Psy 210 Ch 12, 14, 16

According to Baltes, _____ becomes relevant when life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adult's performance potential.

compensation

Adult development experts are virtually unanimous in their belief that midlife crises:

have been exaggerated.

Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) _____ phase of adult development.

novice

According to Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of love, _____ involves physical and sexual attraction to another.

passion

_____ love is also called eros.

romantic

On a 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):

secure attachment style.

Secure attachment to parents during childhood correlates with:

secure attachment to romantic partners in adulthood.

Which of the following is especially important to successful aging?

being Active

Which of the following appears during infancy and plays an important part in socioemotional development?

Attachment

Which of the following is Erikson's eighth stage of development?

integrity vs. despair

The timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life's tasks, such as getting married, having children, or establishing themselves in a career is known as the _____.

social clock

As he looks back over his life, Chris realizes that his work was not as important to him as he believed, and that he lost too much valuable time with his children. If he could do it over again, he would work less and spend more time with his children. According to Erikson, Chris is experiencing some degree of _____

stagnation

Currently the average duration of marriage in the United States is just over _____ years.

9

According to Levinson, which of the following should occur at the end of one's teens?

A transition from dependence to independence

According to Robert J. Sternberg, which of the following is the strongest and fullest form of love?

Consummate love

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Generativity

Which of the following is prominent in Erikson's final stage of integrity versus despair?

Life Review

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes whether an individual is imaginative or practical?

Openness to experience

The model of selective optimization with compensation proposes that successful aging is related to three main factors. Which of these factors is based on the concept that, in old age, there is a reduced capacity and loss of functioning that mandate a reduction of performance in most domains of life?

Selection

What are the typical effects of ageism?

Social participation by older adults is often discouraged by ageism, which is prejudice against others because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults. They are often perceived as incapable of thinking clearly, learning new things, enjoying sex, contributing to the community, or holding responsible jobs. Because of their age, older adults might not be hired for new jobs or might be eased out of old ones; they might be shunned socially; and they might be edged out of their family life.

If researchers measure an individual's self-concept at ages 10, 20, 30, and 40 years, where are they likely to find the most stability?

When measured at the age of 10 and then again at the age of 40

Vashti believes that the more energetic and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives. Thus she believes in:

activity theory.

From about the ages of 28 to 33, a man goes through a transition period in which he must face the more serious question of:

determining his goals.

Which of the following statements about the empty nest syndrome is true?

it involves a decline in marital satisfaction after children leave the home.