Individual & Family Development
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
A new developmental stage has been proposed. It spans the ages 18 through 25 and is a time that
involves greater exploration of possibilities in work, love, and worldviews. What is this stage is called? -
correct answer ✔emerging adulthood
The set of changes in an individual's assumption and relinquishment of roles over time is called: - correct
answer ✔social aging
Social norms that define what is appropriate for people to be and to do at various ages are termed: -
correct answer ✔age norms
At age 42 Angela has not yet started a family or gotten married. She feels that she is late with regard to
these events according to her age. The reason Angela feels this way is due to her: - correct answer
✔social clock
The peak years for speed and agility are from: - correct answer ✔18 to 30
Hereditary predispositions to psychological disorders are most probably due to a defect in: - correct
answer ✔the metabolism of one or more neurotransmitters
John and Martina are both feeling stressed. If they follow typical gender patterns, what type of coping
strategies would you expect from each of them? - correct answer ✔Martina would distract herself and
John would ruminate on the stress.
Psychologists who study stress have concluded that it resides neither in the individual nor in the
situation alone but in: - correct answer ✔how the person defines a particular event
,Which of the following is a characteristic of post-formal operational thought? - correct answer
✔encompassing WHOLE to organize experience
Although she does not know their names, Mabel always greets the grocery clerk, mail carrier, and gas
station attendant. These are examples of __________ relationships. - correct answer ✔secondary
According to Erik Erikson, the primary task confronting young adults is: - correct answer ✔intimacy vs
isolation
Research on the phases of adult female development has shown: - correct answer ✔Women tend to
develop a sense of identity more strongly during midlife.
A change in the way adult female development is viewed is associated with: - correct answer ✔The fact
that most women will at some point in their lives enter the workforce, and therefore employment
outside the home plays an important role in women's self-esteem and identity.
Some psychologist and sociologists believe that the adult experience is different for men and women
because: - correct answer ✔Rather than defining a distinct identity during adolescence, a woman
usually completes this task during adulthood.
Sternberg's triangular theory of love - correct answer ✔The three elements of passion, intimacy, and
commitment are components of:
The pattern in the United States and many Western nations today is toward:
(Young adult based) - correct answer ✔people aged 18 to 34 remaining in the parental home as the
primary residence
, Mary Ann and Joe have been living together for six years and have decided to separate. If they are like
most unmarried couples who separate, it is likely that: - correct answer ✔the process and emotional
trauma will be similar to that of divorcing couples
According to your textbook, which of the following statements is true regarding sexual orientation? -
correct answer ✔Some individuals show varying degrees of orientation, including bisexuality.
A lifestyle practice that exists in all societies is: - correct answer ✔marriage
Ageism is: - correct answer ✔stereotyping and judging people based on age
Gerontology is: - correct answer ✔the study of agng
Which group experiences the longest life expectancy today? - correct answer ✔Japanese women
Which of the following statements is true regarding the growth of the elderly populations worldwide? -
correct answer ✔In most industrialized countries the number of elderly people is increasing.
According to your textbook, one of the reasons for women's greater longevity is: - correct answer ✔A
woman's hormones give her a more efficient immune system.
sarcopenia - correct answer ✔The condition of age-related loss of muscle is called:
Which of the following statements is true regarding the elderly and cognitive function - correct answer
✔Older brains are able to rejuvenate and rewire themselves to compensate for losses.
Which of the following is a reason for the elderly doing poorly on measures of formal reasoning ability? -
correct answer ✔examine effective and psychological components associated
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
A new developmental stage has been proposed. It spans the ages 18 through 25 and is a time that
involves greater exploration of possibilities in work, love, and worldviews. What is this stage is called? -
correct answer ✔emerging adulthood
The set of changes in an individual's assumption and relinquishment of roles over time is called: - correct
answer ✔social aging
Social norms that define what is appropriate for people to be and to do at various ages are termed: -
correct answer ✔age norms
At age 42 Angela has not yet started a family or gotten married. She feels that she is late with regard to
these events according to her age. The reason Angela feels this way is due to her: - correct answer
✔social clock
The peak years for speed and agility are from: - correct answer ✔18 to 30
Hereditary predispositions to psychological disorders are most probably due to a defect in: - correct
answer ✔the metabolism of one or more neurotransmitters
John and Martina are both feeling stressed. If they follow typical gender patterns, what type of coping
strategies would you expect from each of them? - correct answer ✔Martina would distract herself and
John would ruminate on the stress.
Psychologists who study stress have concluded that it resides neither in the individual nor in the
situation alone but in: - correct answer ✔how the person defines a particular event
,Which of the following is a characteristic of post-formal operational thought? - correct answer
✔encompassing WHOLE to organize experience
Although she does not know their names, Mabel always greets the grocery clerk, mail carrier, and gas
station attendant. These are examples of __________ relationships. - correct answer ✔secondary
According to Erik Erikson, the primary task confronting young adults is: - correct answer ✔intimacy vs
isolation
Research on the phases of adult female development has shown: - correct answer ✔Women tend to
develop a sense of identity more strongly during midlife.
A change in the way adult female development is viewed is associated with: - correct answer ✔The fact
that most women will at some point in their lives enter the workforce, and therefore employment
outside the home plays an important role in women's self-esteem and identity.
Some psychologist and sociologists believe that the adult experience is different for men and women
because: - correct answer ✔Rather than defining a distinct identity during adolescence, a woman
usually completes this task during adulthood.
Sternberg's triangular theory of love - correct answer ✔The three elements of passion, intimacy, and
commitment are components of:
The pattern in the United States and many Western nations today is toward:
(Young adult based) - correct answer ✔people aged 18 to 34 remaining in the parental home as the
primary residence
, Mary Ann and Joe have been living together for six years and have decided to separate. If they are like
most unmarried couples who separate, it is likely that: - correct answer ✔the process and emotional
trauma will be similar to that of divorcing couples
According to your textbook, which of the following statements is true regarding sexual orientation? -
correct answer ✔Some individuals show varying degrees of orientation, including bisexuality.
A lifestyle practice that exists in all societies is: - correct answer ✔marriage
Ageism is: - correct answer ✔stereotyping and judging people based on age
Gerontology is: - correct answer ✔the study of agng
Which group experiences the longest life expectancy today? - correct answer ✔Japanese women
Which of the following statements is true regarding the growth of the elderly populations worldwide? -
correct answer ✔In most industrialized countries the number of elderly people is increasing.
According to your textbook, one of the reasons for women's greater longevity is: - correct answer ✔A
woman's hormones give her a more efficient immune system.
sarcopenia - correct answer ✔The condition of age-related loss of muscle is called:
Which of the following statements is true regarding the elderly and cognitive function - correct answer
✔Older brains are able to rejuvenate and rewire themselves to compensate for losses.
Which of the following is a reason for the elderly doing poorly on measures of formal reasoning ability? -
correct answer ✔examine effective and psychological components associated
