Adult Development & Aging Review 1

aging is a lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death.

A key premise of the life-span perspective is that

normative age-graded events

The age at which one begins their first marriage or retires from a career are

Culture

is extremely important in gerontology because it shapes how people define core concepts such as age, old age, and normative life course.

Ageism

prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age

Gerontology

study of aging

Plasticity

the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.

the period of time from late adolescence until one's early to mid-20's

A relatively recent term that points to the complexities of understanding the concept of age is "emerging adulthood." Emerging adulthood is best understood as

Tertiary

A resident of an assisted living center experiencing a marked decline in intellectual abilities in the years directly preceding death, known as terminal drop, is an example of which type of aging?

geographic location

According to Baltes et al. (2006) life-span development consists of the dynamic interaction among all of the following factors except

Continuity

As people age, the speed at which they react decreases. This phenomenon is cited in your textbook as an example of

a stereotype that could lead to ageism

Believing that all old people are senile is an example of

psychological forces

Characteristics that make us individuals, such as perception and emotional factors, are the result of

chronological and perceived

Denise is 51-years-old. However, posting selfies in a bungie jumping harness to her social media page made her feel much younger than her 51 years. The two types of age described here are

secondary aging

Developmental changes that are related to disease, lifestyle, and other environmental factors that are not inevitable are termed

how people change pvertime; age-related changes; age-related differences or variations; all of these are correct

Developmental researchers are interested in understanding

historical context

One of the perspectives of life-span development is that people develop within a certain set of circumstances that are determined by the culture in which they were born. This perspective is called:

nature-nurture controversy

How much of one's development is influenced by heredity and how much is influenced by experience is referred to as the

stability-change issue

If we consider whether personality in young adulthood predicts personality in late adulthood, we are concerned with which of the following controversies or issues?

stability-change issue

In order to understand a newborn's future, we must simultaneously consider his or her inborn, hereditary characteristics, and the environmental influences. This is an example of which of the following controversies?

stability

In the case of a very specific personality trait, such as shyness, you can expect to see _________ over time throughout adulthood.

secondary aging

Loss of memory due to Alzheimer's disease is an example of

biological age

Measuring the functioning of various vital or life-limiting systems, such as the human sensory system, is an assessment of

development and aging involving both decline and growth

Multidirectionality refers to

primary aging

Normative age-related developmental changes, such as the slowing of one's reaction time and the loss of family members and friends, are considered

often give a generation its unique identity

Normative history-graded influences are events that

nonnormative

The advent of social media internet technology is an example of a

not unique because the population of elderly persons is increasing in most parts of the world

Population trends in the United States, specifically the continuing rise in the number of elderly people, are

increasing

Relative to the population of older European Americans, the number of older ethnic Americans is

nonnormative event

The retiring from the world of work at age 35 is an example of a

ageism

The uniforms for a fast food franchise are designed to fit young adults comfortably. This practice is known as

85

There will be a strain in the healthcare and social service systems because people over the age of ____ are the most rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population.

biological forces

Thinning and graying of hair is an example of which force of development?

Biopsychoscocial framework

Together with life-cycle forces, the ______________ provides a complete overview of the shapers of human development.

universal versus context-specific

Understanding the cultural and ethnic differences between Kung African and European American family structures falls under which controversy?

continuity-discontinuity

Which controversy is a derivative of the stability-change issue and examines whether development occurs as a smooth transition over time or as a series of abrupt shifts?

surviving a natural disaster

Which of the following is a nonnormative influence on behavior?

entering kindergarden

Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded influence on development?

age effects

While going through her late 40s and early 50s a woman is experiencing menopause. This is an example of a(n)