Psychology of Aging Test Bank
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Psychology of Aging explores the psychological processes associated with aging, examining changes in cognition, emotion, personality, and social relationships throughout adulthood and late life. The course delves into key theories and research findings related to memory, intelligence, and psychological well-being in older adults, while also addressing age-related mental health challenges such as dementia and depression. Through analysis of biological, cultural, and environmental influences, students gain insight into the adaptive strategies used by individuals to navigate the aging process and the impact of societal attitudes toward aging.
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Development Through the Lifespan 7th Edition by Laura E. Berk
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Chapter 1: History, theory, and Research Strategies
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Q1) Evolutionary developmental psychology __________.
A) focuses on how the structures of the mind develop to better fit with, or represent, the external world
B) seeks to understand the adaptive value of species-wide competencies as those competencies change with age
C) views the human mind as a symbol-manipulating system through which information flows
D) brings together researchers from many fields to study changes in the brain and behavior patterns
Answer: B
Q2) The outermost level of Bronfenbrenner's model is the __________.
A) microsystem
B) macrosystem
C) exosystem
D) mesosystem
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
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Q1) Protein-coding genes __________.
A) directly affect our body's characteristics
B) modify instructions given by regulator genes
C) come in 23 matching pairs
D) are formed through meiosis
Answer: A
Q2) If a family history of intellectual disabilities,psychological disorders,physical defects,or inherited diseases exists,a genetic counselor prepares a __________,which identifies affected relatives in a couple's family tree.
A) pedigree
B) carrier detector
C) prenatal diagnosis
D) genetic diagnosis
Answer: A
Q3) Most homeless families consist of __________.
A) childless couples
B) single fathers with adolescent children
C) single mothers with adolescent children
D) women with children under age 5
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Q1) Which Apgar criterion is the most difficult to apply to newborns of all races?
A) pink color
B) reflex irritability
C) limp muscle tone
D) strong breathing
Answer: A
Q2) During her labor,Renee asks for a mild dose of painkillers to help her relax.Renee will probably be given __________.
A) an anesthetic
B) an analgesic
C) folic acid
D) an anti-inflammatory medication
Answer: B
Q3) Which mother is most likely to have had inadequate prenatal care?
A) Lupe, age 25
B) Marissa, age 32
C) Rotunda, age 16
D) Janette, age 40
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) __________ increases steadily,reaching 20/80 by 6 months and an adult level of about 20/20 by 4 years.
A) Contrast sensitivity
B) Visual acuity
C) Depth perception
D) Pattern perception
Q2) Research suggests that there is a sensitive period,__________,when babies are biologically prepared to "zero in" on socially meaningful perceptual distinctions.
A) from birth to three months
B) in the first half of the first year
C) in the second half of the first year
D) during the second year of life
Q3) Motor mastery __________.
A) involves intense practice
B) can be genetically determined
C) is hardwired into the nervous system
D) requires little experience because it is innate
Q4) Define gross-motor and fine-motor development and give examples of each.How do researchers today view the sequence of motor development?
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) In the __________ view,researchers analyze each cognitive attainment to see how it results from a complex system of prior accomplishments and the child's current goal.
A) information-processing
B) cognitive-developmental
C) sociocultural
D) dynamic systems
Q2) __________ believed that complex mental activities have their origins in social interaction.
A) Jean Piaget
B) Renée Baillargeon
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Lev Vygotsky
Q3) Discuss the development of recall memory.
Q4) __________ can be thought of as a "mental workspace" that we use to accomplish many activities in daily life.
A) Automatic processing
B) Sustained attention
C) Working memory
D) The sensory register
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Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) Amy,the mother of 3-year-old Jacoby,is about to give birth to her second son.Amy and her husband are concerned about sibling conflict.They can best promote a positive relationship between their sons by __________.
A) consistently ignoring Jacoby's demands for attention
B) reassuring Jacoby that he is still their favorite son
C) making sure that Jacoby does not assist in baby care
D) helping Jacoby understand the baby's point of view
Q2) Paternal depression __________.
A) does not have a significant impact on infants or preschool children
B) is linked to frequent father child conflict as children grow older
C) is, unlike maternal depression, a weak predictor of marital strife
D) is more recognized and studied than maternal depression
Q3) Cross-cultural research suggests that attachment security depends on __________.
A) attentive caregiving
B) playful interaction
C) restriction of exploration
D) physical control
Q4) Describe separation anxiety.When does it occur?
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Q5) What is the goodness-of-fit model? Explain the relationship between temperament and child rearing.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Five- and 6-year-olds __________.
A) typically make gestures on paper to represent their thoughts
B) create conventional figures, with the head and body differentiated
C) do not yet add features, such as eyes, nose, mouth, and hair
D) do not yet use lines to represent the boundaries of objects
Q2) Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?
Q3) With age,preschoolers __________.
A) become more distracted by stimuli
B) gain steadily in ability to inhibit impulses and focus on a competing goal
C) experience a decrease in their ability to flexibly shift their focus
D) are able to hold less information in their working memory
Q4) One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are
A) flexible, goal-oriented thinkers
B) high in emotional intelligence
C) skilled with nonverbal communication
D) impaired in executive function
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Q5) Describe the benefits of watching educational television,such as Sesame Street,Arthur,and The Magic School Bus.
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Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) __________ aggression is always __________.
A) Verbal; direct
B) Physical; indirect
C) Physical; direct
D) Relational; indirect
Q2) Which statement is true about transgender children?
A) When questioned about their peer preferences, transgender children respond very differently from nontransgender agemates who share their expressed gender.
B) Transgender children, who are dissatisfied with their natal sex and strongly identify as the other sex, are not pretending, confused, or delayed in gender understanding.
C) During early adolescence, gender dysphoria typically disappears as transgender children encounter changes in their bodies and first feelings of sexual attraction.
D) Current evidence suggests that the best approach for gender-dysphoric children is to lessen their cross-gender behavior and increase their comfort with their natal sex.
Q3) Describe some of the undesirable consequences of frequent punishment.
Q4) Compare and contrast the authoritative and authoritarian child-rearing styles.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) According to the Flynn effect,__________.
A) societal modernization has no impact on IQ scores
B) IQs increase steadily from one generation to the next
C) heredity plays a sizable role in the black-white IQ gap
D) IQ shows significant fluctuations over the lifespan
Q2) By far,the most common chronic disease or condition of children in the United States is __________.
A) sickle cell anemia
B) asthma
C) cystic fibrosis
D) diabetes
Q3) In two investigations,African-American children adopted into economically well-off white homes during the first year of life __________.
A) scored low on intelligence tests during middle childhood
B) attained mean IQs of 110 and 117 by middle childhood
C) scored mean IQs of below 95 in middle childhood
D) showed gains in IQ in early childhood, which dropped by adolescence
Q4) Discuss the development of planning on multistep tasks in middle childhood.
Q5) Discuss the consequences of childhood obesity.
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Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Natasha's parents are indulgent.As a result,she probably __________.
A) has low self-esteem
B) has unrealistically high self-esteem
C) never exhibits aggressive behavior
D) evaluates her behavior against reasonable standards
Q2) Marlena is enrolled in an intervention program that encourages learned-helpless children to believe that they can overcome failure by exerting more effort.This approach is known as __________.
A) achievement motivation
B) identity achievement
C) attribution retraining
D) vicarious learning
Q3) Ten-year-old Lakisha is likely to experience __________,even when no adult is present.
A) guilt for any mishap
B) intense shame over a transgression
C) helplessness upon failure
D) pride in a new accomplishment
Q4) Discuss the influences of culture,gender,and ethnicity on self-esteem in middle childhood.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Virtually all __________ know about __________ ahead of time,but many say that no one spoke to them before or during puberty about physical changes.
A) boys; ejaculation
B) girls; breast buds
C) boys; the timing of puberty
D) girls; the timing of puberty
Q2) Which high school is the most likely to help its students adjust to the school transition?
A) North High, which emphasizes good grades over mastery
B) East High, which provides homerooms that offer counseling
C) West High, which randomly assigns students to all classes
D) South High, which has large freshmen classrooms of 40 or more students
Q3) With regard to verbal abilities,girls have a biological advantage in earlier development of __________.
A) the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
B) the auditory and visual areas of the brain
C) the sensory regions of the brain
D) brain areas specific to spatial reasoning
Q4) Discuss the effects of part-time work during high school.
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Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Xiao is an adolescent immigrant from a culture that values interdependent qualities.The longer his family has been in the United States,the less Xiao feels committed to obeying his parents and fulfilling family obligations.As a result,Xiao may experience __________.
A) acculturative stress
B) bicultural avoidance
C) ethnic identity foreclosure
D) ethnic identity moratorium
Q2) Parents who __________ usually find it easier to grant teenagers appropriate autonomy and experience less conflict with them.
A) have time-consuming, stressful jobs
B) have a permissive parenting style
C) are content with their marriages
D) have an authoritarian parenting style
Q3) About 70 percent of Americans __________.
A) report no religious affiliation
B) rate religion as very important in their lives
C) rate religion as somewhat important in their lives
D) regularly attend religious services from ages 13 to 15
Q4) Discuss gender differences in friendship quality in adolescence.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) Lorenzo quit smoking and reduced his alcohol intake.At the same time,he improved his healthy eating behaviors and increased his physical activity.Lorenzo's lifestyle changes are likely to __________.
A) decrease telomerase activity
B) hasten telomere shortening
C) increase telomerase activity
D) slow telomere lengthening
Q2) According to the "random events" view,as spontaneous or externally caused mutations accumulate,__________.
A) cell repair becomes more efficient
B) abnormal cancerous cells are often produced
C) cell replacement becomes more efficient
D) telomeres lengthen, protecting the aging cell
Q3) Yao is 45 years old.How has the maximum vital capacity of his lungs changed from when he was 25?
A) It has decreased by about 10 percent.
B) It has decreased by about 20 percent.
C) It has remained constant.
D) It has increased by about 10 percent.
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Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
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Q1) Which statement is true about divorce in the United States?
A) Husbands usually report more serious marital problems than wives.
B) Men are twice as likely as women to initiate divorce proceedings.
C) Infidelity and substance abuse are among the strongest predictors of divorce.
D) Economically advantaged couples are especially likely to divorce.
Q2) Childlessness seems to interfere with adjustment and life satisfaction __________.
A) in low-SES but not high-SES couples
B) only when it is beyond a person's control
C) among the highly educated
D) in women but not men
Q3) Improved family communication,improved parent-child interaction,and social support are all benefits of __________.
A) being a stay-at-home parent
B) adopting traditional gender roles
C) having children early in a marriage
D) parent education courses
Q4) Describe the gender differences in same-sex adult friendships.
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Q5) List the personal attributes and social supports that foster resilience in emerging adulthood.
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Which statement is true about nontraditional college students?
A) They especially value forming new relationships and sharing opinions.
B) They rarely require academic advising assistance.
C) They do not qualify for professional internship opportunities.
D) Most reap great personal benefits but do not do that well academically.
Q2) Janet has cardiovascular disease.Her doctor detected high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.To relieve arterial blockage,Janet had __________,a procedure in which a surgeon threaded a needle-thin catheter into her arteries and inflated a balloon at its tip.
A) angioplasty
B) bypass surgery
C) a pacemaker implantation
D) angina pectoris
Q3) Women age 65 and older taking HRT __________.
A) have a decreased risk of heart attack and stroke
B) have a decreased risk of breast cancer
C) have an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease
D) receive estrogen without progesterone
Q4) Discuss the changes that the skin undergoes during the aging process.
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Q5) Describe the Type A behavior pattern.How does it affect health?
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Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
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Q1) __________ increase(s)from early to middle adulthood.
A) Possible selves
B) Self-doubt
C) Destructiveness
D) Autonomy
Q2) Unemployed middle-aged workers __________ than younger job-seekers.
A) remain jobless longer
B) receive more job offers
C) show less decline in physical health
D) show less decline in mental health
Q3) In longitudinal research,__________ gained most in dominance,assertiveness,and outspokenness by their early fifties.
A) women who stayed at home to raise children
B) women who attained high status in their careers
C) nonworking women who had no children
D) non-college-educated women with part-time jobs
Q4) Define possible selves and explain how they shift from early to middle adulthood.
Q5) What is the feminization of poverty and how does divorce contribute to it?
Q6) Describe the sandwich generation.
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) Brain scans show that __________ older people experience less tissue loss in the cerebral cortex.
A) sedentary healthy
B) physically fit
C) physically inactive
D) sexually active
Q2) How much sleep do older adults require? Discuss some common sleep disturbances of aging.
Q3) Which older male has the greatest risk of vascular dementia?
A) Lance, who is from the United States
B) Dedrick, who is from Germany
C) Valter, who is from Sweden
D) Shinobu, who is from Japan
Q4) __________ skills are strongly correlated with older adults' tactile performance.
A) Fluid
B) Crystallized
C) Verbal
D) Auditory
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Q5) What are primary and secondary aging? How do they differ?
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Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late
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Q1) Divorce among people age 65 and older has __________ over the past three decades.
A) decreased significantly
B) stayed steady
C) doubled
D) quadrupled
Q2) Which statement is true about widowhood?
A) In the United States, 34 percent of men age 65 and older are widowed, compared with just 12 percent of women.
B) Widowhood rates have risen over the past several decades as divorce among aging adults rose.
C) Ethnic minorities with high rates of poverty and chronic disease are more likely to be widowed.
D) Aging adults have more lasting problems than younger individuals who are widowed.
Q3) According to disengagement theory,older people __________.
A) become less and less preoccupied with their inner lives over time
B) decrease their activity levels and interact less frequently with age
C) strive to maintain a personal system that promotes life satisfaction
D) use familiar skills and engage in familiar activities with familiar people
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Chapter 19: Death, dying, and Bereavement
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Q1) When their mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer,the Johnson family chose to care for her at home using a comprehensive program of support services that provided an interdisciplinary care team.The team emphasized quality of life with palliative care.The Johnson family chose the __________ approach.
A) home health
B) hospice
C) home hospital
D) long-term care
Q2) Women typically __________ men.
A) express distress less directly than B) seek social support less readily than C) express depression more directly than D) express their grief in the same way as
Q3) What is an advance medical directive? What types are available in the United States?
Q4) Which 6-year-old child is the most likely to have an adultlike grasp of death?
A) Max, who lives on a kibbutzim in Israel
B) Minh, whose religion emphasizes reincarnation
C) Ayanna, whose religion emphasizes an afterlife
D) Finn, age 5, who is European American
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