PSY 203 - CHP 17

Question 1

Which of the following biological explanations for why women tend to outlive men are true?

Answer 1

The extra X chromosome may be associated with greater antibody production.

Women have more resistance to degenerative diseases.

Women have more resistance to infections.

Question 2

Which of the following are reasons that Latinos live longer than non-Latino whites despite having lower educational attainment and income levels?

Answer 2

Latinos tend to support and interact more with their relatives, resulting in less loneliness.

Latinos are less likely to smoke than non-Latino whites.

Latino immigrants who decide to stay in the United States tend to be healthier than average.

Question 3

Life expectancy differs for various ethnic groups. For example, the life expectancy of Blank______ in the United States is 6.5 years lower than the life expectancy of Blank______ in the United States.

Answer 3

African Americans; Latinos

Question 4

Alvin is 88 years old, so some researchers would classify him as:

Answer 4

oldest; old

Question 5

cellular ___ theory, also known as telomere theory, holds that cells can divide a maximum of about 75 to 80 times and that as people age, their cells become less capable of dividing.

Answer 5

clock

Question 6

Which of the following are linked to defects in mitochondria?

Answer 6

Parkinson disease

Alzheimer disease

impaired liver functioning

Question 7

Criticisms of the evolutionary theory of aging include which of the following?

Answer 7

It does not account for cultural influences.

It is not able to be empirically studied.

Question 8

According to recent research in healthy aging, what causes the decrease in brain volume?

Answer 8

shorter axons

fewer synapses

shrinkage of neurons

Question 9

Which of the following are typical changes to the visual field that occur in late adulthood?

Answer 9

It becomes smaller.

Events taking place away from the center might not be detected.

Question 10

Which of the following are typical changes to the visual field that occur in late adulthood?

Answer 10

It becomes smaller.

Events taking place away from the center might not be detected.

Events taking place in the center may not be detected.

Question 11

Hearing problems in older adults have been associated with which of the following?

Answer 11

increased loneliness

accelerated cognitive decline

increased falls