Exam 1: Introduction to Adult Development

Suppose a researcher, using a cross-sectional design, finds that the incidence of depression is highest among young adults and lowest among the elderly. Which of the following is a possible valid interpretation of this result?

Explain in what ways a person's social age will impact his or her activity level in public places if his or her chronological age is between 60-70 years old. Provide an example that illustrates this impact.

Suppose I am interested in knowing whether adults who are very introverted at age 20 are still highly introverted at age 50. Which of the following statistical analyses will I be most likely to use?

Describe the major adult age strata present in U.S. culture, and describe the major expectations and responsibilities associated with each stratum.

is the term used to describe large social environments where development takes place?

Which of the following timing/experience combinations would be likely to create the LEAST stress and disruption, according to the shared experiential/social clock model?

which of the following cross-sectional research findings would you be MOST likely to suspect a "cohort effect" as the primary explanation?

a researcher begins a study of a group of 20-year-olds and then a few years later continues the study on the same group, this would be an example of what type of research design?

Describe and discuss at least two categories of shared, age-graded experiences that can shape adult development.

U.S. culture, adults in their early 20s are expected to marry, start families, establish themselves in jobs or careers, and settle themselves in separate households; 45-year-olds are expected to be launching their children into independence, to be reaching the peak of their careers, and to be caring for their own aging parents. Such expectations illustrate which concept?

every five years, I study the gender-role attitudes of the same group of individuals, this would be an example of what kind of research design?

Which of the following is an example of a potential shared, "age-graded" change in adulthood?

Suppose you wanted to know whether adults become more religious in their forties and fifties than they were at earlier adult ages. Briefly describe a study you would design to answer this question.

Which of the following correlation coefficients shows the strongest relationship between the two variables entered into the correlation?

sequential research design _______.

Describe the difference between shared and non-shared events. Include examples of each.

Which of the following research designs would be the least useful when using a sample population of a typical college freshman class to make comparisons of preretirement and postretirement exercise regimen on positive outlooks?

explaining adult development, psychologists must ______.

How can we tell the difference between a cohort effect and a genuine developmental pattern? What kind of evidence do we need to make the distinction?

What are the advantages of a sequential study compared to a cross-sectional study?