Question 1 Reitzes and Mutran suggest Several factors at preretirement are strong predictors of positive attitudes toward retirement later, including Selected Answer: feeling confident in relationships with friends. Question 2 Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the timing of indicators of adulthood in people’s lives today? Selected Answer: People show some indicators of adult status at earlier ages today while other indicators of adulthood are more delayed. Question 3 How do the attitudes toward death among elderly people compare to the attitudes of younger age groups? Selected Answer: Elderly people report less anxiety about death than middle-aged adults. Question 4 Which of the following assumptions is NOT indicative of the life span development model? Selected Answer: Cultural influences are more important in adult development than child development. Question 5 The extent to which a person experiences nervousness, fear, anger, sadness, contempt, and guilt is called Selected Answer: Negative affectivity. Question 6 What statement is FALSE regarding sterotypes and age discrimination research: Selected Answer: People view men as losing more general competence with age, than women. Question 7 Among the important differences between adult pair-bonds and infant-caregiver bonds include all of the following aspects, EXCEPT Selected Answer: Adults do not tolerate long periods of separation as well as children. Question 8 Which of the following is the best example of fifth-stage thinking? Selected Answer: Kendra learns about several different religions, finds all of them internally consistent and appealing in some ways. Question 9 In Ryan and Deci’s self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they described include Selected Answer: Autonomy. Question 10 Which of the following is not one of Kitchener’s stages of thinking dimensions: Selected Answer: Drawing meaningful conclusions. Question 11 Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion know as hedonic well-being. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of purpose, growth and master which is sometimes called Selected Answer: Self-determination Question 12 What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in middle adulthood? Selected Answer: Most people become more impulsive when it comes to decision-making. Question 13 Cross-cultural research findings indicate that Selected Answer: Age-related changes in personality traits are consistent across different cultural groups. Question 14 The “Big Five” personality traits are Selected Answer: Agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion and conscientiousness. Question 15 Which of the following is the most important factor in helping young adults avoid a slide into poverty? Selected Answer: Education. Question 16 In self-determination theory, which of the following is considered one of the basic psychological needs that motivates our adaptation or coping efforts at any age? Selected Answer: Autonomy. Question 17 Which of the following individuals would most likely be in the reorganizational stage according to Schaie’s view of adult adjustment? Selected Answer: A 45-year-old businessman. Question 18 Which of the following is not one of the dimensions that Kitchener used to differentiate the stages of reflective judgment? Selected Answer: The age of the individual. Question 19 Which of these is the best definition of relativistic thought according to Perry? Selected Answer: Every person has a right to his or her own opinion and we should not question each other. Question 20 Research on job satisfaction indicates which of the following? Selected Answer: Job satisfaction is most closely related to sociability, with sociable individuals more likely to be satisfied with any job. Question 21 High concentrations of ______________ secreted by cells of the immune system are related to maladaptive inflammation. Selected Answer: Cytokines. Question 22 The “American paradox” refers to Selected Answer: increases in rates of depression despite increases in wealth. Question 23 The happiest people have excellent social relationships. This is because Selected Answer: happy people are more likely to successfully make friends. Question 24 Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in their 40s ? Selected Answer: For most people their body will produce more elastin as they age. Question 25 According to Erikson’s theory, which developmental task is central to the middle adulthood stage of life? Selected Answer: Generativity. Question 26 In a study of relationship satisfaction and stability over a 3-year period, which of the following types of partnerships was the most likely to break up? Selected Answer: Anxious man with avoidant woman. Question 27 “The reminiscence bump” refers to Selected Answer: the large number of autobiographical memories that are retained from the late adolescent through early adult period. Question 28 Which of the following are aspects of palliative care? Selected Answer: Pain management and emotional care. Question 29 Video response. Review the video on, page 457 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen used his physical fitness degree in various roles after graduation. Statement 2: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen uses his business marketing degree in his current job but much differently than he had anticipated as a college student. Statement 3: the video demonstrates how Makonnen realized that he was not going to be a professional football player and had to use his degree and talents to find employment and a way that challenged his career path. Selected Answer: Statement 2&3 are correct Question 30 The two types of stress management presented by Lazarus and Folkman are Selected Answer: Problem-focused and emotion-focused. Question 31 Kindling-behavioral sensitization describes Selected Answer: A process of increasing sensitivity to stressful triggers. Question 32 In a dimensional analysis of adult attachment style (as opposed to a simple set of attachment categories), the f ocus is on the degree to which a certain tendency is exhibited. What two continuous dimensions or tendencies seem to characterize most attachment scales? Selected Answer: Anxiety and approach-avoidance. Question 33 In Super’s developmental approach to career satisfaction, he argues that an individual’s vocational self-concept evolves over time. What is the career development stage that usually characterizes adolescents and young adults? Selected Answer: The exploratory stage. Question 34 Which of the following does NOT contribute to social segregation for the elderly? Selected Answer: Retirement. Question 35 Video response. Review the video on, page 481 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: John stated three changes relevant to middle age; physical ability declines, mental abilities are still intake, and there are some sexual changes for men, but not to the extent that women experience. Statement 2: John stated that he has experience significant decline in his physical abilities, his ability to be successful as an adult student, and has encountered erectile dysfunction. Statement 3: a. John’s commentary on middle age demonstrates the concept of regulation of loss, representing an adaption of expectations. Selected Answer: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Question 36 A positive emotional style Selected Answer: Can be cultivated by everyone. Question 37 Video response. Review the video on, page 411 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: the video demonstrates Gary’s conflict between returning to a previous status of relying on his parents while in graduate school and the obligation he feels to be independent and care for his family. Statement 2: Gary feels like his success thus far is attributed to the values that his parent exemplified and reflects their support and expectations for him. Statement 3: Gary is an example of the failure to launch syndrome and is comfortable relying on his parents for support while in graduate school. Selected Answer: Statement 2 is correct Question 38 Which statement regarding the research findings of partner selection is NOT accurate. Selected Answer: Research suggests that having a secure individual in the partnership will automatically improve the quality of the relationship. Question 39 Petersen and Steward found that the characteristics related to high levels of generativity in adolescents and young adults are: Selected Answer: Affiliation and power needs. Question 40 Video response. Review the video on, page 503 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: Pam had limited awareness of how significant Laurel was being affected immediately after the divorce and did not respond to her daughter’s issues. Statement 2: One of the main contributions to Laurels post-divorce problems are her feeling like she had lost control. Statement 3: Pam made a wise choice to overcompensate for the separation anxiety and control issues that Laurel was having by setting very few boundaries. Selected Answer: Statement 1 is correct. Question 41 Video response. Review the video on, page 569 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: Thelma uses the concept of selection in deciding what activities she will participate in, in order to maintain her health and wellness. Statement 2: Thelma and her sister downsized from a large home, to a retirement community as a way of optimizing their environment to match their life stage and desires. Statement 3: Thelma is not able to compensate for the restraints her age places on her physical abilities. Selected Answer: Statements 1 and 2 are correct Question 42 Video response. Review the video on, page 559 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are c orrect. Statement 1: Alvin stated that the most difficult part of having Alzheimer’s disease was having to tell his children and grandchildren. Statement 2: Alvin’s friend Jan recognized that he went from being very organized to misplacing things. Statement 3: One issues with Alvin’s disease is he often loses personal items. Selected Answer: Statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct. Question 43 When considering primary and second control strategies, which statement is FALSE: Selected Answer: Autonomy, competence are related to primary control. Question 44 According to research by Baltes and associates, in which decade is wisdom acquistion most important? Selected Answer: From 15 to 25. Question 45 Based upon research about marital relationships conducted by Gottman, what feature of a relationship best predicts the demise of a relationship? Selected Answer: Homeostatic steady state. Question 46 In late adulthood, many of the physical losses of middle adulthood (e.g., sensory decline) continue. For people over 65 there is also a new physical problem that about half of the population must contend with, called Selected Answer: osteoarthritis. Question 47 Which of the following has not been proposed as a reason why people seek meaning in their lives? Selected Answer: Establishing meaning helps people feel like they are better than other people. Question 48 Research on mate selection indicates that people choose mates on the basis of all of the following characteristics, except for Selected Answer: Homogony. Question 49 Gender differences in career choice are influenced by gender-role beliefs and life style preferences including this notion Selected Answer: Women still give greater priority to their role as caregiver, and men still give greater priority to their role as breadwinner. Question 50 Fluid intelligence is to ____________ as crystallized intelligence is to ____________. Selected Answer: Mechanics / pragmatics.