Adult Development
and Aging
Test Bank
300 Short-Answer Questions with Answer Key
Covering theories of aging, physical and cognitive change, personality,
relationships, retirement, health, dementia, death and dying, and more
Sample Questions
1. What does the term 'ageism' mean?
Answer: Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's age
2. What is the Hayflick limit?
Answer: The finite number of times a normal human cell can divide before
division stops
3. What does socioemotional selectivity theory propose about older adults' social
goals?
Answer: Older adults prioritize emotionally meaningful relationships as time
horizons shrink
4. What term describes intelligence involving accumulated knowledge and skills?
Answer: Crystallized intelligence
5. What are the five stages in Kübler-Ross's model?
Answer: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 1
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Adult Development & Aging Q1–Q21
Chapter 2: Theories of Biological Aging Q22–Q38
Chapter 3: Theories of Psychosocial Development Q39–Q55
Chapter 4: Physical Changes in Aging Q56–Q73
Chapter 5: Sensory Changes Q74–Q90
Chapter 6: Cognitive Changes & Intelligence Q91–Q107
Chapter 7: Memory and Aging Q108–Q124
Chapter 8: Learning and Information Processing Q125–Q140
Chapter 9: Personality Development in Adulthood Q141–Q157
Chapter 10: Social Relationships & Family in Adulthood Q158–Q174
Chapter 11: Work, Retirement & Leisure Q175–Q191
Chapter 12: Health, Illness & Health Care in Late Life Q192–Q208
Chapter 13: Mental Health & Psychological Disorders in Q209–Q225
Late Life
Chapter 14: Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease Q226–Q243
Chapter 15: Death, Dying & Bereavement Q244–Q258
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 2
,Chapter 16: Successful Aging & Longevity Q259–Q272
Chapter 17: Diversity in Aging: Gender, Culture, and Q273–Q286
Ethnicity
Chapter 18: Caregiving and Long-Term Care Q287–Q300
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 3
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Adult
Development & Aging
21 Questions & Answers
Question 1
What is gerontology?
Answer: The scientific study of aging and older adults
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 4
and Aging
Test Bank
300 Short-Answer Questions with Answer Key
Covering theories of aging, physical and cognitive change, personality,
relationships, retirement, health, dementia, death and dying, and more
Sample Questions
1. What does the term 'ageism' mean?
Answer: Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's age
2. What is the Hayflick limit?
Answer: The finite number of times a normal human cell can divide before
division stops
3. What does socioemotional selectivity theory propose about older adults' social
goals?
Answer: Older adults prioritize emotionally meaningful relationships as time
horizons shrink
4. What term describes intelligence involving accumulated knowledge and skills?
Answer: Crystallized intelligence
5. What are the five stages in Kübler-Ross's model?
Answer: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 1
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Adult Development & Aging Q1–Q21
Chapter 2: Theories of Biological Aging Q22–Q38
Chapter 3: Theories of Psychosocial Development Q39–Q55
Chapter 4: Physical Changes in Aging Q56–Q73
Chapter 5: Sensory Changes Q74–Q90
Chapter 6: Cognitive Changes & Intelligence Q91–Q107
Chapter 7: Memory and Aging Q108–Q124
Chapter 8: Learning and Information Processing Q125–Q140
Chapter 9: Personality Development in Adulthood Q141–Q157
Chapter 10: Social Relationships & Family in Adulthood Q158–Q174
Chapter 11: Work, Retirement & Leisure Q175–Q191
Chapter 12: Health, Illness & Health Care in Late Life Q192–Q208
Chapter 13: Mental Health & Psychological Disorders in Q209–Q225
Late Life
Chapter 14: Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease Q226–Q243
Chapter 15: Death, Dying & Bereavement Q244–Q258
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 2
,Chapter 16: Successful Aging & Longevity Q259–Q272
Chapter 17: Diversity in Aging: Gender, Culture, and Q273–Q286
Ethnicity
Chapter 18: Caregiving and Long-Term Care Q287–Q300
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 3
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Adult
Development & Aging
21 Questions & Answers
Question 1
What is gerontology?
Answer: The scientific study of aging and older adults
Adult Development and Aging Test Bank | Page 4
