Chapter 17: Late Adulthood Physical and
Cognitive Development
Samantha is an 87 year old woman. Statistically, what is she MOST likely to
die from? - correct answer ✔✔ Heart disease
Victor is trying to remember the day he graduated from high school, which
was over fifty years ago. Victor is engaged in a(n) ________ memory task,
which he will probably do worse on this sort of task compared to a younger
adult. - correct answer ✔✔ Explicit
Agnes is a female from France who is expected to live to age 85. This is her -
correct answer ✔✔ Life expectancy
Frank is in his late seventies and he has noticed he can't see in his periphery
very well and often feels like he is in a tunnel because of it. Frank may have -
correct answer ✔✔ Glaucoma
What is the proper amount of sleep an older adult should get? - correct
answer ✔✔ 7 hours per night
A couple, both sixty-five years of age just made love. When will the male
partner be capable of making love to his wife again? - correct answer ✔✔ In
several hours
Agatha's great grandparents lived into their 90's. Her parents lived to be
nearly 100. She is expected to live to be 100 or so. Her neighbor, Kelly, has a
different family history. Kelly's parents and grandparents died in their sixties.
Kelly is expected to live to be 70 or so. The differences in life expectancies is
consistent with ________ theories of aging. - correct answer ✔✔
Programmed
Cognitive Development
Samantha is an 87 year old woman. Statistically, what is she MOST likely to
die from? - correct answer ✔✔ Heart disease
Victor is trying to remember the day he graduated from high school, which
was over fifty years ago. Victor is engaged in a(n) ________ memory task,
which he will probably do worse on this sort of task compared to a younger
adult. - correct answer ✔✔ Explicit
Agnes is a female from France who is expected to live to age 85. This is her -
correct answer ✔✔ Life expectancy
Frank is in his late seventies and he has noticed he can't see in his periphery
very well and often feels like he is in a tunnel because of it. Frank may have -
correct answer ✔✔ Glaucoma
What is the proper amount of sleep an older adult should get? - correct
answer ✔✔ 7 hours per night
A couple, both sixty-five years of age just made love. When will the male
partner be capable of making love to his wife again? - correct answer ✔✔ In
several hours
Agatha's great grandparents lived into their 90's. Her parents lived to be
nearly 100. She is expected to live to be 100 or so. Her neighbor, Kelly, has a
different family history. Kelly's parents and grandparents died in their sixties.
Kelly is expected to live to be 70 or so. The differences in life expectancies is
consistent with ________ theories of aging. - correct answer ✔✔
Programmed
