Quiz: Young Adulthood to Late
Adulthood
Due May 6 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 50
Time Limit 150 Minutes
Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 6: Week 6 — Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 50 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 150 minutes.
Allows unlimited attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 100 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
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Question 1
2 / 2 pts
What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in
middle adulthood?
Most people will have difficulty remembering events in their past life.
Most people will have difficulty paying attention to work tasks.
Most people need to take a little more time when solving complex problems.
Most people become more impulsive when it comes to decision-making.
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
High concentrations of ______________ secreted by cells of the immune system are related to
maladaptive inflammation.
Aiatheses.
Cytokines.
Neurotransmitters.
Endorphins.
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
Based upon research about marital relationships conducted by Gottman, what feature of a
relationship best predicts the demise of a relationship?
Homeostatic steady state.
Negative affect reciprocity.
Disillusionment.
Childlessness.
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Petersen and Steward found that the characteristics related to high levels of
generativity in adolescents and young adults are:
Extraversion and agreeableness.
Agreeableness and openness.
Affiliation and power needs.
Introversion and agreeableness.
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
In Super’s developmental approach to career satisfaction, he argues that an individual’s
vocational self-concept evolves over time. What is the career development stage that usually
characterizes adolescents and young adults?
The growth stage.
The establishment stage.
The exploratory stage.
The maintenance stage.
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
King and Kitchener offer specific suggesions for those that work with
emerging adults. Which of the following is NOT one of their recommedations:
Teach young adults to examine the assumptions that they use for decision making for poorly
defined problems.
Teach the process of information gathering, evaluating, and drawing conclusions.
Allow permissive boundaries that faciliate open exploration.
d.Create a supportive environment that promotes reflective thinking. .
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Fluid intelligence is to ____________ as crystallized intelligence is to ____________.
Working memory / metacognition.
Pragmatics / mechanics.
Metacognition / working memory.
Mechanics / pragmatics.
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
In Ryan and Deci’s self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they
described include
Autonomy.
Adequate shelter.
Freedom from fear.
Generativity.
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following has not been proposed as a reason why people seek meaning in their
lives?
Establishing meaning helps people feel like they have control.
Establishing meaning helps people define their values, morals, and ethics.
Establishing meaning helps people feel self-worth.
Establishing meaning helps people feel like they are better than other people.
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Kindling-behavioral sensitization describes
A process of shaping behavior to desired outcomes.
A process of increasing sensitivity to stressful triggers.
A process that explains how neurobiological factors interact with chemicals in the brain.
The measure of total life stresses.
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
When a parent is classified as “dismissive” tend to have babies that are
Secure.
Anxious.
Disorganized.
Avoidant.
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following individuals would most likely be in the reorganizational stage according
to Schaie’s view of adult adjustment?
A 20-year-old carpenter’s apprentice.
A 25-year-old single mother.
A 45-year-old businessman.
A 62-year-old truck driver.
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
Video response. Review the video example 15.3 in your book; from the 3 statements select
which one(s) are correct.
Statement 1: Thelma uses the concept of selection in deciding what activities she will participate
in, in order to maintain her health and wellness.
Statement 2: Thelma and her sister downsized from a large home, to a retirement community as
a way of optimizing their environment to match their life stage and desires.
Statement 3: Thelma is not able to compensate for the restraints her age places on her physical
abilities.
Statements 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct
Statements 1 and 2 are correct
Statement 3 is correct.
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not one of Kitchener’s stages of thinking dimensions:
Certainity of knowledge.
Processes use to acquire knowledge.
Evidence used to justify one’s judgement.
Drawing meaningful conclusions.
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Reitzes and Mutran suggest Several factors at preretirement are strong predictors of positive
attitudes toward retirement later, including
religiosity.
feeling confident in relationships with friends.
number of close relatives, especially children.
mandatory retirement age.
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
Which statement regarding the research findings of partner selection is NOT accurate.
Secure individuals tend to be paired more often with other secure individuals.
Research suggests that having a secure individual in the partnership will automatically improve
the quality of the relationship.
The most rare paring is between avoidant-avoidant and anxious -anxious persons.
Insecure individuals need someone that can confirm their expectations of close relationshipsl
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
Video response. Review video exercise 12.5 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select
which one(s) are correct.
Statement 1: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen used his physical fitness degree in various
roles after graduation.
Statement 2: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen uses his business marketing degree in his
current job but much differently than he had anticipated as a college student.
Statement 3: the video demonstrates how Makonnen realized that he was not going to be a
professional football player and had to use his degree and talents to find employment and a way
that challenged his career path.
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct
Statement 2&3 are correct
Statement 3 is correct.
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
Video response. Review video exercise 13.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select
which one(s) are correct.
Statement 1: John stated three changes relevant to middle age; physical ability declines, mental
abilities are still intake, and there are some sexual changes for men, but not to the extent that
women experience.
Statement 2: John stated that he has experience significant decline in his physical abilities, his
ability to be successful as an adult student, and has encountered erectile dysfunction.
Statement 3: a. John’s commentary on middle age demonstrates the concept of regulation of loss,
representing an adaption of expectations.
Statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct.
Statement 1 is correct
Statement 2 is correct
Statements 1 and 3 are correct.
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
“The reminiscence bump” refers to
the large number of stereotypes about older people rambling on about their lives.
the large number of autobiographical memories that are retained from the late adolescent through
early adult period.
the large number of autobiographical memories that are retained from the most recent past, even
for elderly people.
the increase in medical expenses experienced by most people after age 65.
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
Cross-cultural research findings indicate that
Age-related changes in personality traits differ across different cultural groups.
Age-related changes in personality traits are consistent across different cultural groups.
Age-graded changes in personality traits do not exist in more collectivistic cultures.
Age-graded changes in personality traits do not exist in more individualistic cultures.
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following assumptions is NOT indicative of the life span development model?
Development is impacted by the interplay of heredity and environment.
Cultural influences are more important in adult development than child development.
Development across the life span is primarily a process of unfolding maturation.
From birth to death, adapation continues.
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
Which statement is CORRECT regarding the attchment prototypes in peer/romatic tradition:
Anxious-ambivalent types find that others are reluctant to get as close as they would like to.
Secure types are uncomfortable depending on others.
Avoidant types are surprisingly more comfortable being intimate than other types.
Secure types maintain strict boundaries aod not let others get to close to them.
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in
their 40s ?
For many, it will take longer for eyes to adapt to changes in light than before.
Many will acquire a serious disability.
For most people the ability to hear normal speech sounds will noticeably decline.
For most people their body will produce more elastin as they age.
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
How do the attitudes toward death among elderly people compare to the attitudes of younger age
groups?
Elderly people report more anxiety about death than middle-aged adults.
Elderly people report less anxiety about death than middle-aged adults.
Elderly people are less realistic about its inevitability than middle-aged adults are.
There are no differences between the elderly and other age groups in regard to attitudes toward
death.
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
Studies of brain activity during the early adult years suggest an increased capacity for
moral behavior.
perceptual acuity.
sexual activity.
behavioral and emotional control.
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
When considering primary and second control strategies, which statement is FALSE:
60-year-olds are more flexible in adjusting goals than a 20-year-old.
Our secondary and primary control strategies decrease with age unitl late midlife.
In old age, our secondary control control strategies increase.
Autonomy, competence are related to primary control.
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
Which of these is the best definition of relativistic thought according to Perry?
Every person has a right to his or her own opinion and we should not question each other.
People relate to each other because everyone is in search of absolute truth.
Relativistic thinking is a stage that supercedes the ability to see inherent contradictions.
Weighing evidence and considers ideas and values more objectively.
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
Video response. Review the video example 15.1 in your book; from the 3 statements select
which one(s) are correct.
Statement 1: Alvin stated that the most difficult part of having Alzheimer’s disease was having to
tell his children and grandchildren.
Statement 2: Alvin’s friend Jan recognized that he went from being very organized to misplacing
things.
Statement 3: One issues with Alvin’s disease is he often loses personal items.
Statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct.
Statement 1 is correct
Statements 2 and 3 are correct
Statement 3 is correct.
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following are aspects of palliative care?
Pain management and emotional care.
Life-sustaining treatments.
Nursing-centered care.
Physician-assisted suicide.
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
In late adulthood, many of the physical losses of middle adulthood (e.g., sensory decline)
continue. For people over 65 there is also a new physical problem that about half of the
population must contend with, called
osteoarthritis.
diabetes.
multi-infarct dementia.
Alzheimer’s disease.
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the timing of indicators of adulthood in
people’s lives today?
People show some indicators of adult status at earlier ages today while other indicators of
adulthood are more delayed.
People generally show indicators of adult status at earlier ages today than they did in earlier
decades.
People show all indicators of adult status at later ages today than they did in earlier decades.
There are no differences in the timing of adulthood today compared to earlier decades.
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion
know as hedonic well-being. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of
purpose, growth and master which is sometimes called
Self-determination
Psychological well-being
Eudaemonic well-being.
Expressive well-being.
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is the best example of fifth-stage thinking?
Josh evaluates the assumptions of those who favor and those who oppose the death penalty and
finds both arguments unconvincing.
Trevor solves a complicated equation in abstract mathematics.
Carrie listens with great empathy and concern to her counseling client.
Kendra learns about several different religions, finds all of them internally consistent and
appealing in some ways.
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
The “Big Five” personality traits are
Conscientiousness, agreeableness, aggressiveness, neuroticism and introversion.
Warmth, neuroticism, conscientiousness, introversion and extroversion.
Sociability, openness, neuroticism, agreeableness and aggressiveness.
Agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion and conscientiousness.
Question 35
2 / 2 pts
According to Erikson’s theory, which developmental task is central to the middle adulthood stage
of life?
Ego integrity.
Intimacy.
Autonomy.
Generativity.
Question 36
2 / 2 pts
The “American paradox” refers to
increases in wealth despite decreases in work time
increases in rates of depression despite increases in wealth.
increases in religious practice despite increases in materialism.
decreases in rates of depression despite increases in work time.
Question 37
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is the most important factor in helping young adults avoid a slide into
poverty?
Education.
Religion.
Family size.
Avoiding delinquency.
Question 38
2 / 2 pts
Research on mate selection indicates that people choose mates on the basis of all of the following
characteristics, except for
Physical attractiveness.
Homogony.
Compatibility.
Agency.
Question 39
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not one of the dimensions that Kitchener used to differentiate the
stages of reflective judgment?
The age of the individual.
The level of certainty about the knowledge that the individual manifests.
The kinds of processes the individual uses to acquire knowledge.
The kinds of evidence the individual uses to justify conclusions.
Question 40
2 / 2 pts
The two types of stress management presented by Lazarus and Folkman are
Problem-focused and emotion-focused.
One-dimensional and two-dimensional.
Management and reduction.
Sensitizing and blunting.
Question 41
2 / 2 pts
A positive emotional style
Is a trait inherited by only some individuals.
Soly depends upon environmental circumstances.
Can be cultivated by everyone.
Is a characteristic that is genetic and can not be learned.
Question 42
2 / 2 pts
According to research by Baltes and associates, in which decade is wisdom acquistion most
important?
After 75.
From 65 to 75
From 55 to 65.
From 15 to 25.
Question 43
2 / 2 pts
The happiest people have excellent social relationships. This is because
social relationships are an important source of stress.
happy people are more likely to successfully make friends.
they delude themselves into believing they are happy and that others like them.
neurotic people are generally more happy.
Question 44
2 / 2 pts
Gender differences in career choice are influenced by gender-role beliefs and life style
preferences including this notion
The gender-role beliefs of males and females have not changed in the last 40 years.
Women today more often choosing to be full time homemakers.
Women still give greater priority to their role as caregiver, and men still give greater priority to
their role as breadwinner.
Men now share equally in housework and child care.
Question 45
2 / 2 pts
Research on job satisfaction indicates which of the following?
Job satisfaction is more closely related to monetary compensation than to any other variable.
Job satisfaction is most closely related to sociability, with sociable individuals more likely to be
satisfied with any job.
Personal style and job characteristics are important ingredients in job satisfaction.
Job satisfaction actually has nothing to do with how well personality characteristics match the
demands of the job.
Question 46
2 / 2 pts
What statement is FALSE regarding sterotypes and age discrimination research:
Gender of the elderly person has no effect on sterotypes.
Stereotypic views of older people are similar across all cultures.
Elderly persons are viewed as more agreeable and preferring routine.
People view men as losing more general competence with age, than women.
Question 47
2 / 2 pts
In a study of relationship satisfaction and stability over a 3-year period, which of the following
types of partnerships was the most likely to break up?
Anxious man with anxious woman.
Avoidant man with secure woman.
Anxious man with avoidant woman.
Avoidant man with ambivalent woman.
Question 48
2 / 2 pts
How do sociologists classify actions like entry into marriage and becoming a parent?
As social constructions.
As dualistic decisions.
As adult rituals.
As marker events
Question 49
2 / 2 pts
In a dimensional analysis of adult attachment style (as opposed to a simple set of attachment
categories), the focus is on the degree to which a certain tendency is exhibited. What two
continuous dimensions or tendencies seem to characterize most attachment scales?
Intimacy and tolerance .
Anxiety and approach-avoidance.
Passion and avoidance.
Approach-avoidance and intimacy.
Question 50
2 / 2 pts
Video response. Review video 11.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which
one(s) are correct.
Statement 1: the video demonstrates Gary’s conflict between returning to a previous status of
relying on his parents while in graduate school and the obligation he feels to be independent and
care for his family.
Statement 2: Gary feels like his success thus far is attributed to the values that his parent
exemplified and reflects their support and expectations for him.
Statement 3: Gary is an example of the failure to launch syndrome and is comfortable relying on
his parents for support while in graduate school.
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct
Statement 1 and 2 are correct
Statement 3 is correct.
Quiz Score: 100 out of 100
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