section 8 psych

in patricia cohens analysis which of the following has fueled the emergence of thinking about middle age

advances in health and more people living to older ages

crystalized intelligence iis

an individuals accumulated information and verbal skills

which of the following is a consistent finding regarding age identity

as adults become older their age identity is younger than their chronological age

in the longitudinal studies by george valiant, one of the factors at age 50 that was linked with being in the "happy-well" category of 75-80 was

being future orientated

The Seattle Longitudinal Study concluded that middle age is a time of:

peak performance for verbal ability

compared with earlier and later periods middle age is influenced most by ________ and biological factors

sociocultural

which of the following best explains why middle adulthood starts later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s

people today have healthier lifestyles

fluid intelligence is the ability to

reason abstractly

what are the two major forms of love

romantic and affectionate

Margie Lachman and her colleagues argue that having a _____ is one of the most important modifiable factors in delaying the onset of diseases in middle adulthood and reducing the frequency of diseases in late adulthood.

sense of control in middle age

according to neugarten _______ provide guides for our lives

social clocks

identify a major task that must be mastered in early adulthood according to levinson

Developing a stable life structure

What did Levinson's research conclude about women in midlife transition?

The stages and transitions Levinson describes, and the crisis of middle age, hold for women as well as men.

George Vaillant concludes that _____ is a time for detecting parental flaws and discovering the truth about childhood

adolescence

which of the following is a major difference between levinsons and valliants views on midlife

Unlike Levinson, Valliant maintains that only a minority of adults experience a midlife crisis.

The researchers in the Mills College Study concluded that rather than being in a midlife crisis, the women were experiencing _____.

a midlife consciousness

according to levinson which of the following should occur at the end of one's teens

a transition from dependence to independence

which of the following is a reason for the decrease in height with age advancement

bone loss in the vertabrae

________ theory is most similar to the contemporary life events approach in highlighting the importance of the complex setting of people lives

bronfenbrenners

_____ refers to the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

climacteric

the majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are

close

the _______ life events approach emphasizes that how life event's influence an individual's development depends not only on the life even itself but also on mediating factors

contemporary

John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood, _____ intelligence continues to increase.

crystalized

the ________ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality

cumulative personality

no question

decline in working memory is more likely to occur when individuals do not use effective memory strategies such as organization and imagery

Sandra is turning 50 this year at this age she can expect certain age related conditions to affect her such as loss of strength in her legs and back and difficulty in viewing objects and hearing clearly of the vision related issues that affect individuals which of the following is sandra most likely to experience because of her age

difficulty viewing close objects

most research studies indicate that the greatest change in personality traits occur in

early adulthood

compared with middle age which of the following best describe late middle age for many individuals

losses may begin to outnumber gains

according to john horn, _________ steadily declines from middle adulthood onward

fluid intelligence

according to levinson the transition from dependence to independence is marked by the

formation of a dream.

based on george vailiants longitudinal studies, _________ in middle age is more strongly related then intimacy to whether individuals will have an enduring and happy marriage at 75-80

generativity

in eriksons theory, _______ encompasses adults desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

generativity

Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant conflict that he referred to as

generativity versus stagnation

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

have been exaggerated.

Which of the following statements is true of cultural contexts of adulthood

in many cultures especially non industrialized cultures the concept of middle age is not very clear and in some cases absent

according to research on inter generational relationships in which of the following ways is an adult child most likely to be similar to his or her parents

in politics

The practice of helicopter parenting has been shown to be linked to which of the following?

increased perceived competence in transitioning to adulthood

according to denise park much of the blame for declining memory in late middle age goes to

information overload that builds up over the adult years

Which of the following statements is true regarding sibling relationships

it is rare for sibling closeness to develop for the first time in adulthood

many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period 55-65 as

late midlife

Parents who remove obstacles and stressors for their children, thereby letting them learn how to make decisions and develop coping strategies of their own, have been referred to in recent research as _____ parents.

lawnmower

drawing on beliefs values and goals to change the meaning of a stressful situation is known as

meaning-making coping

middle adulthood is referred to as the "sandwich" generation because

middle aged adults may have to care for their elderly parents as well as their own adolescent children

researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in _________ and then declines

midlife

In one study of gender differences in intergenerational relationships (Rossi, 1989), who were found to have the closest relationships in their adult years?

mothers and daughters

compared with men women have a higher incidence of _______ disorders in middle adulthood

nonfatal chronic

________ has been found to be related to superior cognitive functioning achievement and IQ across the life span (briley, domiteux, & tucker-drob, 2014)

openness to experience

according to viktor frankl the three most distinct human qualities are freedom responsibility and

spirituality

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

according to levinson the ______ rests on how effectively an individual reduces the polarities in four major conflicts and accepts each of them as an integral part of their being

success of midlife transition

age-related loss of muscle strength is especially marked in

the back and legs

Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs argue that a meaningful life can be understood in terms of four main needs meaning, including which of the following?

the need for values

what is the most common change in the sleep patterns of adults during the middle age years

there is a decrease in the deepest type of sleep

based on the work of roy baumeister and kathleen vohs which of the following is true of the need for efficacy

this need involves the belief that one can make a difference

which of the following strategies would be most helpful in improving memory in middle ages

use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered

______ refers to the ability to understand ideas expressed in words

verbal comprehension

which of the following is true regarding spirituality

women have consistently shown a stronger interest in religion and spirituality than men

according to cognitive aging expert denise park the slowdown in learning new info has been linked to changes in

working memory