Question 1

Jake studied business in college and took a summer job in an accounting firm to help him decide whether he really wanted to pursue a career in accounting. According to Schaie, Jake is in which stage of adult thinking?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Partly as the result of the AIDS epidemic, young people in the U. S. today are more likely to decrease their sexual activity or use condoms when they do have sexual intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After graduating from high school, Tyrone and several of his classmates attended the local community college. Going to college immediately following high school is best considered to be an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  normative event 
B)  idiosyncratic event 
C)  biological-clock-driven event 
D)  cross-cultural event

Question 4

Abrams emphasizes to students in her Developmental Psychology class that they must consider multiple interacting forces when trying to understand human development. She is reflecting the central focus of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic theory 
B)  contextual paradigms 
C)  normative evens 
D)  idiosyncratic events

Question 5

According to statistics reported in the text, the use of illicit drugs and driving while drunk both reach their peak in which of the following age groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  16-22 
B)  18-25 
C)  20-27 
D)  24-30

Question 6

Jonathon tells his best friend: "I'm going to accept a job offer from a start-up technology company, but if that doesn't work out, I'm sure my parents will bail me out and I can always join the family business." Generalizing from Gould's theory, if Jonathon is typical for people his age, he is most likely about:

Accepted Answer

A)  age 18 
B)  age 25 
C)  age 36 
D)  age 48

Question 7

Compared to the theories proposed by Levinson and Erikson, the theory advanced by Gould is much more social in focus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

The law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability is usually called the Civil Rights Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is the term that describes thought that seeks to integrate opposing or conflicting ideas and observations?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative thought 
B)  dialectical thought 
C)  preformal thought 
D)  postformal thought

Question 11

According to the work of Daniel Goleman, which of the following is the term given to those aspects of the intellect that relate to understanding others' and one's own emotions and emotional responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  social intelligence 
B)  dialectical intelligence 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  empathetic intelligence

Question 12

Martha says, "I know who I am, I know where I'm going, and I know how to get there." According to Gould, her view is most clearly reflective the false assumption reflected by people in which of the following age categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  ages 16-18 
B)  ages 18-22 
C)  ages 22-28 
D)  ages 28-34

Question 13

According to the text, a phrase that means essentially the same thing as "sexual orientation" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexuality 
B)  heterosexuality 
C)  bisexuality 
D)  sexual preference

Question 14

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle age 
B)  early adulthood 
C)  older adulthood 
D)  adolescence

Question 15

Which of the following is the leading cause of death in young adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  murder 
B)  accidents 
C)  cancer 
D)  suicide

Question 16

Brittany often engages in the kind of thought in which she argues both sides of a question

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operational thinking 
B)  postformal thought 
C)  normative thought 
D)  dialectical thought

Question 17

In which of the following regions of the world is the rate of HIV/AIDS infection currently the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  China and Southeast Asia 
B)  South America 
C)  the United States 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 18

The central focus of Roger Gould's model of transformations of adulthood is:

Accepted Answer

A)  career development 
B)  family transitions 
C)  love relationships 
D)  cognitive development

Question 19

Context models focus attention on the specific experiences that shape each individual's life, whereas stage models focus on how adults move through life in similar patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle age 
B)  early adulthood 
C)  older adulthood 
D)  adolescence

Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Jake studied business in college and took a summer job in an accounting firm to help him decide whether he really wanted to pursue a career in accounting. According to Schaie, Jake is in which stage of adult thinking?

Partly as the result of the AIDS epidemic, young people in the U. S. today are more likely to decrease their sexual activity or use condoms when they do have sexual intercourse.

After graduating from high school, Tyrone and several of his classmates attended the local community college. Going to college immediately following high school is best considered to be an example of a(n) :

Abrams emphasizes to students in her Developmental Psychology class that they must consider multiple interacting forces when trying to understand human development. She is reflecting the central focus of which of the following?

According to statistics reported in the text, the use of illicit drugs and driving while drunk both reach their peak in which of the following age groups?

Compared to the theories proposed by Levinson and Erikson, the theory advanced by Gould is much more social in focus.

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?

The law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability is usually called the Civil Rights Act.

Which of the following is the term that describes thought that seeks to integrate opposing or conflicting ideas and observations?

According to the work of Daniel Goleman, which of the following is the term given to those aspects of the intellect that relate to understanding others' and one's own emotions and emotional responses?

Martha says, "I know who I am, I know where I'm going, and I know how to get there." According to Gould, her view is most clearly reflective the false assumption reflected by people in which of the following age categories?

According to the text, a phrase that means essentially the same thing as "sexual orientation" is:

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?

Which of the following is the leading cause of death in young adulthood?

Brittany often engages in the kind of thought in which she argues both sides of a question

In which of the following regions of the world is the rate of HIV/AIDS infection currently the highest?

The central focus of Roger Gould's model of transformations of adulthood is:

Context models focus attention on the specific experiences that shape each individual's life, whereas stage models focus on how adults move through life in similar patterns.

At this stage in his life, Martin is busy with providing money for his family, with working on his relationship with his wife, and with helping his parents adjust to the processes of aging. According to Havighurst's model, which stage of development is Martin most likely in?