Question 1

Camilla has established a mutually satisfactory close relationship with Herb. This couple has achieved what Erik Erikson called:

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy 
B)  generativity 
C)  integrity 
D)  industry

Question 2

According to Havighurst, selecting a mate and rearing children are tasks of:

Accepted Answer

A)  late adulthood 
B)  later maturity 
C)  middle age 
D)  early adulthood

Question 3

In Germany in 1600, about ____ of children died before they reached adulthood; in the U.S. today this percentage is about _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  33%; 3% 
B)  10%; 1% 
C)  80%; 15% 
D)  50%; 1%

Question 4

If you and your friends identified the "five best baseball players of all time" and computed the average age at which each of them had his best season, this average age would most likely be:

Accepted Answer

A)  age 19 
B)  age 22 
C)  age 25 
D)  age 30

Question 5

Following graduation from college, Mark and Lisa got engaged and began looking for jobs in the same city. Their situation is typical for the majority of people in their age cohort, so it is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  normative transition 
B)  idiosyncratic transition 
C)  anticipated transition 
D)  cultural transition

Question 6

The early adult years are likely to be the time of adulthood in which use of drugs and alcohol is highest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In comparison to people growing up in the 1990s, young adults today are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  have unprotected sex, without the use of condoms 
B)  engage frequently in sexual intercourse, and at younger ages 
C)  avoid having testing done for STDs, including AIDS testing 
D)  be more cautious about their sexual activity

Question 8

Age clocks let us know whether our development is proceeding too quickly or too slowly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following types of events typically cause the most stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  events that can be anticipated well in advance 
B)  normative events 
C)  idiosyncratic events 
D)  age-clock events

Question 10

According to the text, the most accurate answer to the question, "What causes a person to develop a same-sex orientation?" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure to male hormones during the prenatal period 
B)  overly harsh punishment during childhood 
C)  a set of genes that produce this behavior 
D)  we don't know

Question 11

According to the text, in comparison with earlier times, the death of a child today is _____ traumatic because____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; so many fewer children die in childhood 
B)  less; so many fewer children die in childhood 
C)  more; so many more children die in childhood 
D)  less; families typically have many fewer children

Question 12

As Shelly gets older, she is better able to work productively with people she doesn't like or doesn't respect. This ability is most central to which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operations 
B)  emotional intelligence 
C)  postformal thought 
D)  dialectical thought

Question 13

According to the text, if you were a volunteer working with an AIDS population in Africa today, you would need to raise about how many dollars to pay for one patient's antiretroviral therapy for a year?

Accepted Answer

A)  about $10,000 
B)  about $3,000 
C)  about $300 
D)  about $13

Question 14

Sexual orientation is best thought of as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  "either-or," that is, a person has either a same-sex or an opposite-sex orientation 
B)  the result of biological causes 
C)  the result of social and psychological causes 
D)  a continuum, with individuals varying in the degree to which they have same-sex and opposite-sex preferences

Question 15

According to Erik Erikson, young adults typically experience the crisis of:

Accepted Answer

A)  integrity versus despair 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  trust versus mistrust 
D)  intimacy versus isolation

Question 16

For adults today, what are the top 3 leading causes of preventable death:

Accepted Answer

A)  smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption 
B)  smoking, alcohol consumption, and diabetes 
C)  diabetes, asthma, and drug addiction 
D)  obesity, smoking, and diabetes

Question 17

David has been a defense lawyer for 15 years. Now in his early 40s, he has volunteered his services to battered women in the community. According to Schaie, David's application of his cognitive skills reflects what stage of adult thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  acquisition 
B)  achieving 
C)  reintegrating 
D)  social responsibility

Question 18

During the decades of the 1970s, the average duration of sexual intercourse declined, although the frequency of sexual intercourse increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Schaie's stage of social responsibility typically occurs during:

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood and adolescence 
B)  young adulthood 
C)  middle adulthood 
D)  late adulthood

Question 20

According to Havighurst, which of the following is a developmental task most commonly associated with middle age?

Accepted Answer

A)  taking on civic responsibility 
B)  adjusting to death of a spouse 
C)  developing leisure-time activities 
D)  establishing satisfactory living arrangements

Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Camilla has established a mutually satisfactory close relationship with Herb. This couple has achieved what Erik Erikson called:

According to Havighurst, selecting a mate and rearing children are tasks of:

In Germany in 1600, about of children died before they reached adulthood; in the U.S. today this percentage is about _.

If you and your friends identified the "five best baseball players of all time" and computed the average age at which each of them had his best season, this average age would most likely be:

Following graduation from college, Mark and Lisa got engaged and began looking for jobs in the same city. Their situation is typical for the majority of people in their age cohort, so it is called a(n) :

The early adult years are likely to be the time of adulthood in which use of drugs and alcohol is highest.

In comparison to people growing up in the 1990s, young adults today are more likely to:

Age clocks let us know whether our development is proceeding too quickly or too slowly.

According to the text, which of the following types of events typically cause the most stress?

According to the text, the most accurate answer to the question, "What causes a person to develop a same-sex orientation?" is:

According to the text, in comparison with earlier times, the death of a child today is _ traumatic because________.

As Shelly gets older, she is better able to work productively with people she doesn't like or doesn't respect. This ability is most central to which of the following concepts?

According to the text, if you were a volunteer working with an AIDS population in Africa today, you would need to raise about how many dollars to pay for one patient's antiretroviral therapy for a year?

Sexual orientation is best thought of as being:

According to Erik Erikson, young adults typically experience the crisis of:

For adults today, what are the top 3 leading causes of preventable death:

David has been a defense lawyer for 15 years. Now in his early 40s, he has volunteered his services to battered women in the community. According to Schaie, David's application of his cognitive skills reflects what stage of adult thinking?

During the decades of the 1970s, the average duration of sexual intercourse declined, although the frequency of sexual intercourse increased.

Schaie's stage of social responsibility typically occurs during:

According to Havighurst, which of the following is a developmental task most commonly associated with middle age?