Psychology of Aging Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Psychology of Aging explores the psychological processes and changes that occur throughout the adult lifespan, with an emphasis on later adulthood. This course examines topics such as cognitive aging, memory and learning, emotional well-being, personality development, and social relationships in older adults. It also considers the effects of age-related disorders and the impact of societal attitudes toward aging. Students will analyze research findings, theories, and interventions designed to promote healthy aging and enhance quality of life for older populations.
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Human Development A Life Span View 6th Edition by Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) A(n) _____ design is the best design to address the limitations of longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.
Answer: sequential
Q2) Mr. Link tries to help his students learn how to be assertive by having them watch how other students can be successful by acting assertively. Mr. Link is using principles of ____ to help his students.
A) social learning theory
B) operant conditioning
C) cognitive-developmental theory
D) psychosocial theory
Answer: A
Q3) Multidirectionality, plasticity, historical context, and multiple causation are all key features of the ________ perspective.
A) life-span
B) cognitive-developmental
C) psychosocial
D) Ecological
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal
Development, and Birth
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Q1) Which is an example of only your genotype?
A) Your complete set of genes
B) Your physical appearance
C) Your behaviors
D) Your personality
Answer: A
Q2) Jamal was born 34 weeks after he was conceived and weighed 6 pounds. Jamal is best described as
A) full-term and normal birth weight.
B) preterm and normal birth weight.
C) full-term and low birth weight.
D) preterm and low birth weight.
Answer: B
Q3) Whose behavior best exemplifies eugenics?
A) Dr. Green, who uses an in vitro fertilization technique
B) Dr. Black, who allows only certain individuals to mate
C) Dr. White, who studies the effects of thalidomide on prenatal development
D) Dr. Brown, who closely monitors the nutrition of expecting mothers
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical,
Perceptual, and Motor Development
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Q1) _____ wraps around axons and speeds up neural transmission.
Answer: Myelin
Q2) Because Akosua is a typical nine-month-old, she is most likely to use
A) her right hand.
B) her left hand.
C) her right and left hands interchangeably.
D) her feet rather than her hands.
Answer: C
Q3) Maria is a typical, healthy one-year-old who weighs 24 pounds. Which is the best estimate of her birth weight?
A) 4 pounds
B) 8 pounds
C) 12 pounds
D) 16 pounds
Answer: B
Q4) Experience does not influence brain development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language:
Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) An information-processing theorist would most likely conceptualize all built-in neural structures that assist the operations of the mind as
A) mental hardware.
B) private speech.
C) mental software.
D) psychodynamic mechanisms.
Q2) According to the linguist perspective, children are born with some mechanism that simplifies the acquisition of grammar.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Preschoolers who watch the television show Sesame Street have been shown to ____ in kindergarten than children who have not watched the show.
A) be less social
B) be more violent
C) have larger vocabularies
D) have less inner speech
Q4) Information-processing theorists use the term "mental _____" when referring to the neural structures built into the mind.
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Chapter 5: Entering the Social World: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) Which sort of solitary play would most likely be unhealthy?
A) Watching other children play without joining them
B) Sitting in a room, building an imaginary city out of plastic building blocks
C) Drawing and coloring
D) Completing a series of puzzles in a puzzle book
Q2) Which exemplifies the notion of parent as social director during play?
A) A parent who likes to play directly with his or her child
B) A parent who actively encourages his or her child to play with others
C) A parent who steps in to resolve disputes between his or her child and other children
D) A parent who teaches his or her child skills that will make the child better at a game
Q3) Which statement on parent-infant early relationships is true?
A) Mothers tend to spend more time reading to infants
B) Infants are biologically programmed to attach to mothers
C) Mothers provide better early childcare than fathers
D) When in distress, infants prefer to interact with fathers
Q4) Attachments tend to be fleeting socioemotional relationships.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) If you are reading this test question for the first time, it is
A) currently stored in sensory memory.
B) currently stored in long-term memory.
C) currently stored in working memory.
D) not currently stored in any memory system.
Q2) Two big challenges to learning English versus other languages lay in the A) large number of letters in the English alphabet and the inconsistent way letters are pronounced.
B) inconsistent way letters are pronounced and the same sound is spelled.
C) inconsistent way the same sound is spelled and long length of the average English word.
D) long length of the average English word and the large number of letters in the English alphabet.
Q3) Which appears to be the most critical element underlying mathematical learning disabilities?
A) Mild mental retardation
B) Visual impairments
C) Undetected reading problems
D) Difficulty in comparing and understanding quantities
Q4) Describe any six of Gardner's types of intelligences.
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Chapter 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) _____ occurs when two friend spend much of their time discussing each other's personal problems.
Q2) Casey is a chronic victim of bullies. What is one way research suggests to decrease the likelihood that Casey will continue to be victimized?
A) Try to externalize the fear experienced while being bullied
B) Increase his own hostile aggressiveness
C) Help him make more friends
D) Put him in time-out
Q3) Pablo is a troubled eight-year-old. He is very upset about the fact that he lost his cap. Pablo is most likely to seek support from
A) his teacher.
B) his close friends.
C) his mother.
D) a police officer.
Q4) Which is not a criticism of the effects of television on children?
A) Difficulty learning to read
B) Difficulty concentrating
C) Short attention spans
D) Less creative thinking
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Chapter 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The defining characteristic of bulimia nervosa involves
A) a binge-purge eating pattern.
B) weight loss.
C) a distorted body image.
D) an irrational fear of obesity.
Q2) Gilligan's original complaint against Kohlberg's theory was that it
A) didn't accurately reflect the moral development of women.
B) had too many stages.
C) was too Piagetian.
D) had no practical applications.
Q3) The phrase "good girl and good boy" is best associated with Kohlberg's ____ stage of moral thinking.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
Q4) Binge-and-purge eating patterns are best associated with _____ nervosa.
Q5) Discuss the benefits and potential drawbacks of allowing a child or teen to participate in organized sports.
Q6) The adjusted ratio of weight to height is known by the abbreviation _____. Page 10
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Chapter 9: Moving into the Adult Social World:
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following is exhibiting a moratorium in the process of developing an identity?
A) Greg, who refuses to consider different career paths
B) Jan, who is doing what her parents want her to do
C) Cindy, who has changed careers several times
D) Bobby, who has been in the same career for 25 years
Q2) The drop in self-esteem often found when children first enter middle school appears to be due to
A) the acquisition of concrete operational thinking.
B) peer comparisons.
C) changes in ethnic identity.
D) the illusion of invulnerability.
Q3) Teenagers are less likely to engage in sexual activity when parents
A) actively encourage sexual activity.
B) monitor their activities.
C) remain emotionally detached.
D) encourage independence.
Q4) An individual with irrational and pervasive feelings of sadness is said to be suffering from _____.
Q5) The most common drug used by American teens is _____.
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Chapter 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development
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Q1) Brady has never seen an American football game. After watching about 20 plays, however, he is able to accurately describe the general premise of the game. This ability suggests that Brady is skilled at
A) inductive reasoning.
B) number interpretation.
C) verbal meaning.
D) spatial orientation.
Q2) Who could we classify as being a binge drinker?
A) Sarah, who drank three shots of tequila in a row within the past two weeks
B) Susan, who drank four beers in a row within the past two weeks
C) Scott, who drank four shots of scotch in a row within the past two weeks
D) Sarah, Susan, and Scott all reach the criterion for binge drinking
Q3) According to Erikson, the major psychosocial conflict of young adulthood involves
Q4) One of the most likely reasons for the typical developmental path for crystallized intelligence is that
A) practice tends to improve performance.
B) inherited skills tend to remain steady across the life span.
C) neuron pruning leads to a significant reduction in mental flexibility.
D) modern nutrition is better today than at any point in history.
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Chapter 11: Being with Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
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Q1) About ____ percent of marriages in the United States involves "marriage for life" (i.e., no divorce).
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
Q2) Jillian and Nick often express negative emotions toward each other, which means they are most likely to experience
A) early divorce.
B) later divorce.
C) marital satisfaction.
D) infidelity.
Q3) Marital ________ is the degree to which a husband and wife accommodate to each other over time.
Q4) Which ethnic group tends to have fewer two-parent families?
A) Latino families
B) European-American families
C) Asian families
D) Ethnicity is unrelated to parent configuration
Q5) Marital ________ is an umbrella term referring to the marital outcome
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Chapter 12: Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle
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Q1) According to Holland, people choose occupations that optimize A) income.
B) socialization.
C) fit with personality.
D) intellect.
Q2) Julie is a female lawyer who has a mentor. Compared to her female colleagues who have no mentors, Julie is more likely to
A) consider changing occupations.
B) experience more work-family conflict.
C) be less intent to continue to practice law.
D) make more money.
Q3) A key reason for women leaving the workforce is that they feel A) employers demand too much collaboration.
B) that employment is a masculine trait.
C) technologically inept.
D) disconnected from the workplace.
Q4) Mentoring is one way to address the issue of generativity suggested by Erikson.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) What is age discrimination, and how can it manifest itself in the workplace?
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Chapter 13: Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial
Challenges of Middle Adulthood
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Q1) As Dr. Benton is looking at an X-ray of bones in your leg, his comment, ___________, would indicate that you may have osteoporosis.
A) "I see less mass than normal"
B) "I see excessive encapsulation"
C) "I see a significant increase in density"
D) "I see very little plaque"
Q2) Aerobic exercise is defined as a pulse rate between ____ percent of a person's maximum rate.
A) 40-70
B) 50-80
C) 60-90
D) 70-100
Q3) Ahmed is in charge of hiring new employees for his company. He wants to hire people who are very organized, responsible, and will work hard for the company. In which trait is Ahmed most interested?
A) Agreeableness
B) Extroversion
C) Conscientiousness
D) Openness to experience
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Chapter 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
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Q1) The loss of bladder or bowel control is called
A) impotence.
B) immobility.
C) incontinence.
D) impertinence.
Q2) Which statement about depression is true?
A) Physical symptoms may include loss of appetite and insomnia
B) In older people, trouble breathing is a very good predictor of depression
C) It is easy to diagnose as the symptoms are unlike any other disorder
D) It does not involve any significant impairment in daily life activities
Q3) Working memory involves both holding information in your mind while using it to solve a problem or make a decision.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When viewed through a microscope, a _____ would most resemble a spiral-shaped mass.
A) telomere
B) free radical
C) neurofibrillary tangle
D) neurotransmitter
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Chapter 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial,
Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
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Q1) Which statement concerning Social Security is False?
A) It was developed in the 1950s
B) It can be supplemented by IRAs
C) It is the primary source of income for those over age 65
D) It faces challenges due to the large number of baby-boomers
Q2) Which statement about marriage is true?
A) Marriage helps people deal more effectively with disabilities
B) Over time, division of labor becomes more gender stereotyped
C) Older married women are much happier about the marriage than their male partners
D) Marital conflict increases significantly in old age
Q3) How do changes in the amygdala over time impact the regulation of emotion?
A) Younger adults have higher amygdala activation and lower emotional arousal
B) Younger adults have lower amygdala activation and higher emotional arousal
C) Older adults have higher amygdala activation and lower emotional arousal
D) Older adults have lower amygdala activation and lower emotional arousal
Q4) "La fé de la gente" (faith of the people) is best associated with African-American culture.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement
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Q1) The death of an unmarried lifelong homosexual partner typically results in A) abnormal grief.
B) anticipatory grief.
C) a normal pattern of grief that is not as intense as seen in married heterosexual spouses.
D) a normal pattern of grief, along with additional issues related to sexual orientation.
Q2) Sophie is experiencing so much guilt associated with the death of her boyfriend that it is beginning to interfere in every aspect of her life. She is probably experiencing
A) a near-death experience.
B) separation distress.
C) normal bereavement.
D) anticipatory grief.
Q3) For whom would a "Do Not Resuscitate" order be most appropriately applied?
A) Mack, who is brain-dead
B) Mike, whose heart stopped
C) Mort, whose liver failed
D) Mary, who has Alzheimer's
Q4) _____ concerns the way we express our grief.
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