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Question #1

TRUE or FALSE: Body Mass Index (BMI) is so frequently used because it is the most accurate measure of physical health we have.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #2

Lea, a college freshman, is experiencing a lot of anxiety and worry about not doing as well in her classes as she had expected. She reports that she is often depressed and is considering dropping out. Which of the following is true of Lea?

A. She is unusual in that her stress level is much higher than that of most students.

B. She is normal as almost all students today report often feeling depressed.

C. She is unusual in that her stress level is much lower than that of most students.

D. She represents a growing percentage of students today in the level of her stress.

Question #3

A recent trend in dual-career families is:

A. that men are staying home more to raise the children.

B. that men are working two or more jobs.

C. that men are working more second shifts.

D. that men are doing more of the household chores.

Question #4

Which of the following is increasing both in rate of occurrence and in the attention it receives on college campuses?

A. sexual assaults by strangers

B. homicide

C. sexual assault associated with burglaries

D. date or acquaintance rape

Question #5

College students' failure to develop health-promoting habits is a result of their:

A. lack of knowledge about which behaviors are more healthy or less healthy.

B. failure to apply to themselves the knowledge they have about promoting health.

C. lack of knowledge that habits developed in young adulthood impact later health.

D. belief that inheriting good genes will override any of their unhealthy behaviors.

Question #6

The main cognitive change between formal operational and postformal thought is _________ thinking. You Answered

A. concrete

B. abstract

C. quantitative

D. relativistic

Question #7

Clyde is a painter, and when he is painting he becomes totally absorbed and experiences extreme happiness. Csikszentmihalyi would say that Clyde is experiencing:

A. euphoria

B. bliss

C. nirvana

D. flow

Question #8

In the United States, the most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood is:

A. getting married

B. having a child

C. holding a full time, permanent job

D. graduating high school

Question #9

Deb is both depressed and obese. One way she can combat both of these problems is to:

A. get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

B. take an antidepressant medication.

C. reduce her intake of sugar.

D. engage in regular exercise.

Question #10

Recent trends in smoking indicate that:

A. fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

B. there are currently more smokers than ever before.

C. overall rates of smoking have risen in the last decade.

D. the prevalence of smoking in men has risen in the last decade.

Question #11

Research on emerging adulthood lists three of the following four assets as being especially important in predicting well-being for making the transition into adulthood, EXCEPT:

A. social assets.

B. sexual assets.

C. intellectual assets.

D. psychological assets.

Question #12

Which of the following should be a major concern of young adults?

A. high levels of cholesterol

B. chronic disorders

C. establishing poor health habits

D. drug and alcohol addiction

Question #13

The two major risks associated with sexual activity are unintended, unwanted pregnancy and:

A. marriage

B. infertility

C. sexually transmitted infections

D. erectile dysfunction

Question #14

Deborah Tannen analyzed the talk of men and women and found that compared with men, women more commonly engage in _________ talk, because for women, talk is for _________.

A. rapport; interaction

B. rapport; information

C. report; information

D. report; interaction

Question #15

Romantic love differs from both affectionate love and friendship in its:

A. degree of respect for the partner.

B. degree of sexuality.

C. degree of intimacy.

D. degree of commitment.

Question #16

Penelope is describing her marriage of 15 years: "My husband and I were eating breakfast the other day. Neither of us was talking, both of us just reading and thinking our own thoughts. But it was a very comfortable silence, and I love it!" What aspect of their relationship does this illustrate?

A. passion

B. romantic love

C. infatuation

D. affectionate love

Question #17

Which of the following factors is NOT associated with an increase in divorce?

A. having a baby before marriage

B. marrying late in life

C. low income

D. low education levels

Question #18

With regard to the timing of remarriage, in the United States:

A. men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

B. people getting married for the first time get married sooner than remarriages

C. women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

D. high-SES women remarry sooner than low-SES women

Question #19

Secure attachment to parents during childhood correlates with:

A. more satisfaction with adult relationships.

B. being less supportive in distress as adults.

C. less satisfaction with adult relationships.

D. higher academic achievement in college.

Question #20

Research suggests that:

A. relationships in cohabitation are not as equal as in marriage.

B. cohabiting couples have less stress and pressure than married couples.

C. cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

D. cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

Question #21

Sonya, who has just turned 30 years old, has never married. She is most likely to feel:

A. content with her independence and freedom.

B. resentful that most of her friends are married.

C. desperate to find an available partner.

D. increasing pressure from society to get married.

Question #22

What is Erik Erikson's psychosocial crisis for the person in early adulthood (stage 6)?

A. intimacy versus isolation

B. integrity versus despair

C. identity versus identity confusion

D. generativity versus stagnation

Question #23

When men and women report how happy they are in their marriage, it is the case that:

A. wives tend to be happier.

B. neither husbands nor wives are happy.

C. both husbands and wives are equally happy.

D. husbands tend to be happier.

Question #24

Kelly's mother says that after Kelly and Tomas have children, their "little fights" will fade away as they concentrate on their baby. Kelly's mother is:

A. perpetuating one of the common myths about parenting.

B. correctly summarizing the research on the influence of children on marital satisfaction.

C. giving Kelly good advice about how to deal with marital dissatisfaction.

D. helping Kelly identify the reason for her marital dissatisfaction.

Question #25

Which aspect of love and relationships becomes increasingly important to the young adult?

A. dependency

B. intimacy

C. friendship

D. altruism

Question #26

Which of the following BEST explains why middle adulthood comes later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s?

A. People today have better health care and nutrition than people in the early 1900s.

B. People today have fewer children than people in the early 1900s.

C. People today have less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.

D. People today engage in less risky behavior than people in the early 1900s.

Question #27

In middle adulthood, __________ intelligence continues to increase.

A. semantic

B. cystallized

C. fluid

D. multiple

Question #28

As we age, our level of spirituality typically:

A. decreases.

B. remains the same.

C. increases.

D. increases, but only in those who have chronic health concerns.

Question #29

The average adult in middle adulthood __________ height and __________ weight.

A. loses; gains

B. gains; gains

C. loses; loses

D. gains; loses

Question #30

One reason that leisure is important in middle adulthood is that:

A. it can reduce stress and increase the health of an individual

B. adults in midlife enjoy diversion more than people do at other life stages.

C. other experiences have become relatively less meaningful and important to most people.

D. leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

Question #31

TRUE or FALSE: On average, an individual will hit a cognitive peak (be at their best) in middle adulthood.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #32

The leading cause of death in middle adulthood in the United States is:

A. pulmonary disease

B. teenagers

C. accidents

D. stroke

E. heart disease

Question #33

An adult in middle age will do most POORLY on which of the following tasks?

A. hitting the brakes when the light turns red

B. completing a crossword puzzle

C. lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

D. adding columns of numbers

Question #34

Larry is a normal 45-year-old male. Which of the following is Larry most likely to be experiencing?

A. complete loss of sexual drive

B. a midlife crisis

C. loss in vision and hearing

D. marriage for the 1st time

Question #35

45-year-old Angie loves going to the symphony, but she has been complaining that lately the quality of the symphony is not as good as it was a few years ago. Angie may be experiencing the middle-age decline in her:

A. hearing attention span.

B. sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

C. sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

D. sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

Question #36

Evidence suggests that "male menopause" is:

A. not really a thing, as there is no male equivalent to menopause

B. psychological rather than physical.

C. caused more by a loss of androgen than by a loss of testosterone.

D. beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

Question #37

In general, why are 40-year-olds better problem-solvers than 20-year-olds?

A. they have better insight

B. they have better methods to improve their memory

C. they are more patient

D. they have more experience

Question #38

Lillian is 55 years old. Her doctor has noticed a sharp decrease in her estrogen levels, and Lillian is complaining about nausea and fatigue. What will her doctor probably tell her?

A. She may have a problem with her bone marrow.

B. She needs to control her diet and blood sugar levels.

C. Her thyroid is malfunctioning.

D. She is going through menopause.

Question #39

Chris is a 49 year old movie producer. He has never married and does not have kids. Although his family has encouraged him to do both, he says he is having too much fun right now and a spouse and kids would only slow him down. According to Erik Erikson, Chris is likely to develop a sense of:

A. shame.

B. despair.

C. doubt.

D. stagnation.

Question #40

Sandra's mother is concerned about Sandra's lack of interest in marrying and having children. She told Sandra, "When I was your age, I had already found a good husband and settled down." Sandra and her mother:

A. have different social clocks.

B. have different coping styles.

C. are in different developmental stages.

D. have different burnout levels.

Question #41

TRUE or FALSE: During middle-adulthood, having positive relationships is a major factor in health and happiness for most individuals.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #42

TRUE or FALSE: Research on personality development shows that for the most part, although our personality can change, it tends to stay fairly consistent across the life-span.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #43

Which of the following statements about marriage in middle-adulthood is not true:

A. Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

B. Middle-aged adults have a more difficult time adjusting to divorce than young adults

C. Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

D. Marital satisfaction is a strong predictor of psychological well-being

Question #44

Who tends to experience the MOST inter-generational stress?

A. young adults

B. middle-aged adults

C. adolescents

D. older adults

Question #45

Bryan and Sunny's last child has just left home to attend college. Research indicates this will likely lead to:

A. they will spend less time together as they both pursue outside interests.

B. they will have increased martial satisfaction.

C. Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

D. Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

Question #46

Mr. Chang gets very angry when he discovers his newspaper in the mud underneath the bushes once again. He begins throwing things and yelling loudly. Mr. Chang is experiencing the stress of:

A. a major life event.

B. a daily hassle.

C. a middle-age development crisis.

D. psychological generativity.

Question #47

Ron and his sister, Sarah, are both in their mid-50s and have a close personal relationship. Most research on sibling relationships suggests that:

A. they had a close relationship throughout childhood and early adulthood, too.

B. you cannot predict later relationships by looking at relationships earlier in life.

C. they probably had a tumultuous relationship in childhood that turned close as both matured.

D. they probably had a good childhood relationship that turned neutral in early adulthood then recently returned to closeness.

Question #48

If Susan is a typical American child, who will be her most beloved, important relative in her extended family?

A. her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

B. her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

C. her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

D. her paternal grandfather (dad’s dad)

Question #49

The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

A. focuses too much on the concept of midlife crisis to explain development.

B. focuses on major life events but not on daily experiences as stressors.

C. suggests too many different levels of events in explaining adult development.

D. claims that most life events do not significantly alter one's development.

Question #50

A major criticism of the theory of the midlife crisis is that:

A. more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

B. it actually occurs much later than first thought.

C. there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

D. it has been greatly exaggerated.

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