HGD CHAPTER 15 2026/2027 | HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
nursing home attendance rates. - ✔✔Gender differences in subjective well-being are often thought to
be due to all of the following factors except
material exploitation. - ✔✔Hubert, who is taking care of his elderly uncle, has recently been cashing his
uncle's social security checks and putting the money into his own account. As this is being done without
his uncle's knowledge, Hubert's behavior would be classified as
5 - ✔✔In the United States on any given day, about _____ percent of older adults reside in a nursing
home.
No problems with IADLs - ✔✔Which would not be on a list of risk factors for residing in a nursing
home?
increases in older age. - ✔✔In general, subjective well-being
Part-time employment following retirement can be the result of a desire to stay connected to one's
former life/career - ✔✔Which statement concerning retirement is true?
a better emotional regulation. - ✔✔Higher cognitive ability predicts
is pleased with the diversion great-grandchildren provide. - ✔✔Levi has just become a great-
grandfather. If he is like most other great-grandparents, Levi
crisp - ✔✔After 35 years of college teaching, Dr. Charpentier has just completed his last class. While he
has continued to work at the same strenuous pace through the years, he knows that after today he will
never again set foot in the classroom. Dr. Charpentier is contemplating a _____ retirement.
The roles of grandparents are more diverse. - ✔✔Which statement is true regarding the differences
between grandparents and great-grandparents?
spend less time planning their retirement. - ✔✔In the United States, when compared to men, women
are more likely to
women are less likely to fully retire. - ✔✔Concerning gender and retirement,
Marriage helps people deal more effectively with disabilities - ✔✔Which statement about marriage is
true?
Late adulthood - ✔✔Eve is very close to her siblings, is very involved in their lives, and keeps an average
level of contact with them. At what point in her life is Eve's relationship with her siblings likely to be most
important?
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
nursing home attendance rates. - ✔✔Gender differences in subjective well-being are often thought to
be due to all of the following factors except
material exploitation. - ✔✔Hubert, who is taking care of his elderly uncle, has recently been cashing his
uncle's social security checks and putting the money into his own account. As this is being done without
his uncle's knowledge, Hubert's behavior would be classified as
5 - ✔✔In the United States on any given day, about _____ percent of older adults reside in a nursing
home.
No problems with IADLs - ✔✔Which would not be on a list of risk factors for residing in a nursing
home?
increases in older age. - ✔✔In general, subjective well-being
Part-time employment following retirement can be the result of a desire to stay connected to one's
former life/career - ✔✔Which statement concerning retirement is true?
a better emotional regulation. - ✔✔Higher cognitive ability predicts
is pleased with the diversion great-grandchildren provide. - ✔✔Levi has just become a great-
grandfather. If he is like most other great-grandparents, Levi
crisp - ✔✔After 35 years of college teaching, Dr. Charpentier has just completed his last class. While he
has continued to work at the same strenuous pace through the years, he knows that after today he will
never again set foot in the classroom. Dr. Charpentier is contemplating a _____ retirement.
The roles of grandparents are more diverse. - ✔✔Which statement is true regarding the differences
between grandparents and great-grandparents?
spend less time planning their retirement. - ✔✔In the United States, when compared to men, women
are more likely to
women are less likely to fully retire. - ✔✔Concerning gender and retirement,
Marriage helps people deal more effectively with disabilities - ✔✔Which statement about marriage is
true?
Late adulthood - ✔✔Eve is very close to her siblings, is very involved in their lives, and keeps an average
level of contact with them. At what point in her life is Eve's relationship with her siblings likely to be most
important?
