FAD3220 Exam 3 Questions Complete
Solutions A Pass
physical changes - Answer- ✔✔can be natural aging or due to lifestyle choices such as
exercise, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption
physical changes in women - Answer- ✔✔women are pressured to keep a youthful look
as they age
osteoporosis - Answer- ✔✔a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and
thin, often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
vision in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔age 40, visual acuity begins to decline
visual acuity - Answer- ✔✔the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and
distant objects
prebyopia - Answer- ✔✔loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer- ✔✔a condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced
hearing in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔hearing declines in acuity, not as severe as
vision. environmental factors can cause hearing damages. or it can be due to aging,
loss of cilia or hair cells in the inner ear.
presbycusis - Answer- ✔✔loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
sound localization - Answer- ✔✔have trouble identifying the direction and origin of a
sound
female climacteric - Answer- ✔✔the period that marks the transition from being able to
bear children to being unable to do so
menopause - Answer- ✔✔the cessation of menstruation
perimenopause - Answer- ✔✔describes this period prior to menopause when hormone
production begins to change.
male climacteric - Answer- ✔✔the period of physical and psychological change relating
to the male reproductive system that occurs during late middle age
, type A behavior patten - Answer- ✔✔characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and
a tendency toward frustration and hostility
polyphasic activities - Answer- ✔✔type A; multiple activities carried out simultaneously.
type B behavior pattern - Answer- ✔✔characterized by non-competitiveness, patience,
and a lack of aggression.
fluid intelligence - Answer- ✔✔reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning,
and memory
crystallized intelligence - Answer- ✔✔the accumulation of information, skills, and
strategies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in
problem-solving situations
selective optimization - Answer- ✔✔the process by which people concentrate on
particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas
sensory memory - Answer- ✔✔an initial, momentary storage of information
short term memory - Answer- ✔✔holds memory for 15 to 25 seconds.
long term memory - Answer- ✔✔rehearsed memory that is held relatively permanent
memory in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔memory tends to decline. sensory and short
term do no decline but longterm does
schemas - Answer- ✔✔organized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - Answer- ✔✔formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
normative-crisis models - Answer- ✔✔the approach to personality development that is
based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises
life events models - Answer- ✔✔the approach to personality development that is based
on the timing of particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se
generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer- ✔✔according to Erikson, the stage during
middle adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society
midlife crisis - Answer- ✔✔a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
Solutions A Pass
physical changes - Answer- ✔✔can be natural aging or due to lifestyle choices such as
exercise, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption
physical changes in women - Answer- ✔✔women are pressured to keep a youthful look
as they age
osteoporosis - Answer- ✔✔a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and
thin, often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
vision in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔age 40, visual acuity begins to decline
visual acuity - Answer- ✔✔the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and
distant objects
prebyopia - Answer- ✔✔loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer- ✔✔a condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced
hearing in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔hearing declines in acuity, not as severe as
vision. environmental factors can cause hearing damages. or it can be due to aging,
loss of cilia or hair cells in the inner ear.
presbycusis - Answer- ✔✔loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
sound localization - Answer- ✔✔have trouble identifying the direction and origin of a
sound
female climacteric - Answer- ✔✔the period that marks the transition from being able to
bear children to being unable to do so
menopause - Answer- ✔✔the cessation of menstruation
perimenopause - Answer- ✔✔describes this period prior to menopause when hormone
production begins to change.
male climacteric - Answer- ✔✔the period of physical and psychological change relating
to the male reproductive system that occurs during late middle age
, type A behavior patten - Answer- ✔✔characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and
a tendency toward frustration and hostility
polyphasic activities - Answer- ✔✔type A; multiple activities carried out simultaneously.
type B behavior pattern - Answer- ✔✔characterized by non-competitiveness, patience,
and a lack of aggression.
fluid intelligence - Answer- ✔✔reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning,
and memory
crystallized intelligence - Answer- ✔✔the accumulation of information, skills, and
strategies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in
problem-solving situations
selective optimization - Answer- ✔✔the process by which people concentrate on
particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas
sensory memory - Answer- ✔✔an initial, momentary storage of information
short term memory - Answer- ✔✔holds memory for 15 to 25 seconds.
long term memory - Answer- ✔✔rehearsed memory that is held relatively permanent
memory in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔memory tends to decline. sensory and short
term do no decline but longterm does
schemas - Answer- ✔✔organized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - Answer- ✔✔formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
normative-crisis models - Answer- ✔✔the approach to personality development that is
based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises
life events models - Answer- ✔✔the approach to personality development that is based
on the timing of particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se
generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer- ✔✔according to Erikson, the stage during
middle adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society
midlife crisis - Answer- ✔✔a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
