Question 1

For college students ages 18 to 25, the broader college experience that includes socialization in adult roles helps foster​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the skills needed to achieve financial independence. 
B)  ​the transition to adulthood. 
C)  ​skills needed to join the workforce.. 
D)  ​social relationships.

Question 2

The statement, "Nothing in life can be known for certain" is most likely to be uttered for the first time by someone at the ____ stage of reflective judgment.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​first 
B)  ​second 
C)  ​fourth 
D)  ​sixth

Question 3

Dr. Ique has organized her lecture on intellectual ability around different skills that she has placed into meaningful groups. These include abilities in areas such as numbers, word fluency, understanding verbal meanings, inductive reasoning, and spatial orientation. What would be the best title for Dr. Ique's lecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Rites of Passage Around the World 
B)  ​Your Primary Mental Abilities and You 
C)  ​Avoiding Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome 
D)  ​Plasticity Forever

Question 4

Some developmentalists have categorized the ____ as a period called emerging adulthood.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ages of 18 to 21 years 
B)  ​late teens to the mid- to late twenties 
C)  ​early twenties to early thirties 
D)  ​late teens to the early thirties

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Marcus has always had skill in his interactions with other people. In fact, he has always been considered the most popular of his peers. 
B)  ​As Paul's memory of his experiences increases with age, his processing speed is getting somewhat slower. 
C)  ​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. 
D)  ​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.

Question 6

In most cultures, ____ is the most important rite of passage, as it is seen as a prelude to childbearing. This, in turn, provides clear evidence of reaching adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​marriage 
B)  ​reaching puberty 
C)  ​graduating from school 
D)  ​losing one's virginity

Question 7

One theory that has emerged from the results of several research studies examining the brain has proposed that intelligence comes from a distributed and integrated network of neurons in the ____ lobes of the brain.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​occipital and temporal 
B)  ​parietal and occipital 
C)  ​frontal and parietal 
D)  ​temporal and frontal

Question 8

Sarah is advised by her doctor that she has high levels of bad cholesterol. In addition to modifying her diet and adding exercise to help bring these levels down, which medication category is her physician most likely to prescribe?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​statins 
B)  ​mono-amine oxidase inhibitors 
C)  ​SSRIs 
D)  ​beta-blockers

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The knowledge and information that you have...

Question 10

A rite of ____ involves a ritual or ceremonial event that marks initiation into adulthood.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​demarcation 
B)  ​passage 
C)  ​maturation 
D)  ​arrival

Question 11

When presented with a moral dilemma, 52-year-old Ophelia recognizes that there is not one single way to determine the right answer. She looks for contextual cues to guide her thinking, and considers many different sources of information. Ophelia is demonstrating ________________ thought.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When presented with a moral dilemma, 52-year-old...

Question 12

One researcher, Males (2009, 2010), has suggested that the brain development hypothesis that is often used to explain the transition to adulthood in young adults is wrong. Instead, Males argues that ____ is a stronger predictor of risky behavior than neurological changes.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sexual activity or inactivity 
B)  ​endocrine functioning 
C)  ​poverty 
D)  ​sex

Question 13

Gerard is told by his physician that he has a high amount of "bad" cholesterol in his blood. The technical name for this type of cholesterol is ________________ lipoproteins.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gerard is told by his physician that...

Question 14

In the United States, African American men living in ________________ areas have a lower life expectancy than men in some developing countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the United States, African American men...

Question 15

________________ adulthood is the time when someone is more than an adolescent and less than a full adult.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ adulthood is the time when someone...

Question 16

Neuroscience research suggests that the _____, a part of the brain involved in high-level thinking is not fully developed until a person reaches the mid-20s.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​prefrontal cortex 
B)  ​amygdala 
C)  ​corpus callosum 
D)  ​temporal lobe

Question 17

When he was little, Jaden's father used to play "What do you want to be when you grow up" with him. Jaden loved considering the various options, and his father was always amused by the way his son's choices would change from day to day. Jaden's father was using _______ to help Jaden consider his future.​

Accepted Answer

A)  a life-span construct​ 
B)  ​a social clock 
C)  ​scenarios 
D)  ​a life story

Question 18

For smokers who successfully give up cigarettes, the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke return to that of never smokers after a period of roughly ____ years.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​15 
B)  ​10 
C)  ​18 
D)  ​12

Question 19

Young adult men between the ages of 25 and 34 are ____ times as likely to die as women of the same age.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​2.5 
B)  ​2.0 
C)  ​4.0 
D)  ​1.5

Question 20

The recognition that certain situations have ambiguous interpretations-that there is not always a singular "right and wrong" answer to every question-is a hallmark of ____ thinking.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​psychoplastic 
B)  ​conventional 
C)  ​concrete operational 
D)  ​postformal

Exam 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

For college students ages 18 to 25, the broader college experience that includes socialization in adult roles helps foster

The statement, "Nothing in life can be known for certain" is most likely to be uttered for the first time by someone at the ____ stage of reflective judgment.

Some developmentalists have categorized the ____ as a period called emerging adulthood.

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

In most cultures, ____ is the most important rite of passage, as it is seen as a prelude to childbearing. This, in turn, provides clear evidence of reaching adulthood.

One theory that has emerged from the results of several research studies examining the brain has proposed that intelligence comes from a distributed and integrated network of neurons in the ____ lobes of the brain.

Sarah is advised by her doctor that she has high levels of bad cholesterol. In addition to modifying her diet and adding exercise to help bring these levels down, which medication category is her physician most likely to prescribe?

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

A rite of ____ involves a ritual or ceremonial event that marks initiation into adulthood.

When presented with a moral dilemma, 52-year-old Ophelia recognizes that there is not one single way to determine the right answer. She looks for contextual cues to guide her thinking, and considers many different sources of information. Ophelia is demonstrating ________________ thought.

One researcher, Males (2009, 2010) , has suggested that the brain development hypothesis that is often used to explain the transition to adulthood in young adults is wrong. Instead, Males argues that ____ is a stronger predictor of risky behavior than neurological changes.

Gerard is told by his physician that he has a high amount of "bad" cholesterol in his blood. The technical name for this type of cholesterol is ________________ lipoproteins.

In the United States, African American men living in ________________ areas have a lower life expectancy than men in some developing countries.

________________ adulthood is the time when someone is more than an adolescent and less than a full adult.

Neuroscience research suggests that the _____, a part of the brain involved in high-level thinking is not fully developed until a person reaches the mid-20s.

For smokers who successfully give up cigarettes, the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke return to that of never smokers after a period of roughly ____ years.

Young adult men between the ages of 25 and 34 are ____ times as likely to die as women of the same age.

The recognition that certain situations have ambiguous interpretations-that there is not always a singular "right and wrong" answer to every question-is a hallmark of ____ thinking.

Exam 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

For college students ages 18 to 25, the broader college experience that includes socialization in adult roles helps foster​

The statement, "Nothing in life can be known for certain" is most likely to be uttered for the first time by someone at the ____ stage of reflective judgment.​

Some developmentalists have categorized the ____ as a period called emerging adulthood.​

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

In most cultures, ____ is the most important rite of passage, as it is seen as a prelude to childbearing. This, in turn, provides clear evidence of reaching adulthood.

One theory that has emerged from the results of several research studies examining the brain has proposed that intelligence comes from a distributed and integrated network of neurons in the ____ lobes of the brain.​

Sarah is advised by her doctor that she has high levels of bad cholesterol. In addition to modifying her diet and adding exercise to help bring these levels down, which medication category is her physician most likely to prescribe?​

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

A rite of ____ involves a ritual or ceremonial event that marks initiation into adulthood.​

When presented with a moral dilemma, 52-year-old Ophelia recognizes that there is not one single way to determine the right answer. She looks for contextual cues to guide her thinking, and considers many different sources of information. Ophelia is demonstrating ________________ thought.

One researcher, Males (2009, 2010) , has suggested that the brain development hypothesis that is often used to explain the transition to adulthood in young adults is wrong. Instead, Males argues that ____ is a stronger predictor of risky behavior than neurological changes.​

Gerard is told by his physician that he has a high amount of "bad" cholesterol in his blood. The technical name for this type of cholesterol is ________________ lipoproteins.

In the United States, African American men living in ________________ areas have a lower life expectancy than men in some developing countries.

________________ adulthood is the time when someone is more than an adolescent and less than a full adult.

Neuroscience research suggests that the _____, a part of the brain involved in high-level thinking is not fully developed until a person reaches the mid-20s.​

For smokers who successfully give up cigarettes, the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke return to that of never smokers after a period of roughly ____ years.​

Young adult men between the ages of 25 and 34 are ____ times as likely to die as women of the same age.​

The recognition that certain situations have ambiguous interpretations-that there is not always a singular "right and wrong" answer to every question-is a hallmark of ____ thinking.​

For college students ages 18 to 25, the broader college experience that includes socialization in adult roles helps foster

The statement, "Nothing in life can be known for certain" is most likely to be uttered for the first time by someone at the ____ stage of reflective judgment.

Some developmentalists have categorized the ____ as a period called emerging adulthood.

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

One theory that has emerged from the results of several research studies examining the brain has proposed that intelligence comes from a distributed and integrated network of neurons in the ____ lobes of the brain.

Sarah is advised by her doctor that she has high levels of bad cholesterol. In addition to modifying her diet and adding exercise to help bring these levels down, which medication category is her physician most likely to prescribe?

A rite of ____ involves a ritual or ceremonial event that marks initiation into adulthood.

One researcher, Males (2009, 2010) , has suggested that the brain development hypothesis that is often used to explain the transition to adulthood in young adults is wrong. Instead, Males argues that ____ is a stronger predictor of risky behavior than neurological changes.

Neuroscience research suggests that the _____, a part of the brain involved in high-level thinking is not fully developed until a person reaches the mid-20s.

For smokers who successfully give up cigarettes, the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke return to that of never smokers after a period of roughly ____ years.

Young adult men between the ages of 25 and 34 are ____ times as likely to die as women of the same age.

The recognition that certain situations have ambiguous interpretations-that there is not always a singular "right and wrong" answer to every question-is a hallmark of ____ thinking.