Psychology of Aging Question Bank
Course Introduction
The Psychology of Aging course explores the cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout the adult lifespan, with particular emphasis on later adulthood. Students will examine theories of aging, memory and intelligence changes, personality development, mental health issues, and the impact of biological, cultural, and societal factors on the aging process. The course integrates current research findings and practical implications for improving the quality of life among older adults, as well as strategies for supporting healthy aging and coping with age-related challenges.
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Experience Human Development 12th Edition by Diane E. Papalia
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of life-span development identified by Baltes (1987)?
A)Development is lifelong.
B)Development takes place in a historical context.
C)Development ends with childhood.
D)Development is pliable or plastic.
Answer: C
Q2) Rubella has a disastrous impact if it is contracted during the first trimester of a pregnancy yet has hardly any impact if contracted at the end of a pregnancy.This is an example of
A)fetal immune system maturation.
B)normative age-graded events.
C)maturational timing.
D)a critical period.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Theory and Research
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Q1) A long-lasting change in behavior as a result of experience or adaptation to its environment is called A)modification. B)cognition.
C)learning.
D)behaviorism.
Answer: C
Q2) The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe has significantly altered most government institutions there.According to the ecological approach,the government changes are changes in people's A)microsystem. B)mesosystem.
C)endosystem.
D)macrosystem.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Forming a New Life
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Q1) Suppose you are a health-care worker who is examining a child with the following symptoms: facial and bodily malformations,a short attention span,hyperactivity,and motor impairments.Which drug would you suspect that the child's mother took during pregnancy?
A)Cocaine
B)Birth control pills
C)Heroin
D)Alcohol
Answer: D
Q2) A process by which non-sex cells divide in half over and over again is A)meiosis.
B)mitosis.
C)menstruation.
D)multiple splitosis.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Birth and Physical Development During the First
Three Years
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Q1) A healthy newborn can receive a maximum score of __________ on the Apgar scale.
A)10
B)8
C)6
D)4
Q2) PKU (phenylketonuria)is
A)a form of neonatal jaundice.
B)so rare that screening for it is not worthwhile.
C)screened for routinely in most states.
D)found in about 1 in 100 newborns,which makes routine screening appropriate.
Q3) The various states of arousal and activity that an infant demonstrates are regulated by
A)hormonal changes.
B)neurological "firing."
C)an internal "clock."
D)the way their parents treat them.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development During the First Three Years
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Q1) HOME is an instrument for evaluating the impact of a child's home environment for A)socioeconomic status.
B)emotional health.
C)intellectual development.
D)future career success.
Q2) Mindy,who is 24 months old,is beginning to speak sentences with articles and prepositions.She is developing A)holophrases.
B)syntax.
C)overextensive speech.
D)telegraphic speech.
Q3) The study of the brain structures that govern thinking and memory is called A)assessment of brain stimulus.
B)cognitive neuroscience.
C)mental stimulus evaluation.
D)neurological assessment.
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Chapter 6: Psychosocial Development During the First
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Q1) Across cultures,the type and level of involvement that fathers engage in with their infants
A)differs.
B)is quite similar.
C)is identical to the style of play that mothers exhibit.
D)is more verbal in nature than play with mothers.
Q2) Dan begins crying before his mother leaves during the Strange Situation test.When she returns,he leans toward her but kicks and squirms when she picks him up.He appears to be
A)securely attached.
B)disorganized-disoriented.
C)ambivalent.
D)avoidant.
Q3) When Dr.Sheila dabbed Jenny's nose with rouge to see how she would react when placed in front of a mirror,Dr.Sheila was administrating a test of A)self-awareness.
B)self-description.
C)self-negativism.
D)self-control.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Alex is listening to some music through headphones so no one else can hear it.When his mother walks into the room,he says,"Mommy,do you like this song?" although she cannot hear the music.Alex's question indicates that Alex is A)presymbolic.
B)egocentric.
C)decentered.
D)transformational.
Q2) According to the text,children are usually not physically ready to participate in organized sports until they are A)about 4 years old.
B)about 5 years old.
C)about 6 years old.
D)adolescents,because organized sports are harmful to young children.
Q3) Speech intended to be understood by a listener is called A)imaginative speech.
B)social speech.
C)grammar.
D)private speech.
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Chapter 8: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Gender stereotypes are
A)preconceived generalizations about male and female behavior.
B)often a result of gender conservation and identity.
C)based on myths about sex differences.
D)valuable methods of maintaining social stability.
Q2) Gender differences are believed to be influenced by A)hormones.
B)parents.
C)the media.
D)all of these.
Q3) Linda has been caught throwing rocks at a neighbor's house.Her parents wish to stop this behavior through punishment.To be most effective,it would be best to have which of the following people administer the punishment?
A)Her mother,who is usually nurturing and affectionate toward Linda
B)Her father,who is usually cold and distant toward Linda
C)A relative who is kind,but whom Linda does not know very well
D)Punishment would be equally effective from any of these three people.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) During middle childhood,children need approximately how many calories a day?
A)1,000
B)1,500
C)2,400
D)3,200
Q2) An important maturational change seen in the brain of school-age children in certain regions of the cerebral cortex is
A)less density of gray matter.
B)increased density of gray matter.
C)no change in density of gray matter.
D)decrease in white matter.
Q3) Jimmy is trying to learn his phone number and address.He tells his father,"Maybe if I say it to myself a hundred times,I will be able to remember it." Jimmy is demonstrating that he is beginning to appreciate
A)protomemory.
B)metamemory.
C)meta analysis.
D)elaboration.
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Chapter 10: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) According to the text,school-age children exposed to parental discord and poor parenting display all EXCEPT
A)fearfulness.
B)depression.
C)obedience.
D)aggressiveness.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a common reaction of children of divorce?
A)Guilt over something they might have done to cause the divorce
B)Anger at the parents
C)Happiness that the parents' fighting is over
D)Fear about the future
Q3) A child who is aggressive,starts fights,is hostile,and is disobedient is displaying ______ behaviors.
A)internalizing
B)externalizing
C)prosocial
D)self-regulation
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) According to research described in the text,parents of high school students who earned the highest grades were likely to be
A)authoritarian.
B)authoritative.
C)permissive.
D)inconsistent.
Q2) At puberty,brain changes include
A)major changes in gray matter in frontal lobes.
B)decline in gray matter in the prefrontal cortex.
C) under-activation of the amygdala.
D) no changes in brain development.
Q3) The following behaviors pose risks to adolescents' physical and mental well-being EXCEPT
A)drug abuse.
B)working at a part-time job.
C)accidents.
D)smoking cigarettes.
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Chapter 12: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Cultural socialization refers to______________ that teach children about their racial or ethnic heritage,promote cultural traditions,and promote ethics and racial pride.
A)school practices
B)community practices
C)parental practices
D)All of these teach a child about culture.
Q2) Which statement DOES NOT reflect current research on the origins of sexual orientation?
A)The more older brothers a man has,the more likely he is to be gay.
B)There is differences in size of the hypothalamus between gay and heterosexual men.
C)The more older sisters a woman has,the more likely she is to be gay.
D)There is evidence that sexual orientation is at least partly genetic.
Q3) Adolescents begin to rely on friends more than parents for their
A)intimacy and finances.
B)intimacy and emotional support.
C)protection and safety.
D)room and board.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
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Q1) All of the following lifestyle factors are strongly linked to health and fitness EXCEPT A)nutrition and obesity.
B)physical activity.
C)substance use and abuse.
D)fashion and literature choices.
Q2) The peak of muscular strength occurs during the middle A)teens.
B)20s.
C)30s.
D)40s.
Q3) Despite the risks of smoking,______ of men and _______ of women over 18 in the United States are current smokers.
A)43%;31%
B)26%;21%
C)53%;48%
D)9%;13%
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Chapter 14: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
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Q1) Occurrences that people expect are called __________ life events. A)normative B)nonnormative C)individual D)cultural
Q2) Levinson believes a man builds a provisional life structure as he identifies his A)identity. B)novice. C)individuality. D)dream.
Q3) Compared to first marriages,remarriages tend to be __________ stable. A)slightly more B)less C)as D)far more
Q4) The sharpest drop in divorce has occurred among A)younger cohorts. B)older cohorts.
C)There has not been a drop in divorce rate. D)None of these
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Loss of taste sensitivity in middle age usually
A)is primarily due to the loss of smell.
B)does not begin until well into the sixties.
C)results from injury.
D)results from a decline in the sensitivity of taste buds.
Q2) Jim must hold a newspaper at arm's length to read it.He should be checked for A)nearsightedness.
B)glaucoma.
C)presbyopia.
D)detached retina.
Q3) The inability to maintain the blood flow associated with arousal for the penis is called
A)male menopause
B)climacteric
C)erectile dysfunction
D)All of the above
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Chapter 16: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
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Q1) According to the longitudinal study of Mills College graduates by Ravenna Helson,middle-aged women increased more than their male partners in A)competence.
B)confidence.
C)independence.
D)All of these
Q2) Studies from the 1960s to 1980s found that,compared with younger men,men in middle age were
A)the busiest in developing their careers.
B)the most achievement-oriented.
C)more open about their feelings.
D)those who made significant changes in their life structures.
Q3) An attempt to fit a new experience into an existing schema is identity A)formation.
B)assimilation.
C)accommodation.
D)style.
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) According to Baltes,all of the following are favorable conditions for the growth of wisdom EXCEPT
A)general mental ability.
B)education or training.
C)leadership experience.
D)creativity.
Q2) Senescence is
A)intellectual deterioration in late adulthood.
B)the period of life marked by declines in body functioning related to aging.
C)remarkably consistent,occurring at about the same age for everyone.
D)something that happens only in Western cultures.
Q3) Social scientists who study the aged and the aging process are called
A)elderologists.
B)geriatricians.
C)gerontologists.
D)social workers.
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Chapter 18: Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
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Q1) Men tend to be more ______ in late-life remarriages than in midlife remarriages.
A)unhappy
B)satisfied
C)resolved
D)None of these
Q2) What percent of U.S.men and women 65 years of age and older have never married?
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8
Q3) A pattern of retirement activity that is found in well-educated older adults who seem to allocate their time equally among family,work,and leisure is referred to as a_____ lifestyle.
A)family-focused
B)serious leisure
C)balanced investment
D)work-focused
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Chapter 19: Dealing With Death and Bereavement
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Q1) Children between the ages of 5 and 7 finally understand some basic tenets about death.All of the following are apparent to children at this age EXCEPT
A)what financial losses might mean to the family.
B)that death is irreversible.
C)that all living things die,making death universal.
D)all functions cease at death and cannot be revived.
Q2) Older white American men have the highest rates of suicide;older African American men are much less likely to commit suicide partly because they A)have strong family ties.
B)are more accustomed to coping during tough times.
C)are not very religious.
D)are seldom widowed because black women live so long.
Q3) Cremation,the practice of burning the bodies of the dead,
A)was performed in ancient Greece and was seen as a sign of honor.
B)was once public in India but is now legally prohibited.
C)is allowed by Orthodox Jewish law only if there is a belief that the particular person will not rise again in the Last Judgment.
D)is against the law in most countries because of environmental laws.
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