psych module 12 – Flashcards
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Physical exercise in late adulthood has been found to...
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enhance muscle strenghth
helps prevent heart disease
stimulates brain development
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A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a(n) ________ study
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longitudinal
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Researchers have discovered that the midlife transition between early and middle adulthood is characterized by unusually high levels of
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none of the feelings or events
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The preferred age for retirement is quite different in Mexico than in Western Europe. This best illustrates that ________ differs from culture to culture
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the social clock
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There is very little relationship between the age of an adult and his or her
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level of life satisfaction
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Menopause involves a decline in
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fertility
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Judson is a 70-year-old retired automobile mechanic. In contrast to when he was 20, he now probably
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is less suceptible to catching colds
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The tips of chromosomes that wear down as we age are called
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telomeres
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As adults grow older, they are most likely to show a decline in their ability to remember
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nonsense syllables
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According to Erikson, older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of
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integrity
