Question 1

Christine has been sharing confidences and personal feelings with her co-worker Bernard. Although she is somewhat taken aback because she has not shared these feelings with her husband, it can be said that Christine is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional infidelity 
B)  sexual infidelity 
C)  emotional instability 
D)  expressive infidelity

Question 2

Psychologists who subscribe to the notion that behavior is always a joint product of the person and the situation are proponents of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  trait models 
B)  situational models 
C)  interactionist models 
D)  ecological models

Question 3

Tonya has just lost her job. If she follows the typical pattern of how people react to unemployment, she will first:

Accepted Answer

A)  feel a loss of self-esteem and experience high levels of anxiety and doubt 
B)  concentrate on finding a new job 
C)  undergo a sequence of shock, relief, and relaxation 
D)  enter a state of resignation and withdrawal

Question 4

The likelihood that a woman will remarry:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases with age 
B)  increases with increasing levels of education 
C)  decreases with age 
D)  is not affected by age or education

Question 5

Maureen's two children have left home. Her daughter is going to college and her son is getting married. Now that the children have left, Maureen and her husband have a household that is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  empty nest 
B)  vacated household 
C)  dislocated family 
D)  none of these

Question 6

"Blended families" are comprised of:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents and/or children coming from different ethnic groups 
B)  parents and/or children who practice different religions 
C)  children and/or parents who are from different age groups 
D)  children from previous marriages and/or adopted children

Question 7

According to the research cited in your textbook, workers report that job satisfaction:

Accepted Answer

A)  is lowest at the beginning of one's career. 
B)  is lowest at the end of one's career. 
C)  is lowest at the midpoint of one's career. 
D)  declines steadily from beginning to end.

Question 8

The capacity to undergo continual change in order to adapt successfully and cope flexibly with the demands and responsibilities of life is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  stock taking 
B)  dialectical thinking 
C)  maturity 
D)  transitioning

Question 9

In cross-cultural studies of men, researchers found that in general, younger men (aged 35 to 54) tended to be _____________ whereas older men (aged 55 and over) tended to be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive; passive 
B)  passive; competitive 
C)  passive; aggressive 
D)  submissive; receptive

Question 10

Early in the marriage ___________ usually wanted more time alone, while it was more often ____________ who wanted more time alone in long-standing marriages.

Accepted Answer

A)  the wife; the husband 
B)  the husband; the wife 
C)  neither; the husband 
D)  the wife; neither

Question 11

Describe the "crisis" of midlife in terms of Erikson's stage theory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Compared with married, never-married, and widowed adults, both parties to a divorce have:

Accepted Answer

A)  more financial strain 
B)  social isolation 
C)  physical distress 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Which of the following factors affect(s) job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-direction 
B)  flexibility 
C)  purpose 
D)  all of these

Question 14

Angelina and Reginald have been married for 30 years. Angelina has always been the homemaker and Reginald has always been the provider. Their marriage can be characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  nontraditional 
B)  traditional 
C)  caretaker 
D)  none of these

Exam 16: Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development