Developmental Psych – Test 3

Most emerging adults think that _____ is the purpose of sex.

Dr. Richardson asks her class which age group is most in favor of same-sex marriage. A student raises his hand and correctly identifies _____ as being most in favor of it.

Four-year-old Davis believes that God gave his little brother to his mother because she stayed overnight at the hospital. Davis is at the _____ stage of religious faith.

In the United States and worldwide, women above age 30 are having _____ children than they did twenty years earlier, and emerging adults are having _____ children than they did then.

Historically, peak newborn survival occurred when mothers were _____ years old at the time of birth.

What is rated as most important for successful marriage by Western emerging adults?

Using a drug in a quantity or a manner that harms physical, cognitive, or psychosocial well-being is called drug _____.

When college students are asked to solve a puzzle problem independently, only about 10% solve it correctly. Then, when students who did not solve the problem were allowed to discuss the problem together, 75% got it right. This illustrates the participants' _____.

A situation in a romantic relationship wherein one partner wants to address an issue and the other refuses, resulting in opposite reactions, is referred to as _____.

The process of aging by which the body becomes less strong and efficient is referred to as _____.

Recently, which age group has the highest rate of unemployment?

On average, well-being increases in emerging adulthood, as does the incidence of _____.

What would be an example of the influence of social norms?

Diagnosis of _____ is most common from ages 18 to 24, with men more likely to develop the disorder than women.

Marriages evolve, sometimes getting better, sometimes getting worse. A factor that may lead to marital dissatisfaction is _____.

Sunny watched a video of her professor giving a lecture about genes and environment the night before class. When she got to class the next day, her professor facilitated a discussion about the role of nature and nurture with respect to development. Sunny was experiencing _____.

Approximately what percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds in the United States and Canada are of African, Latino, Asian, or Native American (or, in Canada, First Nations) descent?

Research has found that cohabitation prior to marriage _____.

Friends _____ mental health and _____ physical health.

A student believes that divorce is right if the marriage partners are no longer in love, even if the couple has children together. The student is reasoning from a morality of _____ orientation.

The Western ideal is _____ love.

Juan is a first-year college student. He has about a _____ percent chance of earning a bachelor's degree.

According to the text, the relatively low rate of interethnic marriages is attributable to _____.

Leg muscles _____ throughout adulthood.

Hugo is a recent college graduate. He is more likely to do all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Robert is just leaving his 11:00 a.m. college class and he is extremely hungry. He heads over to the cafeteria and orders a meal. After eating for about 10 minutes Robert is feeling full and decides not to finish the entire meal. Robert's behavior is likely under the influence of his _____.

For most people, social networking has _____ social isolation in emerging adulthood.

In what proportion of families around the world does arranged marriage occur?

Xavier is a male in the developmental stage of emerging adulthood. He can expect to notice all of the following physical changes EXCEPT for increased _____.

"Hooking up" involves a sexual encounter _____.

What domestic abuse behavior are women consistently more likely to experience than men?

Kevin is a high school junior who has wanted to attend college since he was in elementary school. According to recent research, what will most significantly influence whether Kevin will attend college, and if he does, whether he graduates?

When heterosexual couples are romantically committed to each other they tend to have _____ cross-sex friendships.

Research indicates that the process of moral thinking _____.

Chanel has recently finished high school and is now attending college. After earning her undergraduate degree she plans to continue on to graduate school. In addition, Chanel is not seriously dating anyone and thinks marriage and parenthood are years away. Chanel is at which developmental stage?

About _____ of emerging adults believe that premarital sex and non-marital childbirth are morally wrong.

Delilah is currently a 22-year-old college student. Like most of her peers she believes that premarital sex is _____.

The psychometric approach to studying cognitive development analyzes intelligence using _____.

During emerging adulthood, all body systems _____.

In general, DIT scores that assess moral thinking _____.

According to Erikson, the stage of intimacy versus isolation _____.

Jackson is experiencing stereotype threat. Research indicates its effects can be reduced by _____.

Personality is plastic, but a person's personality will be affected lifelong by _____.

On his own time, Ron looked over his course syllabi for the term and realized that, in three weeks, he had three assignments due on one day. Ron decided he would do one assignment per week for the next three weeks so that he would have them all done by their due dates. Ron is demonstrating _____ thinking.

Rachel dreaded going to her college psychology class with Dr. Marco. Professor Marco lectured for the entire 50 minutes about research findings and she did not always understand the information. One day, Professor Marco included personal stories in his lecture to illustrate the research concepts. Rachel found that she was better able to understand the material and think critically about it. She learned more when Dr. Marco used ____ in class.

Jordan is a freshman in college and is at the very beginning of Perry's scheme of cognitive development. He believes that _____.

All of the following impact commitment in a romantic relationship EXCEPT _____.

According to Fowler's religious stages, faith, like other aspects of cognition, progresses from a(n) _____ view of life to a(n) _____ view.

When 18-year-old high school graduates of similar backgrounds and abilities are compared, those who begin jobs rather than going to college after graduation are more likely to eventually _____ than those who earned a college degree.

Which task would be easier for a 21-year-old than a 51-year-old?

Joya is a 21-year-old college student. Statistically, she is MOST likely to _____.

Young adults rarely experience serious illness because which three systems of body functioning tend to work in harmony?

During emerging adulthood, self-esteem and happiness _____ for most people.

Happiness among those who cohabit is associated with national _____.

Dr. Anderson is studying the frequency of cross-sex friendships. Dr. Anderson has found that cross-sex friendships are _____.

A violent and demeaning form of abuse in a romantic relationship, in which the victim is frightened to fight back, seek help, or withdraw, is referred to as _____.

Compared to individuals without a college education, those with a college education tend to be _____.

With regard to modern contraception, _____ has a failure rate of about 1 in 400 women.

After Brenda finished college, began working in her chosen field, and started a family, her thinking became _____.

Which BEST describes the data on interethnic marriage in the United States?

If Sean is like a typical college student he would indicate that he is in college primarily for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _____.

Sara is a successful, conscientious college student with good time management skills. According to the text, Sara is likely to be attending college _____.

The term massification means that _____.

A research study of people aged 13 to 45 found that logical skills improved from _____ to _____, then stayed steady, but social understanding continued to advance.

Although Leah has a closet full of clothes and shoes she is shopping for a new outfit to wear on Saturday night. Leah wants to look good and she thinks a new outfit will help her accomplish this goal. Statistically, Leah is most likely to be what age?

All members of a family have _____, as the experiences and needs of individuals at one stage of life are affected by all those at other stages.

Most girls reach their maximum height around age _____.

For most Western emerging adults, what is considered the primary prerequisite for marriage?

If Dean is like about half of his peers attending four-year-colleges, he will pay more than _____ per year in tuition at his four-year college.

Generally, when is physical touch most likely to occur between two male friends?

Dimitri, age 24, is studying to take the exam in order to become a certified public accountant. According to John Holland's six categories of people, Dimitri is MOST likely in the _____ category.

A common logical error of emerging adults is delay discounting, the tendency to _____.

Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and that are attractive and thrilling as a result are referred to as _____ sports.

Janel is a 19-year-old who has developed a fear of interacting with people. She is most likely experiencing _____.

A vector is _____.

Genevieve is about to complete her bachelor's degree. If she is typical, once she is established in her career she will earn approximately _____ more per year than a peer without a college degree.

Talal is 23 years old and works in an entry-level sales position at a local company. If he is typical, in the next few years, he will _____.

An arrangement in which a couple lives together in a committed romantic relationship but are not formally married is referred to as _____.

A popular term for parents who hover over their emerging adults, ready to swoop down if any problem arises, is _____ parents.

Which statement made by a teacher is MOST likely to activate stereotype threat?

Bart is 21 years old and is not sure what kind of work he would like to do after college. Like many Americans his age, Bart has not yet developed a _____ identity.

A woman from _____ is most likely to choose the birth control bill for contraception.

All smoking diseases are _____.

Lena began a plan to quit smoking shortly before losing her job. However, in the midst of the financial and personal turmoil of her job loss, she abandoned her efforts and bought more cigarettes. This is an example of _____.

Which statement about gastric bypass surgery in obese adults is FALSE?

At what age is an individual likely to experience the slowest sexual arousal?

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

Infertility is often defined as being unable to conceive after _____ months of trying to get pregnant.

In an aging brain _____.

Alice has diabetes, but tells everyone that she feels healthy and energetic. How Alice feels would be associated with a high score on a measure of _____.

Disability does not necessarily equal morbidity. In the United States, of the adults who are disabled, only _____ percent consider their health fair or poor.

Which individual is most at risk for significant brain loss by age 65?

Middle-aged Robert and his adolescent son are sitting at the table reading the newspaper. Robert is holding his section of the newspaper rather far from his eyes. His son asks, "Dad, why are you holding the paper so far away? If I held it that far away I could not read anything!" Robert replies, "I think it is because I am developing _____."

Which of the following pregnant women is most likely to experience birth complications?

In middle adulthood, a person is MOST apt to lose _____.

The diseases and chronic conditions associated with aging _____.

Which individual is least likely to smoke during adulthood?

Compared to men the same age, adult women have _____ rates of mortality and _____ rates of morbidity for almost every chronic disease.

Which psychoactive substance is a 30-year-old most likely to use?

Currently in the United States, _____ of adults are overweight.

Severe brain loss that occurs before late adulthood could be caused by any of these factors EXCEPT _____.

George is 65 years old and is experiencing some symptoms of age-related hearing loss. If he is typical for his age, which sound would be the LEAST audible for him?

Statistically, which female has the MOST acute hearing?

Adulthood covers the four decades of life between ages _____ and _____.

Regular exercise helps adults in all these ways EXCEPT _____.

A study of women in the United States aged 40 and older found that _____.

Research studies on alcohol use have shown that _____.

Approximately 12 percent of U.S. couples are _____.

Patricia is in her early 60s and can pick flowers for hours, but can only lift the heavy rocks in her garden for a few minutes. Her inability to lift the rocks for longer is due to a reduction in _____.

_____ usually refers to the number of deaths each year per 100,000 members of a given population.

At a recent doctor's visit, Ted's doctor informed him that he is at an age when he is likely to experience lower testosterone levels. Ted was informed that, due to lower testosterone levels, he could experience a reduction in all of the following EXCEPT _____.

The first visible signs of senescence are usually observed in a person's _____.

Worldwide, women live _____ years longer than men, but there is variation from place to place.

Research has found that between the ages of 20 and 60 _____.

Iris has arthritis in her hands, which limits her ability to cook meals and fold laundry. Iris's physical limitations are associated with _____.

In the United States, which individual's insurance is most likely to cover the cost of assisted reproductive technology?

Which statement is true for people of both genders as they age with respect to the sexual-reproduction system?

What percentage of adults in the United States and England get at least 30 minutes per day of exercise?

The term andropause, or "male menopause," is sometimes used to refer to _____.

What global trend is evident with regard to alcohol?

What is the term for the phenomenon that happens when a person's resolve to break a habit fades when faced with stress?

A drop in sex hormones in a woman's bloodstream along with cessation of ovulation and menstruation signals _____.

Research has found that screening for prostate cancer has led to overdiagnosis, negative biopsies, and surgery to remove prostate cancer that would not have spread, which has resulted in _____ morbidity.

The measure of health MOST indicative of the quality of one's daily life is _____.

After hearing test results from her doctor, Janice realized her weight was really impacting her health. With respect to the process of changing a habit, what step is Janice at?

An analysis of DALYs in 21 regions found that _____ is the most common cause of disability.

Malek is 45 years old. Research indicates that it will take him approximately _____ times as many months to impregnate a woman than it would have when he was 20 years younger.

A group of friends, all about 60 years of age, are playing cards. What characteristic of senescence do they MOST likely have in common?

Which individual is most likely to live the longest with the least amount of disability?

Which physical change does NOT typically occur in middle adulthood?

About _____ percent of the lung cancer deaths worldwide, and _____ percent in industrialized nations, are caused by cigarettes.

Marie is 50 years old. Which activity is likely most difficult for her to do?

Most adults are not aware of senescence until about age 60 or so due to _____.

The average age of menopause is about _____ years.

In controlled longitudinal studies, the U.S. Women's Health Initiative found that taking estrogen and progesterone _____ the risk of heart disease, stroke, and breast cancer.

What experience is least likely to be associated with hearing loss?

Janice, who is 55 years old, needed to get three projects done by the end of the week at work. When she was younger she would have worked on all three projects more or less at the same time. Now that she is older, however, Janice needs to work on one project at a time. Janice's current inability to multitask is due to changes in her _____.

Bob has just been diagnosed with diabetes. His diagnosis will contribute to the _____ rate.

What is one crucial factor for success at the "implementation" stage of breaking a habit?

Jim, who is 60, couldn't understand why he kept slowly gaining weight. He was eating the same amount of food that he had each day since he was 20 and he got regular exercise. What could explain his weight gain?

Which statement does NOT describe the effect of SES on a person's life span?

During the past 50 years, advances in medicine have solved about half of all _____.

The group of people that moves through life with an individual while providing both protection and encouragement is called a _____.

The term g refers to _____ intelligence.

Intelligence that reflects accumulated learning is referred to as _____.

Baltes and Baltes found that adults use their intellectual strengths to offset their age-related declining abilities through the process of _____.

Practical intelligence, one form of Sternberg's intelligences, would be needed to _____.

Emily is her family's kinkeeper. This means that she assumes responsibility for _____.

The research design that involves testing groups of subjects of different ages multiple times and comparing their scores with their own scores in previous periods in addition to the scores of new groups of adults of the same ages is called _____.

The theorist who proposed the idea that individuals continue to develop into adulthood was _____.

Schaie's cross-sequential research on intellectual development demonstrated that _____.

A college student who does well on multiple-choice and essay exams likely is high in _____.

According to Sternberg, intelligence used in everyday problem solving is considered to be _____.

Fluid intelligence includes _____.

Adults choose their _____ by selecting neighborhoods, mates, hobbies, and careers at least in part based on their personality traits.

Which is the BEST example of an adult using selective optimization with compensation?

Cynthia has just experienced a hassle, which could influence her cognitive functioning. She has MOST likely just experienced _____.