Milligan University PSYC 252 Final Exam
As people age,
A) Women increase in feminine traits
B) Men increase in masculine traits
C) Women increase in masculine traits
D) Recent cohorts show greater change in androgyny - ANS C) Women increase in
masculine traits
Who is more likely to have more close relationships?
A) young adults
B) mid life adults
C) older adults
D) dying adults - ANS B) mid life adults
The term "Sandwich" generation refers to...
A) Mid life adults sandwiched between responsibilities at home and work
B) Older adults who are trying to save money by eating more sandwiches
C) Older adults who are on a fixed income and have rising living costs
D) Mid life adults with both kids in college and caring for aging parents - ANS D) Mid life
adults with both kids in college and caring for aging parents
While overall divorce rates have declined, divorce in midlife...
A) had doubled over the past 20 years
B) remains extremely rare
C) had declined over the last 10 years
D) is often referred to as purple divorce - ANS A) had doubled over the past 20 years
One way to for mid life parents to promote positive ties with adolescents is to...
A) try to fix all of their childrens' problems
B) compare adult children to one another
C) avoid comments that are holdovers from childhood
D) keep your own needs and preferences to yourself - ANS C) avoid comments that are
holdovers from childhood
As people age through mid life...
A) They are more likely to live farther away from their parents.
B) They will spend less time caring for their aging parents
C) They are more likely to live closer to their parents.
D) They typically reject their aging parents. - ANS C) They are more likely to live closer
to their parents.
Midlife unemployment...
A) is often a path to a better-paying job
B) often results in an increase in physical health
C) people remain jobless longer
D) usually results from a careful decision for early retirement - ANS C) people remain
jobless longer
, Which country ranks at the top of healthy life expectancy?
A) Japan
B) United States
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Canada - ANS A) Japan
Tasks such as bathing, dressing, and eating are called...
A) Activities of Daily Living
B) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
C) Conducing everyday business
D) Boring chores - ANS A) Activities of Daily Living
As we age through older adults, our vision...
A) Has decreased sensitivity to glare
B) Had poorer dark adaptation
C) Stays the same as in mid life
D) Has increased color discrimination - ANS B) Had poorer dark adaptation
As we age, our declines in detecting sounds...
A) As we age, our declines in detecting sounds
B) High frequencies are most affected.
C) Are strong predictors of cognitive declines
D) Begins to strongly disrupt life around 65 - ANS B) High frequencies are most
affected.
Decreases in taste and smell can result in
A) significant weight gain
B) practically no ill effects
C) perception that food no longer tastes right
D) serious paranoid ideation - ANS C) perception that food no longer tastes right
Vision problems can result in
A) Paranoia
B) Dietary deficiencies
C) Social isolation
D) Loss of self-confidence - ANS D) Loss of self-confidence
Hearing problems can result in...
A) Paranoia
B) Dietary deficiencies
C) Social isolation
D) Loss of self-confidence - ANS A) Paranoia
Older adults...
A) need much less sleep than younger adults
B) need much more sleep than older adults
C) sleep timing changes with earlier bedtime and wakening
D) have no significant sleep difficulties - ANS C) Sleep timing changes with earlier
bedtime and wakening
As we age past 60
A) People have more difficulty losing weight, especially for women
B) Height continues to decline, especially for men
C) Height continues to decline, especially for women
As people age,
A) Women increase in feminine traits
B) Men increase in masculine traits
C) Women increase in masculine traits
D) Recent cohorts show greater change in androgyny - ANS C) Women increase in
masculine traits
Who is more likely to have more close relationships?
A) young adults
B) mid life adults
C) older adults
D) dying adults - ANS B) mid life adults
The term "Sandwich" generation refers to...
A) Mid life adults sandwiched between responsibilities at home and work
B) Older adults who are trying to save money by eating more sandwiches
C) Older adults who are on a fixed income and have rising living costs
D) Mid life adults with both kids in college and caring for aging parents - ANS D) Mid life
adults with both kids in college and caring for aging parents
While overall divorce rates have declined, divorce in midlife...
A) had doubled over the past 20 years
B) remains extremely rare
C) had declined over the last 10 years
D) is often referred to as purple divorce - ANS A) had doubled over the past 20 years
One way to for mid life parents to promote positive ties with adolescents is to...
A) try to fix all of their childrens' problems
B) compare adult children to one another
C) avoid comments that are holdovers from childhood
D) keep your own needs and preferences to yourself - ANS C) avoid comments that are
holdovers from childhood
As people age through mid life...
A) They are more likely to live farther away from their parents.
B) They will spend less time caring for their aging parents
C) They are more likely to live closer to their parents.
D) They typically reject their aging parents. - ANS C) They are more likely to live closer
to their parents.
Midlife unemployment...
A) is often a path to a better-paying job
B) often results in an increase in physical health
C) people remain jobless longer
D) usually results from a careful decision for early retirement - ANS C) people remain
jobless longer
, Which country ranks at the top of healthy life expectancy?
A) Japan
B) United States
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Canada - ANS A) Japan
Tasks such as bathing, dressing, and eating are called...
A) Activities of Daily Living
B) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
C) Conducing everyday business
D) Boring chores - ANS A) Activities of Daily Living
As we age through older adults, our vision...
A) Has decreased sensitivity to glare
B) Had poorer dark adaptation
C) Stays the same as in mid life
D) Has increased color discrimination - ANS B) Had poorer dark adaptation
As we age, our declines in detecting sounds...
A) As we age, our declines in detecting sounds
B) High frequencies are most affected.
C) Are strong predictors of cognitive declines
D) Begins to strongly disrupt life around 65 - ANS B) High frequencies are most
affected.
Decreases in taste and smell can result in
A) significant weight gain
B) practically no ill effects
C) perception that food no longer tastes right
D) serious paranoid ideation - ANS C) perception that food no longer tastes right
Vision problems can result in
A) Paranoia
B) Dietary deficiencies
C) Social isolation
D) Loss of self-confidence - ANS D) Loss of self-confidence
Hearing problems can result in...
A) Paranoia
B) Dietary deficiencies
C) Social isolation
D) Loss of self-confidence - ANS A) Paranoia
Older adults...
A) need much less sleep than younger adults
B) need much more sleep than older adults
C) sleep timing changes with earlier bedtime and wakening
D) have no significant sleep difficulties - ANS C) Sleep timing changes with earlier
bedtime and wakening
As we age past 60
A) People have more difficulty losing weight, especially for women
B) Height continues to decline, especially for men
C) Height continues to decline, especially for women
