Exam 1: Themes and Issues in Adult Development and Aging

Definition- choice The term __________ captures the concept that aging involves an interaction among processes such as physical changes,cognition,and social context:

Continuity of changes- stem According to the continuity principle of adult development and aging,the experiences you have as a young adult will play what role in your development?

Multidirectionality example- choice A 77-year-old man has loved to jog for his entire life,and he is still able to keep up a pretty good pace.However,he is suffering hearing loss which makes it difficult for him to enjoy the music he likes to play while out on his run.In addition,he's noticing that it's getting harder for him to see the street signs unless the sun is brightly shining.This man illustrates which principle of aging?

Number over 65- choice Census 2010 estimates that the number of people 65 plus and older in the U.S.is _____ million.

Individual differences in hippocampus Researchers studying the volume of the hippocampus within the brain showed the importance of examining individual differences in aging by finding that:

Young-old A term in gerontology used to refer to people who are in the age group of 65-74 is:

Whitehall II focus The main focus of the large British study known as Whitehall II is on the role of ____________ as a factor in development.

The survivors grow old- choice Because the _____________ are the individuals we study in later life,researchers caution that the findings may not be true for everyone born in a given period of time.

Health expectancy definition- choice The number of years a person can expect to live with relatively little disability is known as:

Survivor behaviors Which of the following might account for the fact that the people who live to old age are the "survivors"?

Psychological age The index of age that represents a person's functioning on measures such as intelligence,memory,and learning ability is called ___________ age.

Continuity of changes- choice The ________________ principle of adult development and aging proposes that changes build on themselves over life in a cumulative fashion.

Greatest Generation- choice The term ____________ is used to refer to individuals who fought in World War II:

World population in 2050 The number of people 65 and older projected to be alive around the world in 2050 is approximately:

Psychological- choice Changes over time in an individual's thoughts,feelings,and behaviors as they cope with the physical changes involved in aging fall into which domain of the biopsychosocial perspective toward aging?

Age-sex structure Highly developed countries that have nearly equal birth and death rates have an age-sex structure that resembles which shape?

Implications of survivor principle How does the fact that older adults are survivors influence research on aging?

Silent generation The parents of people in the Baby Boom generation are known as:

Old-old- stem People referred to as "old-old" have which specific characteristic?

Emerging adulthood example- choice Genevieve is 27 years old,finishing graduate school and living with her parents.As she makes her transition into adulthood,psychologists would consider her an example of someone in the age period called _______ adulthood: