly years. According to the text, Jeannie MOST likely has:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters