PSYC 290 Exam 3 questions with answers

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What three factors are important in "living the good life" as an
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older adult? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔health, security, and
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kinship/support
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What 7 factors are associated with a position of higher status for
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older adults in some cultures? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Valuable knowledge
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2. Controlling family resources
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3. Engaging in useful and valued functions
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4. Their role is continuous throughout the lifespan
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5. Age related role changes involve greater responsibility,
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authority, and advisory capacity
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6. Older adults being integrated in extended family
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7. Higher levels of respect for older adults (more prominent in
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collectivist cultures like China and India)
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What is the life expectancy for women and men in the US? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔women: 83.3
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men: 79.5 |/




Which country has the lowest life expectancy among developed
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countries? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔U.S.
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, Which country has the highest life expectancy? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔South Korea
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What is the life expectancy in South Korea? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔women: 90.8
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This is the first nation to break the 90 year life expectancy
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barrier
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What country has the highest child and maternal mortality rate,
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homicide rate, and BMI of high income countries? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔U.S.
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Explain the difference in life expectancies for various ethnic
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groups in America:
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What is the life expectancy for Latinos, African Americans, and
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non-latino whites? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Latinos: 82.9
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(women); 80.3 (men)
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Whites: 78.8 (women); 76.5 (men)
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African-Amer: 73.1 (women); 72 (men) |/ |/ |/ |/




What's one reason for these differences among ethnicities -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Education, and some experts believe
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that closing this gap may not be possible
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Who has the highest life expectancy in virtually all species? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Females
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