MODULE : PYC2603
,PYC2603 Exam
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QUESTION 1 052014
Typical ageing, primarily characterised by physical deterioration is referred to as ……, physical ageing
characterised by physical deterioration accelerated by disease, is referred to as …… and the process of
terminal decline that occurs in …… the period shortly before death, is referred to as
(1) secondary ageing, gradual ageing, primary ageing
(2) primary ageing, secondary ageing, tertiary ageing
(3) secondary ageing, tertiary ageing, primary ageing
(4) gradual ageing, functional deterioration, cognitive and emotional deterioration
QUESTION 2 052014
Andy is 45 years old, still lives with his parents, presumably because he is unable to maintain long- lasting
relationships and cannot hold down a job Andy probably has a much younger …… age than his peers
(1) biological
(2) social
(3) psychological
(4) chronological
QUESTION 3 052014 p7
Ntabiseng wants to place her 80 year old father in a home for the aged Her father, however, does not want
to go because ‘that place is just for old people’ This is an example of her father’s
(1) personal age
(2) ageless self
(3) primary age
(4) secondary age
QUESTION 4 052014
Generally speaking, men tend to feel more anxious about growing old and tend to experience themselves
more ‘old’ than is the case with women This statement is
(1) the result of cultural expectations
(2) related to the different rates at which men and women show symptoms of ageing
(3) untrue
(4) true
QUESTION 5 052014 p19
Developmental influences resulting from biological, psychological and socio-cultural forces and which are
usually associated with chronological age are referred to as whilst random or rare events that may influence
a specific individual, but are not experienced by most people, are referred to as
(1) normative age-graded influences , non-normative influences
(2) normative age-graded influences, social cultural forces
(3) life-cycle forces, normative history-graded influences
(4) non-normative influences, life-cycle forces
, QUESTION 6 052014
The nature-nurture issue in development refers to …… , whilst the stability-change issue relates to ……
(1) the question whether the environment contributes the most to development, the view that people are
actively involved in their development
(2) the question whether genetics contribute the most to development, the view that people are the
products of their environments
(3) the relative contribution of genetics and the environment to development, the question whether
people change or remain the same over time
(4) behaviour and genetics, quantitative differences in human development
QUESTION 7 052014
The continuity-discontinuity issue relates to the question whether development
(a) continuously unfolds or occurs in distinct stages where the one stage differs markedly from the next
(b) occurs gradually or relatively abruptly
(c) occurs in such a way that people are the passive recipients of biological and environmental effects
(d) occurs quantitatively or qualitatively
The correct answer is
(1) (a)
(2) (b) & (c)
(3) (a), (b) & (d)
(4) All of the above
QUESTION 8 052014
According to the …… perspective, human behaviour results from biological or environmental
forces upon which the individual passively reacts Development is seen as …… and …… in nature
(1) orgamsmic, discontinuous, qualitative
(2) interactiomst, multidirectional, multidimensional
(3) mechanistic, orgamsmic, interactiomst
(4) mechanistic, continuous, quantitative
QUESTION 9 052014
Beverley investigates the sexual behaviour of elderly people She uses a structured questionnaire for data
collection purposes Approximately 1200 subjects are used and the data is analysed by means of statistical
procedures Beverley is employing a ……research method
(1) hypothetical
(2) structured
(3) quantitative
(4) qualitative
QUESTION 10 052014
Veronica wants to determine whether the physical activity of elderly people is related to their life satisfaction
She uses questionnaires to measure the activity level as well as the satisfaction with life of a number of
elderly people Veronica uses a ……research design
