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PRACTICE EXAM 3 Flashcards

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  1. What age group moves from one residence to another the most frequently?

A. 8- to 12-year-olds
B. 13- to 18-year-olds
C. 20- to 29-year-olds
D. 30- to 35-year-olds

A

C

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  1. When asked, ‘Do you feel that you have reached adulthood?’ the majority of emerging adults
    respond: ____.
    A. Yes.
    B. No.
    C. In some ways.
    D. I’ve felt like an adult for years.
A

C

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  1. For most sports, the peak age of performance occurs during the ____.
    A. Teens
    B. 20s
    C. 30s
    D. 40s
A

B

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  1. Sleep researchers have established that people vary in their morningness and eveningness.
    These preferences change with age due to ____.

A. testosterone levels
B. growth hormone levels
C. neurotransmitter levels
D. oestrogen levels

A

B

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  1. Which of the following is a leading cause of death for emerging adults?
    A. Car injuries
    B. Cancer
    C. Suicide
    D. Accidental fallS
A

A

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  1. Keith is meeting his friends at the lake for a camping trip. He bought a case of beer but only plans
    to drink half of it on Friday night and the other half on Saturday night. By the end of Friday night, to
    Keith’s surprise he only drank seven beers, all of which occurred after dinner while sitting by the
    campfire. From this scenario, Keith’s drinking behaviour is best described as ____.

A. binge drinking
B. social drinking
C. alcoholism
D. irresponsible drinking

A

A

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  1. Which of the following is one recommendation to promote positive sleep hygiene?
    A. Sedative use
    B. Watch television
    C. Limit caffeine intake
    D. Caffeinated green tea
A

C

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  1. Osgood and others have found that there is a relationship between risky behaviour such as crime
    and dangerous driving and ____.
    A. structured socialisation
    B. friendliness
    C. social investment
    D. unstructured socialising
A

D

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  1. Substance use of all kinds rises through the late teens and peaks in the ____ then ____.
    A. early 20s; declines in the late 20s
    B. early 20s; plateaus in the late 20s
    C. early 30s; declines in the late 30s
    D. early 30s; plateaus in the late 30s
A

A

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  1. In the United States and Europe, the most important criteria is for becoming an adult is ____,
    whereas in Asia it is ____.

A. financial independence; the capacity to support one’s parents financially
B. the capacity to support one’s parents financially; financial independence
C. emotional maturity; behavioural and cognitive majority
D. behavioural and cognitive maturity; emotional maturity

A

A

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  1. Which of the following personal characteristics is highly prized in individualistic cultures?
    A. Interdependence
    B. Independence
    C. Group cohesion
    D. Conformity
A

B

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  1. What is the most obvious indicator that ageing begins in young adulthood?
    A. Thinning skin
    B. Greying hair
    C. Decrease in bone density
    D. Cataracts
A

B

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  1. Which of the following is why the skin becomes looser and why muscle mass decreases during
    young adulthood and beyond?
    A. There is an increase in white blood cells
    B. There is an increase in the production of vitamin D
    C. There is a substantial decrease in iron
    D. There is a decrease in human growth hormones
A

D

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  1. During young adulthood, what age-related change occurs to the heart muscle?
    A. It becomes more rigid.
    B. It does not change.
    C. It becomes stronger, which aids in endurance training.
    D. It becomes more elastic, aiding in oxygen delivery to muscles during intense exercise.
A

A

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  1. In terms of the respiratory system, vital capacity is the maximum ____.

A. speed with which a person can exhale one breath of air
B. amount of air that can be contained in the lungs
C. number of inhalations per minute during intense exercise
D. amount of carbon dioxide that can be exhaled during intense exercise

A

B

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  1. . By age 60, the rod and cone receptors diminish by what percentage?
    A. 10%
    B. 30%
    C. 50%
    D. 70%
A

C

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  1. You have noticed that whenever you and your mother are at a bookstore, she needs to hold the
    book that she is reading about an arm’s length away from her face. Is she just trying to embarrass
    you?

A. Yes, middle adults have really good vision.
B. No, she needs to get reading glasses.
C. No, she probably has macular degeneration and needs to see an ophthalmologist.
D. Yes, although there are minor visual changes, she is obviously just playing them up.

A

B

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  1. What are the tiny hairs in the inner ear known as?
    A. Tympanic hairs
    B. Incus, stapes and malleus
    C. Cilia
    D. Hearing hairs
A

C

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  1. During middle adulthood, which of the following are factors related to sleep disturbances and
    sleep disorders?
    A. Obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression
    B. Arthritis, jaundice and diabetes
    C. Restless legs syndrome, myopic vision and hypertension
    D. Anxiety, eczema and psoriasis
A

A

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  1. In Asian cultures, the tradition of filial piety is ____.

A. obedience and respect to parents, no matter how old they are
B. honour and trust to everyone in the family
C. loyalty to the laws and codes of society
D. commitment to one’s family and their village

A

A

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  1. What is the risk factor for osteoporosis?
    A. Eating soy-based foods
    B. Smoking
    C. Too much exercising
    D. Obesity
A

B

21
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  1. Worldwide, what is the second leading cause of death among adults?
    A. Cardiovascular disease
    B. Cancer
    C. Accidents
    D. Suicide
A

B

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  1. What type of intelligence includes the person’s vocabulary, cultural information stored in longterm memory and logical reasoning abilities?
    A. Verbal intelligence
    B. Performance intelligence
    C. Fluid intelligence
    D. Crystallised intelligence
A

D

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  1. According to Carstensen’s socioemotional selectivity theory, in late adulthood the goals that
    people have for their social relationships are ________.
    A. activity-based
    B. emotions-based
    C. knowledge-based
    D. romance-based
A

B

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  1. What program aims to address not just medical issues but also the physical, emotional, social and
    spiritual needs of individuals who are dying and their families?
    A. Home nursing care
    B. Hospital care
    C. Hospice
    D. Hospital cancer centres
A

C

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  1. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposes that some people travel through five stages of coping when
    diagnosed with a terminal illness. Which of the following best illustrates the stage of anger?
    A. ‘There’s no hope. I don’t think we can win. It might be best just to give up the fight.’
    B. ‘No, it can’t be true. There must be some mistake. Perhaps my test results got mixed up
    with someone else’s.’
    C. ‘Let me live, and I promise I’ll dedicate my life to healing others.’
    D. ‘It’s not fair. I’m a good person. Look at all the people who are much worse than me and
    yet still healthy
A

D

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  1. When do most children understand that death is permanent?
    A. Infancy
    B. Early childhood
    C. Middle childhood
    D. Adolescence
A

B

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  1. When do most children understand that death is permanent?
    A. Infancy
    B. Early childhood
    C. Middle childhood
    D. Adolescence
A

B. Early childhood

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  1. In which two countries have participation in organised religion faded substantially in the past
    century and few people participate in religious institutions today?
    A. United States and Canada
    B. Chile and Mexico
    C. France and England
    D. Denmark and France
A

D

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  1. Your grandfather was diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease several years ago. Your mother has been
    taking care of your grandfather for the past 5 years, which has been very difficult. As the Alzheimer’s
    disease progressed, she was required to provide more assistance and by the time he died 2 months
    ago, he was less and less who he used to be. Your mother’s grief for the loss of her father is likely
    accompanied by ____.

A. severe depression
B. physical and emotional exhaustion
C. regret that she could not have done more
D. relief at having her life back

A

D

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