HDFS 201 Week 9 – Flashcards

If he is typical, a forty-five-year-old man will probably state that he feels ____________ his chronological age a. significantly older than b. exactly c. half d. five to ten years younger than

The first visible signs of senescence are usually observed in a person's a. eyes b. gait c. skin d. posture

Janice, who is fifty-five years old, needed to get three projects done by the end of the week at work. When she was younger, she would have worked on all three projects more or less at the same time. Now that she is older, however, Janice needs to work on one project at a time. Janice's current inability to multitask is due to changes in her a. flexibility b. expertise c. brain d. vision

In an aging brain, a. neurons fire faster b. reaction time lengthens c. brain size increases d. multitasking becomes easier

The term andropause, or "male menopause," is sometimes used to refer to a. the age-related induction in testosterone b. the sudden drop in testosterone that generally occurs at about age fifty c. the sudden loss in fertility in a middle-aged man d. impotence as a reaction to a wife's menopause

According to Sternberg, analytic intelligence involves a. the skills used in everyday problem solving b. abstract planning, focused attention, and verbal and logical skills c. the capacity to be intellectually flexible and innovative d. the accumulation of facts and knowledge as a result of experience

Baltes and Baltes found that adults use their intellectual strengths to offset their age-related declining abilities through the process of a. selective optimization with compensation b. maturation of compensation c. optimization of maturation and wisdom d. compensatory thinking

Intelligence that reflects accumulated learning is referred to as a. creative intelligence b. fluid intelligence c. practical intelligence d. crystallized intelligence

Which statement about fluid intelligence is TRUE? a. it includes the size of one's vocabulary b. it is the accumulation of facts c. it is quick and flexible d. it includes long-term memory for dates in history

Which of Sternberg's three forms of intelligence is sometimes called "street smarts"? a. practical b. general c. creative d. analytic

After children have grown, MOST couples find that a. less time is spent in shared activities b. their relationships improve c. there are more fights over equity in domestic work d. their financial strains are overwhelming

Kim moved across the country to advance her career. Though she moved alone, she soon developed a group of coworkers and friends who became like family to her. They served as her a. clique b. fictive kin c. social convoy d. kinkeeper

Mel is a retired stockbroker who enjoys tutoring children at the local YMCA after school. He is demonstrating the psychosocial stage of a. generativity vs stagnation b. industry vs inferiority c. identity vs. inferiority d. integrity vs. despair

Which personality trait tends to increase with age? a. agreeableness b. openness c. neuroticism d. extroversion

Since they are called on to help both the older and younger generations of the family, middle-aged adults have been called the a. kinkeepers b. sandwich generation c. midlife generation d. family caregivers