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The learning goals are as follows:
✓ Describe the processes, periods, and issues in human development.
Question 1
Travis spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He is also wondering if he should move in with his girlfriend and about their long-term prospects. Travis is most likely in the ________ period of development.
- late adolescence
- early adulthood
- middle adulthood
- late adulthood
Correct Answer:
early adulthood
Glossary:
Emerging Adulthood: The transition from adolescence to adulthood (occurring from approximately 18 to 25 years of age), which is characterized by experimentation and exploration.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is true of chronological age?
- It has become a less accurate predictor of life events in American society when compared with other conceptions of age.
- It is the sole component of the overall age profile of an individual from the life-span perspective.
- It is determined by knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs, which may be better or worse than those of other people of comparable age.
- It refers to connectedness with others and the social roles individuals adopt.
Correct Answer:
It has become a less accurate predictor of life events in American society when compared with other conceptions of age.
Glossary:
Contemporary Life-Events Approach: Approach emphasizing that how a life event influences the individual’s development depends not only on the life event but also on mediating factors, the individual’s adaptation to the life event, the life-stage context, and the sociohistorical context.
Question 3
In predicting an adult woman's behavior, it may be more important to know that she is the mother of a 3-year-old child than to know whether she is 20 or 30 years old. This reflects the concept of
- chronological age.
- social age.
- psychological age.
- biological age.
Correct Answer:
social age.
Glossary:
Social Play: Play that involves social interactions with peers.
Question 4
________ age is an individual's adaptive capacities compared with those of other individuals of the same chronological age.
- Social
- Psychological
- Physical
- Biological
Correct Answer:
Psychological
Glossary:
Ecological View: The view that perception functions to bring organisms in contact with the environment and to increase adaptation.
Question 5
Ramada, 69, an avid golfer and fitness enthusiast, recently got a comprehensive health exam done, and her physician remarked that her vital organs were in such good shape that her ________ age was about 10 years less than her chronological age.
- social
- mental
- biological
- psychological
Correct Answer:
biological
Glossary:
Biological Processes: Changes in an individual’s physical nature.
Question 6
According to an increasing number of studies in the United States, compared with younger people, older people
- are more pressured to achieve.
- have better relationships with people they care about.
- are less content with what they have in their lives.
- have less time for leisurely pursuits.
Correct Answer:
have better relationships with people they care about.
Question 7
Who among the following most likely exhibits the developmental pattern of successful aging?
- Khalid who is 79 years old and has started experiencing a modest decline in his psychological functioning
- Shyam who is 81 years old and frequently forgets where he places his belongings
- Carlo who is 78 years old and suffers from Parkinson's disease, which impairs his daily functioning
- Selena who is 80 years old and capable of walking without the support of a cane
Correct Answer:
Selena who is 80 years old and capable of walking without the support of a cane
Question 8
Determining ________ age involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.
- social
- chronological
- biological
- psychological
Correct Answer:
biological
Glossary:
Biological Processes: Changes in an individual’s physical nature.
Question 9
Life-span developmentalists who focus on adult development and aging describe life-span development in terms of four "ages." The "third age" in this conceptualization spans from
- adolescence to prime adulthood.
- twenties through fifties.
- approximately 60 to 79 years of age.
- approximately 80 years to the time of death.
Correct Answer:
approximately 60 to 79 years of age.
Glossary:
Life Span: The maximum number of years an individual can live. The life span of human beings is about 120 to 125 years of age.
Question 10
Sharon is a 30-year-old stay-at-home mother to a toddler. Life-span developmentalists would consider her to be
- in the second age of prime adulthood.
- transitioning from early adulthood to middle adulthood.
- a middle-aged woman.
- in an adult latency period.
Correct Answer:
in the second age of prime adulthood.
Glossary:
Life Span: The maximum number of years an individual can live. The life span of human beings is about 120 to 125 years of age.
Question 11
Which of the following statements about the "young-old" is true?
- They are people between 60 and 65 years of age.
- They have little potential for physical and cognitive fitness.
- They show considerable loss in cognitive skills.
- They can develop strategies to cope with the gains and losses of aging.
Correct Answer:
They can develop strategies to cope with the gains and losses of aging.
Glossary:
Strategies: Deliberate mental activities that improve the processing of information.
Question 12
Katie-Lou is 88 years old. Katie would most likely be characterized as
- young-old.
- old-old.
- oldest-old.
- late-old.
Correct Answer:
oldest-old.
Glossary:
Longitudinal Approach: A research strategy in which the same individuals are studied over a period of time, usually several years or more.
Question 13
Which of the following is true of the period of development known as late adulthood?
- It involves rapid physical changes and the development of sexual characteristics.
- It is a time of establishing economic independence and advancing in a career.
- It begins in the early 20s and lasts through the 30s.
- It is a time of life review, retirement, and adjustment to new social roles.
Correct Answer:
It is a time of life review, retirement, and adjustment to new social roles.
Question 14
Jessica spends a lot of time thinking about the choices she has made in her life and the events she has witnessed. She is adjusting to decreasing strength and health, and she has made several lifestyle changes as a result. Jessica is most likely in the ________ period of development.
- adolescence
- early adulthood
- middle adulthood
- late adulthood
Correct Answer:
late adulthood
Glossary:
Middle Adulthood: The developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age.
Question 15
Late adulthood is a time of
- life review, adjustment to new social roles, and diminishing strength and health.
- expanding personal and social involvement and responsibility.
- establishing personal and economic independence and advancing in a career.
- selecting a mate, learning to live with that person in an intimate way, starting a family, and rearing children.
Correct Answer:
life review, adjustment to new social roles, and diminishing strength and health.
Glossary:
Middle Adulthood: The developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age.