Human Growth and Development
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| show | Senescence
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| show | Skin
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| show | 1%
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| show | True
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| In which part of the body does age-related height loss occur | show 🗑
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| Which narrows faster in aging, peripheral or frontal vision? | show 🗑
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| show | Color
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| show | A. Nearsightedness
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| In middle age, which is more common? A. Nearsightedness B. Farsightedness | show 🗑
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| Gregg hold his newspaper far away from his face in order to read it. What eye degeneration is he suffering from? A. Nearsightedness B. Farsightedness C. Glaucoma D. Macular Degeneration | show 🗑
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| True or False, most older adults are both nearsighted and farsighted? | show 🗑
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| show | C. Presbycusis
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| show | D. Low sperm count
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| Once a person has reached adulthood, the vital capacity of his or her lungs drops about 4 % each: A. Year B. 5 years C. Decade D. lifetime | show 🗑
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| If he is a typical, a 45-year-old man will probably state that he feels _____ than his chronological age. A. Older B. Exactly C. Half D. 5 to 10 younger | show 🗑
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| show | B. Allostasis
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| show | A. lighten her allostatic load
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| show | A. Extremely satisfied
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| Infertility is defined as being unable to conceive after ___ months of trying to get pregnant? A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12 | show 🗑
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| show | A. Infertile
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| show | A. 1/3
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| show | D. 45
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| show | C. In vitro
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| Which is true of an aging brain: A. Neurons fire faster B. Reaction time lengthens C. Brain size increases, D. Multitasking becomes easier | show 🗑
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| Before the age of 65 ___ percent of individuals experience significant brain loss? A. 1% B. 4% C. 8% D. 15% | show 🗑
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| What are the odds a person will inherit the dominant gene for Alzheimer disease? A. 1 in 1000 B. 10 in 1000 C. 50 in 1000 D. 100 in 1000 | show 🗑
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| True or false, severe brain loss that occurs before late adulthood could be caused by normal senescence? | show 🗑
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| show | A. 10
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| show | D. the voice of a small child
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| Which vision change ISN'T associated with aging A. night vision declines, driving at night is harder B. Nearsightedness increases while farsightedness decreases C. Those previously nearsighted can now drive without glasses D. Peripheral vision narrows | show 🗑
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| Which physical change does NOT typically occur in middle adulthood? A. Hair thins and treys B. Skin wrinkles C. Muscles weaken and waistline widens D. The space between spinal disks widens | show 🗑
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| show | B. Nearly an inch in height
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| show | C. 51
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| True or false, HRT involves replacing testosterone that naturally declines with age? | show 🗑
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| True or False, Research on HRT has yielded consistent findings? | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| True or False, Hormone Replacement Therapy increases the risk of osteoporosis? | show 🗑
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| The term andropause is sometimes used to refer to: A. Sudden loss in fertility in a middle-aged man B. Sudden drop in testosterone at about age 50 C. The age-related reduction in testosterone D. Impotence as a reaction to a wife’s menopause | show 🗑
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| show | D. May be strongly affected by lifestyle
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| A researcher is compiling data on the incidence of several different diseases. This data reflects: A. Mortality B. Morbidity C. Disability D. Vitality | show 🗑
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| Difficulty in performing normal activities of daily life because of a "physical, mental or emotional condition" is called: A. Mortality B. Morbidity C. Disability D. Vitality | show 🗑
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| The measure of health MOST indicative of the quality of one's daily life is: A. Freedom from mental illness B. Morbidity C. Disability D. Vitality | show 🗑
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| Examining worldwide trends in smoking shows that smoking: A. Is increasing worldwide, including North America B. Is a habit for 1/3 of adults in Greece and Turkey C. trends have been stable for 10 years D. is low in males from China and India | show 🗑
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| show | A. Dose and duration sensitive
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| What global trend is present in regards to alcohol? A. Rich countries have more abstainers and abusers B. Rich counties have more heavy drinkers C. Poor countries have more abstainers and abusers D. Poor countries have more moderate drinkers | show 🗑
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| show | C. Moderate use of alcohol may increase longevity
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| 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"? A. 1 drink/day B. 2 drinks/day C. 3 drinks/day D. 3 drinks/week | show 🗑
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| Jim, who is 60, is slowly gaining weight. He isn't eating any more than usual. Why is he gaining weight? A. His metabolism slowed by 1/3 in late adulthood B. He's dehydrated C. His height is decreasing D. He took medication that increased his appetite | show 🗑
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| Which country has experience a double of its diabetes rate? A. US B. Mexico C. UK D. Canada | show 🗑
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| show | C. 65%
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| show | B. 30
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| Which statement about gastric bypass surgery is false? A. Death rates without it are higher for morbidly obese adults B. 25% of patients require additional surgery C. Surgery decreases the need for life-changing habits D. Surgery causes weight loss | show 🗑
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| What percentage of adults in the US get at least 30 min/day of exercise? A. Less than 1% B. More than 40% C. 20% D. Less than 5% | show 🗑
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| What is one crucial factor for success at the implementation stage of breaking a habit? A. Social Support B. Trying to tackle more than one habit at a time C. breaking the habit on one's own D. Not telling anyone of the plan or date of change | show 🗑
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| What is the term for the phenomenon that happens when a person’s resolve to break a habit fades when faced with stress? A. Attention myopia B. Stressor C. Allostatic Load D. Motivational Forgetting | show 🗑
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| Lena plans to quit smoking shortly before losing her job. In the ensuing turmoil she bought more cigs. This is an example of: A Attention myopia B. Poor planning C. Motivational forgetting D. Implementation | show 🗑
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| With which coping style do people try to attack a stressor in some way? A. Emotion-Focused B. Problem-focused C. Weathering D. Ignoring-Retreating | show 🗑
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| In which coping style do people try to change their attitude about a stressor? A. Emotion-focused B. Problem-focused C. Weathering D. Ignoring-Retreating | show 🗑
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| Jay is stressed so she turns to friends for support. What best explains the physical aspect of her coping A. She arranges her life to minimize stressors, experiencing reduced stress B. Her body is producing oxytocin which encourages caring interaction | show 🗑
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| show | C. 1.7
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| show | C. The impact of SES on lifespan is decreasing in the US
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| show | B. African American
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| show | A. are now more common among the poor
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| Immigrants are statistically ____ than native-born individuals A. Healthier and wealthier B. healthier and poorer C. less healthy and poorer D. less healthy but wealthier | show 🗑
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| show | A. Spearman
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| The term "g" refers to: A. grand intelligence B. general intelligence C. great intelligence D. gross intelligence | show 🗑
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| show | C. longitudinal research
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| show | A. cohort differences can make it difficult to differentiate between developmental change and contextual differences
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| The Flynn effect refers to the: A. rise in an individual’s IQ over the years B. decrease in IQ over the years C. Rise in average IQ over generations D. Decrease in average IQ over generations | show 🗑
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| show | D. nutrition, education, and health
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| show | C. Cohort difference
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| show | C. Cross-sequential research
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| show | B. Individuals improve in most mental abilities during adulthood
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| Which two researchers concluded fluid and crystallized intelligence are the most crucial aspects of intelligence? A. Cattel and Horn B. Bayley and Oden C. Sternberg and Gardner D. Jones and Conrad | show 🗑
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| show | A. fluid
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| show | B. it is quick and flexible
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| show | B. the speed of processing mathematical information
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| show | B. quickly recognizing relationships between words
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| Which example relies MOST heavily upon crystallized intelligence? A. solving a crossword puzzle B. knowing the chemical symbols for various elements C. writing a poem about owls D. analyzing relationships between concepts | show 🗑
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| Analytic intelligence involves: A. the skills used in everyday problem solving B. abstract planning, focused attention, and verbal and logical skills C. an accumulation of facts and knowledge based on experience D. Being intellectually flexible | show 🗑
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| Students taking multiple-choice exams are using the form of intelligence Sternberg calls ____ A. Practical B. Analytic C. creative D. academic | show 🗑
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| show | A. divergent
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| show | B. practical
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| show | D. understand the needs of family members
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| show | A. practical
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| Over the long run, _____ intelligence is prized whenever life circumstances change or new challenges arise A. creative B. crystallized C. analytic D. practical | show 🗑
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| show | D. Practical
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| Which type of intelligence is MOST valued during high school and college? A. creative B. practical C. behavioral D. analytic | show 🗑
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| What does the KIDI scale measure? A. Knowledge of Infant Digestion B. Knowledge of Infant Development C. Knowledge of Information Development D. Knowledge of Indicators of Depression | show 🗑
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| When supportive, encouraging people visit low-income moms, the result: A. improved mom's knowledge of infant development B. increase in household income C. improved mom's ability to create an appropriate environment D. improved mom's analytic skills | show 🗑
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| show | B. Selective Optimization with compensation
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| show | A. in the specific areas that reflect their interest
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| show | C. Using sticky note reminders in your home, office and car
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| Who is a better choice for operating, a new doctor or an experienced doctor? A. Experienced, surgery completed more quickly B. Experienced, more strategic and flexible C. New, knows recent techniques D. New, younger, thinks faster & can adjust better | show 🗑
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| show | D. is significantly better than others at performing a certain task
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| To solve a problem in their specialty, the expert is more likely than the novice to: A. rely on past experiences B. give conscious attention to all aspects of the problem C. rely on formal procedures D. verbalize exactly how they achieve results | show 🗑
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| Compared to novices, experts typically: A. work more slowly B. are less flexible C. are more intuitive D. exhibit more arrogance | show 🗑
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| When the though required for action has become routine, and it appears that most aspects of the task are performed instinctively, the performance of the task is: A. automatic B. optimized C. compensated D. efficient | show 🗑
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| Thinking that occurs without deliberate, conscious thought is ____ processing. A. strategic B. flexible C. automatic D. intuitive | show 🗑
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| show | B. strategic; flexible
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| Which about age and expertise is true? A. Expertise can overcome some of the detrimental effects of age but not all B. Expertise can compensate for the deterioration that comes with age C. The effects of age apply equally to experts and novices | show 🗑
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| show | B. had brains that adjusted to the need for a particular kind of knowledge
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