PSDE1624
Developmental psychology
Adult development and ageing
Practice test questions (with answers) to check your understanding
1. Early adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 18 to 40 years.
b. 20 to 39 years. (p. 8)
c. 21 to 30 years.
d. None of the above.
2. Middle adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 40 to 59 years. (p. 8)
b. 30 to 49 years.
c. 39 to 55 years.
d. None of the above.
3. Late adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 65 to death.
b. 59 to retirement.
c. 60 to death. (p. 8)
d. None of the above.
4. Age is a relative concept and the way it is viewed may be influenced by
a. socio-cultural factors.
, b. loss of roles.
c. acquiring new roles.
d. All of the above. (p. 9)
5. The number of years that have passed since a person’s birth is referred to as
the person’s
a. psychological age.
b. biological age.
c. social age.
d. chronological age. (p. 9)
6. A person’s chronological age
a. is an indication that developmental changes have occurred.
b. is merely an indicator that time has passed.
c. is a criterion that has little meaning in itself.
d. b and c. (p. 9)
7. The ability to adjust to the environment and to cope with the associated
challenges is known as the person’s
a. psychological age. (p. 10)
b. biological age.
c. social age.
d. chronological age.
8. John is 40 years old, and still lives with his parents, presumably because he is
unable to maintain long-lasting relationships and cannot hold down a job. John
probably has a much younger ... age than his peers.
, a. psychological (p. 10)
b. biological
c. social
d. chronological
9. The degree in which a person’s role in a society meets the expectations and
perceptions of that society is referred to as his or her
a. psychological age.
b. biological age.
c. social age. (p. 10)
d. chronological age.
10. Ziko is 25 years old and has recently lost her husband through death. Because
she is already a widow, her ... age may be regarded as older than that of her
peers.
a. psychological
b. biological
c. social (p. 10)
d. chronological
11. Primary ageing refers to
a. typical or normal ageing, such as gradual physical deterioration. (p. 10)
b. physical deterioration accelerated by disease.
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death.
d. improvement in the individual’s functioning.
12. Secondary ageing refers to
, a. typical ageing, such as gradual physical deterioration.
b. physical or psychological deterioration accelerated by external factors.
(p. 11)
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death.
d. compensatory measures that people take to counter the effects of ageing.
13. Tertiary ageing refers to
a. typical ageing, such as physical deterioration.
b. general decline caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death. (p. 11)
d. how a person perceives his or her ageing process.
14. Optimal ageing refers to
a. age-related changes that improve the individual’s functioning.
b. the assumption that ageing not only involves losses, but also gains.
c. the compensatory or preventative measures that adults take to counter the
toll of the ageing process.
d. All of the above. (p. 11)
15. Which of the following reflect the key principles of the life-span developmental
perspective?
a. Most developments occur in the first half of the human life-span.
b. Development is one-dimensional and unidirectional.
c. Development is multidimensional and multidirectional. (p. 22)
d. Early development is set in plaster, therefore no development occurs after
adolescence.
Developmental psychology
Adult development and ageing
Practice test questions (with answers) to check your understanding
1. Early adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 18 to 40 years.
b. 20 to 39 years. (p. 8)
c. 21 to 30 years.
d. None of the above.
2. Middle adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 40 to 59 years. (p. 8)
b. 30 to 49 years.
c. 39 to 55 years.
d. None of the above.
3. Late adulthood ranges from approximately
a. 65 to death.
b. 59 to retirement.
c. 60 to death. (p. 8)
d. None of the above.
4. Age is a relative concept and the way it is viewed may be influenced by
a. socio-cultural factors.
, b. loss of roles.
c. acquiring new roles.
d. All of the above. (p. 9)
5. The number of years that have passed since a person’s birth is referred to as
the person’s
a. psychological age.
b. biological age.
c. social age.
d. chronological age. (p. 9)
6. A person’s chronological age
a. is an indication that developmental changes have occurred.
b. is merely an indicator that time has passed.
c. is a criterion that has little meaning in itself.
d. b and c. (p. 9)
7. The ability to adjust to the environment and to cope with the associated
challenges is known as the person’s
a. psychological age. (p. 10)
b. biological age.
c. social age.
d. chronological age.
8. John is 40 years old, and still lives with his parents, presumably because he is
unable to maintain long-lasting relationships and cannot hold down a job. John
probably has a much younger ... age than his peers.
, a. psychological (p. 10)
b. biological
c. social
d. chronological
9. The degree in which a person’s role in a society meets the expectations and
perceptions of that society is referred to as his or her
a. psychological age.
b. biological age.
c. social age. (p. 10)
d. chronological age.
10. Ziko is 25 years old and has recently lost her husband through death. Because
she is already a widow, her ... age may be regarded as older than that of her
peers.
a. psychological
b. biological
c. social (p. 10)
d. chronological
11. Primary ageing refers to
a. typical or normal ageing, such as gradual physical deterioration. (p. 10)
b. physical deterioration accelerated by disease.
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death.
d. improvement in the individual’s functioning.
12. Secondary ageing refers to
, a. typical ageing, such as gradual physical deterioration.
b. physical or psychological deterioration accelerated by external factors.
(p. 11)
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death.
d. compensatory measures that people take to counter the effects of ageing.
13. Tertiary ageing refers to
a. typical ageing, such as physical deterioration.
b. general decline caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.
c. terminal decline that occurs in the period shortly before death. (p. 11)
d. how a person perceives his or her ageing process.
14. Optimal ageing refers to
a. age-related changes that improve the individual’s functioning.
b. the assumption that ageing not only involves losses, but also gains.
c. the compensatory or preventative measures that adults take to counter the
toll of the ageing process.
d. All of the above. (p. 11)
15. Which of the following reflect the key principles of the life-span developmental
perspective?
a. Most developments occur in the first half of the human life-span.
b. Development is one-dimensional and unidirectional.
c. Development is multidimensional and multidirectional. (p. 22)
d. Early development is set in plaster, therefore no development occurs after
adolescence.
