DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 9 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the relationship between normal aging and chronic disease?
-The signs of normal aging are totally different than chronic disease.
-Normal aging is the same as chronic disease.
-Normal aging begins at the same age as does chronic disease. - Normal aging changes, when they
get severe, often become chronic disease.
Dr. Cognition is describing early symptoms of a major neurocognitive disorder (NCD). She should
mention all the following EXCEPT:
-personality changes.
-problems with semantic memory.
-forgetting basic facts, such as the name of town where the person lives. - forgetting to swallow while
eating.
Dr. Korir is a 68-year-old college professor. His health is deteriorating, but he wants to continue
working at a high level. Based on Baltes's selective optimization with compensation model, which of
the following should the professor do?
-Ignore his health problems and do the best he can.
-Retire, as he won't be able to fully master his job.
-Stay on the job but care less about performing well. - Choose which aspect of his job, such as
teaching or research, he likes best and then work especially hard at that task.
As of 2015, the main U.S. retirement trend is that:
-more people depend on pensions.
-more people are retiring at younger ages.
-retirement is disappearing or becoming rare. - more people are working for longer.
Morton, at 85, had to give up his own home when he could no longer cook or keep his house clean.
His children helped him move his most prized furniture into his own room at the facility where he
now lives. He rides the facility bus to church and eats his meals in the communal dining room. The
staff comes to his room each morning to make sure he has taken his medications. Morton is living in
a(n):
-continuing-care retirement community.
,-senior center.
-nursing home. - assisted-living facility.
Which age-related chronic disease is MOST apt to limit social relationships?
-vision impairments
-heart disease
-osteoporosis - hearing impairments
Knowing how to drive a car is in _____ memory, the system least vulnerable to deterioration with
age.
-episodic
-semantic
-cortical - procedural
Which condition is NOT a risk factor for entering a nursing home?
-lower-body impairments
-Alzheimer's disease
-osteoporosis; specifically, breaking a hip - cancer
Which is the correct progression over time (that is, over the years)?
-chronic disease; normal aging; ADL impairments
-ADL impairments; chronic disease; normal aging
-normal aging; ADL impairments; chronic disease - normal aging; chronic disease; ADL impairments
All are examples of episodic memory EXCEPT:
-remembering what the teacher said in class last week.
-recalling what you had for dinner four days ago.
-recalling the name of someone you met at a party a month ago. - remembering your address.
Which memory task does NOT involve divided attention?
-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while talking on a cell phone
,-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while watching TV
-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while taking notes in a biology lecture -
daydreaming about something you read in Experiencing the Lifespan while driving home
All these normal age-changes make younger people want to avoid the elderly EXCEPT:
-slowness.
-hearing problems.
-memory issues. - depression.
Which relationship BEST predicts how well widows will cope?
-sibling ties
-friendships
-church member associations - family closeness
Which memory task is virtually impossible for older people?
-recognizing faces
-memorizing names
-following directions - memorizing something while simultaneously monitoring something else
Miriam is 80 and cannot walk or dress herself. Miriam has _____ ADL (activities of daily life)
impairments and may need to move to nursing home.
-serious
-chronic
-instrumental - basic
Currently, most people are retiring at _____.
-younger ages
-age 64
-age 70 - older ages
Gayle and Deshaun are devising a questionnaire to predict how well particular U.S. widowers are
likely to cope. Which question is NOT relevant to include in the scale?
, -Did your wife die suddenly?
-Are you living in a retirement community?
-Did you have a terrific relationship with your wife? - Do you live in the South?
All are examples of procedural memory EXCEPT:
-remembering how to drive.
-recalling how to turn on a computer.
-automatically reciting, "I pledge allegiance to the flag." - remembering the name of one's
hometown.
Considering accidents per miles driven, the MOST dangerous drivers are _____.
-teenagers
-midlife adults
-women - people over age 75
According to socioemotional selectivity theory, a(n) _____ is MOST likely to be happy.
-middle-aged person
-emerging adult
-teenager - elderly person
If families cannot provide care, people with basic ADL problems need a(n):
-day-care program.
-assisted-living facility.
-continuing-care retirement community. - nursing home.
Low socioeconomic-status adults age faster and die at a younger age than their wealthier
counterparts. This is true:
-only in affluent nations.
-only in developing nations.
-only in nations without universal health care. - in every nation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the relationship between normal aging and chronic disease?
-The signs of normal aging are totally different than chronic disease.
-Normal aging is the same as chronic disease.
-Normal aging begins at the same age as does chronic disease. - Normal aging changes, when they
get severe, often become chronic disease.
Dr. Cognition is describing early symptoms of a major neurocognitive disorder (NCD). She should
mention all the following EXCEPT:
-personality changes.
-problems with semantic memory.
-forgetting basic facts, such as the name of town where the person lives. - forgetting to swallow while
eating.
Dr. Korir is a 68-year-old college professor. His health is deteriorating, but he wants to continue
working at a high level. Based on Baltes's selective optimization with compensation model, which of
the following should the professor do?
-Ignore his health problems and do the best he can.
-Retire, as he won't be able to fully master his job.
-Stay on the job but care less about performing well. - Choose which aspect of his job, such as
teaching or research, he likes best and then work especially hard at that task.
As of 2015, the main U.S. retirement trend is that:
-more people depend on pensions.
-more people are retiring at younger ages.
-retirement is disappearing or becoming rare. - more people are working for longer.
Morton, at 85, had to give up his own home when he could no longer cook or keep his house clean.
His children helped him move his most prized furniture into his own room at the facility where he
now lives. He rides the facility bus to church and eats his meals in the communal dining room. The
staff comes to his room each morning to make sure he has taken his medications. Morton is living in
a(n):
-continuing-care retirement community.
,-senior center.
-nursing home. - assisted-living facility.
Which age-related chronic disease is MOST apt to limit social relationships?
-vision impairments
-heart disease
-osteoporosis - hearing impairments
Knowing how to drive a car is in _____ memory, the system least vulnerable to deterioration with
age.
-episodic
-semantic
-cortical - procedural
Which condition is NOT a risk factor for entering a nursing home?
-lower-body impairments
-Alzheimer's disease
-osteoporosis; specifically, breaking a hip - cancer
Which is the correct progression over time (that is, over the years)?
-chronic disease; normal aging; ADL impairments
-ADL impairments; chronic disease; normal aging
-normal aging; ADL impairments; chronic disease - normal aging; chronic disease; ADL impairments
All are examples of episodic memory EXCEPT:
-remembering what the teacher said in class last week.
-recalling what you had for dinner four days ago.
-recalling the name of someone you met at a party a month ago. - remembering your address.
Which memory task does NOT involve divided attention?
-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while talking on a cell phone
,-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while watching TV
-memorizing this chapter in Experiencing the Lifespan while taking notes in a biology lecture -
daydreaming about something you read in Experiencing the Lifespan while driving home
All these normal age-changes make younger people want to avoid the elderly EXCEPT:
-slowness.
-hearing problems.
-memory issues. - depression.
Which relationship BEST predicts how well widows will cope?
-sibling ties
-friendships
-church member associations - family closeness
Which memory task is virtually impossible for older people?
-recognizing faces
-memorizing names
-following directions - memorizing something while simultaneously monitoring something else
Miriam is 80 and cannot walk or dress herself. Miriam has _____ ADL (activities of daily life)
impairments and may need to move to nursing home.
-serious
-chronic
-instrumental - basic
Currently, most people are retiring at _____.
-younger ages
-age 64
-age 70 - older ages
Gayle and Deshaun are devising a questionnaire to predict how well particular U.S. widowers are
likely to cope. Which question is NOT relevant to include in the scale?
, -Did your wife die suddenly?
-Are you living in a retirement community?
-Did you have a terrific relationship with your wife? - Do you live in the South?
All are examples of procedural memory EXCEPT:
-remembering how to drive.
-recalling how to turn on a computer.
-automatically reciting, "I pledge allegiance to the flag." - remembering the name of one's
hometown.
Considering accidents per miles driven, the MOST dangerous drivers are _____.
-teenagers
-midlife adults
-women - people over age 75
According to socioemotional selectivity theory, a(n) _____ is MOST likely to be happy.
-middle-aged person
-emerging adult
-teenager - elderly person
If families cannot provide care, people with basic ADL problems need a(n):
-day-care program.
-assisted-living facility.
-continuing-care retirement community. - nursing home.
Low socioeconomic-status adults age faster and die at a younger age than their wealthier
counterparts. This is true:
-only in affluent nations.
-only in developing nations.
-only in nations without universal health care. - in every nation.
