Test Bank For Aging Concepts and Controversies 10th Edition Harry R. Moody , Jennifer R. Sasser

Test Bank For
Aging Concepts and Controversies 10th Edition Harry R.Moody , Jennifer R. Sasser
Chapters 1-12

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice

1. The oldest-old refers to individuals aged ______.
A. 65+
B. 65–74
C. 75–84
D. 85+
Ans: D
Learning objective: 1-1: Understand aging as a lifelong experience that is
multifaceted and shaped by the contexts in which individuals live.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Stages of Life
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Which research method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging from
the life-course perspective?
A. longitudinal research
B. quasi-experimental design
C. experimental design
D. panel study
Ans: A
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Life Course and Aging
Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Special events that mark the transition from one role to another--such as a bar
mitzvah, confirmation, graduation ceremony, or wedding--are known as ______.
A. social clocks
B. age grading
C. rites of passage
D. demographic transitions
Ans: C
Learning objective: 1-4: Appreciate the ways in which social construction and
historical factors influence our understandings of age, aging, and later life.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Life Transitions
Difficulty Level: Medium

,4. ______ depicted the life course as a series of psychosocial struggles that had
to be resolved.
A. Sophocles
B. William Shakespeare
C. Daniel Levinson
D. Erik Erikson
Ans: D
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Life Transitions
Difficulty Level: Medium

5. The ______ theory of aging posits that the status of older people declines as
the level of technology progresses.
A. disengagement
B. technology
C. modernization
D. continuity
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Modernization Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium

6. According to the ______ theory of aging, old age is marked by the mutual
withdrawal of older persons and society.
A. modernization
B. continuity
C. technology
D. disengagement
Ans: D
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Disengagement Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium

7. The ______ theory of aging holds that the more engaged people are, the more
likely they are to be satisfied with life.
A. disengagement
B. activity
C. modernization
D. continuity

,Ans: B
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Activity and Continuity Theories of Aging
Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Helen Gurley Brown (1993) wrote that work is “our chloroform . . . our life . . .
our freedom from pain . . . supplier of esteem.” Which theory of aging does this
statement best reflect?
A. continuity
B. technology
C. modernization
D. activity
Ans: D
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Activity and Continuity Theories of Aging
Difficulty Level: Hard

9. This theory of aging posits that in old age, people maintain the habits,
personality, and lifestyle that they developed in their younger years.
A. continuity
B. technology
C. disengagement
D. activity
Ans: A
Learning objective: 1-2: Be familiar with the central theories developed to
understand and explain aging.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Activity and Continuity Theories of Aging
Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The most persistent view of aging in society reflects continuous deterioration
and decline, thus forming the basis for age-based prejudice known as ______.
A. age grading
B. age stratification
C. ageism
D. age differentiation
Ans: C
Learning objective: 1-4: Appreciate the ways in which social construction and
historical factors influence our understandings of age, aging, and later life.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Influences on the Life Course
Difficulty Level: Easy

, 11. “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer” is a saying that describes what
effect of life events?
A. social class
B. earlier life events such as early completion of college
C. accumulated advantage or disadvantage
D. unpredictable life events such as losing a job or divorce
Ans: C
Learning objective: 1-4: Appreciate the ways in which social construction and
historical factors influence our understandings of age, aging, and later life.
Cognitive domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Influences on the Life Course
Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Which of the following is an example of providing opportunities to increase
locus of control?
A. giving nursing home residents responsibility for taking care of plants
B. limiting meal choices
C. instituting a uniform bedtime for residents
D. reducing opportunities for outings
Ans: A
Learning objective: 1-4: Appreciate the ways in which social construction and
historical factors influence our understandings of age, aging, and later life.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Influences on the Life Course
Difficulty Level: Medium

13. The maximum human life span is approximately ______ years.
A. 85
B. 100
C. 120
D. 135
Ans: C
Learning objective: 1-3: Be able to identify the main biological processes thought
to regulate the aging process.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Biology of Aging
Difficulty Level: Easy

14. A type of research design in which people of varying ages are analyzed at a
single point in time is called ______.
A. longitudinal design
B. cross-sectional design
C. survey research
D. experimental design
Ans: B