Gerontology
Peak bone mass occurs around age:
30
According to one of your readings, true brain exercise requires all of the following EXCEPT?
Accountability
Gerontologists define a "cohort" as:
An aggregate of individuals who experience the same event within the same time interval
The use of the Internet and Social Media in the older population has been shown to reduce all of the following EXCEPT (which one was NOT mentioned in your readings)?
Anxiety
Most recent immigrants to the US can trace their ancestry to:
Asia and Latin America
Gerontology is the scientific study of the _____________ aspects of aging. (HINT: the whole field, not the sub-fields)
Biological, psychological and social
The Central Clearing house for all national population in the United States is:
Bureau of Census
A social gerontologist would be interested in studying all of the following EXCEPT?
Cellular Division
Which of the following would be an example of a non-normative family transition?
Child's death
The _______ theory notes that as one ages, the collagen loses some of its elasticity and there is a hardening of the arteries of the circulating system.
Cross-Linkage
_________ is the study of population processes - fertility, mortality, and migration.
Demography
Life course theories recognize all of the following EXCEPT ____ as being part of the context of a person's lifelong development? (which answer was not mentioned or included in the life course theory description)
Economic Contexts
The Exchange Theory has its roots in:
Economics
There is a disconnect between the American public's views of aging and those of Gerontologists working to promote understanding of aging. Which of the following was NOT identified as a public misconception about aging?
Elders have enormous economic and social impact on American society
Which of the following is not an example of life course transition in the family sphere?
Entering full-time employment
All cultures share similar timetables for events. This is what makes it possible to judge on-time and off-time behaviors.
False
Birth rate is the average number of births per generation.
False
Elephants were used as an example in the online unit to explain the Activity Theory of Aging.
False
Eyebrow transplants are the preferred treatment for thinning eyebrows that occur with aging.
False
It's the repeated retrieval of already learned information that contributes to the formation of new neurons and synapses in the brain.
False
Older adults cease having sex after age 65.
False
Senior dating websites are popular but according to information in the unit, men only want to date women older than themselves.
False
Seniors experience more social stress from family than they do from their friends.
False
Sheldon was faced with a problem when Penny gave him a Christmas present. This was an example of the Continuity Theory.
False
The best way to navigate the transitions in life is to follow the straight line from point A to point B.
False
The graying of hair is caused by an increase in the number of active pigment producing cells.
False
Wisdom is related to how much education a person has in the classroom.
False
Solving number sequence problems is an example of:
Fluid Intelligence
The quality of __________ predicts health more than other relationships.
Friendship Relationships
Bill Cosby talked about his parents coming over to see the grandchildren. Which style of grand parenting BEST fits them?
Fun Seeking
According to the ______ theory, the aging process is programmed into each cell of our bodies.
Genetic Control
According to one of your readings, the #1 problem for older drivers is:
Getting in and out of the vehicle
An individual's capacity to influence his/her own life and exert control over their actions and outcomes in life is known as ____________
Human Agency
Having a strong social network later in life has been linked to benefits that include all EXCEPT (which was NOT mentioned in your readings)?
Increased Financial Stability
Which of the following was NOT a challenge for the future mentioned in one of your required readings?
Increased life expectancy in the US
______ is the greatest number of years any member of a species has been known to survive.
Life Span
The set of roles and activities we participate in reflect our ________
Life Stage
For Bob age 70, remembering his first grade teacher's name would be an example of:
Long Term Memory
The best research design to distinguish among age, period, and cohort effects is:
Longitudinal
_________________ follows a "U" shaped pattern over the life course.
Marital Satisfaction
Which of the following is NOT an example of senescence?
Memory Impairments
According to one of your required readings, what part of the U.S. is experiencing more "aging in place" due to the relocation of younger people?
Midwest
Which of the following is an example of implicit ageism?
Not hiring a potential employee because she had some gray hairs visible at the interview
Which famous person said, "It gives me great pleasure to converse with the aged, they have been over the road that all of us must travel and know where it is rough and difficult and where it is easy and level."
Plato
New research suggests Erikson's stages of identity development:
Quiz 5
Which part of the brain naturally deteriorates with age but is thought to actually thicken (improve) if games like Tetris are played?
Quiz 5 not hippocampus
___________ refers to the mortality rates of African Americans which fall below that of Caucasians.
Race crossover
Auto designers are studying ways to improve the driving experience for older drivers. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your reading as something that was being researched SPECIFICALLY to aid older drivers?
Rearview cameras and sonar
The most effective brain exercise for older adults is _______
Remaining engaged for the long term
Often on the hands of older people one may see purple spots or patches. They are called:
Senile Purpura
The belief that you should have mastered everything in life is linked to which of the following?
Shame
A person's change in personal goals (long or short term) are related to his/her perception of time and form the basis of which of the following theories of aging?
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
Life Review and Reminiscence Therapy are interventions that are best linked to which theory of aging?
Stage Theories of Development
The demand for mental health treatments for older adults related to ___________ is predicted to rise from 1.7 million to 4.4 million by 2020.
Substance Abuse
If you wanted to market a product to African American Baby Boomers, who would be best to network with so that you message got to the target population?
The pastors
Aging in America used to be seen as a positive thing. One author shared the reasons that were responsible for the negative changes in how aging is viewed in America today. Which of the following was NOT a reason given for the change to a more negative perspective on aging?
The political structure supported youth as the way of the future and pulled back support of the aging citizens.
A supercentenarian is the term used for anyone over the age of 100.
True
After age 50 the same numbers of men and women experience hair loss and thinning on the scalp.
True
As people age they need more light to perceive depth and to see clearly.
True
Children of divorced parents have less of a sense of obligation to care for their parents in their later years of life.
True
It is possible for vision to correct itself through molecular changes in the lenses of the eyes that occur with aging. So a person who needed glasses when they were younger may not need them when they grow older.
True
It's the loss of elasticity in our skin that creates sagging as we age.
True
Older adults use social media to connect with others while younger people use it to promote themselves.
True
One of the findings of Elder's work, Children of the Great Depression, was that younger children were more adversely affected by the Depression than were teenagers.
True
Research has shown that activities such as visiting a museum or attending a concert can improve brain functions of aging adults.
True
Research showed that older adults needed to stop talking when navigating a difficult obstacle in their path.
True
The EASI software formed similar clusters or groupings that provided marketers and real estate brokers helpful business information.
True
When you challenge your brain it produces new dendrites that improve communication with other brain cells.
True
Wrinkles are created by repeated facial expressions.
True
The disorder that is caused by athrosclerosis and results in a person experiencing mini strokes is:
Vascular Dementia
Demi Moore was 16 years older than her husband (now ex-husband) Ashton Kusher. This was an example of:
a May-December Marriage
A theory is:
a broad explanation that provides the structure for organizing and interpreting multiple observable facts and their relationship to one another
Studies have shown that girls who reach menarche (go through puberty) early are much more likely to:
be involved in criminal activities
The branch of psychology that studies mental processes is:
cognitive
The first practitioners of social gerontology were:
developmental psychologists
One of the major methodological issues in research on the life course is:
distinguishing among age, period, and cohort effects
Social gerontologists define a social support system by its inclusion of two types of support. These are:
emotional and instrumental support
The term "aging timetables" refers to:
expected timing or deadlines for life events
According to the Guinness Book of World Records video, a woman from Italy is the title holder for oldest person.
false
America's healthcare system is biased toward aging because it focuses on treatment of chronic conditions more than acute conditions.
false
An example of an age cohort would include all college students on a particular campus.
false
Decline of functional capacity following early adulthood is affected more by the genetics of a person than by the lifestyle choices they make.
false
In the 1900s young immigrants entered the United States through Boston Harbor.
false
One author stated that successful aging in today's culture is equated with intergenerational housing options.
false
The Census Bureau makes a national count of the population every five years.
false
The theory of senescence would argue that death is part of the process of natural selection.
false
Postfall syndrome is the:
fear of falling in the elderly who have had a prior fall
Transitions hold opportunities for:
learning and development
The feminist theory of aging notes that:
men and women experience aging differently because of the organization of social structure and gendered social definition of reality
A ______ displays the age structure of a population.
population pyramid
Transitions are:
role changes individuals make as they leave school, take a job, marry, have children, or retire
According to the Activity theory:
successful aging is active aging
The relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren is related to _______.
the children's parents relationship to their parents
The tendency to discourage the elderly from taking risks is also a form of ageism.
true
Viewing aging as a positive thing can lengthen the number of years of life more than just having low blood pressure, good cholesterol levels, low body-mass index, not smoking, and getting regular exercise.
true
