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PSY658 Lifespan Development Final Exam
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Puberty begins earlier for
Ans: Girls
The ability to cope with stress in adolescence is associated with improved
Ans: Academic achievement and self-esteem
What of the following terms refers to identity exploration without reaching commitment?
Ans: Identity moratorium
Which of the following is NOT one of the three most commonly abused substances in the
United States?
Ans: Cocaine
Expertise
Ans: extensive knowledge in a field
Dualistic thinking
Ans: dividing information from right and wrong
Realistic period
Ans: Narrowing vocational options
Which personality type is associated with cardiovascular disease?
Ans: Type A
Memory Strategy Effectiveness in middle age
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Ans: decreases
Ego differentiation
Ans: Find other ways to affirm self-worth beyond careers through family, friendships, and
community life.
Barriers to reporting elder abuse
Ans: Level of dependency on the perpetrator, fear, shame, personal well-being,
understandings of self-blame, awareness of abuse
Thanatology
Ans: The study of death and dying
Death anxiety is higher among
Ans: Women than men
Voluntary euthanasia has ____ public support in the United States
Ans: growing
Anticipated grief is
Ans: associated with prolonged, expected death
Adolescent brain
Ans: Primed to help adolescents work on the task at hand: figuring out who they are
Changes in adolescent brain
Ans: Myelination and pruning
Formal Operational Stage
Ans: Hypothetical reasoning, critical thinking and abstract thinking, metacognitions,
Self-esteem in adolescence
Ans: Peer acceptance, academic performance, puberty timing
Social relationships in adolescence
Ans: Friends (play role in life can feel like shift from parents), intimate relationships (11-14
early dating)
PSY658 Lifespan Development Final Exam
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
(100% Correct Answers) /Already Graded
A+
Puberty begins earlier for
Ans: Girls
The ability to cope with stress in adolescence is associated with improved
Ans: Academic achievement and self-esteem
What of the following terms refers to identity exploration without reaching commitment?
Ans: Identity moratorium
Which of the following is NOT one of the three most commonly abused substances in the
United States?
Ans: Cocaine
Expertise
Ans: extensive knowledge in a field
Dualistic thinking
Ans: dividing information from right and wrong
Realistic period
Ans: Narrowing vocational options
Which personality type is associated with cardiovascular disease?
Ans: Type A
Memory Strategy Effectiveness in middle age
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Ans: decreases
Ego differentiation
Ans: Find other ways to affirm self-worth beyond careers through family, friendships, and
community life.
Barriers to reporting elder abuse
Ans: Level of dependency on the perpetrator, fear, shame, personal well-being,
understandings of self-blame, awareness of abuse
Thanatology
Ans: The study of death and dying
Death anxiety is higher among
Ans: Women than men
Voluntary euthanasia has ____ public support in the United States
Ans: growing
Anticipated grief is
Ans: associated with prolonged, expected death
Adolescent brain
Ans: Primed to help adolescents work on the task at hand: figuring out who they are
Changes in adolescent brain
Ans: Myelination and pruning
Formal Operational Stage
Ans: Hypothetical reasoning, critical thinking and abstract thinking, metacognitions,
Self-esteem in adolescence
Ans: Peer acceptance, academic performance, puberty timing
Social relationships in adolescence
Ans: Friends (play role in life can feel like shift from parents), intimate relationships (11-14
early dating)
