Question 1

What percentage of adults married by age 45?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent for most, and they maintain a sense of dissatisfaction throughout life. 
B)  temporary for some while they see all the possibilities they have. 
C)  nonexistent for most; there is no overwhelming feeling at all. 
D)  debilitating for most, resulting in a greater sense of life dissatisfaction after retirement. 
A)  permanent for most, and they maintain a sense of dissatisfaction throughout life. 
B)  temporary for some while they see all the possibilities they have. 
C)  nonexistent for most; there is no overwhelming feeling at all. 
D)  debilitating for most, resulting in a greater sense of life dissatisfaction after retirement.

Question 3

Subjective evaluations of age are important parts of the sense of self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In middle adulthood, most people spend more time with family than friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The sense of mental exhaustion that accompanies long-term job stress, excessive workloads, and reduced feelings of control is called:

Accepted Answer

Job burnou

Question 6

Retirement planning includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  financial planning. 
B)  recognition of lifestyle changes. 
C)  changes in the amount of free time available. 
D)  changes in perceptions of family members. 
A)  financial planning. 
B)  recognition of lifestyle changes. 
C)  changes in the amount of free time available. 
D)  changes in perceptions of family members.

Question 7

What percentage of adults over age 40 have reported experiencing a midlife crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  3% to 5% 
B)  10% to 20% 
C)  25% to 30% 
D)  40% to 50% 
A)  3% to 5% 
B)  10% to 20% 
C)  25% to 30% 
D)  40% to 50%

Question 8

What percentage of CEOs of the top 1,000 companies in the United States are women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than 1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  15% 
A)  Less than 1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  15%

Question 9

Relationships between mothers and daughters are closer than other parent-child relationships and especially close as daughters enter middle age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What percentage of adults report planning for retirement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Currently, women in the United States meet many of their social support needs through:

Accepted Answer

A)  spending time with friends during the hours their husbands/partners are at work. 
B)  social networking on Internet sites such as Facebook. 
C)  interacting with their husbands or significant others. 
D)  coworkers and acquaintances, not close friends. 
A)  spending time with friends during the hours their husbands/partners are at work. 
B)  social networking on Internet sites such as Facebook. 
C)  interacting with their husbands or significant others. 
D)  coworkers and acquaintances, not close friends.

Question 12

Which of the following professions is least likely to result in workers feeling job burnout?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emergency room physicians 
B)  Child welfare social workers 
C)  Bank managers 
D)  Teachers 
A)  Emergency room physicians 
B)  Child welfare social workers 
C)  Bank managers 
D)  Teachers

Question 13

Divorce is thought to be more harmful to women's health than men's because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it tends to represent a greater economic loss for women, including often a loss of health insurance. 
B)  women tend to invest more emotionally in the marriage than men. 
C)  men are able to separate their emotions from other parts of their lives. 
D)  it makes women feel like they are a failure since they are more relationship oriented and leads to depression. 
A)  it tends to represent a greater economic loss for women, including often a loss of health insurance. 
B)  women tend to invest more emotionally in the marriage than men. 
C)  men are able to separate their emotions from other parts of their lives. 
D)  it makes women feel like they are a failure since they are more relationship oriented and leads to depression.

Question 14

Which statement regarding friendship in midlife is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men favor discussions about sports, business, and politics. 
B)  Women have closer friendships than men do. 
C)  Men's friendships tend to center around talking and sharing feelings. 
D)  Women tend not to talk about themselves with their friends. 
A)  Men favor discussions about sports, business, and politics. 
B)  Women have closer friendships than men do. 
C)  Men's friendships tend to center around talking and sharing feelings. 
D)  Women tend not to talk about themselves with their friends.

Question 15

Why do adults tend to consistently identify with their younger selves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adults tend to be more similar to their younger selves than they are different. 
B)  Adults overall tend to be very optimistic about their view of self and do not picture themselves as getting older. 
C)  They identify with what they developed during their creation of "the dream." 
D)  It is a compensatory strategy to counteract the negative cultural messages associated with aging and to maximize their happiness. 
A)  Adults tend to be more similar to their younger selves than they are different. 
B)  Adults overall tend to be very optimistic about their view of self and do not picture themselves as getting older. 
C)  They identify with what they developed during their creation of "the dream." 
D)  It is a compensatory strategy to counteract the negative cultural messages associated with aging and to maximize their happiness.

Question 16

All of the following are outcomes for women who successfully transition through a divorce except:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater tolerance. 
B)  more dependent on social relationships. 
C)  increased autonomy. 
D)  nonconformity. 
A)  greater tolerance. 
B)  more dependent on social relationships. 
C)  increased autonomy. 
D)  nonconformity.

Question 17

Fathers are more likely than mothers to show negative emotional responses to their adult children's unmet career and relationship goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

People choose behaviors, lifestyles, mates, and contexts based on their personalities, and then the outcomes of these choices and life experiences may strengthen and stabilize personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements regarding retirement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  More people today over the age of 65 are in the workforce than there were in 1900. 
B)  An average worker today can look forward to approximately 15 years of retirement. 
C)  Most U.S. adults today are financially prepared for retirement. 
D)  Most adults are not psychologically prepared for retirement. 
A)  More people today over the age of 65 are in the workforce than there were in 1900. 
B)  An average worker today can look forward to approximately 15 years of retirement. 
C)  Most U.S. adults today are financially prepared for retirement. 
D)  Most adults are not psychologically prepared for retirement.

Question 20

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

What percentage of adults married by age 45?

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be:

Subjective evaluations of age are important parts of the sense of self.

In middle adulthood, most people spend more time with family than friends.

The sense of mental exhaustion that accompanies long-term job stress, excessive workloads, and reduced feelings of control is called:

Retirement planning includes all of the following except:

What percentage of adults over age 40 have reported experiencing a midlife crisis?

What percentage of CEOs of the top 1,000 companies in the United States are women?

Relationships between mothers and daughters are closer than other parent-child relationships and especially close as daughters enter middle age.

What percentage of adults report planning for retirement?

Currently, women in the United States meet many of their social support needs through:

Which of the following professions is least likely to result in workers feeling job burnout?

Divorce is thought to be more harmful to women's health than men's because:

Which statement regarding friendship in midlife is true?

Why do adults tend to consistently identify with their younger selves?

All of the following are outcomes for women who successfully transition through a divorce except:

Fathers are more likely than mothers to show negative emotional responses to their adult children's unmet career and relationship goals.

People choose behaviors, lifestyles, mates, and contexts based on their personalities, and then the outcomes of these choices and life experiences may strengthen and stabilize personality traits.

Which of the following statements regarding retirement is true?

In which culture is familism very important?

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

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Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

What percentage of adults married by age 45?

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be:

Subjective evaluations of age are important parts of the sense of self.

In middle adulthood, most people spend more time with family than friends.

The sense of mental exhaustion that accompanies long-term job stress, excessive workloads, and reduced feelings of control is called:

Retirement planning includes all of the following except:

What percentage of adults over age 40 have reported experiencing a midlife crisis?

What percentage of CEOs of the top 1,000 companies in the United States are women?

Relationships between mothers and daughters are closer than other parent-child relationships and especially close as daughters enter middle age.

What percentage of adults report planning for retirement?

Currently, women in the United States meet many of their social support needs through:

Which of the following professions is least likely to result in workers feeling job burnout?

Divorce is thought to be more harmful to women's health than men's because:

Which statement regarding friendship in midlife is true?

Why do adults tend to consistently identify with their younger selves?

All of the following are outcomes for women who successfully transition through a divorce except:

Fathers are more likely than mothers to show negative emotional responses to their adult children's unmet career and relationship goals.

People choose behaviors, lifestyles, mates, and contexts based on their personalities, and then the outcomes of these choices and life experiences may strengthen and stabilize personality traits.

Which of the following statements regarding retirement is true?

In which culture is familism very important?

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

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