Lifespan Development UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Patrick is an emerging adult. For a time he lived with a group of friends from high school,
then he moved back home with his parents, and now he has an apartment of his own. Which
of the following characteristics of emerging adu...
Lifespan Development UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Patrick is an emerging adult. For a time he lived with a group of friends from high school,
then he moved back home with his parents, and now he has an apartment of his own. Which
of the following characteristics of emerging adulthood best describes Patrick's situation?:
a) age of possibility
b) self-focused age
c) age of identity explorations
d) age of instability - CORRECT ANSWER- d
The ability to overcome adverse environmental circumstances and achieve healthy
development despite those circumstances is ____________________.
a) determination
b) resistance
c) resilience
d) achievement - CORRECT ANSWER- c
Compared to those who do not attend college, emerging adults who obtain tertiary education
tend to have considerably ____________________.
a) milder temperament, more secure attachments, and happier long-lasting marriage
b) mediocre job success, a greater sense of identity, and a higher sense of self-worth
c) higher earnings, more mellow temperaments, and a greater sense of identity
d) higher earnings, occupational status, and career attainment over the long run - CORRECT
ANSWER- d
Which of the following is a category of James Marcia's identity status model in which the
individual lacks exploration and commitment to an identity?:
a) achievement
b) foreclosure
c) diffusion
d) moratorium - CORRECT ANSWER- c
,In the United States and Canada, as well as in northern European countries, cohabitation
before marriage is now experienced by at least ____________________ of emerging adults.
a) one-quarter
b) three-quarters
c) two-thirds
d) one third - CORRECT ANSWER- c
Your 35-year-old roommate has porcelain-colored skin and likes to have a tan for the
summer. She is also very concerned about looking as young as possible. What would be your
best advice regarding her skin?:
a) She should keep on tanning - it makes her look beautiful.
b) She should not worry; people who are white have skin that ages the slowest.
c) Exposing her skin to direct sunlight will prematurely age her skin.
d) She should make sure to use only SPF 10 sunscreen so that she can get the darkest tan. -
CORRECT ANSWER- c
Which of the following are commonly known problems associated with obesity in young
adulthood?:
a) eczema, allergies, influenza, and psoriasis
b) hypersomnia, low blood pressure, a rapid heart rate, and jaundice
c) nearsightedness, tachycardia, hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmias
d) high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep disorders, and digestive problems - CORRECT
ANSWER- d
As compared to novices, experts tend to be ____________________.
a) more laid back and engage in a greater degree of social loafing
b) consciousness and diligent in problem-solving
c) quicker and more efficient in solving problems
d) more patient and meticulous at problem-solving - CORRECT ANSWER- c
In Erik Erikson's theory of the lifespan, what is the central emotional and psychological issue
of young adulthood?:
, a) ego-integrity versus despair
b) intimacy versus isolation
c) identity versus role confusion
d) generativity versus stagnation - CORRECT ANSWER- b
In Europe, Canada, and the United States, what percentage of births are to single mothers?:
a) 40%
b) 20%
c) 80%
d) 60% - CORRECT ANSWER- a
Menopause usually occurs in the ____________________.
a) late 20s and early 30s
b) late 30s and early 40s
c) late 40s and early 50s
d) late 50s and early 60s - CORRECT ANSWER- c
In Vaillant's original study, subjects who were heavy smokers, alcohol abusers, and
overweight at age 50 were more likely to be dead by the ages of 75-80, and those who were
still alive were likely to be classified as ____________________.
a) depressed-morbid
b) happy-well
c) sad-sick
d) joyful-elated - CORRECT ANSWER- c
As discussed in the text, individuals with expertise differ cognitively from novices in that
____________________.
a) they process information more quickly and efficiently
b) they have advanced development of the frontal cortex
c) they are more skilled at hypothetical deductive reasoning
d) they are more motivated to perform the cognitive skills necessary. - CORRECT
ANSWER- a
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