Question 1

Compared to young workers,older workers __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) are more likely to have accidents on the job 
B) are absent more times without prior approval 
C) have greater emotional investment in the work role 
D) are quicker to learn new tasks 
A) are more likely to have accidents on the job 
B) are absent more times without prior approval 
C) have greater emotional investment in the work role 
D) are quicker to learn new tasks

Question 2

Perry,Kulik,and Bourhis asked college undergraduate business majors to view video-taped job interviews and then to evaluate the young or older job applicant interviewed on the tape.They found that the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins 
B) young applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for the same job 
C) older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes 
D) older applicant for either job (selling CDs and tapes or selling stamps and coins) was evaluated more favorably than was the young applicant was 
A) older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins 
B) young applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for the same job 
C) older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes 
D) older applicant for either job (selling CDs and tapes or selling stamps and coins) was evaluated more favorably than was the young applicant was

Question 3

A longitudinal study described in your book tested the level of self-esteem and depression over a two-year time period in workers who either remained in the labor force throughout the study or retired during the course of the study.What was found?

Accepted Answer

A) Level of self-esteem declined in the workers but not the retirees. 
B) Depression scores declined in the retirees but not the workers. 
C) Depression scores declined in the workers but increased in the retirees. 
D) Level of self-esteem and depression scores increased in both workers and retirees. 
A) Level of self-esteem declined in the workers but not the retirees. 
B) Depression scores declined in the retirees but not the workers. 
C) Depression scores declined in the workers but increased in the retirees. 
D) Level of self-esteem and depression scores increased in both workers and retirees.

Question 4

Training older workers is a good investment because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) older workers learn more quickly than young workers do 
B) older workers do better than young workers when there is time pressure 
C) older workers are highly committed to their jobs 
D) All of the above 
A) older workers learn more quickly than young workers do 
B) older workers do better than young workers when there is time pressure 
C) older workers are highly committed to their jobs 
D) All of the above

Question 5

From the period of 1950-1955 to the period of 1985-1990,the median age of retirement in the United States __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increased 
B) stayed the same 
C) dropped 
A) increased 
B) stayed the same 
C) dropped

Question 6

Amenity migration occurs most frequently when _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) young-old adults are healthy and independent 
B) old-old adults move so that they will be near family members who can help them 
C) oldest-old (85+) adults need more help than informal caregivers can provide 
D) older adults of any age move in with their adult children for the sake of convenience 
A) young-old adults are healthy and independent 
B) old-old adults move so that they will be near family members who can help them 
C) oldest-old (85+) adults need more help than informal caregivers can provide 
D) older adults of any age move in with their adult children for the sake of convenience

Question 7

Compare the constant housing model and the accommodating housing model?

Accepted Answer

These are two different models for older

Question 8

What are the advantages and disadvantages of defined benefit (DB) pension plans?

Accepted Answer

The advantage of DB pension plans is tha

Question 9

From 1997 to 2008,the trend for "early" retirement (ages 55-64) declined (that is,more people in this age group remained in the workforce in 2008 than in 1997) in all but the following country:

Accepted Answer

A) United Kingdom 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Greece 
A) United Kingdom 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Greece

Question 10

Ekerdt and his colleagues studied job attitudes over three years in men ranging in age from 50 to 69 who worked full time but had plans to retire by a definite target date in the future.They found that the closer the men got to the planned date of retirement,___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the happier they were with their jobs 
B) the more likely they were to claim their jobs were causing them tension and fatigue 
C) the more they pushed the date of retirement to a later time 
D) the more they regretted having made plans to retire 
A) the happier they were with their jobs 
B) the more likely they were to claim their jobs were causing them tension and fatigue 
C) the more they pushed the date of retirement to a later time 
D) the more they regretted having made plans to retire

Question 11

The term "aging in place" refers to older adults who ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) remain in their own homes with some services provided there if necessary 
B) want to move in with their adult children 
C) want to grow old in a retirement community with others their own age 
D) resist growing old by participating in exercise programs that require them to run in place 
A) remain in their own homes with some services provided there if necessary 
B) want to move in with their adult children 
C) want to grow old in a retirement community with others their own age 
D) resist growing old by participating in exercise programs that require them to run in place

Question 12

"Bridge employment" is best considered as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) employment that represents a gradual transition from full-time employment to retirement 
B) employment with the federal government that involves designing and building bridges 
C) volunteer work designed specifically for older adults 
D) full-time employment that is highly stressful and well paid 
A) employment that represents a gradual transition from full-time employment to retirement 
B) employment with the federal government that involves designing and building bridges 
C) volunteer work designed specifically for older adults 
D) full-time employment that is highly stressful and well paid

Question 13

Road Scholar refers to ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) resorts that serve older adults who wish to take luxury vacations 
B) bed and breakfast hotels that serve older bicycle riders who travel together 
C) noncredit courses for older adults given on college campuses or other places in various countries 
D) special driving tests that older adults can take to qualify for auto insurance discounts 
A) resorts that serve older adults who wish to take luxury vacations 
B) bed and breakfast hotels that serve older bicycle riders who travel together 
C) noncredit courses for older adults given on college campuses or other places in various countries 
D) special driving tests that older adults can take to qualify for auto insurance discounts

Question 14

With regard to the effects of retirement on the marital relationship,which statement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Most couples consider the transition to retirement to be a crisis. 
B) Most couples have positive feelings about the transition to retirement. 
C) Most couples go their separate ways when it comes to leisure activities. 
D) After they retire,most men participate even less in household tasks than they did when they were working. 
A) Most couples consider the transition to retirement to be a crisis. 
B) Most couples have positive feelings about the transition to retirement. 
C) Most couples go their separate ways when it comes to leisure activities. 
D) After they retire,most men participate even less in household tasks than they did when they were working.

Question 15

When there is no specialized training or environmental support,job performance in occupations that depend mainly on __________ abilities is most likely to _____________with increasing age.

Accepted Answer

A) fluid; remain stable 
B) fluid; improve 
C) crystallized; remain stable 
D) crystallized; decline 
A) fluid; remain stable 
B) fluid; improve 
C) crystallized; remain stable 
D) crystallized; decline

Question 16

The transition to retirement is easiest to identify and study when individuals ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) have had a number of disruptions in their work careers 
B) have had a steady uninterrupted work history 
C) leave the labor force for health reasons 
D) lose their jobs because of downsizing and prefer to consider themselves "retired" rather than "unemployed" 
A) have had a number of disruptions in their work careers 
B) have had a steady uninterrupted work history 
C) leave the labor force for health reasons 
D) lose their jobs because of downsizing and prefer to consider themselves "retired" rather than "unemployed"

Question 17

What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

Accepted Answer

First enacted in 1967,the ADEA applies t

Question 18

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has been extremely successful in eliminating all forms of age discrimination in hiring and evaluating older employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Give two arguments for the prediction that in the near future,Americans workers will remain in the labor force to later ages than they do now.

Accepted Answer

Americans remain healthy later into olde

Question 20

Most of the information we have on median age of retirement is based on ______ men.

Accepted Answer

A) European American 
B) Native American 
C) Asian American 
D) African American 
A) European American 
B) Native American 
C) Asian American 
D) African American

Compared to young workers,older workers __________________.

Perry,Kulik,and Bourhis asked college undergraduate business majors to view video-taped job interviews and then to evaluate the young or older job applicant interviewed on the tape.They found that the _______________.

A longitudinal study described in your book tested the level of self-esteem and depression over a two-year time period in workers who either remained in the labor force throughout the study or retired during the course of the study.What was found?

Training older workers is a good investment because ______________.

From the period of 1950-1955 to the period of 1985-1990,the median age of retirement in the United States __________.

Amenity migration occurs most frequently when _________________.

Compare the constant housing model and the accommodating housing model?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of defined benefit (DB) pension plans?

From 1997 to 2008,the trend for "early" retirement (ages 55-64) declined (that is,more people in this age group remained in the workforce in 2008 than in 1997) in all but the following country:

Ekerdt and his colleagues studied job attitudes over three years in men ranging in age from 50 to 69 who worked full time but had plans to retire by a definite target date in the future.They found that the closer the men got to the planned date of retirement,___________________.

The term "aging in place" refers to older adults who ______________.

"Bridge employment" is best considered as ________________.

Road Scholar refers to ___________________.

With regard to the effects of retirement on the marital relationship,which statement is most accurate?

When there is no specialized training or environmental support,job performance in occupations that depend mainly on abilities is most likely to ___with increasing age.

The transition to retirement is easiest to identify and study when individuals ________________.

What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has been extremely successful in eliminating all forms of age discrimination in hiring and evaluating older employees.

Give two arguments for the prediction that in the near future,Americans workers will remain in the labor force to later ages than they do now.

Most of the information we have on median age of retirement is based on ______ men.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Biological Aging and Health

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

Filters

Exam 10: Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Compared to young workers,older workers __________________.

Perry,Kulik,and Bourhis asked college undergraduate business majors to view video-taped job interviews and then to evaluate the young or older job applicant interviewed on the tape.They found that the _______________.

A longitudinal study described in your book tested the level of self-esteem and depression over a two-year time period in workers who either remained in the labor force throughout the study or retired during the course of the study.What was found?

Training older workers is a good investment because ______________.

From the period of 1950-1955 to the period of 1985-1990,the median age of retirement in the United States __________.

Amenity migration occurs most frequently when _________________.

Compare the constant housing model and the accommodating housing model?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of defined benefit (DB) pension plans?

From 1997 to 2008,the trend for "early" retirement (ages 55-64) declined (that is,more people in this age group remained in the workforce in 2008 than in 1997) in all but the following country:

Ekerdt and his colleagues studied job attitudes over three years in men ranging in age from 50 to 69 who worked full time but had plans to retire by a definite target date in the future.They found that the closer the men got to the planned date of retirement,___________________.

The term "aging in place" refers to older adults who ______________.

"Bridge employment" is best considered as ________________.

Road Scholar refers to ___________________.

With regard to the effects of retirement on the marital relationship,which statement is most accurate?

When there is no specialized training or environmental support,job performance in occupations that depend mainly on __________ abilities is most likely to _____________with increasing age.

The transition to retirement is easiest to identify and study when individuals ________________.

What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has been extremely successful in eliminating all forms of age discrimination in hiring and evaluating older employees.

Give two arguments for the prediction that in the near future,Americans workers will remain in the labor force to later ages than they do now.

Most of the information we have on median age of retirement is based on ______ men.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Biological Aging and Health

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

Filters

When there is no specialized training or environmental support,job performance in occupations that depend mainly on abilities is most likely to ___with increasing age.