Aging

Which of the following questions might you expect to see on a measure of one's global subjective well-being?

Do you feel that your life is as good as it can be?

Which of the following concepts is forwarded by the Convoy Model of Social Relations?

Social connections are held together by exchanges in social support, which change with age.

There are many factors that contribute to the increased life expectancy in the 20th century. Evidence from twin studies finds that about ______ percent of the variance in life spans is accounted for by genes.

25

Given that it is generally related to life experiences and accumulated knowledge, which kind of intelligence do you think would be more substantial in an older adult versus a young child?

Crystallized intelligence

______ well-being refers to the emotional component of well-being and includes measures of positive (e.g., happiness and contentment) and negative affect (e.g., stress and sadness).

Hedonic

______ theories of development emphasize the effects of life events and social roles. Life span theories of development tend to place greater emphasis on processes that occur within each individual.

Life course

Bess is 76 years old, and finds that she is happier with just a few close friends. Bess's behavior is consistent with Carstensen's ______ theory.

Socio-emotional Selectivity

Which approach to the study of intelligence examines performance on tests of intellectual functioning that employ standardized tests and validated measures?

The psychometric approach

Rowe and Kahn (1997) defined three criteria for successful aging. They included which of the following?

active engagement in social and productive activities

Which of the following personality traits has been found to predict important life outcomes, such as job success, health, and longevity?

conscientiousness

Dr. Rainwood conducts research examining the differences between people of different ages. She always remembers that this particular kind of research, called ______ studies, can be susceptible to effects related to history and the time of her research.

cross-sectional

Declines in ______ have been well-established by research, and help explain age differences in a variety of cognitive abilities.

hearing and vision

Ethan decides to retire from his career at the age of 52, Brandon at 61, and Akiva keeps working into his seventies. These differences reflect the ______ in the lives of adults.

heterogeneity

One's age ______ refers to how old (or young) that individual feels compared to their chronological age. After early adulthood, most people report that they feel younger than their actual age.

identity

Katrina has noticed that her mother seems less able to focus on answering a specific question while simultaneously suppressing attention to less relevant information. This skill, called ______, normally declines as people age.

inhibitory functioning

One of the primary types of research in developmental psychology is the ______ study, in which the same people are observed at multiple points in time.

longitudinal

Ruth has a ______of aging. She feels happy with the way she is changing and growing into her older years, and takes any difficulties with a good attitude.

positive self-perception

Brendon is taking a multiple-choice test in his psychology course. Brendon has to compare each of five possible answers to information he has previously learned, and then identify the correct response. What kind of task is this?

recognition

Marita has always lived by several important clichés. They include, "Age is just a number," "You're only as old as you feel," and "I'm only as old as I think I am." These illustrate the concept of ______ age.

subjective

Professor Zithrow is explaining fluid intelligence as her class covers cognitive changes associated with aging. Which of the following tasks would she be least likely to discuss on this topic?

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