Developmental Psych Exam 2

Girls who typically bully:

By the age of 10, which of the following is true regarding friendships?

In middle childhood, the crucial question regarding family structure is:

The statement that best reflects moral reasoning at the preconventional level is:

Compared with nuclear families, extended families typically:

According to Erikson, if 9 year old Anna is successful in solving her psychosocial conflict, she should be developing a view of herself as:

Research shows that a child is most likely to be a victim of bullying if the child is:

Spreading insults and rumors by means of e-mails, texts, or web postings is called:

Carla is good because she is afraid she will be punished if she isn't. Carla is in which level of Kohlberg's view of moral development?

When children are able to understand social interactions, including the causes and consequences of behavior, they have acquired a measure of:

School-age children would most admire:

Stella's parents observed that she has begun to participate in moral arguments on issues of right and wrong. Her matured moral thinking is due to:

In the United States, in which of the following ethnic groups would you be least likely to find single fathers?

The key word in the definition of bullying is:

Which of the following factors have the greatest influence on whether or not children thrive in a blended family?

Changes in primary sex characteristics during puberty include:

Does the ability of schoolchildren to use deductive reasoning tend to develop at the same time as their ability to use inductive reasoning?

During the growth spurt, the last part(s) of the body to grow is (are) the:

Family conflict and stress:

For both girls and boys, puberty typically begins as young as ______ years or as late as ______ years.

For boys, the event that most closely parallels menarche is the

For boys, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:

For girls, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:

For males, the hormone that produces most sexual changes is:

In Inhelder and Piaget's balance experiment, a child who systematically tests the idea that the relationship between weight and distance is reciprocal is probably age:

Many adolescents feel that their own thoughts and experiences are far more extraordinary than other peoples'. This is part of their:

Marsha says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marsha is demonstrating:

Of the following parts of the brain, which is the last to fully mature in adolescence?

One of the most prominent aspects of adolescent thought is the ability to:

Sixteen-year-old Paul drinks heavily and drives dangerously fast, believing that he cannot be hurt. Paul is demonstrating:

The first hormones to begin the process of puberty are triggered in the child's:

The hormone that causes gonads to increase the production of estrogen and testosterone is:

What-if propositions require:

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between body fat and the onset of puberty?

Bickering between parents and teenagers:

Angel's parents always wanted him to be part of the family business—and Angel never questioned this. At 21, Angel decided to leave the business to become a teacher. Angel is resisting:

The ultimate psychosocial goal, according to Erikson, is identity:

Arrest statistics do not accurately reflect the prevalence of adolescent delinquency because:

At age 17, Jeff aspired to become a serious musician. His group of friends began to change as he made more friends with serious musical interests and drifted away from friends with other interests. He is exhibiting peer:

Pressure to conform to one's friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as:

Compared with earlier times in their lives, many adolescents are

Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression.

According to Erikson, the identity status characterized by not questioning and no commitment is:

In which of the following relationships are you likely to find the most bickering?

Cliques and crowds provide adolescents with social:

The term for a pause in identity formation, when alternatives are explored before final choices are made, is known as:

According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to:

According to Dunphy, which of the following describes the sequence of heterosexual relationships during childhood and adolescence?

Adolescence is known as a time when young people distance themselves from the values and behaviors of older people. Which of the following statements is true regarding this behavior?

A person between the ages of 18 and 25 is entering a new developmental stage called:

According to Erikson, once the emerging adult has established a sense of identity, they will need to resolve which of the following crises?

According to Labouvie-Vief, which of the following characteristics the cognitive development of the emerging adult?

During emerging adulthood, intimacy is found primarily in:

In the United States, emerging adults are less likely to live at home than those in some other cultures. Which of the following is true?

In the United States, the death rate among emerging adult males is approximately ______ per year.

Jessica is 21 years old. How is her circle of friends likely to differ from that of her mother when she was Jessica's age?

Juan is one of the "21-at-21" drinkers. What does this mean?

The current level of food availability means that in almost every nation, women have reached their full height by age ______ and men by age ______.

Today's emerging adults have ______ sexual partners and ______ babies than the emerging adults of only a few years ago.

What is the estimated incidence of anxiety disorders among emerging adults in the United States?

What percentage of emerging adults in the United States have had at least one STI?

Which of Sternberg's three components of love are influenced by the social context?

Which of the following characterizes integrated adults?

Which of the following groups is most likely to report having smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days?

Which of the following groups reports the lowest rates of chronic illness?

Which of the following is a distinct activity of emerging adulthood?

Which of the following is true of couples who cohabit before they are married?

Which of the following is true regarding the self-esteem of emerging adults?

Which of the following statistics is true of schizophrenia?

Which of the following is characteristic of Post-formal thinking?

Juan is a 20 year old Hispanic American who believes that success in school is for females and whites. He may be experiencing

The changes that occur in middle adulthood:

The decline in fluid intelligence during middle adulthood

Diseases and chronic conditions associated with aging

For a typical middle-aged adult, intelligence increases:

Jim couldn't understand why he kept slowly gaining weight. He wasn't eating any more than usual and he maintained his regular exercise routine. What explains his weight gain?

By the end of middle age, nearly everyone needs:

By age 65, a person is most likely to lose:

Brian is typical of his cohort. He is approaching age 30, has conquered his drug addiction, and now drinks very moderately. What is most likely to have prompted him to change?

Adulthood covers which four decades of life?

From a biological perspective, women should try to conceive before age ______ and men before age ______.

During adulthood, what happens to practical intelligence?

Women experience menopause; men experience:

Gus has been picking up some extra shifts at work to make ends meet, including taking some all-night shifts. He has been making some costly errors on the job that he's never made before, even when he worked longer hours. What has caused the change?

Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical and interpersonal intelligence are five of Gardner's multiple intelligences. The other three are

Which of the following affects the development of expertise?

Practical intelligence would be most needed to

As Tom helped himself to a fourth beer, he announced to everyone at the barbecue that alcohol is healthy in moderation. How does the text define "moderation"?

Katherine, age 50, and her daughter Lisa, age 20, have recently taken jobs as waitresses. Compared to Lisa, Katherine will probably:

A person who has many of the personality traits associated with extroversion would most likely be described as:

After the children are grown, most married couples:

As adults age, their friendships tend to

Aunt Emily is the family's kinkeeper. This means that she assumes responsibility for:

Because they are called on to help both older and younger generations of the family, middle-aged adults have been called the:

Cheryl is entering the workforce due to a recent divorce. As a single parent with three children, she needs at least a livable wage, good benefits, and a retirement plan. She is focused on the:

Evelyn, a mother of two, has been divorced for six years and would like to remarry. Most likely, she will marry a man who:

Identify the stage of adulthood from Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

In the United States today, the social clock:

Sam is moody, anxious, and self-punishing. Sam is high in:

Some people refer to a period of unusual anxiety, reexamination, and transformation during middle adulthood as a(n):

Typically, the relationship between middle-aged adults and their parents:

Which most accurately depicts middle age?

Because much is changing in the employment landscape, how work affects adult development is

A break-up would be most stressful for which of the following individuals?

Consequences of a particular chronic disease are characteristic of what type of aging?

Elderly people who are hard of hearing:

In Schaie's Seattle Longitudinal Study, the cognitive decline of late adulthood was most evident in which of the following?

Maximum life span is said to be ______ years for humans.

Primary aging refers to age-related changes that:

The chief reason the elderly have difficulty in getting enough nutrients is the:

The main reason we may not notice the young-old is that:

The most common cause of dementia is:

The multidisciplinary, scientific study of old age is called:

The overall slowdown in cognitive abilities in the days or months before death is referred to as:

The primary reason older people receive less input into their brains is that:

The term "ageism" refers to:

Using elderspeak when engaging in conversation with an older adult:

When Justin's mother said to her elderly father, "Dad, Justin wants to share his baseball story with you!" he replied, "I don't care about history anymore." Why would her father respond in that way?

Which of the following is associated with wisdom?

Which senses become less sharp in late adulthood?

The closest but most vulnerable family relationship when the parent is in late adulthood is the relationship between:

The most important buffer against loss that comes from retirement and widowhood is having:

At age 65, Mrs. Walker reacted to her recent retirement in much the same way that she dealt with earlier life changes. This illustrates:

The style of grandparenting that generally brings the most satisfaction to middle-aged individuals in the United States is the ______ role.

Recent research has indicated that most older adults:

Mr. Inman is 71 years old and has just enrolled in a course at the local college. Which of the following is least likely to be his motivation?

Erikson called the final crisis of development:

Compared to younger couples, older couples in long-term marriages:

Polly effusively describes her youth and earlier adulthood as "perfect," having had many wonderful experiences, a loving family, and good friends. She is demonstrating:

Compared to single older adults, the married elderly tend to be:

Which of the following statements about older people and religion is true?

Most elder abuse is committed by:

Claire and Dennis have lived in the same house for over 40 years. They reared their children there and were actively involved in the community. As they age, their children want them to move to a nearby small apartment. Like many other older adults, Claire and Dennis:

The term "ADL" refers to

Where is an elderly person most likely to prefer to live?

An important function of the mourning process is to:

James, age 50, is terminally ill. He is primarily focused on:

Mrs. Cannon has been diagnosed as terminally ill, but she insists she will recover because her laboratory results were mixed up with someone else's. Kübler-Ross would say that Mrs. Cannon is in the emotional stage of:

The function of the hospice is to:

The period in the life span where death is less feared is:

What is the public and ritualistic expression of bereavement?

What is the sense of loss following a death?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a good death?

Which of the following is true regarding hospice care?

Which of the following makes a good death more likely now than it was in the past?