PSYC Exam 4

Which of the following is a sign of aging for the average adult in middle adulthood?

Loss of memory

Research relating to individual temperaments has indicated that children with easy temperaments at age 3 to 5

adjusted young adults

David and Tina have one grandson, Dillon. They see him almost every weekend and make it a point to go to a movie or a park with him. Both Dillon and his grandparents look forward to their time together. According to Neugerten and Weinstein, David and Tina have a(n) ______ style of being grandparents.

companionate/ funseeking

In menopause, production of ________ by the ovaries declines dramatically

estrogen

Life____ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.

expectancy

When men face stress, they are more likely to respond in a:

fight or flight manner

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

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

Which of the following biological theories of aging states that people age because their cells' normal metabolism produces unstable oxygen molecules?

free radical theory

Because of a decline in the functioning of the immune system, vaccination against ___ is especially important in older adults.

influenza

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

it focuses on major life events but not dails experiences as stressory

Silas is a man who is in his late seventies. He has a condition characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance. This is otherwise known as:

metabolic syndrome.

________ adulthood is the developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65.

middl adulthood

According to Lachman, researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in ______ and declines.

midlife

According to research by Rossi, which of the following were found to have the closest relationships during their adult years?

mothers and daughters

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for an adult?

nurturance or hostility

Calvin has just turned 90 years old. He would be considered among the:

oldest of the old

Which of the following is a common way to asses of speed of information processing?

reaction time task

Fluid intelligence is the ability to

reason abstractly

On an assessment of attachment styles modeled on Hazan and Shaver's Questionnaire, Alicia described herself thus: "I find it relatively easy to get close to others and I am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don't worry about being abandoned or about someone getting too close to me." Alicia seems to have a(n) _____ attachment

secure attachment style

According to the cellular clock theory of aging, cells can divide a maximum of:

75 to 80 times

Which of the following statements is TRUE about mortality rates in the United States and the world?

African Americans and other ethnic minorities have IMRs that are twice as high as the national average

Which of the following is a consistent finding regarding age identity?

As adults become older their age identity is younger than their chronological age.

______ Is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

Climacteric

In erikson's theory, ______ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

Generativity

Cohorts refers to:

Group of people who are born within a few years of one another

Lorenzo was born during the depression era in the U.S Now he and others who were born at about the same time show greater cognitive decline than people born at later times. This illustrates that cohort effects are differences based on:

Historical Context

Which of the following statements is true about cultural contexts of adulthood?

In many cultures, especially nonindustrialized cultures, the concept of middle age is not very clear, or in some cases is absent.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five big personality traits identified by Costa and McCrae?

adaptability

What is the main difference between the way younger people and older people respond to stress?

Older people keep stress hormones in their system for longer periods

One factor that has contributed to the survival of centenarians is:

Their ability to cope effectively with stress

Which of the following statements about bone and joint functioning is TRUE?

Women experience about twice the rate of bone loss as men

___ are the most noticeable changes in physical appearance in late adulthood.

Wrinkles and age spots

Rose's ex-boyfriend, Pete, describes her as clingy and dependent. During their relationship, she has always told him he was loved and wanted to rush into marriage. She also kept tabs on Peter and was jealous of all his female friends and colleagues. Rose seems to have a(n) attachment style.

anxious

______ individuals are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships and once in a relationship tend to distance themselves from their partner.

avoidant attachment

In one longitudinal study, when 3 year old children showed good control of their emotions and were resilient in the face of stress, they were: (This question is repeated for some reason?)

berkely longitudinal study

Felicia is an American between 65 and 74 years of age. Her doctor should be most concerned about her developing ___, the leading cause of death for her age group.

cancer

Which of the following are the most common chronic disorders for men during middle age?

cancer, heart disease and strokes

Becky is careless, impulsive, and disorganized. According to the Big Five personality factors, Becky is most likely to score low on:

conscientiousness

Daniel Levinson's studies suggest that most adults feel that middle age is a time of:

crisis.

The vision of older adults can be affected by age-related changes. One of these changes, which can make steps or street curbs difficult to manage, is a decline in:

depth perception

Most research studies indicate that the greatest change in personality traits occurs in:

early adulthood

Angelo and his wife just had their last child move out of the house. He and his wife has lived vicariously through their children, letting their sports activites and various achievements dominate their lives. Now they experience ___, which includes a decline in martial satisfaction after children leave the home.

empty nest syndrome

When women experience stress, they are more likely to engage in

tend and befriend

During middle age, the ability to hear ____ sounds declines first.

high pitched sounds

With age:

idk

According to Viktor Frankl, the three most distinct human qualities are freedom, responsibility, and:

spirituality

According to levinson, the ___ rests on how effectively an individual reduces the polarities and accepts each of them as an integral part of his or her being.

success of the midlife transition

Guillermo has taught his apprentice all the specialized techniques he has developed over the years as a carpenter. According to Erikson, he has achieved ______ generativity.

work

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in ______, where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions, solving problems, and comprehending written and spoken language.

working memory