Question 1

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for the adult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nurturance
B)   Hostility
C)   Self-control
D)   Self-confidenceE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following statements about intergenerational relations is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Individuals who had conflicts with their parents in adolescence reported greater closeness with their parents in early adulthood.
B)   Similarity between parents and an adult child is most noticeable in religion and politics.
C)   Children who spent less time in shared activities with their parents earlier in their lives provided more support to their parents as they became older.
D)   Parents who smoked early and often, and who persisted in becoming regular smokers, were less likely to have adolescents who became smokers.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave home, because parents derive considerable satisfaction from their children.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Vaillant's research showed that at age 50, the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

Accepted Answer

A)   chronic depression and cardiovascular disease.
B)   diabetes and depression.
C)   alcohol abuse and smoking.
D)   smoking and obesity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have less control over?

Accepted Answer

A)   Finances
B)   Sex life
C)   Work
D)   MarriageE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The personality model that emphasizes the way a life-event influences an individual's development depends on the event as well as the mediating factors, the individual's adaptation to the life event, the life-stage context, and the sociohistorical context.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Whereas _____ is important in new relationships, especially in young adulthood, _____ becomes more important in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)   security; passion
B)   passion; security
C)   loyalty; security
D)   security; loyaltyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A study of healthy women ages 63 to 93 years old regarding their daily experiences revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)   older women reported more stressors.
B)   older women reported less frequent negative emotions.
C)   older women reported more overload stressors.
D)   younger women reported less anxiety.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following places individuals on a continuum from affectionate to reserved?

Accepted Answer

A)   Agreeableness
B)   Neuroticism
C)   Extraversion
D)   ConscientiousnessE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

According to Lachman, researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   early adulthood
B)   midlife
C)   adolescence
D)   late adulthoodE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The term not used in your textbook to describe middle-aged adults who care for their own adolescent or young adulthood children as well as their aging parents is the _____ generation.

Accepted Answer

A)   sandwich
B)   ambivalent
C)   squeezed
D)   overloadE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Alexis is feeling the stress of a major life event-her daughter's wedding. Her already high blood pressure is soaring, causing her to worry. The contemporary life-events approach would consider her health issues to be:

Accepted Answer

A)   a mediating factor.
B)   an adaptation factor.
C)   a life-stage context factor.
D)   a sociohistorical context factor.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Kaitlin told her daughter, "I just scored high on _____ on this personality test." Her daughter, a therapist, replied, "Well, you'll be happy to know that research shows you will experience less cognitive decline as you get older."

Accepted Answer

A)   agreeableness
B)   openness
C)   extraversion
D)   conscientiousnessE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

According to the Almeida and Horn study, which of the following is the difference in the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   Young adults experience daily stressors less frequently.
B)   Middle-aged adults experience fewer multiple stressors than older adults.
C)   Young adults were less physically reactive to work stressors.
D)   Middle-aged adults experienced more "overload" stressors.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

In a 2004 survey conducted by AARP, the primary reason middle-aged and older men cited for wanting a divorce was:

Accepted Answer

A)   cheating.
B)   different values and lifestyles.
C)   alcohol or drug abuse.
D)   no obvious problems; they just fell out of love.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Describe what is meant by a "sandwich generation" and a "pivot generation," highlighting how they are different.

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Question 17

Dylan's father just passed away. He knows that he needs to arrange care for his mother and prepare his parents' house for sale. Even though he has an overwhelming list of tasks, he has withdrawn by going hiking for the day. He is responding in a typically male:

Accepted Answer

A)   composed manner.
B)   fight-or-flight manner.
C)   stagnant manner.
D)   tend and befriend pattern.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In terms of divorce in middle age, women age 40 to 59 reported being more _____ following divorce than men who became divorced during this age period.

Accepted Answer

A)   lonely
B)   fulfilled
C)   confident
D)   excitedE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Describe gender differences in response to stress.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following places individuals on a continuum from secure to insecure?

Accepted Answer

A)   Agreeableness
B)   Neuroticism
C)   Extraversion
D)   ConscientiousnessE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

According to the Almeida and Horn study, which of the following is the difference in the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults?

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Describe what is meant by a "sandwich generation" and a "pivot generation," highlighting how they are different.

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Kaitlin told her daughter, "I just scored high on _____ on this personality test." Her daughter, a therapist, replied, "Well, you'll be happy to know that research shows you will experience less cognitive decline as you get older."

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The personality model that emphasizes the way a life-event influences an individual's development depends on the event as well as the mediating factors, the individual's adaptation to the life event, the life-stage context, and the sociohistorical context.

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According to Lachman, researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in _____.

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Alexis is feeling the stress of a major life event-her daughter's wedding. Her already high blood pressure is soaring, causing her to worry. The contemporary life-events approach would consider her health issues to be:

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The term not used in your textbook to describe middle-aged adults who care for their own adolescent or young adulthood children as well as their aging parents is the _____ generation.

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Which of the following places individuals on a continuum from secure to insecure?

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Describe gender differences in response to stress.

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Vaillant's research showed that at age 50, the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

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Which of the following places individuals on a continuum from affectionate to reserved?

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In terms of divorce in middle age, women age 40 to 59 reported being more _____ following divorce than men who became divorced during this age period.

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Dylan's father just passed away. He knows that he needs to arrange care for his mother and prepare his parents' house for sale. Even though he has an overwhelming list of tasks, he has withdrawn by going hiking for the day. He is responding in a typically male:

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In a 2004 survey conducted by AARP, the primary reason middle-aged and older men cited for wanting a divorce was:

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A decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave home, because parents derive considerable satisfaction from their children.

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Which of the following statements about intergenerational relations is TRUE?

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A study of healthy women ages 63 to 93 years old regarding their daily experiences revealed that:

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Which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have less control over?

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Whereas _____ is important in new relationships, especially in young adulthood, _____ becomes more important in middle adulthood.

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In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for the adult?

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