Psychology Quiz 9 – Flashcards
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Generally, early adulthood is characterized by _____ health
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optimal
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What is decreasing in the U.S. higher education system?
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critical thinking, analysis , and communication
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Once a person has reached adulthood, the vital capacity of his or her lungs drops about 4 percent:
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per decade
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According to the 2011 research conducted by Pryor et al, the number one reason more than 9 out of 10 U.S. students cite for selecting a major is based on:
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money
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Compared to college students 30 years ago, more students today are:
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focusing on career preparation
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The term massification means that:
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the idea that college could benefit everyone
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In almost every developed nation today, it is true that _____ are college students.
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more than half
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Genevieve is about to complete her bachelor's degree. If she is typical, once she is established in her career she will earn approximately _____ more per year than a peer without a college degree.
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$20,000
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Middle aged men and women in committed, monogamous relationships are MOST likely to be _____ with their sex lives.
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"extremely satisfied"
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Compared to individuals without a college education, those with a college education tend to be:
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healthier / live longer / have more wealth
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Low birth weight, undernutrition in infancy, and rapid weight gain in early childhood are associated with _____ in emerging adulthood.
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Shorter height, reduced body functioning, and higher risk of disease
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If he is typical, a 45-year-old man will probably state that he feels _____ his chronological age.
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5 or 10 years younger
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Malek is 45 years old. Research indicates that it will take him approximately _____ times as long to impregnate a woman now than it would have when he was 20 years younger.
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5
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Infertility is defined as being unable to conceive after _____ months of trying to get pregnant.
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12
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Approximately 15 percent of U.S. couples are:
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infertile, some because they have postponed childbearing and another 15 percent of couples choose not to have children
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In approximately _____ of cases, the cause of a couple's infertility can be traced to the man.
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about one third
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During the past 40 years, advances in medicine have solved about half of all:
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fertility problems
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What percentage of contemporary U.S. adults will never make a marriage-like commitment?
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less than 10%
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Of adults born before 1940, what percentage got married?
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96%
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Adults now marry later in life, which is most often the result of:
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more a shift in timing and formality than a rejection of partnership
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After children have grown, MOST couples find that:
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have adequate time for their relationship
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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 in the United States
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According to the text, the most current U.S. census _____ the number of U.S. households headed by a same-sex couples.
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0.6%
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There was a 31 percent increase in the number of same-sex couples in the United States between 2000 and 2006, probably because:
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more such couples openly declared themselves as such .
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One of the MOST influential factors in divorce is:
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time and circumstances, because one half of couples believe that he or she would be happier not married
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Emerging adulthood has traditionally been the optimal time for hard physical work, athletic achievement, and:
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successful reproduction
