Exam 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development

Cigarette smoking is associated with many different forms of cancer, including cervix, colon, bladder, and stomach cancer.

Binge drinking is defined for men as consuming ____ or more drinks in a row and for women as consuming ____ or more drinks in a row within the past 2 weeks.

Betram is 30 years of age, and his sensory systems are developing normally for his age. Which of the following would he probably have the MOST difficulty hearing clearly?

The knowledge and information that you have acquired over the course of your lifetime comprises your ________ intelligence.

Alcoholism is viewed by many experts as a form of ________, as it involves physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

According to your textbook, the single biggest contributor to health problems in the United States is

Feared selves represent who we could become and what we would like to become, as well as the specific age by which we would like those changes to occur.

Which of the following groups of individuals has the lowest death rate during the early adulthood years?

Dr. Dumais is examining the P-FIT model of human intelligence by enlisting young adults to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He is most likely to find support for the P-FIT model in all but which of the following types of intelligence?

Joe is a grandfather of seven children. One afternoon he sits with his five-year-old grandson, Troy, on his lap and he tells him all about how it "used to be back when I was a kid." Joe's ability to remember the good old days reflects ________ intelligence.

A bar or bat mitzvah, graduating from high school, and getting married are all examples of rites of ________.

A friend hears that you are taking a course in human development and asks you to help her make sense of the nutrition-related terms metabolism, LDL, HDL, and BMI. Provide a written response in which you describe the role that each of these play in one's health.

There is some evidence that the distal cortex of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum is not fully developed until the mid-twenties, which explains why risky and "edgy" behaviors tend to decrease during these years.

Overall, McAdams (2008) believes that one's identity is

Christina is a real character. Although she is in her early twenties, she has not "slowed down" in her need for more and more intense experiences. In the last year she has gone skydiving, bungee jumping from a bridge, has gone drag racing with her boyfriend, and has experimented with some new drugs. Christina's behaviors are an example of ________.

Physical functioning generally peaks during

Physical strength, coordination, and dexterity tends to peak in the late twenties and early thirties, and then decline throughout the rest of the life for

Generally speaking, fluid intelligence tends to improve throughout adulthood, while crystallized intelligence declines during the same years.

________ selves represent what we could become, what we would like to become, and what we are afraid to become.

Most theories of intelligence are ________; that is, they identify several types of intellectual abilities.