Question 1

The Seattle Longitudinal Study, conducted in 1956, found that primary mental abilities tend to improve until the late thirties or early forties, and begin to decline thereafter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Erikson, the major task for young adults is to deal with the psychosocial conflict of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity versus role confusion 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  intimacy versus isolation 
D)  independence versus dependence

Question 3

Sheri is disappointed with herself, because she is approaching her thirtieth birthday and is not yet married. Her expectation that she would have been married and have kids by the age of 35, and she is now feeling like this will not be possible. Sheri's plans for achieving specific life goals by specific ages is an example of her ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scenario 
B)  social clock 
C)  life story 
D)  life-span construct

Question 4

Which of the following individuals demonstrates the concept of multidirectionality in their intellectual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  As Paul's memory of his experiences increases with age, his processing speed is getting somewhat slower. 
B)  While Martha is very good at playing the piano and is getting better with age, her husband Henry has no real skill on the instrument and, despite taking lessons, has never learned to play it well. 
C)  Marcus has always had skill in his interactions with other people. In fact, he has always been considered the most popular of his peers. 
D)  Joy is losing some of her hair as she gets older, so she sometimes wears a partial wig to cover the thinning areas of her scalp.

Question 5

________ adult students are college students who are well beyond the traditional age of 18 to 22 years. In most cases college use this term to refer to students who are older than 25 years of age.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ adult students are college students who...

Question 6

The abilities that make you a flexible and adaptive thinker, allowing you to make inferences and enabling you to understand the relationships among concepts are called ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid 
B)  componential 
C)  crystallized 
D)  analytical

Question 7

Some research has been critical of Erikson's assertions regarding the relationship between identity and the formation of intimate relationships. For which of the following individuals is identity unrelated to closeness, according to Johnson and colleagues (2007)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles, who is working on his friendship with Anette. 
B)  Diane, who is working on her friendship with Mathilda. 
C)  Timothy, who is working on his friendship with Jamison. 
D)  Charlene, who is working on her friendship with Sheldon.

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

The Seattle Longitudinal Study, conducted in 1956, found that primary mental abilities tend to improve until the late thirties or early forties, and begin to decline thereafter.

According to Erikson, the major task for young adults is to deal with the psychosocial conflict of ________.

Which of the following individuals demonstrates the concept of multidirectionality in their intellectual development?

________ adult students are college students who are well beyond the traditional age of 18 to 22 years. In most cases college use this term to refer to students who are older than 25 years of age.

The abilities that make you a flexible and adaptive thinker, allowing you to make inferences and enabling you to understand the relationships among concepts are called ________ intelligence.

Some research has been critical of Erikson's assertions regarding the relationship between identity and the formation of intimate relationships. For which of the following individuals is identity unrelated to closeness, according to Johnson and colleagues (2007) ?