DEP Midterm Exam Review (updated)
questions with verified
What are the different ways we can define age? - correct answer
✔✔Chronological: Calendar time since birth
Perceived Age: age you thing yourself as
Biological Age: Measuring of functioning organs
Psychological: Functional level of psychological ability
Sociocultural: Rule adopted from a group
Jolena is 56, but states, "hey, I don't know about you, but I'm feelin' 22." 22 refers
to Jolena's ___________ age - correct answer ✔✔Perceived Age
Certain tribes across the world do not count years since birth. There is no such
thing as chronological age. Older adults are just as likely to engage in physically
demanding roles typical for younger adults in westernized societies. There is no
concept of ____________ age. - correct answer ✔✔Chronological age
The current drinking age in the US was determined by a variety of studies finding
that frontal lopes of the brains are nearly developed by our mid-twenties,
suggesting that individuals who are 21 can make good and sound judgments. The
, US used __________ age to determine the legal drinking age. - correct answer
✔✔
70-year-old Johan worked on an assembly line at an Auto plant in Detroit. Due to
factory pollution, Johan developed lung cancer. The doctor stated that many other
aging auto employees have developed cancer. This is an example of what type of
aging? - correct answer ✔✔Secondary aging
90-year-old George was diagnosed with dementia 5-years ago. George is in the
last stage of the disease. He is experiencing major declines in speech and vision.
He is no longer able to eat and needs assistance to breathe. George's significant
decline in cognition and basic autonomic processes is consistent with
___________. - correct answer ✔✔
Jenicka, a researcher at UCF, is studying the contribution of familial genetics to
Autism. George, another researcher at UCF, is studying the contributions of
parenting style on Autism severity. These contrasting perspectives highlight which
core issue in development? - correct answer ✔✔
What is reliability? - correct answer ✔✔Extent to which it provides consistent
context of index of behavior or topic of interest
What is validity? - correct answer ✔✔Extent to which it measures what
researchers think it measures
Simone is interested in how college students behave in emergency situations.
Because emergency situations do not occur often and creating a real emergency
could be dangerous to participants, Simone sets up a mock fire drill to elicit
behavior from participants. This is an example of what type of systematic
observation? - correct answer ✔✔Structured
questions with verified
What are the different ways we can define age? - correct answer
✔✔Chronological: Calendar time since birth
Perceived Age: age you thing yourself as
Biological Age: Measuring of functioning organs
Psychological: Functional level of psychological ability
Sociocultural: Rule adopted from a group
Jolena is 56, but states, "hey, I don't know about you, but I'm feelin' 22." 22 refers
to Jolena's ___________ age - correct answer ✔✔Perceived Age
Certain tribes across the world do not count years since birth. There is no such
thing as chronological age. Older adults are just as likely to engage in physically
demanding roles typical for younger adults in westernized societies. There is no
concept of ____________ age. - correct answer ✔✔Chronological age
The current drinking age in the US was determined by a variety of studies finding
that frontal lopes of the brains are nearly developed by our mid-twenties,
suggesting that individuals who are 21 can make good and sound judgments. The
, US used __________ age to determine the legal drinking age. - correct answer
✔✔
70-year-old Johan worked on an assembly line at an Auto plant in Detroit. Due to
factory pollution, Johan developed lung cancer. The doctor stated that many other
aging auto employees have developed cancer. This is an example of what type of
aging? - correct answer ✔✔Secondary aging
90-year-old George was diagnosed with dementia 5-years ago. George is in the
last stage of the disease. He is experiencing major declines in speech and vision.
He is no longer able to eat and needs assistance to breathe. George's significant
decline in cognition and basic autonomic processes is consistent with
___________. - correct answer ✔✔
Jenicka, a researcher at UCF, is studying the contribution of familial genetics to
Autism. George, another researcher at UCF, is studying the contributions of
parenting style on Autism severity. These contrasting perspectives highlight which
core issue in development? - correct answer ✔✔
What is reliability? - correct answer ✔✔Extent to which it provides consistent
context of index of behavior or topic of interest
What is validity? - correct answer ✔✔Extent to which it measures what
researchers think it measures
Simone is interested in how college students behave in emergency situations.
Because emergency situations do not occur often and creating a real emergency
could be dangerous to participants, Simone sets up a mock fire drill to elicit
behavior from participants. This is an example of what type of systematic
observation? - correct answer ✔✔Structured
