Question 1

How many nontraditional students are people of color?

Accepted Answer

A)   one fourth
B)   two fifths
C)   one third
D)   two thirds C

Question 2

The majority of smokers have their first cigarette after age 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Pragmatic thought entails acceptance of inconsistency and ambiguity; therefore, it is most like which type of thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)   autonomous
B)   reflective
C)   dualistic
D)   relativistic B

Question 4

The key to identifying sexual assault is that it ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   happens only to women
B)   is usually perpetrated by an acquaintance
C)   involves alcohol intake
D)   is nonconsensual

Question 5

Karla is a friend of yours, and she just told you that her daughter, Zoe, is uninterested in going to college. Instead, Zoe is considering one of the vocational programs that her high school offers. Karla is skeptical that this will prepare Zoe for life on her own. What information can you give Karla that she might find helpful?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What type of workplace policies have proven the most effective for employees who balance home and work responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Cultural variation in reasoning about causal events is demonstrated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Westerners who emphasize complex interactions across many entities
B)   East Asian people who use a single direct explanation
C)   Westerners who use a few direct explanations
D)   Native Americans who emphasize the ripple effect of an action

Question 8

Which factor is most likely to change an individual's smoking behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   satisfaction with intimate relationships
B)   recognition of job performance
C)   failing out of college
D)   stable living arrangement with roommates

Question 9

Women and ethnic minorities face many obstacles to career success, often collectively known as the glass ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the "stage of life phenomenon" in early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which characteristic is a sign of nicotine withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A)   irritability
B)   hyperfocused attention
C)   decreased appetite
D)   excessive sleep

Question 12

Coordinating dynamic roles as a spouse, parent, friend, employee, and manager effectively requires which type of reasoning skills?

Accepted Answer

A)   pragmatic
B)   dualistic
C)   relativistic
D)   autonomous

Question 13

What is the relationship between cognitive-affective complexity and social development?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Nontraditional college students often return to college because they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   want to be eligible for higher paying careers
B)   are looking for a life partner
C)   gave children that are grown so they have the time
D)   are interested in becoming teachers

Question 15

Donna has little interest in attending college after high school. What are schools doing that will result in Donna being unprepared for the job market?

Accepted Answer

A)   focusing more energy on college-bound students and little on vocational training
B)   pressuring students to go to college which gives them little time to learn a skill because of homework demands
C)   isolating non-college-bound students from peers who are going on to college
D)   sending the message that non-college-bound students are unworthy of education, increasing the dropout rate

Question 16

Nontraditional students have strengths that may be lacking in traditional students such as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   having more social support
B)   showing a readiness to learn
C)   having financial stability
D)   being more driven to graduate early

Question 17

Cultural aspects of emerging adulthood is illustrated by which example?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan changing from a collectivistic society to one of individualistic collectivism
B)   as countries become developed the transition to adulthood begins to shorten
C)   non-Western societies marking entry to adulthood by rituals that are the same for everyone
D)   college students and nonstudents from a rural village in India still viewing themselves as children

Question 18

What is the leading cause of disease in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   pollution
B)   smoking
C)   obesity
D)   alcohol

Question 19

Which individual is most likely to recover the fastest after an illness?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deborah, a young adult that engages in moderate exercise regularly
B)   Andrew, a middle-aged adult who is overweight but has high good cholesterol
C)   Trisha, a young adult that avoids exercise but eats healthy
D)   David, a middle-aged adult that works in a sedentary job and eats moderately well

Question 20

Which approach would be least beneficial for an institution to retain first generation college students?

Accepted Answer

A)   assigning each student a faculty mentor
B)   creating a support network to help develop study skills
C)   encouraging participation in campus events
D)   treating them exactly the same as other students

Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood