Question 1

According to studies,which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of foreplay
B)  Lack of sexual interest
C)  Partner non-cooperation
D)  Reduced muscular movementsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What percentage of Americans considers themselves to be religious?

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A)  Between 35 and 40 percent
B)  Not more than 55 percent
C)  More than 70 percent
D)  Almost 60 percentE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The gradual decline in men's testosterone levels in middle age can reduce their:

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A)  lung capacity.
B)  sexual drive.
C)  infertility.
D)  thyroid levels.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie?

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A)  Decline in intellectual abilities was more likely in the cross-sectional assessments than in the longitudinal assessments.
B)  When assessed longitudinally,inductive reasoning showed a consistent decline in the middle adulthood years.
C)  When assessed cross-sectionally,inductive reasoning increased until toward the end of middle adulthood.
D)  People reach a peak in their cognitive functioning for many intellectual skills in early adulthood.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood; provide an example of these changes.

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Question 6

From a recent U.S.survey,approximately what percentage of adults 40 to 59 years of age were obese?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent
B)  40 percent
C)  65 percent
D)  90 percentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent.
B)  45 percent.
C)  68 percent.
D)  93 percent.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

_____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Infectious disease
B)  Accident
C)  Chronic disease
D)  HomicideE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood,_____ intelligence continues to increase.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid
B)  semantic
C)  crystallized
D)  multipleE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What percentage of the U.S.population is older than 65 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent
B)  12 percent
C)  22 percent
D)  23 percentE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

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Question 12

In middle age,the role of work _____ in people's lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  is downplayed
B)  is very central
C)  lessens
D)  is of moderate importanceE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late sixties/early seventies:

Accepted Answer

A)  a significant increase in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood.
B)  spirituality peaked in late middle adulthood.
C)  there was no significant change in spirituality from late middle to late adulthood.
D)  a dramatic decrease in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.

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A)  loses; loses
B)  loses; gains
C)  gains; gains
D)  gains; losesE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Toby has the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects and rotate them.Toby's ability is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial orientation.
B)  inductive reasoning.
C)  verbal ability.
D)  perceptual speed.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the book Man's Search for Meaning,where he proposed that the human qualities of spirituality,freedom,and responsibility were the key to finding one's true meaning in life (and death).

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Question 17

____ refers to ability to understand ideas expressed in words.

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal comprehension
B)  Verbal memory
C)  Implicit memory
D)  Spatial orientationE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

_____ training for six months reduced menopausal symptoms in a group of sedentary women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aerobic
B)  Psychological
C)  Cultural
D)  CognitiveE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

Accepted Answer

A)  sarcoma
B)  osteopenia
C)  osteoporosis
D)  sarcopeniaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as:

Accepted Answer

A)  late adulthood.
B)  early midlife.
C)  late midlife.
D)  early adulthood.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as:

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Toby has the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects and rotate them.Toby's ability is known as:

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This Austrian psychiatrist,a concentration camp survivor,wrote the book Man's Search for Meaning,where he proposed that the human qualities of spirituality,freedom,and responsibility were the key to finding one's true meaning in life (and death).

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According to studies,which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

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Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie?

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_____ training for six months reduced menopausal symptoms in a group of sedentary women.

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Identify three of the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood; provide an example of these changes.

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The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

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John Horn maintains that in middle adulthood,_____ intelligence continues to increase.

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From a recent U.S.survey,approximately what percentage of adults 40 to 59 years of age were obese?

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The gradual decline in men's testosterone levels in middle age can reduce their:

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The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.

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In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late sixties/early seventies:

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Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

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____ refers to ability to understand ideas expressed in words.

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In middle age,the role of work _____ in people's lives.

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_____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.

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The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

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What percentage of the U.S.population is older than 65 years?

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What percentage of Americans considers themselves to be religious?

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