TCAP Practice test 3

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A. In her early 30s

Question 2

Which of the following is unlikely to affect your longevity

A. Sleeping
B. Drinking alcohol
C. Snacking
D. Exercising

Answer 2

C. Snacking

Question 3

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

Answer 3

B. Post-formal thought

Question 4

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

Answer 4

C. Described as the “settling down age”

Question 5

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

Answer 5

C. Primary aging

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Charles Spearman

Question 7

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

Answer 7

B. Spatial

Question 8

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

Answer 8

B. Intimacy

Question 9

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

Answer 9

C. Uninvolved Parenting

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

B. Secondary aging can be avoided with better health habits

Question 11

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

Answer 11

D. None of the above

Question 12

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

Answer 12

C. has the ability to curb their reactions

Question 13

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

Answer 13

B. Divergent thinking

Question 14

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

Answer 14

C. Self-Regulation

Question 15

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

Answer 15

C. Preconventional reasoning

Question 16

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

Answer 16

B. Identity foreclosure

Question 17

“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

Answer 17

C. Personal fable

Question 18

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

Answer 18

D. Corpus Callosum

Question 19

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

Answer 19

D. Self-efficacy

Question 20

This neurotransmitter is responsible for small declines in memory functioning.
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. GABA

Answer 20

A. Acetylcholine

Question 21

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

Answer 21

C. Sexual dysfunction

Question 22

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

Answer 22

A. Marital capital

Question 23

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

Answer 23

A. Sandwich generation

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

D. Jun, who suppresses his feelings even when completely stressed out.

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

B. They maintain or gain skills

Question 26

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

Answer 26

D. individuals tend to remember fewer details of a story and more of the theme or meaning of the story

Question 27

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

Answer 27

C. Openness, extraversion, neuroticism

Question 28

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.

Answer 28

B. It no longer continues to be important in old ages when stagnation begin.

Question 29

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

Answer 29

D. Involved

Question 30

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

Answer 30

A. Melva, who is high in extraversion and conscientiousness

Question 31

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.

Answer 31

B. The social circle is smaller, but the friendships are as intimate and close as at earlier ages.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

D. Programmed senescence theory

Question 33

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

Answer 33

B. Life review

Question 34

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

Answer 34

B. Denial

Question 35

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

Answer 35

B. Palliative