FAD3220 CHAPTERS 8-10 EXAM 50 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
When developmentalists looked at the two kinds of intelligence, fluid and
crystallized, to determine if intelligence continues to grow, slow, or decline with
age, they determined that __________.
(A) Fluid intelligence does decline; however crystallized intelligence holds steady
and can improve
(B) Crystallized intelligence does decline; however, fluid intelligence holds steady
and can improve
(C) Both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline with age
(D) Both fluid and crystallized intelligences improve with age - ANSWER-A
All of the following are considered reasons why marriages unravel in Western
society EXCEPT __________.
(A) People are more concerned about their own personal happiness
(B) In some cases, the financial costs of divorce are not high
(C) Women have more economic opportunities available to them, and, therefore,
may be able to be more independent
(D) The benefits of marriage - economic, sexual, health, social support, and
financial (such as tax advantages) - no longer exist - ANSWER-D
,Using memory skills such as getting better organized, paying attention, using
visualization strategies, and rehearsing information for later retrieval are all
considered __________ strategies.
(A) Long-term memory
(B) Short-term memory
(C) Schema
(D) Mnemonic - ANSWER-D
Kaitlyn is a 52-year-old typist working in the same law firm as 28-year-old Padma.
Both are considered excellent at their jobs, even though Kaitlyn is older and has
some delay in her reaction time. What is it that permits Kaitlyn to perform her job
as well as Padma?
(A) Kaitlyn is given less arduous work to complete, while Padma receives more
challenging assignments
(B) Padma lacks experience and understanding of the complex material
(C) Kaitlyn has developed selective optimization and uses a dictation program to
make up for her slower typing time
(D) Kaitlyn has greater verbal skills development than Padma - ANSWER-C
The loss of near vision in middle adulthood is referred to as __________.
(A) Visual acuity
(B) Presbycusis
(C) Glaucoma
, (D) Presbyopia - ANSWER-D
The term "senescence" is another name for __________.
(A) Primary aging
(B) Secondary aging
(C) Outward aging
(D) Inward aging - ANSWER-A
Bruce has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been given six months to
live. He and his family are starting to come to grips with his impending death.
What developmental task is he facing?
(A) Ego intensity vs. despair
(B) Ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation role
(C) Redefinition of self vs. preoccupation with work role
(D) Body transcendence vs. body preoccupation - ANSWER-B
The ego integrity versus despair stage of psychosocial development is
characterized by a process of __________.
(A) Reexamining one's accomplishments and preparing for retirement
(B) Looking back over one's life, evaluating it, and coming to terms with it
(C) Preparing for death
(D) Making personality changes - ANSWER-B
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
When developmentalists looked at the two kinds of intelligence, fluid and
crystallized, to determine if intelligence continues to grow, slow, or decline with
age, they determined that __________.
(A) Fluid intelligence does decline; however crystallized intelligence holds steady
and can improve
(B) Crystallized intelligence does decline; however, fluid intelligence holds steady
and can improve
(C) Both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline with age
(D) Both fluid and crystallized intelligences improve with age - ANSWER-A
All of the following are considered reasons why marriages unravel in Western
society EXCEPT __________.
(A) People are more concerned about their own personal happiness
(B) In some cases, the financial costs of divorce are not high
(C) Women have more economic opportunities available to them, and, therefore,
may be able to be more independent
(D) The benefits of marriage - economic, sexual, health, social support, and
financial (such as tax advantages) - no longer exist - ANSWER-D
,Using memory skills such as getting better organized, paying attention, using
visualization strategies, and rehearsing information for later retrieval are all
considered __________ strategies.
(A) Long-term memory
(B) Short-term memory
(C) Schema
(D) Mnemonic - ANSWER-D
Kaitlyn is a 52-year-old typist working in the same law firm as 28-year-old Padma.
Both are considered excellent at their jobs, even though Kaitlyn is older and has
some delay in her reaction time. What is it that permits Kaitlyn to perform her job
as well as Padma?
(A) Kaitlyn is given less arduous work to complete, while Padma receives more
challenging assignments
(B) Padma lacks experience and understanding of the complex material
(C) Kaitlyn has developed selective optimization and uses a dictation program to
make up for her slower typing time
(D) Kaitlyn has greater verbal skills development than Padma - ANSWER-C
The loss of near vision in middle adulthood is referred to as __________.
(A) Visual acuity
(B) Presbycusis
(C) Glaucoma
, (D) Presbyopia - ANSWER-D
The term "senescence" is another name for __________.
(A) Primary aging
(B) Secondary aging
(C) Outward aging
(D) Inward aging - ANSWER-A
Bruce has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been given six months to
live. He and his family are starting to come to grips with his impending death.
What developmental task is he facing?
(A) Ego intensity vs. despair
(B) Ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation role
(C) Redefinition of self vs. preoccupation with work role
(D) Body transcendence vs. body preoccupation - ANSWER-B
The ego integrity versus despair stage of psychosocial development is
characterized by a process of __________.
(A) Reexamining one's accomplishments and preparing for retirement
(B) Looking back over one's life, evaluating it, and coming to terms with it
(C) Preparing for death
(D) Making personality changes - ANSWER-B
