Question 1

Who is likely to be the least healthy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thad, who lives in poverty 
B)  Jose, who is a college graduate 
C)  Lucy, who has a low-fat diet 
D)  Fabio, who is very wealthy

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  mid teens 
B)  late teens 
C)  mid 20s 
D)  late 20s

Question 3

What BMI is considered healthy?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 or less 
B)  34 or less 
C)  44 or less 
D)  54 or less

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence is to fluid intelligence 
B)  child is to adult 
C)  specific is to general 
D)  conventional is to postconventional

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  milk and alternatives 
B)  meat and alternatives 
C)  fruits and vegetables 
D)  grain products

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a 30-year-old factory worker 
B)  a 30-year-old with hypertensive heart disease 
C)  a 50-year-old celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary 
D)  a 50-year-old college student

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  number 
B)  plasticity 
C)  fluid intelligence 
D)  crystallized intelligence

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polish Canadians 
B)  Chinese Canadians 
C)  Italian Canadians 
D)  Aboriginal Canadians

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  stillbirth 
B)  cancer of the lungs 
C)  heart attack 
D)  deformities

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  a returning adult student 
B)  a senior 
C)  a traditional-aged college student 
D)  a typical first-year student

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  A scenario is a guess, and a social clock is reality. 
B)  A scenario is the future, and a social clock is present time. 
C)  A scenario is a path, and a social clock is the timetable. 
D)  A scenario is set by others, and a social clock is set by oneself.

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cohort effect involving age 
B)  a cohort effect involving educational experience 
C)  a cohort effect involving heredity 
D)  a cohort effect involving drop-out rate

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  prereflective reasoning 
B)  quasi-reflective reasoning 
C)  reflective reasoning 
D)  post-reflective reasoning

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  the initial stage 
B)  the second stage 
C)  the halfway stage 
D)  the later stage

Question 15

Which provides the best example of a multidimensional measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  this psychology exam 
B)  a test of verbal fluency 
C)  a test of spatial abilities 
D)  an IQ test

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kate's self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Kate's life-story 
C)  Kate's crystallized intelligence 
D)  Kate's personal control beliefs

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  putting together a puzzle is to learning to garden 
B)  a quiz is to an exam 
C)  childhood is to adulthood 
D)  math is to language

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a quarterlife crisis 
B)  as a financial crisis 
C)  as an adolescent crisis 
D)  as a midlife crisis

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  because of the high caffeine content of the drink 
B)  because of the high cost of mixing alcohol with energy drinks 
C)  because of the number of calories he is consuming 
D)  because of the increased addiction rates

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  35 percent

Exam 11: Becoming an Adult