Question 1

Dr. Lee advanced a theory that prescribes that nearly all adults go through an ordered series of five "life conflicts" that define how adult development unfolds. This type of theory fits best into which of the following theoretical approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cognitive development model 
B)  a context model 
C)  a stage model 
D)  a postformal model

Question 2

According to Piaget, at which of the following ages do individuals typically reach the stage of formal operations, and thereby substantially complete their cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  at age 12 
B)  at age 25 
C)  at age 55 
D)  at age 75

Question 3

According to the view of Daniel Levinson, the life structure develops out of which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  taking on and resolving the tasks of life 
B)  growing older physically and mentally 
C)  forming an intimate relationship with a person who loves you 
D)  raising children and helping them become successful adults

Question 4

According to the text, a person's age as measured by the additional number of years she is expected to live is called her:

Accepted Answer

A)  chronological age 
B)  social age 
C)  psychological age 
D)  biological age

Question 5

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 6

According to Levinson, women follow much the same developmental trajectory as men do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

Beginning at about age 38, most women find that:

Accepted Answer

A)  their ovaries release fewer ova and with greater irregularity 
B)  they begin to enter menopause 
C)  they experience a "second menarche" 
D)  their ovaries develop a new supply of ova

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

To achieve complete entry into adulthood, Levinson believes that the young man must master all of the following development tasks EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  finding a mentor 
B)  developing a career 
C)  establishing intimacy 
D)  becoming a parent

Question 13

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 14

Retirement at age 65 would be a good example of a normative event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following athletes would be most likely to reach peak performance during adolescence, rather than adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  a swimmer 
B)  a runner 
C)  a tennis player 
D)  a golfer

Question 17

The text reports a study conducted on students from Harvard and Radcliffe. Compared to how their thinking was characterized as seniors, when these students were freshmen, their thinking was more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be tolerant of many different points of view 
B)  reflect their self-chosen ideas and convictions 
C)  be dualistic, emphasizing the "either-or" aspects of thought 
D)  focus on understanding ambiguous answers, rather than focusing on truth and knowledge

Question 18

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 19

Critics of Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence note that it may simply be a different word to describe personality and cognitive traits that others have studied previously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Tom, who is 20 years old, asks his brother, who is 50 years old, what percentage of his friends used condoms when they had sexual intercourse when they were Tom's age. Tom also asks his own friends about their frequency of condom use. If Tom's friends and Tom's brother's friends are typical for people of their generations, you should expect that Tom's friends are about ____ likely to use condoms during intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A)  half as 
B)  equally 
C)  1.5 times as 
D)  3 times as

Exam 12: Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Dr. Lee advanced a theory that prescribes that nearly all adults go through an ordered series of five "life conflicts" that define how adult development unfolds. This type of theory fits best into which of the following theoretical approaches?

According to Piaget, at which of the following ages do individuals typically reach the stage of formal operations, and thereby substantially complete their cognitive development?

According to the view of Daniel Levinson, the life structure develops out of which of the following processes?

According to the text, a person's age as measured by the additional number of years she is expected to live is called her:

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

According to Levinson, women follow much the same developmental trajectory as men do.

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

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

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?

Beginning at about age 38, most women find that:

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

To achieve complete entry into adulthood, Levinson believes that the young man must master all of the following development tasks EXCEPT:

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

Retirement at age 65 would be a good example of a normative event.

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?

Which of the following athletes would be most likely to reach peak performance during adolescence, rather than adulthood?

The text reports a study conducted on students from Harvard and Radcliffe. Compared to how their thinking was characterized as seniors, when these students were freshmen, their thinking was more likely to:

Sexual orientation is best thought of as being:

Critics of Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence note that it may simply be a different word to describe personality and cognitive traits that others have studied previously.