Question 1

According to Levinson, what is the set of phases called that an adult progresses through?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive processes 
B)  developmental tasks 
C)  life structure 
D)  seasons of life 
A)  cognitive processes 
B)  developmental tasks 
C)  life structure 
D)  seasons of life

Question 2

The type of job rewards men are typically drawn to are those that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  have high salaries 
B)  involve creative pursuits 
C)  require surmounting challenges 
D)  involve being productive 
A)  have high salaries 
B)  involve creative pursuits 
C)  require surmounting challenges 
D)  involve being productive

Question 3

Why are subjective evaluations of age important to the sense of self?

Accepted Answer

Throughout life, subjective evaluations

Question 4

Who is most likely to be optimistic about cognitive competencies, ability to maintain memory, and other aspects of cognitive abilities regardless of actual age?

Accepted Answer

A)  David, a man with a partner and two children who sees himself exactly at the age he is 
B)  Sharon, a 50-year-old woman who behaves like she is half her age 
C)  Andrea, a 50-year-old woman who has mobility problems and feels fragile 
D)  Mike, a man who is 45 years old but refuses to settle down and acts like a college student 
A)  David, a man with a partner and two children who sees himself exactly at the age he is 
B)  Sharon, a 50-year-old woman who behaves like she is half her age 
C)  Andrea, a 50-year-old woman who has mobility problems and feels fragile 
D)  Mike, a man who is 45 years old but refuses to settle down and acts like a college student

Question 5

In which culture is familism very important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian American 
B)  East European 
C)  White 
D)  Hispanic 
A)  Asian American 
B)  East European 
C)  White 
D)  Hispanic

Question 6

Mindfulness meditation helps individuals learn ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  motor skills 
B)  to ruminate about feelings 
C)  emotion regulation. 
D)  to increase physical strength 
A)  motor skills 
B)  to ruminate about feelings 
C)  emotion regulation. 
D)  to increase physical strength

Question 7

Midlife adults who subjectively view themselves as younger than their chronological age tend to score higher on measures of well-being, mental health, and life satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Parental well-being is harmed when they believe their grown children should be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  living at home 
B)  taking care of them 
C)  more dependent 
D)  more autonomous 
A)  living at home 
B)  taking care of them 
C)  more dependent 
D)  more autonomous

Question 9

The main reason for three-generation households in most nations is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture 
B)  wealth 
C)  poverty 
D)  continuity 
A)  culture 
B)  wealth 
C)  poverty 
D)  continuity

Question 10

Which middle-aged adult will most likely have life satisfaction in later years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin, who, along with his wife, wants to foster children who have had bad living situations 
B)  Grace, who feels helpless since her husband died 2 years ago and wants a man who will take care of her 
C)  Albert, who is looking for a traditional woman after his wife of 25 years left him for another woman 
D)  Nancy, who wishes her husband would stay out of the kitchen now that he has retired and take up a sensible hobby like woodworking 
A)  Martin, who, along with his wife, wants to foster children who have had bad living situations 
B)  Grace, who feels helpless since her husband died 2 years ago and wants a man who will take care of her 
C)  Albert, who is looking for a traditional woman after his wife of 25 years left him for another woman 
D)  Nancy, who wishes her husband would stay out of the kitchen now that he has retired and take up a sensible hobby like woodworking

Question 11

Because grandparent caregiving is unusual in midlife development, grandparent caregivers tend to experience ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more mental and physical health problems 
B)  lower levels of stress and depression 
C)  more life satisfaction 
D)  lower need to satisfy generativity 
A)  more mental and physical health problems 
B)  lower levels of stress and depression 
C)  more life satisfaction 
D)  lower need to satisfy generativity

Question 12

According to Levinson, adults ages 22-28 are in which part of their life structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a dream 
B)  working to realize a dream 
C)  shifting priorities 
D)  evaluating progress 
A)  creating a dream 
B)  working to realize a dream 
C)  shifting priorities 
D)  evaluating progress

Question 13

What percentage of adults marry by age 45?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  60% 
C)  80% 
D)  95% 
A)  25% 
B)  60% 
C)  80% 
D)  95%

Question 14

Which change occurs with gender identity in midlife?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women tend to adopt even more expressive traits. 
B)  Men tend to adopt even more instrumental traits. 
C)  Men and women both become more androgynous. 
D)  Men and women both become less androgynous. 
A)  Women tend to adopt even more expressive traits. 
B)  Men tend to adopt even more instrumental traits. 
C)  Men and women both become more androgynous. 
D)  Men and women both become less androgynous.

Question 15

Negative interactions with adult children are associated with parent daily patterns of the hormone ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  testosterone 
B)  cortisol 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  estrogen 
A)  testosterone 
B)  cortisol 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  estrogen

Question 16

Similar to early adulthood, marriage is positively associated with physical and mental health for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  both opposite-sex and same-sex partners 
B)  opposite-sex partners only 
C)  same-sex partners only 
D)  neither opposite-sex nor same-sex partners 
A)  both opposite-sex and same-sex partners 
B)  opposite-sex partners only 
C)  same-sex partners only 
D)  neither opposite-sex nor same-sex partners

Question 17

Morgan, a 9-year-old girl, is very close to her grandfather. Her mother and father divorced when she was 3 years old. Morgan and her grandfather spend a lot of time together cooking and talking. What benefits will Morgan experience because of her relationship with her grandfather?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive adjustment and fewer problem behaviors in adolescence 
B)  greater educational attainment 
C)  involvement in extracurricular activities in high school 
D)  more positive peer relationships 
A)  positive adjustment and fewer problem behaviors in adolescence 
B)  greater educational attainment 
C)  involvement in extracurricular activities in high school 
D)  more positive peer relationships

Question 18

Parents experience a decline in well-being when their children experience some type of failure in adulthood because parents ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  want to give advice and their children ignore it 
B)  may feel a low self-esteem because they were unable to help 
C)  experience the empty nest phenomenon 
D)  have little agreement between each other on how to help 
A)  want to give advice and their children ignore it 
B)  may feel a low self-esteem because they were unable to help 
C)  experience the empty nest phenomenon 
D)  have little agreement between each other on how to help

Question 19

At what point in history did the term midlife crisis come into public consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  1930s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1980s 
A)  1930s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1980s

Question 20

How do possible selves shift throughout adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Many young adults in their 20s describe

According to Levinson, what is the set of phases called that an adult progresses through?

The type of job rewards men are typically drawn to are those that ______.

Why are subjective evaluations of age important to the sense of self?

Who is most likely to be optimistic about cognitive competencies, ability to maintain memory, and other aspects of cognitive abilities regardless of actual age?

In which culture is familism very important?

Mindfulness meditation helps individuals learn ______.

Midlife adults who subjectively view themselves as younger than their chronological age tend to score higher on measures of well-being, mental health, and life satisfaction.

Parental well-being is harmed when they believe their grown children should be ______.

The main reason for three-generation households in most nations is ______.

Which middle-aged adult will most likely have life satisfaction in later years?

Because grandparent caregiving is unusual in midlife development, grandparent caregivers tend to experience ______.

According to Levinson, adults ages 22-28 are in which part of their life structure?

What percentage of adults marry by age 45?

Which change occurs with gender identity in midlife?

Negative interactions with adult children are associated with parent daily patterns of the hormone ______.

Similar to early adulthood, marriage is positively associated with physical and mental health for ______.

Morgan, a 9-year-old girl, is very close to her grandfather. Her mother and father divorced when she was 3 years old. Morgan and her grandfather spend a lot of time together cooking and talking. What benefits will Morgan experience because of her relationship with her grandfather?

Parents experience a decline in well-being when their children experience some type of failure in adulthood because parents ______.

At what point in history did the term midlife crisis come into public consciousness?

How do possible selves shift throughout adulthood?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

According to Levinson, what is the set of phases called that an adult progresses through?

The type of job rewards men are typically drawn to are those that ______.

Why are subjective evaluations of age important to the sense of self?

Who is most likely to be optimistic about cognitive competencies, ability to maintain memory, and other aspects of cognitive abilities regardless of actual age?

In which culture is familism very important?

Mindfulness meditation helps individuals learn ______.

Midlife adults who subjectively view themselves as younger than their chronological age tend to score higher on measures of well-being, mental health, and life satisfaction.

Parental well-being is harmed when they believe their grown children should be ______.

The main reason for three-generation households in most nations is ______.

Which middle-aged adult will most likely have life satisfaction in later years?

Because grandparent caregiving is unusual in midlife development, grandparent caregivers tend to experience ______.

According to Levinson, adults ages 22-28 are in which part of their life structure?

What percentage of adults marry by age 45?

Which change occurs with gender identity in midlife?

Negative interactions with adult children are associated with parent daily patterns of the hormone ______.

Similar to early adulthood, marriage is positively associated with physical and mental health for ______.

Morgan, a 9-year-old girl, is very close to her grandfather. Her mother and father divorced when she was 3 years old. Morgan and her grandfather spend a lot of time together cooking and talking. What benefits will Morgan experience because of her relationship with her grandfather?

Parents experience a decline in well-being when their children experience some type of failure in adulthood because parents ______.

At what point in history did the term midlife crisis come into public consciousness?

How do possible selves shift throughout adulthood?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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