8/26/25, 1:37 AM SFL 334 Midterm
BYU SFL 334 Midterm Exam ADULT DEVELOPMENT &
AGING STUTY GUIDE & COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
What was the percentage 4.1%
of people over 65 in the
overall US population in
1900?
In modern American culture, off-time
the birth of a child to a 13-
year-old girl would be
considered
effects due to changes in 2. age effect
sexual
functioning over a 20-year
period
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
effects due to unique 3. cohort effect
characteristics of the World
War II veterans
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
effects due to doing a 1. time-in-measurement effect
survey of nutrition on fast
Sunday
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
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,8/26/25, 1:37 AM SFL 334 Midterm
The rapid losses that occur c. tertiary aging
shortly before death are
called
a. primary aging
b. secondary aging
c. tertiary aging.
d. none of the above.
Which of these symptoms is a c. increased risk for breast cancer
risk of hormone replacement
therapy (HRT)?
a. increased risk of
osteoporosis
b. increase in the number of
hot flashes
c. increased risk for breast
cancer
d. increased vaginal dryness
What happens to the b. It is not affected by age
incidence of rheumatoid
arthritis in adulthood?
a. It increases with age
b. It is not affected by age
c. It decreases with age
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, 8/26/25, 1:37 AM SFL 334 Midterm
Currently, what is the 14.1%
proportion of elderly over the
age of 65 in the United
States?
research that follows 3. sequential research
multiple cohorts
longitudinally
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
developmental changes 5. secondary aging
related to disease
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
aging process that is not 2. primary aging
related to disease
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
research that uses the 4. trend analysis
same methods to examine
similar populations at
different points of time
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
personal timetable by 1. social clock
which we measure our
developmental progress
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3/29
BYU SFL 334 Midterm Exam ADULT DEVELOPMENT &
AGING STUTY GUIDE & COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
What was the percentage 4.1%
of people over 65 in the
overall US population in
1900?
In modern American culture, off-time
the birth of a child to a 13-
year-old girl would be
considered
effects due to changes in 2. age effect
sexual
functioning over a 20-year
period
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
effects due to unique 3. cohort effect
characteristics of the World
War II veterans
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
effects due to doing a 1. time-in-measurement effect
survey of nutrition on fast
Sunday
1. time-in-measurement effect
2. age effect
3. cohort effect
1/29
,8/26/25, 1:37 AM SFL 334 Midterm
The rapid losses that occur c. tertiary aging
shortly before death are
called
a. primary aging
b. secondary aging
c. tertiary aging.
d. none of the above.
Which of these symptoms is a c. increased risk for breast cancer
risk of hormone replacement
therapy (HRT)?
a. increased risk of
osteoporosis
b. increase in the number of
hot flashes
c. increased risk for breast
cancer
d. increased vaginal dryness
What happens to the b. It is not affected by age
incidence of rheumatoid
arthritis in adulthood?
a. It increases with age
b. It is not affected by age
c. It decreases with age
2/29
, 8/26/25, 1:37 AM SFL 334 Midterm
Currently, what is the 14.1%
proportion of elderly over the
age of 65 in the United
States?
research that follows 3. sequential research
multiple cohorts
longitudinally
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
developmental changes 5. secondary aging
related to disease
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
aging process that is not 2. primary aging
related to disease
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
research that uses the 4. trend analysis
same methods to examine
similar populations at
different points of time
1. social clock
2. primary aging
3. sequential research
4. trend analysis
5. secondary aging
personal timetable by 1. social clock
which we measure our
developmental progress
1. social clock
2. primary aging
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