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HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM (VERSION 3)What research method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging, form the life
course perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis - ANSWER: A) Longitudinal Research
The most persistent view of aging in society reflects continuous deterioration and
decline, thus forming the basis for age-based prejudice known as:
A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation - ANSWER: D) Ageism
The transition out of social roles, such as widowhood and retirement, is referred to
as:
A) Unsuccessful aging
B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss - ANSWER: E) Role loss
"Excess disability" involves experiencing more disability than necessary because the
environment in which one lives is either too challenging or not challenging enough.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among people over age 50
E) None of the above - ANSWER: B) Growing market for business comprised of those
over age 50
How should people prepare for old age, according to de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
B) Choose the place where they will retire
C) Acquire hobbies
, D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above - ANSWER: D) Live a committed, justified life
Older women tend to have higher levels of religious participation and belief than do
men.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: A) True
The main components of "successful aging" include which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
B) Maintaining mental and physical function
C) Continuing engagement with life
D) All of the above
E) A and B above - ANSWER: D) All of the above
The Hayflick Limit refers to which of the following processes?
A) HeLa cells continue to divide and grow.
B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell
divisions.
C) Aging is regulated by glandular cells, perhaps of the hypothalamus, thymus, or
pituitary gland.
D) Waste products and other harmful substances build up in the cells.
E) None of the above - ANSWER: B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go
through a limited number of cell divisions.
Although cultural stereotypes suggest that women are more biologically fragile than
men, the Gompertz law indicates that women and men are equally likely to die.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
The concepts of morbidity and disability can be used interchangeably—they mean
the same thing when considering the compression of morbidity hypothesis.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
International research on health trends in later life provides consistent results across
countries.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER: B) False
Fluid intelligence refers to:
A) Intelligence accumulated from past experience and socialization
B) Intelligence that is measured on a verbal and a performance scale
C) Pragmatic or social judgment
D) Intelligence applied to new tasks or the ability to come up with novel or creative
solutions to unforeseen problems
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