From a meta-analysis, young people from their early teens to their late 20s agreed that the most important markers of the transition to adulthood are ____.

Anthropologists have found that in virtually all traditional, non-Western cultures, the transition to adulthood is clearly and explicitly marked by ____.

Which of the following is why the skin becomes looser and why muscle mass decreases during young adulthood and beyond?

During young adulthood the heart muscle starts to become ____, but this is not noticeable except during times of ____.

During young adulthood the immune system experiences a decrease in effectiveness because ____

George is a young adult with a BMI of 32. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, George would be classified as ____.

Your friend, who is 29 years old, has steadily gained weight since graduating from high school. What would be the best advice you could give her with regard to losing weight?

Which the following are commonly known problems associated with obesity in young adulthood?

Aerobic exercise is best described as exercise that ____.

Your best friend who has a very high IQ just began a new job that seems to be a perfect fit for her. However, she has been stressed about how she will perform. What could you tell her?

Which of the following are two aspects of cognitive development that occur during young adulthood?

As compared to novices, experts tend to be ____.

The maturity of what brain area promotes the kind of focused attention and goal-directed behavior that leads to expertise?

Which of the following best describes Erik Erikson's notion of intimacy?

Healthy intimacy means having a strong enough identity to become emotionally close to someone ____.

From the triangular theory of love, ____ involves physical attraction and sexual desire, whereas ____ is a feeling of closeness and emotional attachment.

What type of love involves commitment alone without passion or intimacy and applies to a couple who have been married for many years, and who have lost the passion and intimacy in their relationship, but remain together?

What type of love combines intimacy and commitment, but without passion? This type of love also applies to unusually close friendships as well as close family relationships.

Research has shown that while it is clear that both males and females prize ____, men prize it more highly than women. In contrast, women are more likely to be attracted to ____.

Which of the following are factors related to marital satisfaction?

As compared to the gender roles in many traditional cultures, the gender roles in many developed countries are ____.

Eden is from a relatively low SES family that does not highly value education. She recently dropped out of high school and is now she is pregnant. Her mother is upset that Eden expects she will be raising her baby as a single mother. Is this a very common occurrence in single women who have low educational attainment?

You have noticed that whenever you and your mother are at a bookstore, she needs to hold the book that she is reading about an arm's length away from her face. Is she just trying to embarrass you?

Your mother has exercised regularly throughout her entire life. She is very fit, and she has never smoked. Relative to most women, when is menopause likely to occur for her?

Your mother has been experiencing some of the symptoms of menopause and has been asking her mother about her own experiences with menopause, specifically, when it stopped. Although you are a woman who is still in her early 20s, why is this information important for you and your mother alike?

Your aunt is beginning menopause and was discussing her feelings about it with you. She was wondering if you knew of anything "natural" that might help relieve her symptoms. What is one thing that might help?

Your 45-year-old neighbor knows that you are taking a developmental course. She is experiencing some severe symptoms of menopause and was interested in your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy. What would you tell her? HRT is ____.

Your father, who is 45 years old, has recently been discussing the desire to father another child. He is worried that he will not able to do so even though he and your mother are strongly considering it. What would you tell him regarding his ability to father another child? He should

Eighty percent of people who are diagnosed with osteoporosis are women. The simple explanation for this phenomenon is ____.

Ed is a middle-aged male who is a high-risk candidate for coronary heart disease. Which of the following are recommendations to help Ed lower his risk?

Your grandmother is a 56-year-old smoker and just read an article discussing osteoporosis. The article did not really cover much, just stated that the likelihood of osteoporosis increases with age. What would you say to her about her risk factor? She should ____.

Ralph was given good news and bad news by his physician. The bad news is that he has cancer; the good news is that the survival rate for the type of cancer that he has is above 85%. Which of the following types of cancer does Ralph most likely have?

Your 46-year-old neighbor just learned that he has pancreatic cancer. What are your thoughts about this?

Your mother is 52 years old and has only had one mammogram in the last 10 years because she hates having them done. What can you tell her that might help her get her next mammogram? The survival rate of women who have ____.

____ is the type of intelligence that involves information processing abilities such as short-term memory, ability to discern relations between visual stimuli, and speed of synthesizing new information, whereas ____ represents the accumulation of a person's culturally based knowledge, language, and understanding of social conventions.

You were playing a speed-based card game with your 64-year-old grandfather. The object is to get rid of your cards as fast as you can. Once the first card is turned over, each player tries to play by deciding which pile to play his or her card. When you were younger your grandfather always beat you in this game. Now, you always beat him. What is probably happening? Your grandfather is experiencing a slight decline in ____.

Your 43-year-old uncle has his own automobile repair shop. Whenever you have car problems all you have to do is describe the noise that your car is making and he can accurately diagnosis the problem on the phone. Psychologists would argue that this is an example of his ____.

You do not like to drive with your 54-year-old uncle. He prides himself on being a great driver, but you think that he gets too close behind other drivers. Relative to your uncle's age, why does this concern you? You think that you might get into an accident because, as a middle adult, ____.

Your 56-year-old teacher seems very comfortable with herself. If she does not know the answer to a student's question she simply states that she does not know and will try to find the answer. Is she an unusual person for her age?

You noticed that your 41-year-old uncle has become very interested in helping in his daughter's Girl Scout troop and coaching his son's soccer team. According to Erikson, what is your uncle displaying?

You have been married for 12 years and have two children aged six and eight years. There are many stresses in your marriage and you are wondering if it will ever get any better because your satisfaction with your marriage is pretty low right now. Is it likely to get better?

According to the Sex in America study which examined sexuality in 18- to 59-year-olds, what was discovered regarding Americans in their forties and fifties?

Samantha is the best middle manager the company has. She constantly puts countless hours into her job and is one of the best and brightest around. Samantha has not received a raise or promotion for many years and believes it is because she is a woman experiencing unseen discrimination. It is clear that Samantha is feeling the effects of a ____.

Your uncle is 54 years old and is overweight, smokes, and does not exercise. He is likely to have what type of difficulty with regard to sexual behavior?

Your grandfather is a widower and has cancer. He is living with your parents and they are providing most of his care with the help of a home nurse. You notice that your parents' emotions and energy levels are different now. In what ways? They are more ____.

Your aunt and uncle have been married for 21 years and have not been very happy in their marriage for as long as you can remember. Your aunt has resisted getting separated because she thinks that she will be even unhappier as a divorced woman. From your knowledge of development, relative to marital status, who are the most unhappy people?

You are a grandparent and your daughter and son-in-law are about to get divorced. What is likely to happen with regard to your involvement with your grandchildren?

Your sister just graduated with an MBA. She is planning to pursue a career and find a husband who will take care of their children and household. How likely do you think she will be in finding such a partner?

Your grandmother is constantly telling you stories of her life. She recalls her 16th birthday, the birth of her first child, and even the day you were born. Your grandmother's recollections are examples of her ____.