Question 1

Vaillant's research showed that at age 50, the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

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A)   chronic depression and cardiovascular disease.
B)   diabetes and depression.
C)   alcohol abuse and smoking.
D)   smoking and obesity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Middle adulthood is referred to as the sandwich generation because:

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A)   life is very hectic and families rarely have a full meal together.
B)   people expect middle-aged adults to be both wise and mature as well as young and energetic.
C)   middle-aged adults are caught in a conflict between caring more for their spouse's parents than their own.
D)   middle-aged adults may have to care for their own adolescent children as well as their elderly parents.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

As he looks back over his life, Chris realizes that his work was not as important to him as he believed, and that he lost too much valuable time with his children. If he could do it over again, he would work less and spend more time with his children. According to Erikson, Chris is experiencing some degree of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   social rejection
B)   apathy
C)   generativity
D)   stagnationE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Describe the empty nest syndrome.

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the five big personality traits identified by Costa and McCrae?

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A)   Extraversion
B)   Openness
C)   Adaptability
D)   ConscientiousnessE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

According to the contemporary life-events approach, the influence of life events also depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT the _____.

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A)   individual's cognitive capacity
B)   individual's adaptation
C)   life-stage context
D)   sociohistorical contextE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Describe the advantages that middle-aged women in nonindustrialized societies may experience.

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Question 8

According to Levinson, the _____ rests on how effectively the individual reduces the polarities and accepts each of them as an integral part of his being.

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A)   failure of adolescent transition
B)   success of the midlife transition
C)   success of transition into early adulthood
D)   success of transition into late adulthoodE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Daniel Levinson's studies suggest that most adults feel that middle age is a time of:

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A)   crisis.
B)   reconsolidation.
C)   peace and tranquility.
D)   intimacy and social closeness.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Guillermo has taught his apprentices all the specialized techniques he has developed over the years as a carpenter. According to Erikson, he has achieved _____ generativity.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   parental
C)   work
D)   culturalE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the changes middle-aged women of nonindustrialized countries might have?

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A)   Lesser geographical mobility
B)   Delegation of child care
C)   Reduction of domestic chores
D)   The right to exercise authority over specified younger kinE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Cross-cultural studies show that in nonindustrialized countries the concept of middle age is:

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A)   is not very clear, or in some cases is absent.
B)   about the same as it is in industrialized countries like the United States.
C)   more finely discerned and consisting of several stages.
D)   more rigidly defined.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

These theorists studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

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Question 14

What did Levinson's research conclude about women in midlife transition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Women have significantly less distress during this process.
B)   Women face the midlife transition earlier and with greater difficulty than do men.
C)   Levinson maintained that women who have had children experience an easier time during midlife than those who have not had children.
D)   Levinson reported that his stages, transitions, and the crisis of middle age hold for women as well as men.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about sibling relationships is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Siblings who were psychologically distant from each other in childhood tended to become close in adulthood.
B)   The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are apathetic.
C)   Sibling relationships rarely persist over the entire life span for most adults.
D)   It is rare for sibling closeness to develop for the first time in adulthood.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is a significant observation by Neugarten regarding social clocks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social clocks are more rigid than they were before.
B)   Individuals whose lives are synchronized with the social clocks are less stressed.
C)   Younger adults below 25 years are excluded from the social clock age bracket.
D)   Social clocks are more important for males than for females.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons that grandparents are thrust back into the "parenting" role they thought they had shed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parental divorce
B)   Adolescent pregnancies
C)   Drug use by parents
D)   Filling the "empty nest"E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

What are the two major forms of love?

Accepted Answer

A)   Passionate and intimate
B)   Companionate and consummate
C)   Romantic and affectionate
D)   Sexual and noncommittalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

When women experience stress, they are more likely to engage in:

Accepted Answer

A)   a tend and befriend pattern.
B)   aggressive behavior.
C)   a flight or fight response.
D)   social distancing.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

According to Levinson, the changes to middle-adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is NOT one of these major conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Being young versus being old
B)   Being attractive versus being unattractive
C)   Being masculine versus being feminine
D)   Being destructive versus being constructiveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Describe the empty nest syndrome.

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Vaillant's research showed that at age 50, the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

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