Question 1

A study of HRT's effects was halted as evidence emerged that participants who were receiving HRT faced an increased risk of:

Accepted Answer

A)  lung disease.
B)  cancer.
C)  stroke.
D)  arthritis.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle integrity
B)  focal power
C)  visual acuity
D)  accommodationE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Questions such as,"To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental age.
B)  age identity.
C)  chronological age.
D)  age stereotype.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Today the average life expectancy in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  72 years.
B)  74 years.
C)  78 years.
D)  80 years.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Individuals who had a high level of allostatic load (wearing down of the body's systems in response to high stress levels) exhibited difficulties in:

Accepted Answer

A)  breathing.
B)  episodic memory.
C)  running.
D)  consolidation of long-term memories.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction-time task
B)  Phonic simulation
C)  Visual perception test
D)  Neuropsychological testE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following types of hormones is MOST commonly administered during hormone replacement therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Estrogen
B)  Testosterone
C)  Follicle stimulating hormone
D)  Luteinizing hormoneE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both agree that adulthood is the time when the level of functioning in a number of cognitive domains is maintained or even increases.
B)  Salthouse recently has argued that his longitudinal research on aging and cognitive functioning should not be dismissed.
C)  Salthouse agrees with Schaie that cognitive functioning involving accumulated knowledge,such as vocabulary and general information,does not show early age-related decline but rather continues to increase at least until 60 years of age.
D)  Schaie has argued that reasoning,memory,spatial visualization,and processing speed begin declining in early adulthood and show further decline in the fifties.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A kind of (adult)intelligence that consists of one's ability to reason abstractly.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A kind of (adult)intelligence that consists of...

Question 10

In a study of adults 55 years and older,sexual activity was linked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in sexually transmitted infections.
B)  improvements in physical and mental health.
C)  decreases in cardiovascular functioning.
D)  decreases in executive functioning.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

Accepted Answer

A)  "simple"
B)  "good"
C)  "bad"
D)  "white"E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions,solving problems,and comprehending written and spoken language.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory
B)  brain circuitry
C)  episodic memory
D)  neural networkE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  high-pitched; women
B)  high-pitched; men
C)  low-pitched; women
D)  low-pitched; menE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

A man in his mid-forties is MOST likely to notice:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased strength in his upper arms.
B)  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.
C)  joint stiffness.
D)  decreased bladder control.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid using vivid imagery to keep from becoming distracted.
B)  Use a recall rather than recognition strategy whenever possible.
C)  Use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered.
D)  Avoid using the information to be remembered so that it does not become confused with other information.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

What was the average life expectancy in 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  37 years
B)  42 years
C)  47 years
D)  52 yearsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

According to a recent British survey,people over 50 believe middle age begins at age

Accepted Answer

A)  35.
B)  43.
C)  53.
D)  65.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following is MOST typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficulty viewing moving objects
B)  Difficulty viewing objects in the background
C)  Difficulty viewing close objects
D)  Difficulty viewing complicated patternsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Stan,a middle-aged man,rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night.Stan is at risk for:

Accepted Answer

A)  a weakening of his immune system.
B)  short-term memory consolidation problems.
C)  obesity.
D)  intellectual disability.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

A recent study found that managing different job demands was associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  poor health.
B)  increased immune system functioning.
C)  decrease in stress.
D)  Alzheimer disease.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

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The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions,solving problems,and comprehending written and spoken language.

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Which of the following types of hormones is MOST commonly administered during hormone replacement therapy?

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In a study of adults 55 years and older,sexual activity was linked to:

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A study of HRT's effects was halted as evidence emerged that participants who were receiving HRT faced an increased risk of:

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Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

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What was the average life expectancy in 1900?

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A recent study found that managing different job demands was associated with:

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Today the average life expectancy in the United States is:

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Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

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According to a recent British survey,people over 50 believe middle age begins at age

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Individuals who had a high level of allostatic load (wearing down of the body's systems in response to high stress levels) exhibited difficulties in:

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A man in his mid-forties is MOST likely to notice:

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LDL is often referred to as _____ cholesterol.

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A kind of (adult)intelligence that consists of one's ability to reason abstractly.

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Questions such as,"To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

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Which of the following is MOST typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

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The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the eye.

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Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.

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Stan,a middle-aged man,rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night.Stan is at risk for:

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