Exam 11: Becoming an Adult

Who is likely to be the least healthy?

At what approximate age is physical strength usually at its peak?

What BMI is considered healthy?

Which of the following phrases would complete the analogy, "Primary mental ability is to secondary mental ability as"?

Compared to older adults, what do younger adults require more of in their diet?

Who is most at-risk for experiencing cognitive decline in old age?

Dr. Zane is asking you how you might respond to being stranded on a desert island with limited supplies. Later, she has you attempt complex mazes, and asks you to decipher a number of analogies. What is Dr. Zane most likely assessing?

Bobby has left his home to move to the city, but he has become homeless, as he cannot find a job. Which ethnicity in Canada is ten times more likely to experience homelessness in an urban setting?

Dorothy, a smoker, has just learned that she is 2 months pregnant. She has decided to quit smoking for once and for all, but she is doing this for the sake of her baby. Which of the following might happen to Dorothy's baby, should she relapse and continue to smoke?

Robyn is very involved in studying her textbooks. She is highly motivated and is a good critical thinker. What kind of student is Robyn most likely to be?

How does a "scenario" differ from a "social clock?"

Most 60-year-olds today would score higher on an intelligence test than a group of 60-year-olds would have in 1940. Which cohort effect most likely explains this fact?

Sofia has made the statement that she "would believe that there is life on other planets if she could see the actual proof." What type of reasoning does Sofia's statement reflect?

When making a court decision, Judge Kiko says, "I try to come to reasonable solutions based on the basis of the best arguments that I have available." Which stage of reflective judgement does Judge Kiko appear to be in?

Which provides the best example of a multidimensional measure?

Kate thinks that no matter what she does, she will not be able to do well in her developmental psychology class. What does this perception illustrate?

Which of the following phrases would complete the analogy, "Crystallized intelligence is to fluid intelligence as?"

Ryan, 24, has graduated from university as an architect, but he is having difficulty finding a job. He decides to move home and accept a part-time job while he pays off his school debt and adjusts to this new challenge in his life. How do Robbins and Wilner (2001) define this time of struggle in Ryan's life?

Zach likes to consume shots of alcohol mixed with his favourite energy drink. Why should Zach be concerned about this practice?

Shelley is tired after a long day of classes at university, and she is now consuming her energy drink with alcohol. According to Brache, Thomas and Stockwell (2012), what approximate percentage of Canadian students drink alcohol with energy drinks or caffeinated beverages?