DEP3404 Chapter1
Census 2010 estimates that the number of people 65 plus and older in the U.S. is _____ million
40.3
What percent of the total U.S. 65 and older population is male
42
Which of the following is considered an example of secondary aging
Marrying for the third time at age 55.
According to the continuity principle of adult development and aging, the experiences you have as a young adult will play what role in your development?
People retain their identities about as they get older, even though their appearance changes.
Highly developed countries that have nearly equal birth and death rates have an age-sex structure that resembles which shape?
Rectangle
How does the fact that older adults are survivors influence research on aging?
The available samples are positively selected on important characteristics
The ________________ principle of adult development and aging proposes that changes build on themselves over life in a cumulative fashion.
continuity
Genevieve is 27 years old, finishing graduate school and living with her parents. As she makes her transition into adulthood, psychologists would consider her an example of someone in the age period called _______ adulthood:
emerging
The increased population of adults 65 and older in the U.S. can be attributed specifically to the higher life _______ being achieved by current generations.
expectancy
Due to the process of ______ aging, an older adult may develop a disease such as skin cancer after years of exposure to the sun.
secondary
Which of the following would be considered a "social" age-related factor in the biopsychosocial perspective?
Becoming a grandparent
The country with the highest number (not percent) of individuals 65 and older is:
China
Which racial/ethnic minority group in the U.S. is expected to show the largest decrease in the U.S. population between 2010 and 2050?
Non-hispanic White
Psychological Age
The index of age that represents a person's functioning on measures such as intelligence, memory, and learning ability
What was the average life expectancy at birth in 2010
78.7
The Centers for Disease Control regards which of the following as one of the five most important "bad habits" that can reduce the quality and quantity of a person's life?
Cigarette smoking.
The parents of people in the Baby Boom generation are known as
Silent Generation
The number of people 65 and older projected to be alive around the world in 2050 is approximately
1.5 billion
People now considered supercentenarians, such as Jeanne Louise Calment, live past the age of
110
As of the latest estimates in 2010, the percentage of people in the United States population 65 years and older is:
13.0
Which of the following categories would be considered an example of "race" as used in the 2010 U.S. Census?
American Indian
People referred to as "old-old" have which specific characteristic
Between the ages of 75-84
Because the state of _______________ has such a high percentage of adults 65 and older, political candidates put heavy emphasis into making promises about Medicare and Social Security when they campaign there.
Florida
75-year-old Mrs. A. has difficulty with her vision due to cataracts but her friend Mrs. B., also 75, can see perfectly. However, Mrs. B.'s arthritis makes it difficult for her to walk while Mrs. A. recently ran a senior marathon. This example illustrates which principle of adult development and aging?
Interindividual differences
A 77-year-old man has loved to jog for his entire life, and he is still able to keep up a pretty good pace. However, he is suffering hearing loss which makes it difficult for him to enjoy the music he likes to play while out on his run. In addition, he's noticing that it's getting harder for him to see the street signs unless the sun is brightly shining. This man illustrates which principle of aging?
Multidirectionality
Changes over time in an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they cope with the physical changes involved in aging fall into which domain of the biopsychosocial perspective toward aging?
Psychological
Which of the following topics would be considered to provide evidence on the effect of sex in development?
Role of hormones in behavior
Which of the following topics would be considered to provide evidence on the effect of sex in development?
Role of hormones in behaviorc
health expectancy
The number of years a person can expect to live with relatively little disability
Greatest Generation
The term ____________ is used to refer to individuals who fought in World War II:
span
The term life ______ refers to the maximum number of years that a species lives, reflecting its genetic inheritance
Which of the following might account for the fact that the people who live to old age are the "survivors"?
Their families provided a strong support network
Changes due to normal aging include which type of processes?
Universal and progressive
The term __________ captures the concept that aging involves an interaction among processes such as physical changes, cognition, and social context:
biopsychosocial
The least percentage growth in populations over the age of 65 will occur around the world in countries that are described as:
developed
The idea that people become more different from each other as they grow older is known as the principle that
individuality matters
Which of the following would be considered an example of "normal" age-related psychological changes?
moderation of personal qualities
The idea there are differences within the individual in the rate of aging is referred to as:
multidirectionality
The large impact that Hurricane Sandy had on residents of the Northeast U.S. in 2012 makes it a ______ influence on development.
normative history-graded
The main focus of the large British study known as Whitehall II is on the role of ____________ as a factor in development.
social class
Because the _____________ are the individuals we study in later life, researchers caution that the findings may not be true for everyone born in a given period of time.
survivors
A term in gerontology used to refer to people who are in the age group of 65-74 is
young-old
