CFS FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Microsystem - Answers - Closest to the person, direct and regular contact, reciprocal
and bi-directional relationship
Family, school, work, neighborhood - Answers - What are some Microsystem
examples?
Mesosystem - Answers - Layers/mechanisms that connect microsystems, connect
Microsystems when normally would not be interrelated
Child's birthday party, work party, parent-teacher conference - Answers - What are
some Mesosystem examples?
Exosystems - Answers - External social layer, larger social system, no direct contact,
affect a person's microsystems
Government, social services, economics, parents' workplace - Answers - What are
some Exosystem examples?
Macrosystem - Answers - Outermost social layer, often understood as intangible
influences, no direct contact, affect a person's exo- and micro- influences
Cultural Values, religious beliefs, ideologies, wars - Answers - What are some
Macrosystem examples?
Chronosystem - Answers - Changes in the systems across time, considers
developmental, societal, economic changes
Growing up/aging, technical advancements, job loss - Answers - What are some
Chronosystem examples?
Primary aging - Answers - Aging that is normative and mostly genetic (cause of aging)
Secondary aging - Answers - Aging that is nonnormative and mostly environmental
(correlated with aging)
Oxidative damage (stress), genetic limits, caloric restriction - Answers - What are the
three main theories of primary aging?
Oxidative damage - Answers - Aging theory that is random damage on cellular level
Genetic limits - Answers - Aging theory that states every species has a characteristic
maximum lifespan set by genetic program
, Caloric restriction - Answers - Aging theory that delays osteoporosis, preserves
cognition, delays sarcopenia, protects against arthritis, protects colon health, protects
against cardiovascular health, etc.
Openness to Experience (Intellect), Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness,
Neuroticism (Emotional Stability) - Answers - What are the five factors in the Big Five
Factor Model?
Flynn Effect - Answers - An increase in average IQ scores over the 20th century
Gender Stereotypes - Answers - Sets of shared, often inaccurate and inflexible beliefs
about what all men and all women have in common.
Instrumental qualities - Answers - Male stereotype?
Communal qualities - Answers - Female stereotype?
Men - Answers - Which gender experiences more trauma?
Women - Answers - Which gender is more likely to develop PTSD?
Identity exploration, instability, self-focused, feeling in-between, possibilities - Answers
- What are the five distinct characteristics of emerging adulthood according to Arnett?
Attachment - Answers - Strong affectional bond between infant and primary caregiver
and inferred by behavior
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory - Answers - More meaningful social relationships
are preferred with age
Convoy Model - Answers - Ever-changing network of social relationships throughout
life, "reciprocal and developmental"
Response-oriented (Selye, 1936) - Answers - Theory of stress that focuses on
physiological reactions,
assuming that stress depended only on the intensity of the stressor
Stimulus-oriented (Holmes & Rahe, 1967) - Answers - Theory of stress that focuses on
both positive (eustress) and negative (distress) events contribute to stress,
accumulation of events
Interactionist - Answers - Both the response and stimulated oriented theories
Young adulthood - Answers - Which period of adult development has the highest
concentration of role transitions?
Microsystem - Answers - Closest to the person, direct and regular contact, reciprocal
and bi-directional relationship
Family, school, work, neighborhood - Answers - What are some Microsystem
examples?
Mesosystem - Answers - Layers/mechanisms that connect microsystems, connect
Microsystems when normally would not be interrelated
Child's birthday party, work party, parent-teacher conference - Answers - What are
some Mesosystem examples?
Exosystems - Answers - External social layer, larger social system, no direct contact,
affect a person's microsystems
Government, social services, economics, parents' workplace - Answers - What are
some Exosystem examples?
Macrosystem - Answers - Outermost social layer, often understood as intangible
influences, no direct contact, affect a person's exo- and micro- influences
Cultural Values, religious beliefs, ideologies, wars - Answers - What are some
Macrosystem examples?
Chronosystem - Answers - Changes in the systems across time, considers
developmental, societal, economic changes
Growing up/aging, technical advancements, job loss - Answers - What are some
Chronosystem examples?
Primary aging - Answers - Aging that is normative and mostly genetic (cause of aging)
Secondary aging - Answers - Aging that is nonnormative and mostly environmental
(correlated with aging)
Oxidative damage (stress), genetic limits, caloric restriction - Answers - What are the
three main theories of primary aging?
Oxidative damage - Answers - Aging theory that is random damage on cellular level
Genetic limits - Answers - Aging theory that states every species has a characteristic
maximum lifespan set by genetic program
, Caloric restriction - Answers - Aging theory that delays osteoporosis, preserves
cognition, delays sarcopenia, protects against arthritis, protects colon health, protects
against cardiovascular health, etc.
Openness to Experience (Intellect), Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness,
Neuroticism (Emotional Stability) - Answers - What are the five factors in the Big Five
Factor Model?
Flynn Effect - Answers - An increase in average IQ scores over the 20th century
Gender Stereotypes - Answers - Sets of shared, often inaccurate and inflexible beliefs
about what all men and all women have in common.
Instrumental qualities - Answers - Male stereotype?
Communal qualities - Answers - Female stereotype?
Men - Answers - Which gender experiences more trauma?
Women - Answers - Which gender is more likely to develop PTSD?
Identity exploration, instability, self-focused, feeling in-between, possibilities - Answers
- What are the five distinct characteristics of emerging adulthood according to Arnett?
Attachment - Answers - Strong affectional bond between infant and primary caregiver
and inferred by behavior
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory - Answers - More meaningful social relationships
are preferred with age
Convoy Model - Answers - Ever-changing network of social relationships throughout
life, "reciprocal and developmental"
Response-oriented (Selye, 1936) - Answers - Theory of stress that focuses on
physiological reactions,
assuming that stress depended only on the intensity of the stressor
Stimulus-oriented (Holmes & Rahe, 1967) - Answers - Theory of stress that focuses on
both positive (eustress) and negative (distress) events contribute to stress,
accumulation of events
Interactionist - Answers - Both the response and stimulated oriented theories
Young adulthood - Answers - Which period of adult development has the highest
concentration of role transitions?
