Adult Development and Aging
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Course Introduction
This course explores the psychological, social, and biological aspects of adult development and aging, examining the changes and challenges that occur from early adulthood through late life. Students will analyze theories and research on topics such as cognitive functioning, physical health, social relationships, work, retirement, and the adaptation to loss and change. Emphasis is placed on understanding the diversity of aging experiences and critically evaluating factors that influence well-being in adulthood, including culture, gender, and socioeconomic status.
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Human Development A Life-Span View 3rd Edition by Christine Ateah
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Which type of variable is manipulated by an experimenter?
A) the dependent variable
B) the independent variable
C) the confounding variable
D) the extraneous variable
Answer: B
Q2) Mr. Harwood is no longer able to participate in his weekly poker game because his dementia is progressing and he can't remember which card is which. What does this change in Mr. Harwood's life exemplify?
A) loss-based selection
B) elective selection
C) self-efficacy
D) compensation
Answer: A
Q3) Who developed social cognitive theory?
A) Piaget
B) Skinner
C) Bronfenbrenner
D) Bandura
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) When is maternal stress most likely to negatively impact a developing embryo/fetus?
A) when that stress is intermittent and extreme
B) when that stress is intermittent and moderate
C) when that stress is chronic and extreme
D) when that stress is chronic and moderate
Answer: C
Q2) By the time Debbie got to the hospital to deliver her child, the child had entered the vagina. What stage of labour was Debbie in?
A) first stage
B) second stage
C) third stage
D) fourth stage
Answer: B
Q3) What do we call the point at which a zygote burrows into the uterine wall?
A) fertilization
B) implantation
C) niche-picking
D) dilation
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World
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Q1) While viewing a picture of a three-week-old embryo, Dr. Payne points to something and says, "This structure will soon become a tube from which the brain and spinal cord will develop." What is Dr. Payne pointing at?
A) the neural plate
B) the corpus callosum
C) the frontal cortex
D) an axon
Answer: A
Q2) On which part of a neuron are terminal buttons located?
A) the dendrite
B) the cell body
C) the neurotransmitter
D) the axon
Answer: D
Q3) Who is at greatest risk of falling victim to sudden infant death syndrome?
A) Tina, who is 3 months old
B) Leslie, who is 13 months old
C) Bridget, who is 2 years old
D) Jon, who is 5 years old
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Entering the Social World
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Q1) According to Erikson, what is the foundation of human development?
A) autonomy
B) trust in self and others
C) initiative
D) identity
Q2) Baby Joseph has learned to distinguish when his mother is upset with him from when she is pleased with him. Approximately how old is Joseph?
A) 3 months
B) 4 months
C) 5 months
D) 6 months
Q3) You are the infant's "playmate." When distressed, this child does not prefer you, but when the child wants to play, she chooses you. Which relationship do you most likely have with the child?
A) mother
B) teacher
C) father
D) sibling
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Chapter 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years
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Q1) When parents model their speech according to the grammar learning stage their children are experiencing, on what level are they being influential?
A) on a socioemotional level
B) on a psychological level
C) on a sociocultural level
D) on a biological level
Q2) What term is used to describe the structure which forms the foundation for a person being able to perform particular tasks?
A) mental hardware
B) recall memory
C) mental software
D) semantic memory
Q3) What do we call a memory for some significant life event?
A) an autobiographical memory
B) a general knowledge memory
C) an intonation memory
D) a semantic memory
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Chapter 6: Interacting and the Work of Play
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Q1) What does Dwight's statement "I am a boy" illustrate?
A) gender stability
B) gender labelling
C) a gender role stereotype
D) gender constancy
Q2) Who is most likely to be abusing his child?
A) Louis, who relies on the time-out technique to punish his children
B) Derek, who was never abused when he was a child
C) Joe, who is socially isolated from friends and relatives
D) Scott, who is wealthy
Q3) Parenting styles may be influenced by a child's temperament. How does a parent need to view a child's temperament in terms of his/her parenting style?
A) Parenting styles bring about negative temperaments.
B) Parenting styles may develop as the result of temperament.
C) Temperaments develop as the result of parenting styles.
D) Temperament and parenting styles are unrelated.
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Chapter 7: Off to School
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Q1) Larry notices that his son Tate is having a great time playing near the kitchen sink. When Larry asks Tate what he is doing, Tate responds, "It is fun to look at two different size glasses, imagine water pouring back and forth between them, while knowing that the amount of water stays the same even though the glass shapes differ." What do Tate's actions indicate that he has acquired?
A) animism
B) egocentrism
C) irreversibility
D) a mental operation
Q2) What is the most simplistic strategy for adding/counting?
A) simultaneously extending the number of fingers on one hand that corresponds to one number to added, and doing the same with the second hand concerning the second number to be added
B) counting by extending one finger for each item and then counting the total number of fingers extended on each hand
C) counting in your head after looking at a picture of the items
D) counting in your head without using a concrete example
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Chapter 8: Expanding Social Horizons
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Q1) Avery's parents are divorced. Avery spends weekends with her father and the rest of the week with her mother. What would we call this arrangement?
A) an indifferent-uninvolved parenting style
B) direct instruction
C) a blended family
D) joint custody
Q2) Which TV show emphasizes prosocial behaviour among children?
A) Mr. Rogers' Neighbourhood
B) Arthur
C) Curious George
D) Square One TV
Q3) What is a North American child's primary use for his/her computer?
A) playing games
B) listening to music
C) researching for school
D) social networking
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Chapter 9: Rites of Passage
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Q1) In a typical male, what is the last of the major changes associated with puberty?
A) sperm production
B) deepening voice
C) growth spurt
D) spontaneous ejaculation
Q2) Carrie exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, what is she most likely thinking?
A) "I'm really starting to get thin!"
B) "I'm so fat!"
C) "I'm beautiful compared to those ugly women on television!"
D) "I'm going to have to start eating a little more!"
Q3) Which of the following factors seems to be most involved in causing the drop in the average age of menarche that has been seen in many industrialized nations over the past 150 years?
A) parenting skills
B) nutrition
C) education
D) genetics
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Chapter 10: Moving into the Adult Social World
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Q1) What do we call the phenomenon whereby an individual believes that he or she is like an actor on a stage who is under constant watch by others?
A) the personal fable
B) the imaginary audience
C) learned helplessness
D) diffusion status
Q2) Jerry is upset because his girlfriend just broke up with him. When his parents attempt to console Jerry, he tells them, "It's no use; you couldn't possibly know how I feel. No one knows how I feel!" What concept does Jerry's statement exemplify?
A) an imaginary audience
B) a personal fable
C) moratorium
D) learned helplessness
Q3) When it comes to their parents, how do most adolescents feel towards them?
A) They admire and love their parents.
B) They experience mainly "storm and stress" when interacting with their parents.
C) They spend increasing amounts of time with their parents.
D) They are usually unhappy as they approach adulthood.
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Adult
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Q1) Paula has a firm sense of her childhood, who she is as a person today, and how she will live her life in the future. What does this constitute?
A) Paula's possible selves
B) Paula's fluid intelligence
C) Paula's life-span construct
D) Paula's scenario
Q2) To what extent do those people who drink alcohol experience serious health problems?
A) Most experience no serious health problems.
B) Most experience one serious health problem.
C) Most experience a few serious health problems.
D) Most experience many serious health problems.
Q3) Which provides the best example of a multidimensional measure?
A) this psychology exam
B) a test of verbal fluency
C) a test of spatial abilities
D) an IQ test
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Chapter 12: Being with Others
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Q1) What happens to the causes of aggressive behaviour as the level of aggressive behaviour increases?
A) The causes become more complex.
B) The causes become simpler.
C) The causes become more obvious.
D) The causes become more external.
Q2) Tammy is a typical married mother of two children. She and her husband both work full-time outside the home. What can Tammy expect?
A) She can expect her husband to take on more of the child-rearing tasks that occur on weekends.
B) She can expect to perform more of the child-rearing tasks than her husband.
C) She can expect to share the child-rearing tasks relatively equally with her husband.
D) She can expect to have more help from her children around the house than non-working mothers.
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Chapter 13: Work and Leisure
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Q1) What tends to lead to occupational burnout?
A) excessive pressure to perform
B) excessive disconnection from co-workers
C) excessive underutilization
D) excessive belief that one's job really doesn't matter to the company
Q2) Although she is well liked within the organization and in no danger of losing her job, Tammy has not been promoted for some time, due to the fact that she has not kept up with the technological advances in her field. What is Tammy most likely experiencing?
A) the glass ceiling
B) a career plateau
C) burnout
D) vocational maturity
Q3) Which strategy would be most effective at reducing child care-related job absenteeism in parents?
A) opening a daycare centre at the job site
B) eliminating a company's "glass ceiling"
C) finding affordable, quality care
D) applying the "reasonable woman" standard in the job setting
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Chapter 14: Making It in Midlife
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Q1) If an individual is characterized by what Erikson called "stagnation," what is that person most likely unable to do?
A) make meaningful appraisals concerning hassles
B) form a superego
C) contribute to a society's continuation
D) think in an encapsulated manner
Q2) Which culture tends to be more likely to stress the importance of respecting elders and maintaining one's cultural values?
A) French
B) Aboriginal
C) Asian
D) Italian
Q3) According to Cox et al. (2010), to what is generativity related?
A) gender
B) education
C) societal engagement
D) traits
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Chapter 15: The Personal Context of Later Life
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Q1) Prior to entering a restaurant, Amy starts to shake, hyperventilate, and feel lightheaded. She is too terrified to enter the restaurant. She turns around immediately and catches the first taxi back home. What is this behaviour most consistent with?
A) depression
B) Parkinson's disease
C) anxiety disorders
D) Huntington's disease
Q2) Jamie's physician has ordered a magnetic resonance image scan because he suspects that Jamie may have experienced which of the following?
A) a stroke
B) Huntington's disease
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Q3) What is the only universal behaviour change in aging?
A) Older adults cannot locate targets in selective attention tasks.
B) Older adults exhibit dysphoria.
C) Older adults benefit from haloperidol.
D) Older adults have slower reaction times.
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Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Later Life
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Q1) Mrs. Martinez has a personal issue that she wants to discuss. In whom is she mostly likely to confide this information?
A) her daughter, Juanita
B) her friend, Mrs. Sanchez
C) her priest, Father Valdez
D) her husband, Julio
Q2) How is the rate of volunteerism of retirees expected to change in Canada over the next few decades?
A) The rate will increase significantly.
B) The rate will increase slightly.
C) The rate will decrease slightly.
D) The rate will decrease significantly.
Q3) In the last 30 years, what has happened to the number of community organizations designed to involve older adults?
A) The number has increased significantly.
B) The number has increased slightly.
C) The number has remained stable.
D) The number has decreased slightly.
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Chapter 17: The Final Passage
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Q1) With regard to their feelings toward death, how do most teens appear to be?
A) ignorant
B) quiet
C) open
D) certain
Q2) What is bereavement?
A) the emotions expressed when we grieve
B) the rituals we go through when we grieve
C) the condition created in oneself when someone near to us dies
D) the condition created in oneself when we are dying
Q3) What has research regarding risk factors in grief identified about mortality rates and grief/bereavement?
A) There is very little research available on this topic.
B) Women have higher mortality rates following bereavement than men.
C) Older people suffer faster deaths as a result of grief and bereavement.
D) Men have higher mortality rates following bereavement than women.
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