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deGrey's approach to extending human life is to _____________________

...

Related to the previous question, why is it considered to be "negative."

It involves taking away a pleasant stimulus

Who had thyroid cancer?

James, Nick, Harriett

Emerging adulthood offers opportunity for identity exploration in the areas of __________, work, and worldviews.

love

In his book on the Internet's effect on the brain, technology writer Nicholas Carr wrote that repeated interruptions to post and track photo images does what 3 things. 1.scatter our thoughts; 2. weaken our memory; and 3. ____________

make us tense and anxious

For scenario #1 with the brother and sister fighting over the TV remote, taking away TV time would be what type of response?

negative

What does Repetti et al. mean by "negative mood mediates associations between job stressors and marital behavior" (2009, p. 108)?

negative mood helps to explain why more job stressors predicts worse marital behavior

The ability of neural circuits to change in response to stimulation is _______

neuroplasticity

Does experiencing any major stressor in combination with carrying the "vulnerable" allele mean the person will likely develop psychopathology?

no

Of those had thyroid cancer, who is known to have had MEN II?

none

Writing about her trip to Cambodia, journalist Mary Pilon complained that tourists were so preoccupied with snapping photos to share that they were ________

not present

In the daycare study Repetti describes, the researchers used an __________ design in which they videotaped mothers being reunited with (picking up) their children after work, and then coded the interactions between mothers and children.

observational

Look closely at Figure 1 and the text. What does emotional transmission mean?

one family member's current mood can affect another family member's mood right now or later that day

Concerning scenario #2 involving your friend eating peanuts, you want to weaken the behavior. In operant conditioning terms, this is called:

punishment

deGrey's "preventive maintenance" approach to extending human life involves 4 basic steps, which he boils down to 1. replace; 2. remove; 3. _________; and 4. reinforce.

repair

Given these norms, the average person would fall into which of the quadrants on the figure on the slides?

secure

Emerging adulthood describes the period of development from the late __________ through the twenties, with a focus on ages _______ to __________.

teens, 18, 25

What is NOT an example of risk behavior occurring more often in emerging adulthood than other periods?

texting while driving

Prior to the modern era, death was typically a brief process.

true

Arnett (2000) describes the large differences between emerging adults. Even though they are around the same age, nothing is typical. Citing census data, Arnett reports that during adolescence (between the ages of 12-17), > 95% of American adolescents live at home with a parent, > 98% are unmarried, < 10% have a child, > 95% are enrolled in school. In contrast, emerging adulthood is a period of a "great deal of demographic ____________________" (p. 471).

variability

What about 26-35 year olds?

yes

Arnett conducted a large study of Americans in their late teens and early twenties and surveyed them on a number of topics, including the question: Do you feel you have reached adulthood? Look closely at Figure 2. How did the largest number of 18-25 year olds answer this question?

yes and no

Which groups of people DOESN'T Arnett's theory fit?

young people who do not attend college after high school

According to Gawande (2010), __________ % of all Medicare dollars spent is used on the _______ % of patients who will die within a year.

25, 5

How much of the National Institutes of Health budget goes to the Institute on Aging?

3%

Another feature of emerging adulthood that Arnett describes is a focus on exploration. This is apparent in several life domains, including residential status. According to Figure 1 (based on 1997-98 data), nearly ______% of 20-24 year olds had moved in the last year. In comparison, about ________ % of 10-14 year olds and ______% of people 55 and older had moved in the last year.

35, 15, 5

According to the article, more than ______% of oncologists report offering treatments that they believe are unlikely to work.

40

By 1996, what percent of residents who died in La Crosse, Wisconsin had written advanced directives, or end-of-life wishes, prior to their deaths?

85%

Match the image with the scenario it describes.

A- fatal breast cancer B- successful breast cancer treatment

Repetti cites a theorist we discussed early in the semester. This person's theory directed us to look at many possible levels (systems) of influence on the developing person, and highlighted the importance of bidirectional influences. Name this theorist:

Bronfenbrenner

Describe what Arnett's quote you completed in your previous answer means in your own words.

Emerging adults as a group are especially different from each other, compared to teens who tend to be fairly similar to each other.

Repetti et al. summarize research showing effects of parents' stressors on children and children's stressors on parents. This is an example of a ___________ influence.

bidirectional

In the UCLA Family Development Study, how do Repetti and colleagues interpret the direction of the effects? Read [X]-->[Y] as [X] "is associated with" [Y] or [X] "predicts" [Y]

job stressors --> marital anger, withdrawal

Repetti and colleagues found that after having a stressful day at work, air traffic controllers tended to [air1] and [air2] withdraw more from their wives and children.

emotionally, socially

Chronic stress rarely leads to depression

false

Emerging adulthood is an old theory, harkening back to the days of Freud.

false

If negative punishment weakens a behavior, then positive punishment strengthens a behavior.

false

In Fraley's online ECR-R data, the predicted anxiety scores were higher for older adults than younger adults.

false

In the data Arnett reviews, those emerging adults who lived close to home had the best relationships with their parents.

false

Repetti and colleagues (2009) argue that families are static systems that are unaffected from outside forces.

false

Stress is not a normal reaction to life events

false

Arnett summarizes results of studies in which teens and twenty year olds ranked the important markers of adulthood. Which were ranked towards the top? Which were ranked towards the bottom? (article 2)

finishing school Correct Answer bottom Correct! getting married Correct! having children Correct! accepting responsibility for self Correct! making independent decisions You Answered becoming financially independent Correct Answer near top