Question 1

A meta-analysis conducted by Zhao, Seibert, and Lumpkin (2010) revealed that ________ was linked to greater entrepreneurial success.

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness 
B)  neuroticism 
C)  extraversion 
D)  openness

Question 2

According to the Almeida and Horn's study, which of the following is the difference in the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike middle-aged adults, young adults experienced daily stressors less frequently. 
B)  Unlike young adults, middle-aged adults experienced less multiple stressors than older adults. 
C)  Unlike middle-aged adults, young adults were less physically reactive to work stressors. 
D)  Unlike young adults, middle-aged adults experienced more "overload" stressors.

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the Big Five factors of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  generativity 
B)  extraversion 
C)  transitivity 
D)  stagnation

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of grandparents providing full-time care for their grandchildren?

Accepted Answer

A)  At least half of the grandparents who move in with their children are nonimmigrants. 
B)  The majority of grandparents who move in with their children and grandchildren are in poverty. 
C)  More grandfathers than grandmothers take care of their grandchildren. 
D)  The majority of grandparents who move in to take care of their grandchildren also contribute to the family income.

Question 5

Middle-aged adults feel they have less control over their

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage. 
B)  finances. 
C)  work. 
D)  children.

Question 6

Aaron is 48 years old. He is married and has two adolescent children. According to a study by Kanner in 1981, which of the following is a daily hassle that Aaron is most likely to face?

Accepted Answer

A)  concerns about meeting high standards 
B)  concerns about completing a task 
C)  concerns about health of a family member 
D)  inability to get enough sleep

Question 7

Identify the theorists who studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes whether an individual is imaginative or practical?

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  openness to experience

Question 9

Which of the following is the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy versus isolation 
B)  integrity versus despair 
C)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D)  generativity versus stagnation

Question 10

Mike and Ashton are cohorts. This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  they were born in the same year. 
B)  they have the same socioeconomic status. 
C)  they are both males. 
D)  they work in the same field.

Question 11

According to Levinson, the ________ rests on how effectively an individual reduces the polarities and accepts each of them as an integral part of his or her being.

Accepted Answer

A)  failure of adolescent transition 
B)  success of the midlife transition 
C)  success of transition into early adulthood 
D)  success of transition into late adulthood

Question 12

Which of the following was one of the groups distinguished by Helson and her colleagues in the Mills College Study?

Accepted Answer

A)  women with children who pursued only low-level work 
B)  women who were career-oriented 
C)  women who were single mothers and had aged, dependent parents 
D)  women who were divorced

Question 13

The ________ life-events approach emphasized the manner in which life events that influence an individual's development depends not only on these events but also on mediating factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  contemporary 
B)  standard 
C)  cognitive 
D)  assimilative

Question 14

According to Neugarten and Weinstein, which of the following is one of the prominent meanings attached to being a grandparent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of extrinsic reward 
B)  a central role 
C)  a financial strain 
D)  a source of emotional self-fulfillment

Question 15

Daniel Levinson's studies suggest that most adults feel that middle age is a time of

Accepted Answer

A)  crisis. 
B)  reconsolidation. 
C)  peace and tranquility. 
D)  intimacy and social closeness.

Question 16

Carla is described by her coworkers as highly organized and meticulous. She has a strong sense of self-discipline. According to the Big Five factors of personality, Carla is most likely to score high on

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience. 
B)  extraversion. 
C)  conscientiousness. 
D)  agreeableness.

Question 17

Cathy and Miguel have been dating for 6 months. Which of the following is likely to be LEAST important in their relationship considering that both are in early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  passion 
B)  loyalty 
C)  physical attraction 
D)  romance

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of Erikson's stage of generativity versus stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universally, research refutes Erikson's theory that generativity is an important dimension of middle age. 
B)  Generative adults usually refrain from committing themselves to the continuation and improvement of society as a whole. 
C)  Generative adults develop a positive legacy of the self and then offer it as a gift to the next generation. 
D)  Adults usually strive to achieve a kind of recognition through legacies.

Question 19

Stages of adulthood in the Gusii culture of Kenya are defined by

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's age. 
B)  events in a person's life. 
C)  the evaluations of the elders within the culture. 
D)  the type of midlife crisis a person experiences.

Question 20

What are the two major forms of love?

Accepted Answer

A)  passionate and intimate 
B)  companionate and consummate 
C)  romantic and affectionate 
D)  sexual and noncommittal

Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood