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1. As a human resources director, you are only scheduling interviews with applicants under age 60. This is an
example of
a. ageism.
b. gerontology.
c. life-span perspective.
d. age effects.
ANSWER: a
2. Believing that all old people are senile is an example of
a. a stereotype that could lead to ageism.
b. ageism that could lead to discrimination.
c. accurate information about aging gathered from social media discussions.
d. accurate information based on current research.
ANSWER: a
3. The uniforms for a fast food franchise are designed to fit young adults comfortably. This practice is known as
a. contextualism.
b. socialization.
c. ageism.
d. dysthmia.
ANSWER: c
4. Gerontology is
a. the same thing as ageism.
b. the study of prejudice and discrimination toward the elderly.
c. the study of aging.
d. the study of how chronic illnesses progress over time.
ANSWER: c
5. A key premise of the life-span perspective is that
a. biological changes are the most important.
b. events that happen in old age are more important than earlier experiences.
c. social changes are the most important.
d. aging is a lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death.
ANSWER: d
6. Multidirectionality refers to
a. development and aging involving both decline and growth.
b. the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.
c. the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.
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d. our differing cultural backgrounds.
ANSWER: a
7. Plasticity refers to
a. development and aging involving both decline and growth.
b. the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.
c. the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.
d. our differing cultural backgrounds.
ANSWER: b
8. Understanding that development is shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and life-cycle forces
defines which feature of the life-span perspective?
a. multidirectionality
b. plasticity
c. historical context
d. multiple causation
ANSWER: d
9. According to Baltes et al. (2006) life-span development consists of the dynamic interaction among all of the
following factors except
a. geographic location
b. growth
c. maintenance
d. loss regulation
ANSWER: a
10. Relative to the population of older European Americans, the number of older ethnic Americans is
a. decreasing.
b. increasing.
c. similar.
d. decreasing among women, while increasing among men.
ANSWER: b
11. Population trends in the United States, specifically the continuing rise in the number of elderly people, are
a. unique and specific to the United States.
b. not unique because the population of elderly persons is increasing in most parts of the world.
c. also seen in Africa but not elsewhere in the world.
d. also seen in Europe but not elsewhere in the world.
ANSWER: b
12. Thinning and graying of hair is an example of which force of development?
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a. life-cycle forces
b. psychological forces
c. biological forces
d. histological forces
ANSWER: c
13. Characteristics that make us individuals, such as perception and emotional factors, are the result of
a. life-cycle forces.
b. psychological forces.
c. biological forces.
d. histological forces.
ANSWER: b
14. Together with life-cycle forces, the __________________________ provides a complete overview of the
shapers of human development.
a. context-specific approach
b. internal perceptions scaffold
c. biopsychosocial framework
d. genetic forces model
ANSWER: c
15. Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded influence on development?
a. entering kindergarten
b. living during the 9/11 attacks
c. winning the lottery
d. becoming addicted to methamphetamine
ANSWER: a
16. The age at which one begins their first marriage or retires from a career are
a. normative age-graded events.
b. normative history-graded events.
c. normative individual-graded events.
d. nonnormative events.
ANSWER: a
17. Normative history-graded influences are events that
a. are unique to each person.
b. occur at a specific age for each person.
c. generally occur around the same age for most people.
d. often give a generation its unique identity.
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1. As a human resources director, you are only scheduling interviews with applicants under age 60. This is an
example of
a. ageism.
b. gerontology.
c. life-span perspective.
d. age effects.
ANSWER: a
2. Believing that all old people are senile is an example of
a. a stereotype that could lead to ageism.
b. ageism that could lead to discrimination.
c. accurate information about aging gathered from social media discussions.
d. accurate information based on current research.
ANSWER: a
3. The uniforms for a fast food franchise are designed to fit young adults comfortably. This practice is known as
a. contextualism.
b. socialization.
c. ageism.
d. dysthmia.
ANSWER: c
4. Gerontology is
a. the same thing as ageism.
b. the study of prejudice and discrimination toward the elderly.
c. the study of aging.
d. the study of how chronic illnesses progress over time.
ANSWER: c
5. A key premise of the life-span perspective is that
a. biological changes are the most important.
b. events that happen in old age are more important than earlier experiences.
c. social changes are the most important.
d. aging is a lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death.
ANSWER: d
6. Multidirectionality refers to
a. development and aging involving both decline and growth.
b. the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.
c. the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.
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d. our differing cultural backgrounds.
ANSWER: a
7. Plasticity refers to
a. development and aging involving both decline and growth.
b. the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.
c. the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.
d. our differing cultural backgrounds.
ANSWER: b
8. Understanding that development is shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and life-cycle forces
defines which feature of the life-span perspective?
a. multidirectionality
b. plasticity
c. historical context
d. multiple causation
ANSWER: d
9. According to Baltes et al. (2006) life-span development consists of the dynamic interaction among all of the
following factors except
a. geographic location
b. growth
c. maintenance
d. loss regulation
ANSWER: a
10. Relative to the population of older European Americans, the number of older ethnic Americans is
a. decreasing.
b. increasing.
c. similar.
d. decreasing among women, while increasing among men.
ANSWER: b
11. Population trends in the United States, specifically the continuing rise in the number of elderly people, are
a. unique and specific to the United States.
b. not unique because the population of elderly persons is increasing in most parts of the world.
c. also seen in Africa but not elsewhere in the world.
d. also seen in Europe but not elsewhere in the world.
ANSWER: b
12. Thinning and graying of hair is an example of which force of development?
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a. life-cycle forces
b. psychological forces
c. biological forces
d. histological forces
ANSWER: c
13. Characteristics that make us individuals, such as perception and emotional factors, are the result of
a. life-cycle forces.
b. psychological forces.
c. biological forces.
d. histological forces.
ANSWER: b
14. Together with life-cycle forces, the __________________________ provides a complete overview of the
shapers of human development.
a. context-specific approach
b. internal perceptions scaffold
c. biopsychosocial framework
d. genetic forces model
ANSWER: c
15. Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded influence on development?
a. entering kindergarten
b. living during the 9/11 attacks
c. winning the lottery
d. becoming addicted to methamphetamine
ANSWER: a
16. The age at which one begins their first marriage or retires from a career are
a. normative age-graded events.
b. normative history-graded events.
c. normative individual-graded events.
d. nonnormative events.
ANSWER: a
17. Normative history-graded influences are events that
a. are unique to each person.
b. occur at a specific age for each person.
c. generally occur around the same age for most people.
d. often give a generation its unique identity.
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