Question 1

At the end of the teenage years, nearly 70 percent of U.S. young people __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  report regular heavy drinking 
B)  have used mobile dating apps 
C)  have had sexual intercourse 
D)  report binge drinking during the past month

Question 2

With the birth of Olga's first child, she felt more fulfilled than ever before. However, she also acknowledged feelings of concern and fear over being able to meet all of her parental responsibilities while maintaining personal happiness and satisfaction. Olga's feelings reflect __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  relativistic thinking 
B)  cognitive-affective complexity 
C)  dualistic thinking 
D)  pragmatic thinking

Question 3

Andre is an overweight adult. Compared with his normal-weight agemates, Andre is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to receive financial aid for college 
B)  less likely to report mistreatment by peers 
C)  more likely to find a mate 
D)  more likely to be offered a job

Question 4

Atherosclerosis typically develops __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  during middle or late adulthood 
B)  more slowly after sexual maturity 
C)  very rapidly before age 35, leading to sudden heart failure 
D)  early in life and progresses during middle adulthood

Question 5

In a study examining the importance of academic engagement in college for successful transition to the labor market, researchers found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  senior-year collegiate learning scores were unrelated to success at securing jobs requiring bachelor's level skills 
B)  successful graduates were unaware of a link between collegiate learning and post-college success 
C)  students with high collegiate learning scores found it hard to articulate the benefits of their college experience 
D)  most participants gained little in collegiate learning during their four years of college

Question 6

Which statement about sexual coercion is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perpetrators are typically from low-SES backgrounds. 
B)  Approximately 9 percent of U.S. women have endured rape. 
C)  People of all SES and ethnic groups are offenders and victims. 
D)  Men who commit rape tend to pursue emotionally intimate relationships.

Question 7

College students who __________ show large cognitive gains.

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in campus academics but avoid involvement in extracurricular campus life 
B)  focus on classroom learning rather than civic engagement in their chosen field 
C)  connect their community service experiences with their classroom learning 
D)  interact with racially, ethnically, sexually, and religiously homogeneous peers

Question 8

The average number of calories and amount of sugar and fat consumed by Americans __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sharply increased after 1970 
B)  is lower today than it was in 1980 
C)  has slowly decreased since the turn of the twenty-first century 
D)  fell steadily in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

Question 9

Since the 1970s, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the time U.S. college students spend socializing has declined by half 
B)  institutions have redefined college students as consumers 
C)  grade inflation at U.S. colleges has decreased dramatically 
D)  academic demands and the time U.S. college students spend studying have increased

Question 10

Which statement about sexual coercion is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men who commit rape and sexual coercion often approve of violence, but rarely accept rape myths. 
B)  When men are taught to be dominant, competitive, and aggressive, the themes of rape are reinforced. 
C)  Despite expectations to the contrary, alcohol abuse appears to have no role in most cases of sexual coercion. 
D)  Rape is more likely to occur in relationships where other forms of aggression are not tolerated.

Question 11

According to the "random events" theory of biological aging, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA in body cells is gradually damaged through mutations 
B)  as time goes on, the human body wears out from repeated use 
C)  "aging genes" control the deterioration of body cells 
D)  environmental factors have little impact on human aging

Question 12

Which statement about the sex lives of American adults is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  More men than women report persistent sexual problems. 
B)  Single people have more sex than people who are married or cohabiting. 
C)  Most married adults say they are only somewhat happy with their sex lives. 
D)  As number of sex partners increases, sexual satisfaction declines sharply.

Question 13

Dr. Castillo focuses her research on postformal thought. She studies how __________ in adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal effort takes precedence over social experiences 
B)  ways of thinking make it harder to accept uncertainties 
C)  thinking becomes increasingly rational and flexible 
D)  thinking is restructured and becomes less practical

Question 14

Carly, age 24, has a 22 percent increase over average body weight, based on her age, sex, and physical build. Carly is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an obese adult 
B)  overweight, but not obese 
C)  probably suffering from a metabolic disorder 
D)  heavyset, but not overweight

Question 15

Which statement about rape prevention and treatment is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practically no services are available for victimized men, who are often too embarrassed to come forward. 
B)  The trauma induced by rape is typically so personal that group therapy is an ineffective intervention. 
C)  Because sexual coercion is a violent crime, it has little to do with gender inequality or stereotyping. 
D)  Safety planning interventions are not needed if the abuser is no longer present in the victim's life.

Question 16

Nora's grandfather lived to be 87, and her father is still alive at the age of 98. Nora concludes that longevity is inherited and anticipates a very long life. Nora should know that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no reliable data on the heritability of longevity, so the cumulative effects of random events probably contributed to the long lives of her relatives 
B)  the lifespans of fraternal twins are just as similar as the lifespans of identical twins, indicating that longevity is probably not a heritable trait 
C)  rather than inheriting longevity directly, people probably inherit risk and protective factors that influence their chances of dying earlier or later 
D)  the heritability of longevity is high, ranging from .75 to .95 for age at death, indicating that longevity is directly related to genetic factors

Question 17

Southern University is revising its sexual coercion prevention and treatment program. Which action step is the most likely to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make treatment for both male and female student perpetrators optional. 
B)  Combat rape myths that victims "wanted it" and are to blame. 
C)  Increase public awareness that women rarely commit sexually aggressive acts. 
D)  Include safety planning for the survivor only when the perpetrator is still present.

Question 18

Shanika enjoys working with ideas. Madison is emotional and has a high need for individual expression. According to Holland's six personality types, Shanika is __________ and Madison is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  investigative; artistic 
B)  realistic; conventional 
C)  enterprising; investigative 
D)  conventional; social

Question 19

The physical changes of the adult years are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  universal in all members of our species 
B)  multidimensional and multidirectional 
C)  similar across all parts of the body 
D)  stagelike-occurring in a predictable sequence

Question 20

The strongest evidence for __________ comes from research showing that human cells allowed to divide in the laboratory have a lifespan of 50 divisions, plus or minus 10.

Accepted Answer

A)  the existence of "aging genes" 
B)  the "random events" theory of aging 
C)  the cross-linkage theory of aging 
D)  behavioral modification of aging

Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

At the end of the teenage years, nearly 70 percent of U.S. young people __________.

With the birth of Olga's first child, she felt more fulfilled than ever before. However, she also acknowledged feelings of concern and fear over being able to meet all of her parental responsibilities while maintaining personal happiness and satisfaction. Olga's feelings reflect __________.

Andre is an overweight adult. Compared with his normal-weight agemates, Andre is __________.

Atherosclerosis typically develops __________.

In a study examining the importance of academic engagement in college for successful transition to the labor market, researchers found that __________.

Which statement about sexual coercion is true?

College students who __________ show large cognitive gains.

The average number of calories and amount of sugar and fat consumed by Americans __________.

Since the 1970s, __________.

Which statement about sexual coercion is true?

According to the "random events" theory of biological aging, __________.

Which statement about the sex lives of American adults is true?

Dr. Castillo focuses her research on postformal thought. She studies how __________ in adulthood.

Carly, age 24, has a 22 percent increase over average body weight, based on her age, sex, and physical build. Carly is __________.

Which statement about rape prevention and treatment is true?

Nora's grandfather lived to be 87, and her father is still alive at the age of 98. Nora concludes that longevity is inherited and anticipates a very long life. Nora should know that __________.

Southern University is revising its sexual coercion prevention and treatment program. Which action step is the most likely to be effective?

Shanika enjoys working with ideas. Madison is emotional and has a high need for individual expression. According to Holland's six personality types, Shanika is and Madison is .

The physical changes of the adult years are __________.

The strongest evidence for __________ comes from research showing that human cells allowed to divide in the laboratory have a lifespan of 50 divisions, plus or minus 10.