Athabasca Unit 4 Psych 381 Questions With Complete
Solutions
. Gottman's research on the predictors of early divorce and later
divorce found that
Select one:
a. positive emotion was an important predictor.
b. predictors might not apply across all income levels.
c. negative emotion was an important predictor.
d. all alternatives are true. Correct Answer d. all alternatives
are true.
. Referring to older adults as golden agers or senile are examples
of
Select one:
a. social scripts.
b. stereotypes.
c. situational attributions.
d. causal attributions. Correct Answer b. stereotypes.
1. According to Brandtstadter, a person who uses all sorts of
memory aids (e.g., a PDA and a Franklin planner) because they
pride themselves on not forgetting appointments is said to be
engaging in
Select one:
a. primary control.
b. secondary control.
c. assimilative activities.
d. emotion-focused coping. Correct Answer c. assimilative
activities.
,1. According to research by Blanchard-Fields and colleagues,
which age group made more dispositional attributions when
assessing the behaviour of others in presented situations?
Select one:
a. adolescents
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. older adults Correct Answer d. older adults
1. According to research by Blanchard-Fields and colleagues,
which age group made more dispositional attributions when
assessing the behaviour of others in presented situations?
Select one:
a. adolescents
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. older adults Correct Answer d. older adults
1. According to the text, ______ vulnerable older adults are at
risk for some type of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Select one:
a. 1 out of 5
b. 1 out of 4
c. 1 out of 3
d. 1 out of 6 Correct Answer b. 1 out of 4
1. Alice has misplaced her keys (which rarely happens), but her
grandchildren are very worried that something might be wrong
with grandma. Never mind that her granddaughter has done the
same thing three times this week. The above is an example of
Select one:
, a. an age-based double standard.
b. an age-based stereotype.
c. the beginning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
d. senility Correct Answer a. an age-based double standard.
1. Dixon and colleagues found that when older adults worked
together to recall a story
Select one:
a. they confused each other.
b. their performance was better than as individuals working
alone.
c. they each remembered different aspects of the story.
d. they only remembered certain aspects of the story and
completely forgot other aspects. Correct Answer b. their
performance was better than as individuals working alone.
1. Gottman's research on the predictors of early divorce and later
divorce found that
Select one:
a. positive emotion was an important predictor.
b. predictors might not apply across all income levels.
c. negative emotion was an important predictor.
d. all alternatives are true. Correct Answer d. all alternatives
are true.
1. Hess and Pullen (1994) studied impression formation and
found that, when negative information was provided after an
initial positive portrayal of a person, older adults
Select one:
a. were likely to change their initial impression.
b. were not likely to change their initial impression.
Solutions
. Gottman's research on the predictors of early divorce and later
divorce found that
Select one:
a. positive emotion was an important predictor.
b. predictors might not apply across all income levels.
c. negative emotion was an important predictor.
d. all alternatives are true. Correct Answer d. all alternatives
are true.
. Referring to older adults as golden agers or senile are examples
of
Select one:
a. social scripts.
b. stereotypes.
c. situational attributions.
d. causal attributions. Correct Answer b. stereotypes.
1. According to Brandtstadter, a person who uses all sorts of
memory aids (e.g., a PDA and a Franklin planner) because they
pride themselves on not forgetting appointments is said to be
engaging in
Select one:
a. primary control.
b. secondary control.
c. assimilative activities.
d. emotion-focused coping. Correct Answer c. assimilative
activities.
,1. According to research by Blanchard-Fields and colleagues,
which age group made more dispositional attributions when
assessing the behaviour of others in presented situations?
Select one:
a. adolescents
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. older adults Correct Answer d. older adults
1. According to research by Blanchard-Fields and colleagues,
which age group made more dispositional attributions when
assessing the behaviour of others in presented situations?
Select one:
a. adolescents
b. young adults
c. middle-aged adults
d. older adults Correct Answer d. older adults
1. According to the text, ______ vulnerable older adults are at
risk for some type of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Select one:
a. 1 out of 5
b. 1 out of 4
c. 1 out of 3
d. 1 out of 6 Correct Answer b. 1 out of 4
1. Alice has misplaced her keys (which rarely happens), but her
grandchildren are very worried that something might be wrong
with grandma. Never mind that her granddaughter has done the
same thing three times this week. The above is an example of
Select one:
, a. an age-based double standard.
b. an age-based stereotype.
c. the beginning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
d. senility Correct Answer a. an age-based double standard.
1. Dixon and colleagues found that when older adults worked
together to recall a story
Select one:
a. they confused each other.
b. their performance was better than as individuals working
alone.
c. they each remembered different aspects of the story.
d. they only remembered certain aspects of the story and
completely forgot other aspects. Correct Answer b. their
performance was better than as individuals working alone.
1. Gottman's research on the predictors of early divorce and later
divorce found that
Select one:
a. positive emotion was an important predictor.
b. predictors might not apply across all income levels.
c. negative emotion was an important predictor.
d. all alternatives are true. Correct Answer d. all alternatives
are true.
1. Hess and Pullen (1994) studied impression formation and
found that, when negative information was provided after an
initial positive portrayal of a person, older adults
Select one:
a. were likely to change their initial impression.
b. were not likely to change their initial impression.
