AGING
3RD EDITION TEST BANK
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Total Questions Multiple Choice Short Answer Chapters
Correct multiple-choice answers are shown with a blue selected circle.
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction To Aging And Older Adulthood (37 MCQ + 12 Short Answer)
Chapter 2: Theory And Method In Studying Aging And Older Adulthood (34 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 3: Biological Aging And Health (42 MCQ + 12 Short Answer)
Chapter 4: Sensation, Perception, And Attention (36 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 5: Memory (45 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 6: Intellectual Functioning (37 MCQ + 13 Short Answer)
Chapter 7: Cognition And Problem Solving In The Everyday World (38 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 8: Personality And Coping (37 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 9: Social Interaction And Social Ties (36 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 10: Employment, Retirement, And Living Arrangements (37 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 11: Mental Health, Psychopathology, And Therapy (35 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 12: Coping With Death, Dying, And Bereavement (23 MCQ + 9 Short Answer)
Chapter 13: Looking Ahead: Aging In The Future (7 MCQ + 3 Short Answer)
Complete question count: 577 (444 multiple-choice and 133 short-answer questions).
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, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO AGING AND OLDER
ADULTHOOD
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS • 37 Questions
1. The National Institute on Aging was established in ________.
○ A. 1920
○ B. 1945
● C. 1974
○ D. 1996
2. The branch of medicine concerned with treating and managing diseases related to aging is
___________.
○ A. senescence
○ B. gerontology
○ C. cryonics
● D. geriatrics
3. The study of the biological, behavioral, and social phenomena that occur from the point of
maturity to old age is ___________.
● A. gerontology
○ B. geriatrics
○ C. histrionics
○ D. demographics
4. Until recently, a two-stages-of-life viewpoint was prevalent in developmental psychology.
According to this perspective, physical and psychological functions were thought to
_______________.
○ A. develop over the entire life span reaching a peak point in older adulthood
● B. develop to a peak point in young adulthood but decline after that
○ C. develop to a peak point in late middle-adulthood but decline after that
○ D. develop to a peak point of middle-adulthood and remain stable after that
5. John is 58 years old but when he went for his last check-up, his doctor told him that his blood
pressure and cardiovascular functioning were similar to that of the average 75-year-old. In
terms of biological age, John would be considered __________ .
○ A. young
○ B. middle-aged
● C. old
6. Georgina enjoys eating in a new restaurant every weekend and taking a vacation to a
different place every year. Georgina would be considered ________ compared to Madge, who likes
to eat at the same restaurant every week and return to the same vacation spot every year.
● A. psychologically younger
○ B. psychologically older
○ C. psychologically the same age
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, 7. At age 55, Maria has decided to fulfill a long-time dream of becoming a lawyer and she is
studying for the law school entrance exam (LSAT). Her best friend Vivien, also age 55, has
decided to sell her house and move into a retirement community, where she will spend her
leisure time playing cards in the community club house. In terms of social age, Vivien would be
considered _______________.
● A. older than Maria
○ B. younger than Maria
○ C. the same as Maria
8. George lived with his parents until he got married at the age of 40. At the age of 45, George
became a parent. Compared to other men of the same chronological age, George would be
considered ___________.
○ A. socially older
● B. socially younger
○ C. socially about the same
9. Krueger, Heckhausen, and Hundertmark asked adults from a wide range of ages what they
thought of a 45-year-old woman who either (a) had been married for 20 years, had children ages
19 and 17, and worked as a bank manager or (b) had been married five years, had one young
child, and worked at an entry-level bank job with hopes of being promoted. Which of the
following best describes the findings of this study?
○ A. Study participants had a more positive view of (b) than they did of (a).
● B. Study participants had a more positive view of (a) than they did of (b).
○ C. Study participants had an equally positive view of (a) and (b).
○ D. Study participants had an equally negative view of (a) and (b).
10. Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels
indicates that middle-aged and older adults usually feel __________.
○ A. older than they are
● B. younger than they are
○ C. the same age as they are
11. Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels has
found that young adults feel ______, and older adults feel ________.
○ A. older than they are; just about their own age
● B. just about their own age; younger than they are
○ C. younger than they are; older than they are
○ D. older than they are; younger than they are
12. In the United States, which chronological age traditionally signifies entry into the older adult
age group?
○ A. 55
○ B. 60
● C. 65
○ D. 70
13. The ages of ______ define the category of older adulthood that is often referred to as
“young-old.”
○ A. 55–64
● B. 65–74
○ C. 75–84
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3RD EDITION TEST BANK
577 444 133 13
Total Questions Multiple Choice Short Answer Chapters
Correct multiple-choice answers are shown with a blue selected circle.
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction To Aging And Older Adulthood (37 MCQ + 12 Short Answer)
Chapter 2: Theory And Method In Studying Aging And Older Adulthood (34 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 3: Biological Aging And Health (42 MCQ + 12 Short Answer)
Chapter 4: Sensation, Perception, And Attention (36 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 5: Memory (45 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 6: Intellectual Functioning (37 MCQ + 13 Short Answer)
Chapter 7: Cognition And Problem Solving In The Everyday World (38 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 8: Personality And Coping (37 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 9: Social Interaction And Social Ties (36 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 10: Employment, Retirement, And Living Arrangements (37 MCQ + 10 Short Answer)
Chapter 11: Mental Health, Psychopathology, And Therapy (35 MCQ + 11 Short Answer)
Chapter 12: Coping With Death, Dying, And Bereavement (23 MCQ + 9 Short Answer)
Chapter 13: Looking Ahead: Aging In The Future (7 MCQ + 3 Short Answer)
Complete question count: 577 (444 multiple-choice and 133 short-answer questions).
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, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO AGING AND OLDER
ADULTHOOD
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS • 37 Questions
1. The National Institute on Aging was established in ________.
○ A. 1920
○ B. 1945
● C. 1974
○ D. 1996
2. The branch of medicine concerned with treating and managing diseases related to aging is
___________.
○ A. senescence
○ B. gerontology
○ C. cryonics
● D. geriatrics
3. The study of the biological, behavioral, and social phenomena that occur from the point of
maturity to old age is ___________.
● A. gerontology
○ B. geriatrics
○ C. histrionics
○ D. demographics
4. Until recently, a two-stages-of-life viewpoint was prevalent in developmental psychology.
According to this perspective, physical and psychological functions were thought to
_______________.
○ A. develop over the entire life span reaching a peak point in older adulthood
● B. develop to a peak point in young adulthood but decline after that
○ C. develop to a peak point in late middle-adulthood but decline after that
○ D. develop to a peak point of middle-adulthood and remain stable after that
5. John is 58 years old but when he went for his last check-up, his doctor told him that his blood
pressure and cardiovascular functioning were similar to that of the average 75-year-old. In
terms of biological age, John would be considered __________ .
○ A. young
○ B. middle-aged
● C. old
6. Georgina enjoys eating in a new restaurant every weekend and taking a vacation to a
different place every year. Georgina would be considered ________ compared to Madge, who likes
to eat at the same restaurant every week and return to the same vacation spot every year.
● A. psychologically younger
○ B. psychologically older
○ C. psychologically the same age
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, 7. At age 55, Maria has decided to fulfill a long-time dream of becoming a lawyer and she is
studying for the law school entrance exam (LSAT). Her best friend Vivien, also age 55, has
decided to sell her house and move into a retirement community, where she will spend her
leisure time playing cards in the community club house. In terms of social age, Vivien would be
considered _______________.
● A. older than Maria
○ B. younger than Maria
○ C. the same as Maria
8. George lived with his parents until he got married at the age of 40. At the age of 45, George
became a parent. Compared to other men of the same chronological age, George would be
considered ___________.
○ A. socially older
● B. socially younger
○ C. socially about the same
9. Krueger, Heckhausen, and Hundertmark asked adults from a wide range of ages what they
thought of a 45-year-old woman who either (a) had been married for 20 years, had children ages
19 and 17, and worked as a bank manager or (b) had been married five years, had one young
child, and worked at an entry-level bank job with hopes of being promoted. Which of the
following best describes the findings of this study?
○ A. Study participants had a more positive view of (b) than they did of (a).
● B. Study participants had a more positive view of (a) than they did of (b).
○ C. Study participants had an equally positive view of (a) and (b).
○ D. Study participants had an equally negative view of (a) and (b).
10. Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels
indicates that middle-aged and older adults usually feel __________.
○ A. older than they are
● B. younger than they are
○ C. the same age as they are
11. Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels has
found that young adults feel ______, and older adults feel ________.
○ A. older than they are; just about their own age
● B. just about their own age; younger than they are
○ C. younger than they are; older than they are
○ D. older than they are; younger than they are
12. In the United States, which chronological age traditionally signifies entry into the older adult
age group?
○ A. 55
○ B. 60
● C. 65
○ D. 70
13. The ages of ______ define the category of older adulthood that is often referred to as
“young-old.”
○ A. 55–64
● B. 65–74
○ C. 75–84
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