Week 8 Quiz FINAL 98 of 100
Question 1
Based on longitudinal studies, a different developmental pattern for intelligence
was revealed that showed which of the following?
Adults tended to show fairly stable intelligence until their mid-20s.
Adults tended to show increasing intelligence test scores until their mid-40s.
Adults tended to show increasing intelligence test scores in some cases up to
their mid-50s.
Adults' intelligence significantly slowed around their mid-30s.
Question 2
After retirement, spouses often reverse roles: men become __________ while women
become __________.
less nurturing; more nurturing
more aggressive; less aggressive
more affiliative; more autonomous
more autonomous; less competitive
Question 3
According to Erik Erikson, the focus of a person's early 30s is __________.
career success
providing for self and family
developing close, intimate relationships with others
taking care of physical health
Question 4
A child in the formal operational thought stage of cognitive development is most
likely to engage in __________.
writing a story about how his dog followed him to school one day
composing an essay about free speech
drawing a family portrait using stick figures
using Legos to learn how houses are designed
Question 5
According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, inductive reasoning,
spatial orientation, perceptual speed, and verbal memory begin to gradually decline
beginning around age __________.
25
30
40
50
Question 6
According to Roger Gould, at approximately what age do adults begin to feel a
sense of urgency about attaining life's goals?
25 to 33
, 35 to 43
45 to 53
55 to 63
Question 7
A plausible theory of what may contribute to the differential in intelligence test
scores of older and younger adults is that __________.
older adults are less educated than younger adults
younger adults are more intelligent than older adults
older adults have a slower reaction time than younger adults
younger adults are less cognitively adept than older adults
Question 8
According to the terminology used by demographers, people above 85 years of age
are called __________.
old old
young old
geriatric
oldest old
Question 9
According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, the period in middle
adulthood when people take a broader perspective than earlier, including concerns
about the world, is called the __________.
executive stage
acquisitive stage
responsible stage
reintegrative stage
Question 10
According to John Holland's personality type theory, people who have good verbal
and interpersonal relationship skills are described as __________.
conventional
enterprising
social
intellectual
Question 11
Approximately how many deaths are a result of Alzheimer's disease annually in the
United States?
25,000
50,000
100,00
0
150,00
0
Question 1
Based on longitudinal studies, a different developmental pattern for intelligence
was revealed that showed which of the following?
Adults tended to show fairly stable intelligence until their mid-20s.
Adults tended to show increasing intelligence test scores until their mid-40s.
Adults tended to show increasing intelligence test scores in some cases up to
their mid-50s.
Adults' intelligence significantly slowed around their mid-30s.
Question 2
After retirement, spouses often reverse roles: men become __________ while women
become __________.
less nurturing; more nurturing
more aggressive; less aggressive
more affiliative; more autonomous
more autonomous; less competitive
Question 3
According to Erik Erikson, the focus of a person's early 30s is __________.
career success
providing for self and family
developing close, intimate relationships with others
taking care of physical health
Question 4
A child in the formal operational thought stage of cognitive development is most
likely to engage in __________.
writing a story about how his dog followed him to school one day
composing an essay about free speech
drawing a family portrait using stick figures
using Legos to learn how houses are designed
Question 5
According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, inductive reasoning,
spatial orientation, perceptual speed, and verbal memory begin to gradually decline
beginning around age __________.
25
30
40
50
Question 6
According to Roger Gould, at approximately what age do adults begin to feel a
sense of urgency about attaining life's goals?
25 to 33
, 35 to 43
45 to 53
55 to 63
Question 7
A plausible theory of what may contribute to the differential in intelligence test
scores of older and younger adults is that __________.
older adults are less educated than younger adults
younger adults are more intelligent than older adults
older adults have a slower reaction time than younger adults
younger adults are less cognitively adept than older adults
Question 8
According to the terminology used by demographers, people above 85 years of age
are called __________.
old old
young old
geriatric
oldest old
Question 9
According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, the period in middle
adulthood when people take a broader perspective than earlier, including concerns
about the world, is called the __________.
executive stage
acquisitive stage
responsible stage
reintegrative stage
Question 10
According to John Holland's personality type theory, people who have good verbal
and interpersonal relationship skills are described as __________.
conventional
enterprising
social
intellectual
Question 11
Approximately how many deaths are a result of Alzheimer's disease annually in the
United States?
25,000
50,000
100,00
0
150,00
0
