HDFS 1500 USU Final Test Questions and Answers Fully Solved
chronological age vs. age identity - Answers age identity is younger than your chronological age
age of late midlife - Answers 55-65
age of middle adulthood - Answers 40-65
losses and gains of middle adulthood - Answers lose height, muscle, hearing, bone loss, lung tissue, deep
sleep, gain weight
age of hearing starting to decline - Answers 40-59
crystallized intelligence vs. fluid intelligence - Answers fluid intelligence is the ability to reason abstractly
(declines in middle adulthood)
crystallized intelligence is accumulated info and verbal skills (continues to increase in middle adulthood)
hormone changes in midlife - Answers fertility decreases, decline in levels in estrogen, decline in sexual
hormone level and activity, erectile dysfunction as well
contributing factors to peak work effectiveness in middle adulthood - Answers increased motivation,
work experience, employer loyalty, better strategic thinking
changes in verbal and working memory - Answers verbal and working memory declines
Religion in midlife - Answers increases, women more likely to be religious than men
Big 5 factors of personality - Answers OCEAN
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
changes in 5 factors of personality - Answers increases in conscientiousness and agreeableness,
neuroticism decreases
sandwich generation - Answers parents taking care of grandparents and kids
empty nest syndrome - Answers decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave their home
what proportion of middle-aged adults experience a midlife crisis - Answers a minority
chronological age vs. age identity - Answers age identity is younger than your chronological age
age of late midlife - Answers 55-65
age of middle adulthood - Answers 40-65
losses and gains of middle adulthood - Answers lose height, muscle, hearing, bone loss, lung tissue, deep
sleep, gain weight
age of hearing starting to decline - Answers 40-59
crystallized intelligence vs. fluid intelligence - Answers fluid intelligence is the ability to reason abstractly
(declines in middle adulthood)
crystallized intelligence is accumulated info and verbal skills (continues to increase in middle adulthood)
hormone changes in midlife - Answers fertility decreases, decline in levels in estrogen, decline in sexual
hormone level and activity, erectile dysfunction as well
contributing factors to peak work effectiveness in middle adulthood - Answers increased motivation,
work experience, employer loyalty, better strategic thinking
changes in verbal and working memory - Answers verbal and working memory declines
Religion in midlife - Answers increases, women more likely to be religious than men
Big 5 factors of personality - Answers OCEAN
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
changes in 5 factors of personality - Answers increases in conscientiousness and agreeableness,
neuroticism decreases
sandwich generation - Answers parents taking care of grandparents and kids
empty nest syndrome - Answers decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave their home
what proportion of middle-aged adults experience a midlife crisis - Answers a minority
