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What research method/design is most appropriate for
looking at aging, form the life course perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
A) Longitudinal Research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis
The most persistent view of aging in society reflects
continuous deterioration and decline, thus forming
the basis for age-based prejudice known as:
D) Ageism A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation
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The transition out of social roles, such as widowhood
and retirement, is referred to as:
A) Unsuccessful aging
E) Role loss B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss
"Excess disability" involves experiencing more
disability than necessary because the environment in
which one lives is either too challenging or not
A) True
challenging enough.
A) True
B) False
The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's
retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those
B) Growing market for
over age 50
business comprised of
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior
those over age 50
discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among
people over age 50
E) None of the above
How should people prepare for old age, according to
de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
D) Live a committed,
B) Choose the place where they will retire
justified life
C) Acquire hobbies
D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above
Older women tend to have higher levels of religious
participation and belief than do men.
A) True
A) True
B) False
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The main components of "successful aging" include
which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
D) All of the above B) Maintaining mental and physical function
C) Continuing engagement with life
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
The Hayflick Limit refers to which of the following
processes?
A) HeLa cells continue to divide and grow.
B) Normal human cells B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go
grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell divisions.
through a limited number C) Aging is regulated by glandular cells, perhaps of
of cell divisions. the hypothalamus, thymus, or pituitary gland.
D) Waste products and other harmful substances
build up in the cells.
E) None of the above
Although cultural stereotypes suggest that women
are more biologically fragile than men, the Gompertz
law indicates that women and men are equally likely
B) False
to die.
A) True
B) False
The concepts of morbidity and disability can be used
interchangeably—they mean the same thing when
B) False considering the compression of morbidity hypothesis.
A) True
B) False
International research on health trends in later life
provides consistent results across countries.
B) False
A) True
B) False
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What research method/design is most appropriate for
looking at aging, form the life course perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
A) Longitudinal Research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis
The most persistent view of aging in society reflects
continuous deterioration and decline, thus forming
the basis for age-based prejudice known as:
D) Ageism A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation
https://quizlet.com/1002871594/hesi-gerontology-final-exam-2025-2-different-versions-200-questions-and-correct-answers-already-graded-a-flash-ca… 1/19
,2/7/25, 5:21 PM HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025 | 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS | 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY…
The transition out of social roles, such as widowhood
and retirement, is referred to as:
A) Unsuccessful aging
E) Role loss B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss
"Excess disability" involves experiencing more
disability than necessary because the environment in
which one lives is either too challenging or not
A) True
challenging enough.
A) True
B) False
The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's
retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those
B) Growing market for
over age 50
business comprised of
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior
those over age 50
discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among
people over age 50
E) None of the above
How should people prepare for old age, according to
de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
D) Live a committed,
B) Choose the place where they will retire
justified life
C) Acquire hobbies
D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above
Older women tend to have higher levels of religious
participation and belief than do men.
A) True
A) True
B) False
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The main components of "successful aging" include
which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
D) All of the above B) Maintaining mental and physical function
C) Continuing engagement with life
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
The Hayflick Limit refers to which of the following
processes?
A) HeLa cells continue to divide and grow.
B) Normal human cells B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go
grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell divisions.
through a limited number C) Aging is regulated by glandular cells, perhaps of
of cell divisions. the hypothalamus, thymus, or pituitary gland.
D) Waste products and other harmful substances
build up in the cells.
E) None of the above
Although cultural stereotypes suggest that women
are more biologically fragile than men, the Gompertz
law indicates that women and men are equally likely
B) False
to die.
A) True
B) False
The concepts of morbidity and disability can be used
interchangeably—they mean the same thing when
B) False considering the compression of morbidity hypothesis.
A) True
B) False
International research on health trends in later life
provides consistent results across countries.
B) False
A) True
B) False
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