Gerontology Final Exam questions
with correct answers graded A+
Which of the following is not part of the definition of senescence? - correct answer ✔✔Old age
can be a period of renewal and increased wisdom.
A subfield of gerontology is: - correct answer ✔✔social gerontology
Social gerontologists are concerned mainly with the _____ of aging. - correct answer ✔✔social
component
Which of the following is not a factor associated with successful aging? - correct answer
✔✔accepting compulsory retirement
Which of the following statements is true about the frail elderly? - correct answer ✔✔They
depend on others for carrying out their daily activities.
A good example of functional age is: - correct answer ✔✔at the age of 58, no longer being able
to run 20 miles.
Which of the following is not an example of chronological age? - correct answer ✔✔well old at
any age
Chronological age poses a problem in social gerontology because it: - correct answer ✔✔lumps
people of different generations together.
,Which of the following statements is true about subjective age identity? - correct answer ✔✔It
appears to be influenced by the social class of an individual.
Mrs. Martin recently became a grandmother. The best term to define the change in her life is: -
correct answer ✔✔social role
Which of the following is not one of the functional categories devised by gerontologists? -
correct answer ✔✔employed elderly
Functional age may be measured by: - correct answer ✔✔level of activity
Why do women tend to associate more negative connotations with aging than do men? -
correct answer ✔✔Women are evaluated on physical attractiveness and reproductive potential,
and aging affects both.
Gerontologists define a "cohort" as the: - correct answer ✔✔the millennials
Cohort aging refers to: - correct answer ✔✔the continuous advancement of a cohort to one age
category to another over the life span.
The term "ageism" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔systematic stereotyping of and discrimination
against people because they are old.
All of the following are examples of the double standard of aging by gender except: - correct
answer ✔✔men are more likely to be evaluated for their sexual appeal and women for
emotional support.
Research has found that television: - correct answer ✔✔ads have improved significantly in the
way they depict older people.
, Which of the following is not a stereotype of older adults? - correct answer ✔✔The majority of
men and women are out of the labor force by age 62.
Which of the following statements is true about education? - correct answer ✔✔Younger
minorities are much more likely than their elders to have a college degree.
Which of the following was not part of the experience of the sent-down youth in China? -
correct answer ✔✔Most started out on the upper end of the occupational ladder.
A disadvantage of longitudinal research studies is that they: - correct answer ✔✔have a
tendency to be biased as some people drop out over a period of time.
Which of the following is NOT an example of life course transition in the family sphere? - correct
answer ✔✔entering full-time employment
The term "age timetables" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔the expected timing or deadline for
life events
Which of the following is not a technique used in qualitative research? - correct answer
✔✔interviewing individuals using a survey instrument
The longitudinal research design that focuses on the role that social support and personal
relationships play in healthy aging is _____. - correct answer ✔✔the National Social Life, Health
and Aging Project
According to research, support for gay marriage was lowest among: - correct answer ✔✔the
Silent Generation
with correct answers graded A+
Which of the following is not part of the definition of senescence? - correct answer ✔✔Old age
can be a period of renewal and increased wisdom.
A subfield of gerontology is: - correct answer ✔✔social gerontology
Social gerontologists are concerned mainly with the _____ of aging. - correct answer ✔✔social
component
Which of the following is not a factor associated with successful aging? - correct answer
✔✔accepting compulsory retirement
Which of the following statements is true about the frail elderly? - correct answer ✔✔They
depend on others for carrying out their daily activities.
A good example of functional age is: - correct answer ✔✔at the age of 58, no longer being able
to run 20 miles.
Which of the following is not an example of chronological age? - correct answer ✔✔well old at
any age
Chronological age poses a problem in social gerontology because it: - correct answer ✔✔lumps
people of different generations together.
,Which of the following statements is true about subjective age identity? - correct answer ✔✔It
appears to be influenced by the social class of an individual.
Mrs. Martin recently became a grandmother. The best term to define the change in her life is: -
correct answer ✔✔social role
Which of the following is not one of the functional categories devised by gerontologists? -
correct answer ✔✔employed elderly
Functional age may be measured by: - correct answer ✔✔level of activity
Why do women tend to associate more negative connotations with aging than do men? -
correct answer ✔✔Women are evaluated on physical attractiveness and reproductive potential,
and aging affects both.
Gerontologists define a "cohort" as the: - correct answer ✔✔the millennials
Cohort aging refers to: - correct answer ✔✔the continuous advancement of a cohort to one age
category to another over the life span.
The term "ageism" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔systematic stereotyping of and discrimination
against people because they are old.
All of the following are examples of the double standard of aging by gender except: - correct
answer ✔✔men are more likely to be evaluated for their sexual appeal and women for
emotional support.
Research has found that television: - correct answer ✔✔ads have improved significantly in the
way they depict older people.
, Which of the following is not a stereotype of older adults? - correct answer ✔✔The majority of
men and women are out of the labor force by age 62.
Which of the following statements is true about education? - correct answer ✔✔Younger
minorities are much more likely than their elders to have a college degree.
Which of the following was not part of the experience of the sent-down youth in China? -
correct answer ✔✔Most started out on the upper end of the occupational ladder.
A disadvantage of longitudinal research studies is that they: - correct answer ✔✔have a
tendency to be biased as some people drop out over a period of time.
Which of the following is NOT an example of life course transition in the family sphere? - correct
answer ✔✔entering full-time employment
The term "age timetables" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔the expected timing or deadline for
life events
Which of the following is not a technique used in qualitative research? - correct answer
✔✔interviewing individuals using a survey instrument
The longitudinal research design that focuses on the role that social support and personal
relationships play in healthy aging is _____. - correct answer ✔✔the National Social Life, Health
and Aging Project
According to research, support for gay marriage was lowest among: - correct answer ✔✔the
Silent Generation
