TCAP Practice test 3 Flashcards
When does a woman’s fertility begin to decline?
A. In her early 30s
B. In her early 40s
C. In her early 20s
D. In her mid-20s
A. In her early 30s
Which of the following is unlikely to affect your longevity
A. Sleeping
B. Drinking alcohol
C. Snacking
D. Exercising
C. Snacking
Theorists have suggested that cognitive development in early adulthood goes beyond Piaget’s formal Operational Stage. Which of the following choices below proposed as the fifth stage of cognitive development?
A. Dialectical thought
B. Post-formal thought
C. Formal thought
D. Stable thought
B. Post-formal thought
Which of the following is not true about early adulthood?
A. May encounter decline in body’s systems
B. Also considered as a “problem age” or adjustment problems of adulthood
C. Described as the “settling down age”
D. Early adult ranges from 18 to 40 years
C. Described as the “settling down age”
Decline in ability to detect and discriminate among various smells. The statement given is an example of:
A. influenced by both primary and secondary aging
B. Secondary aging
C. Primary aging
D. Tertiary aging
C. Primary aging
Who presented evidence suggesting a general factor for intelligence (g), is responsible for performance on all mental tests?
A. John Carroll
B. Charles Spearman
C. Thurston and Turnstone
D. Howard Gardner
Charles Spearman
A child is good at putting puzzles together, recognize patterns easily, and he’s enjoying drawing, painting, and other visual arts. Which among the nine multiple intelligences by Gardner is being described?
A. Logical-mathematical
B. Spatial
C. Musical
D. Bodily kinesthetic
B. Spatial
It defines as the individual’s capacity to engage in a supportive, affectionate relationship without losing one’s own sense of self
A. Companionship
B. Intimacy
C. Isolation
D. Self-identity
B. Intimacy
Giselle and friends is about to go to a concert. Her friends questioned Giselle if she asked permission to her mother before going and she replied “no, my mom wouldn’t care and would rather not be bothered.” Based on the answer of Giselle, which parenting style is being described?
A. Authoritarian Parenting
B. Permissive Parenting
C. Uninvolved Parenting
D. Authoritative Parenting
C. Uninvolved Parenting
Which of the following is true with regard to the aging process?
A. Social class has an effect on secondary aging
B. Secondary aging can be avoided with better health habits
C. Younger people are less likely to be influenced by secondary aging factors, while older people are more susceptible
D. All of the above.
B. Secondary aging can be avoided with better health habits
Which is not a physical development present in middle & late childhood?
A. Increased myelination
B. Cursive lettering
C. Cortical thickness
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
Which is not a characteristic of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
A. Engaged in obsessive repetitive routines and preoccupations with a particular subject
B. Mental Retardation
C. has the ability to curb their reactions
D. Good verbal language, milder non-verbal and a restricted range of interests and relationship
C. has the ability to curb their reactions
During brainstorming, the group of Ella came up with many different answers to one question. It only shows that they are creative in a sense and this is an example of:
A. Metacognition
B. Divergent thinking
C. Metamemory
D. Convergent thinking
B. Divergent thinking
Which is linked to the developmental advances in the brain’s prefrontal cortex?
A. Self-efficacy
B. Self-concept
C. Self-Regulation
D. Self-esteem
C. Self-Regulation
When good and bad are interpreted in terms of external rewards and punishments.
A. Conventional reasoning
B. Heteronomous morality
C. Preconventional reasoning
D. Social system morality
C. Preconventional reasoning
Lisa appears to be sure of the course she would take in college. She grew up thinking about being a nurse and is aspiring to be one. It was her own choice even if others persuade her to take other courses.
A. Identity achievement
B. Identity foreclosure
C. Identity confusion
D. Identity Moratorium
B. Identity foreclosure
“No one understands me, particularly my parents. They have no idea of what I am feeling.” is an example of:
A. Imaginary audience
B. Inhibition
C. Personal fable
D. Rebellious behavior
C. Personal fable
The development of this part of the brain improves adolescents’ ability to process information.
A. Hippocampus
B. Temporal lobe
C. Prefrontal Cortex
D. Corpus Callosum
D. Corpus Callosum
Children with this are more likely to expend effort and persist longer at a learning task.
A. Self-regulation
B. Self-focused
C. Self-esteem
D. Self-efficacy
D. Self-efficacy
This neurotransmitter is responsible for small declines in memory functioning.
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. GABA
A. Acetylcholine
Mark seemed to be not enjoying having sex with his wife as he has difficulty maintaining his arousal and erection. This is an example of:
A. Vital capacity
B. Sexual inactivity
C. Sexual dysfunction
D. Climacteric syndrome
C. Sexual dysfunction
When financial and emotional benefits built-up during a long standing marriage.
A. Marital capital
B. Social Convoy theory
C. Socio-emotional selectivity theory
D. Empty nest
A. Marital capital
Rina is torn between taking care of her children as well as taking care of her aging parents. She appears to be confused whom she would spend more quality time with.
A. Sandwich generation
B. Revolving door syndrome
C. Filial maturity
D. Filial crisis
A. Sandwich generation
Who among the following has the higher risk of a heart attack?
A. John, who exercises vigorously, often to the point of exhaustion
B. Jacob, who has a hectic lifestyle and pushes himself to achieve more in less time
C. Jan, who seems to let others take the lead
D. Jun, who suppresses his feelings even when completely stressed out.
D. Jun, who suppresses his feelings even when completely stressed out.
A researcher who is testing the cognitive functioning of middle-aged adults would find which of the following to be true of her subjects regarding well-rehearsed, familiar task?
A. Their performance is impaired
B. They maintain or gain skills
C. They show gradual decrements
D. They have difficulty performing them.
B. They maintain or gain skills
Which statement about aging is true?
A. By age 45, an individual would have more difficulty retrieving a semantic memory than an episodic memory.
B. with advancing age, auditory memory declines rapidly, but visual memory is stable or improves.
C. Memory ability declines with age, and by middle adulthood, significant decline has occurred.
D. individuals tend to remember fewer details of a story and more of the theme or meaning of the story
D. individuals tend to remember fewer details of a story and more of the theme or meaning of the story
Which of the Big Five traits are likely to decline as adults’ age?
A. Extraversion, Agreeableness, conscientiousness
B. Neuroticism, openness, agreeableness
C. Openness, extraversion, neuroticism
D. Conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism
C. Openness, extraversion, neuroticism
Which statement is false regarding generativity?
A. It is not restricted to one’s children
B. It no longer continues to be important in old ages when stagnation begin.
C. It is more common in middle adulthood than early adulthood
D. It is more prominent in middle-aged women than men.
B. It no longer continues to be important in old ages when stagnation begin.
The Reyes family lives in a duplex. Grandma Reyes lives in one half, and Mr. and Mrs. Reyes and their children live in the other half. Every day when the children get off of the school bus, grandma meets them and prepares their afternoon snack. She helps them with their homework until their parents get home from work. What kind of relationship does grandma have with her children?
A. Custodial
B. Remote
C. Companionate
D. Involved
D. Involved
Which of the following persons is most likely to deal effectively with on-the-job stress?
A. Melva, who is high in extraversion and conscientiousness
B. Jonathan who is low in conscientious and extraversion
C. Jackson who is high in agreeableness and neuroticism
A. Melva, who is high in extraversion and conscientiousness
Which of the following best describes the nature of friendship in middle adulthood?
A. The need for a social network increases across midlife
B. The social circle is smaller, but the friendships are as intimate and close as at earlier ages.
C. Adults have more friends in midlife than at any other point in adulthood.
D. The increased role strain and role conflict of middle adulthood require additional emotional support from friends outside the family.
B. The social circle is smaller, but the friendships are as intimate and close as at earlier ages.
Which of the following is the name of theory which says that aging is a result of species-specific genes?
A. The Hayflick limit
B. Telomeric theory
C. Race-specific DNA theory
D. Programmed senescence theory
D. Programmed senescence theory
Belinda is almost 80 and had a happy married life for nearly 50 years til her husband passed away 5 years ago. While she recalled that event with sadness, she felt happy that she has done well by her children, and is especially happy about her 7 grandchildren, who vists her often. This process of ___ has left her with positive feelings about herself
A. Reminiscence
B. Life review
C. Ego Integrity
D. Disengagement
B. Life review
A dying person who says “there must have been some kind of mistake” is in which state of psychological preparations for death, according to Elizabeth Kubler Ross?
A. Anger
B. Denial
C. Rejection
D. Depression
B. Denial
Which type of care focuses on reliving a terminally ill patient’s pain rather than curing the illness?
A. Euthanasia
B. Palliative
C. Merciful
D. Hospice
B. Palliative
