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PSYC 304 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SENESCENCE | A GRADUAL PHYSICAL DECLINE THAT IS RELATED TO AGING AND DURING WHICH THE BODY BECOMES LESS STRONG AND EFFICIENT |
| WHAT IS THE FIRST VISIBLE CHANGE IN THE BODY? | SKIN |
| WHAT AGE DOES THE SKIN GETS THINNER AND LESS FLEXIBLE, AND WRINKLES BECOME VISIBLE, PARTICULAR AROUND THE EYE | AGE 30 |
| WHAT AGE DOES PEOPLE GET SHORTER? | BY LATE MIDDLE AGE |
| DUE TO GETTING SHORTER, THE LOSS OF DENSITY OCCURS WHERE? | TRUNK |
| BY MIDDLE AGE, IT BECOMES HARDER TO FOCUS ON OBJECTS THAT ARE VERY CLOSE, WHY? | LENS ARE LESS ELASTIC AND CORNEA FLATTENS |
| WHAT AGE IS HEARING IS THE SHARPEEST | AGE 10 |
| WHAT IS PRESBYCUSIS | A LOSS OF HEARING THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SENESCENCE AND DOES NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL AFTER AGE 60 |
| HOW MANY AMERICANS COUPLES ARE INFERTILE? | 15 PERCENT |
| WHAT AGES SHOULD MEN AND WOMEN TRY TO CONCEIVE? | WOMEN BY AGE 30 MEN BY AGE 40 |
| A TECHNIQUE IN WHICH OVA ARE SURGICALLY REMOVED FROM A WOMAN AND FERTILIZED WITH SPERM IN A LABORATORY. AFTER THE EGG IS DIVIDED SEVERAL TIMES, THEY ARE INSERTED INTO THE WOMAN'S UTERUS. WHAT IS THIS PROCESS CALLED? | IN VITRO FERTILIZATION |
| HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE OF ALL IVF CYCLES PRODUCED PREGNANCIES? | ONE THIRD |
| HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE OF IVF NEWBORNS ARE PRODUCED IN THE US? | ONE PERCENTAGE |
| WHAT DOES ART STANDS FOR | ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY |
| DURING ADULTHOOD, THE LEVEL OF SEX HORMONES CIRCULATING IN THE BLOOD-STREAM DECLINES ________ IN WOMEN, ________ IN MEN. | SUDDENLY, GRADUALLY |
| BETWEEN WHAT AGES DO OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION STOP? | 42 AND 58 |
| WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE THAT OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION STOPS? | 51 |
| WHY DOES OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION STOPS? | BECAUSE OF A MARKED DROP IN PRODUCTION OF SEXUAL HORMONES. |
| A MARKED DROP IN PRODUCTION OF SEXUAL HORMONES IS CALLED? | MENOPAUSE |
| HOW CAN PREMATURE MENOPAUSE OCCURS? | IT OCCURS BY REMOVING A WOMAN OVARIES WHICH IS CALLED HYSTERECTOMY |
| IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE IN FOUR WOMEN USUALLY BETWEEN WHAT AGE UNDERGOES A HYSTERECTOMY OPERATION? | 35 AND 55 |
| WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE | HOT FLASHES HOT FLUSHES COLD SWEATS |
| THE _____ CONSEQUENCES VARY MORE THAN THE _____ ONES DO. | PSYCHOLOGICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| TREATMENT TO COMPENSATE FOR HORMONES REDUCTION AT MENOPAUSE OR FOLLOWING SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE OVARIES. SUCH TREATMENT INVOLVING ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE MINIMIZES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS | HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY |
| WHAT IS THE MAN VERSION OF MENOPAUSE | ANDROPAUSE |
| WHAT IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED DRUG? | MARIJUANA |
| MARIJUANA IS USED MOST FREQUENCY DURING WHAT PERCENTAGE AGE RANGE | EIGHT PERCENT OF 25 TO 34 |
| HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IN MODERATION IS CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL? | NO MORE THAN TWO DRINKS A DAY |
| EATING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE BENEFICIAL. TRUE OR FALSE | TRUE |
| BETWEEN WHAT AGE DOES YOUR METABOLISM DECREASES BY ONE THIRD | 20 AND 60 |
| WHAT ARE THE 4 DISTINCT MEASURES OF HEALTH | MORTALITY MORBIDITY DISABILITY VITALITY |
| WHAT IS MORALITY | THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 1,000 POPULATION. |
| HOW ARE MORALITY STATISTICS COMPILED | FROM DEATH CERTIFICATES, WHICH INDICATES AGE, SEX, IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH. |
| WHAT IS MORBIDITY | ILLNESSES OF ALL KIND RATHER ACUTE, CHRONIC, AND FATAL |
| IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN MORBIDITY AND MORALITY | NOT NECESSARILY |
| WHAT IS DISABILITY? | DIFFICULTY IN PERFORMING NORMAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL CONDITION. |
| WHAT PERCENTAGE OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE U.S. CONSIDERS THEMSELVES IN GOOD OR EXCELLENT HEALTH CONDITIONS? | 27 PERCENT |
| DOES DISABILITY CORRELATES WITH MORBIDITY | NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL |
| WHAT IS VITALITY? | HOW HEALTHY AND ENERGETIC PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY AN INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY FEELS. |
| WHICH TYPE OF ADULTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO AVOID MORBIDITY AND DISABILITY? | WELL EDUCATED, FINANCIALLY SECURED |
| ACCORDING TO AN ECONOMIST WHO ANALYZED HISTORICAL U.S. DATE, AFTER WHAT AGE DOE THE LIFE SPAN INCREASES BY 1.7 YEARS FOR EACH YEAR OF EDUCATION? | AFTER 35 |
| WHAT 2 FACTORS IN THE US ARE ALMOST TWICE AS COMMON AMONG ADULTS WITH THE LEAST EDUCATION COMPARED TO THOSE WITH POST-COLLEGE DEGREES. | OBESITY AND CIGARETTES |
| WHAT IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEALTH AND WEALTH? | THEY ARE POSITIVELY CORRELATED |
| WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND WEALTH? | IS NOT ALWAYS FOUND WHEN CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. |
| WITH AGE, DOES THE BRAIN INCREASES OR DECREASES? | DECREASES |
| THERE ARE FEWER NEURONS AND SYNAPSES AT WHAT AGE? | MIDDLE ADULTHOOD |
| WHAT AGE DOES THE BRAIN BECOME "SHADOW DECLINE" | AGE 30 |
| WHAT AGE DOES THE BRAIN BECOMES STEEPER? | AGE 60 |
| WHAT LIFESTYLE FACTORS MAKE BRAIN LOSS MORE COMMON? | DRUG ABUSE EXCESSIVE STRESS POOR CIRCULATION VIRUSES |
| WHAT PROMOTES BRAIN FUNCTIONING | PAST EDUCATION, INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES, EXERCISE, AND OVERALL HEALTH |
| What are the five basis of intelligence? | VERBAL MEANING (COMPREHENSION) SPACIAL ORIENTATION INDUCTIVE REASONING NUMBER ABILITY WORD FLUENCY |
| WHAT IS THE SEATTLE LONGITUDINAL STUDY? | PEOPLE IMPROVE IN MOST MENTAL ABILITIES DURING ADULTHOOD |
| BETWEEN WHAT AGES DID THE ADULT IQ IN THE SEATTLE LONGITUDINAL STUDY WAS INTELLECTUAL COMPLEXITY AT WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE | BETWEEN AGES 39 AND 53 |
| BETWEEN WHAT AGES DOES ADULTS REACH THEIR HIGHEST INTELLECTUAL ABILITY | BETWEEN AGES 40 AND 60 |
| WHAT IS FLUID INTELLIGENCE? | TYPES OF BASIC INTELLIGENCE THAT MAKE LEARNING OF ALL SORTS QUICK AND THOROUGH (EX; SPEED OF THINKING, ABSTRACT THINKING) |
| WHAT IS CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE? | TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES THAT AFFECTS ACCUMULATED LEARNING (EX; FACTS, INFORMATION, AND KNOWLEDGE) |
| What one organ system shows significant effects of aging? | sexual reproduction |
| Which of the following increases gradually beginning in our 20s? | nearsightedness |
| At what age do 50 percent of both men and women report being “comfortable monogamists”? | 40-44 |
| What is the most common form of assisted reproductive technology? | IVF |
| Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to: | reduce osteoporosiS |
| The trend toward increasing average IQ is called: | the Flynn effect |
| What form of basic intelligence enables us to adapt and learn new things? | FLUID |
| When is practical intelligence usually valued? | when the demands of daily life are omnipresent |
| According to the text, physical aging is _________ to most people who experience it. | not discouraging |
| Infertility is defined as: | the failure to conceive a child after a year or more of intercourse without contraception. |
| According to a Chicago study by Laumann and Michael (2000), adults of all ages were more likely to say that they were ___________ satisfied with sex if they were _________. | extremely; in a monogamous relationship |
| Which of the following refers to a procedure in which one sperm is inserted into one ovum? | ICSI |
| Long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to: | increase the risk of stroke |
| Studies of testosterone supplements for men and women have found that: | such supplements have no benefits for either sex. |
| Findings by Murray and others (2006) show that the 10 million Americans with the highest SES will outlive the 10 million with the lowest SES by about ____ years. | 30 |
| Spearman believed that: | there is one common factor that undergirds IQ |
| Schaie (2005) found that women consistently score lowest on a test that measures intellectual skills involving: | spatial orientation |
| What are often used to measure fluid intelligence? | PUZZLES |
| What are often used to measure fluid intelligence? | PRACTICAL |
| Which of the following is NOT considered one of Gardner’s nine intelligences? | rhetorical |
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