Question 1

Scott is 40-years-old and works as an advertising consultant.He is married with two children.He is in the ________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  emerging adulthood 
B)  early adulthood 
C)  middle adulthood 
D)  late adulthood 
A)  emerging adulthood 
B)  early adulthood 
C)  middle adulthood 
D)  late adulthood

Question 2

Physical exercise helps maintain the ________ protecting the ends of chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A)  telomeres 
B)  myelin 
C)  teratogens 
D)  schemas 
A)  telomeres 
B)  myelin 
C)  teratogens 
D)  schemas

Question 3

As adults advance in age,their positive and negative moods become

Accepted Answer

A)  less extreme and more enduring. 
B)  more extreme and less enduring. 
C)  less extreme and less enduring. 
D)  more extreme and more enduring. 
A)  less extreme and more enduring. 
B)  more extreme and less enduring. 
C)  less extreme and less enduring. 
D)  more extreme and more enduring.

Question 4

A telltale sign of ________ consists of protein fragments that accumulate as plaque at neuron tips where synaptic communication usually occurs.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenesis 
B)  menopause 
C)  brain plasticity 
D)  Alzheimer's disease 
A)  neurogenesis 
B)  menopause 
C)  brain plasticity 
D)  Alzheimer's disease

Question 5

Children subjected to frequent abuse or bullying are most likely to exhibit

Accepted Answer

A)  a death-deferral phenomenon. 
B)  shortened telomeres. 
C)  terminal decline. 
D)  neurogenesis. 
A)  a death-deferral phenomenon. 
B)  shortened telomeres. 
C)  terminal decline. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 6

Research on people's feelings of satisfaction with their lives indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents report being slightly happier than people over 65 years of age. 
B)  people over 65 years of age report being slightly happier than adolescents. 
C)  middle-aged adults report being slightly happier than both adolescents and people over 65 years of age. 
D)  compared with other phases of life,the over-65 years are not notably unhappy. 
A)  adolescents report being slightly happier than people over 65 years of age. 
B)  people over 65 years of age report being slightly happier than adolescents. 
C)  middle-aged adults report being slightly happier than both adolescents and people over 65 years of age. 
D)  compared with other phases of life,the over-65 years are not notably unhappy.

Question 7

Compared with teens and young adults,older adults have ________ friendships and experience ________ attachment anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  more;less 
B)  fewer;more 
C)  more;more 
D)  fewer;less 
A)  more;less 
B)  fewer;more 
C)  more;more 
D)  fewer;less

Question 8

A shortening of telomeres is accelerated by

Accepted Answer

A)  aerobic exercise. 
B)  vaginal intercourse. 
C)  neurogenesis. 
D)  obesity. 
A)  aerobic exercise. 
B)  vaginal intercourse. 
C)  neurogenesis. 
D)  obesity.

Question 9

For those who report experiencing a life crisis,the trigger is usually

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  entering middle adulthood. 
C)  mental decline. 
D)  a major event. 
A)  age. 
B)  entering middle adulthood. 
C)  mental decline. 
D)  a major event.

Question 10

When asked what they would have done differently if they could relive their lives,people's most common answer was

Accepted Answer

A)  had more children. 
B)  spent more time with my parents. 
C)  taken my education more seriously. 
D)  exercised more. 
A)  had more children. 
B)  spent more time with my parents. 
C)  taken my education more seriously. 
D)  exercised more.

Question 11

In late adulthood,the light-sensitive inner portion of the eye receives less light because the eye's _________ shrinks and its ________ grows cloudy.

Accepted Answer

A)  lens;pupil 
B)  retina;lens 
C)  pupil;lens 
D)  retina;pupil 
A)  lens;pupil 
B)  retina;lens 
C)  pupil;lens 
D)  retina;pupil

Question 12

During the time following the death of a loved one

Accepted Answer

A)  those who express the strongest grief immediately do not purge their grief more quickly. 
B)  those who talk frequently with others are unusually likely to prolong their own feelings of depression. 
C)  grieving men are at less risk for ill health than are grieving women. 
D)  both men and women go through predictable stages of denial followed by anger. 
A)  those who express the strongest grief immediately do not purge their grief more quickly. 
B)  those who talk frequently with others are unusually likely to prolong their own feelings of depression. 
C)  grieving men are at less risk for ill health than are grieving women. 
D)  both men and women go through predictable stages of denial followed by anger.

Question 13

The tips of chromosomes that wear down as we age are called

Accepted Answer

A)  epigenetic marks. 
B)  antibodies. 
C)  genomes. 
D)  telomeres. 
A)  epigenetic marks. 
B)  antibodies. 
C)  genomes. 
D)  telomeres.

Question 14

Sixty-five-year-olds should drive cars with ________ windshields because with age the eye's lens becomes ________ transparent.

Accepted Answer

A)  tinted;more 
B)  tinted;less 
C)  untinted;more 
D)  untinted;less 
A)  tinted;more 
B)  tinted;less 
C)  untinted;more 
D)  untinted;less

Question 15

Compared with their counterparts of 30 years ago,Americans are marrying at a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  older age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction. 
B)  younger age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
C)  older age and have increased their standards for mate selection. 
D)  younger age and have decreased their standards for mate selection. 
A)  older age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction. 
B)  younger age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
C)  older age and have increased their standards for mate selection. 
D)  younger age and have decreased their standards for mate selection.

Question 16

Most 20-year-olds outperform most 70-year-olds on video games due to age-related differences in

Accepted Answer

A)  menopause. 
B)  longitudinal study. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  information-processing speed. 
A)  menopause. 
B)  longitudinal study. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  information-processing speed.

Question 17

Researchers studied the effects of exercise on the physical health of over 5000 residents in one locale throughout their middle and late adulthoods.The research best illustrates a ________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  prospective memory 
D)  longitudinal 
A)  working memory 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  prospective memory 
D)  longitudinal

Question 18

Kathryn and Rafael's third and last child is leaving home for college next year.Their empty nest is likely to be a(n)________ place.

Accepted Answer

A)  depressed 
B)  happy 
C)  anxious 
D)  boring 
A)  depressed 
B)  happy 
C)  anxious 
D)  boring

Question 19

Compared with younger adults,older adults experience ________ anger,and they are ________ to perceive negative images.

Accepted Answer

A)  more;quicker 
B)  more;slower 
C)  less;quicker 
D)  less;slower 
A)  more;quicker 
B)  more;slower 
C)  less;quicker 
D)  less;slower

Question 20

The differences among adults' abilities to learn and remember are greatest among those in their

Accepted Answer

A)  forties. 
B)  fifties. 
C)  sixties. 
D)  seventies. 
A)  forties. 
B)  fifties. 
C)  sixties. 
D)  seventies.

Exam 16: Perceptual Organization

Scott is 40-years-old and works as an advertising consultant.He is married with two children.He is in the ________ years.

Physical exercise helps maintain the ________ protecting the ends of chromosomes.

As adults advance in age,their positive and negative moods become

A telltale sign of ________ consists of protein fragments that accumulate as plaque at neuron tips where synaptic communication usually occurs.

Children subjected to frequent abuse or bullying are most likely to exhibit

Research on people's feelings of satisfaction with their lives indicates that

Compared with teens and young adults,older adults have ________ friendships and experience ________ attachment anxiety.

A shortening of telomeres is accelerated by

For those who report experiencing a life crisis,the trigger is usually

When asked what they would have done differently if they could relive their lives,people's most common answer was

In late adulthood,the light-sensitive inner portion of the eye receives less light because the eye's _________ shrinks and its ________ grows cloudy.

During the time following the death of a loved one

The tips of chromosomes that wear down as we age are called

Sixty-five-year-olds should drive cars with ________ windshields because with age the eye's lens becomes ________ transparent.

Compared with their counterparts of 30 years ago,Americans are marrying at a(n)

Most 20-year-olds outperform most 70-year-olds on video games due to age-related differences in

Researchers studied the effects of exercise on the physical health of over 5000 residents in one locale throughout their middle and late adulthoods.The research best illustrates a ________ study.

Kathryn and Rafael's third and last child is leaving home for college next year.Their empty nest is likely to be a(n)________ place.

Compared with younger adults,older adults experience ________ anger,and they are ________ to perceive negative images.

The differences among adults' abilities to learn and remember are greatest among those in their

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Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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Compared with teens and young adults,older adults have friendships and experience attachment anxiety.

In late adulthood,the light-sensitive inner portion of the eye receives less light because the eye's _ shrinks and its grows cloudy.

Sixty-five-year-olds should drive cars with windshields because with age the eye's lens becomes transparent.

Compared with younger adults,older adults experience anger,and they are to perceive negative images.