TEST BANK ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING CAVANAUGH 7TH EDITION

1. Dismissing an older person's account of their physical aches and pains by saying "What do you expect for someone your age?" is a form of a. ageism. b. gerontology. c. life-span perspective. d. age effects. ANSWER: a REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging? KEYWORDS: Applied 2. The cohort of individuals born between the years 1946 and 1964 are, on average, a. the most active and healthiest generation to reach old age in history. b. most likely to be unemployed during the retirement years. c. more likely to experience ageism than any other cohort in history. d. most likely to be in poor health in older age. ANSWER: a REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging? KEYWORDS: Conceptual 3. A manager of a department store tries to avoid hiring people over the age of 65 because he believes they cannot handle the stress and that they take longer to learn the job than people who are younger. The belief of the manager is known as a. contextualism. b. socialization. c. ageism. d. dysthmia. ANSWER: c REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging? KEYWORDS: Applied 4. Gerontology is a. the same thing as ageism. b. the study of prejudice and discrimination towards the elderly. c. the study of aging. d. the study of how chronic illnesses progress over time. ANSWER: c REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging? KEYWORDS: Conceptual