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In a study of Hispanic college students, those who most likely to maintain their ethnic identity, deflect stereotype threat, and be good students were those who:

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resisted alienation and assimilation.

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In the stereotype-threat study in which college students were taught about intelligence research, which group showed the most improvement in attitudes about academic achievement and grades?

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African American students who were taught that intelligence is plastic.

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According to theory of stereotype threat, thinking that one may be negatively compared to another group is MOST apt to:

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cause one to underperform.

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Compared to 1970, today's college population in developed countries worldwide:

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is more diverse.

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A shift from "problem solving" to "problem finding" reflects the development of:

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postformal thought.

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According to Erikson, the stage of intimacy versus isolation:

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reflects the desire to share one's life with someone else.

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The term massification means that:

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college could benefit everyone.

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Most contemporary cognitive scientists _____ Piaget's last stage of cognitive development (formal operational).

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find fault with

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According to Erikson, once an emerging adult has established a sense of identity, he or she needs to resolve which crisis?

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intimacy versus isolation

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A person between the ages of 18 and 25 is entering a stage developmentalists call:

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emerging adulthood.

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Which type of intelligence is usually MOST valued during high school and college?

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analytic

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Janyce, a 50-year-old woman, has several stressors in her life, so she turns to her friends in order to deal with the pressure. Which statement BEST explains the physiological phenomenon associated with her method of coping?

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Her body is producing oxytocin, a hormone that encourages caring interactions.

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Research studies on alcohol use have shown that:

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moderate use of alcohol may increase longevity.

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Implementation is quitting a habit according to plan. When is implementation most successful?

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tackling one habit at a time

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Creative intelligence requires _____ thinking.

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divergent

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Experts tend to be intuitive, automatic, ______, and ______ in their thinking.

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strategic; flexible

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The Flynn effect is MOST likely due to changes in:

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nutrition, education, and health.

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The Flynn effect refers to the:

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rise in average IQ over the generations.

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Over the long run, ______ intelligence is prized whenever life circumstances change or new challenges arise.

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creative

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In which coping style do people try to change their attitude about a stressor?

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emotion-focused

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How many stages of development did Abraham Maslow describe?

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5

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After a recent divorce, Cheryl is entering the workforce after many years off. As a single parent with three children, she needs a livable wage, good benefits, and a retirement plan. She is focused on the _____ of work.

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extrinsic rewards

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Current objective research data from a large, randomly selected sample of same-sex partners is:

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not yet available.

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Getting married, having children, and living in separate residences increases the likelihood of _____ sibling relationships in adulthood.

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improving

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Research has shown that the _____ -- a period of unusual anxiety, reexamination, and transformation during middle adulthood proposed by Levinson -- has more to do with historical circumstances than actual age.

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midlife crisis

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Although Erikson's stages of psychosocial development are sequential, the search for identity that begins in the stage of identity versus role diffusion:

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is ongoing throughout adulthood.

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Approximately what proportion of adults in North America become stepparents, foster parents, or adoptive parents?

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one-third

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Emily is her family's kinkeeper. This means that she assumes responsibility for:

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gathering the family for holidays and disseminating information

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John and Angela have been married for 6 years. According to research on linked lives like theirs, which statement is most likely true?

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John now works more hours than before he was married.

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The Big Five personality traits were identified more than 30 years ago; now a proposed sixth trait, called _____, has been observed.

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dependence on others

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The consequences of particular diseases are features of:

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secondary aging.

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Verna has dementia. Her motor control and memory have been impacted, though their impairment is not the most significant symptom of her condition. The most significant symptom is her loss of inhibition, evident in her chronic gambling. Verna most likely has:

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Lewy body dementia.

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After seeing a specialist, Jack started taking a medicine for his heart that led to digestive problems. He saw a different doctor for that issue and was prescribed another drug, which led to headaches. Yet another doctor prescribed another drug for his headaches. Jack has just experienced:

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a prescribing cascade.

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Now that Hank is 75, he uses selective optimization with compensation while driving. For example, he:

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drives more slowly.

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What happens to bones with age?

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They become more porous

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According to the information-processing approach to cognition, which of the following is another term for the "sensing" stage of cognition?

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input

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When Alzheimer disease sets in early and impacts those under age 60, death typically occurs around _____ years after the first signs of the disease appear.

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3 to 5

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Which of the following does NOT characterize self-actualization?

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the longing for secure and stable home

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The estimated number of U.S. residents with living with dementia at around _____ million.

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4

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The condition known as "fragile bones" is called:

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osteoporosis.

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Approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 60 and 69 have dementia?

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1

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Which of the following behaviors is a characteristic of frontal lobe dementias?

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deterioration of social behavior

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The wear-and-tear theory of aging is weakened by the fact that:

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many body functions benefit from use.

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Autopsies show that the brains of Alzheimer victims:

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have a proliferation of plaques and tangles.

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Otto, age 81, just relayed a news story to his friends over coffee, but cannot remember where he heard or read about the tale. Otto has:

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source amnesia.

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Maximum life span is defined as the:

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upper limit to which members of a species can live.

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The leading cause of death for the oldest-old is:

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pneumonia.

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Control processes depend on which part of the brain?

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prefrontal cortex

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