Changing how you study for algebra exams as compared with history exams would be
an example of________ in
Piaget’s theory.
a. organization
b. operations
c. accommodation
d. assimilation
All of the following are associated with changes in sleep as we age except
a. moving from a two-phase pattern to a multiphase pattern.
b. difficulty in regulating body temperature, which may account for some sleep
difficulties.
c. taking naps during the day results in better sleep at night.
d. decreased learning may result in a decreased need for sleep.
The Terry Schiavo case highlighted the issue(s) of
a. the importance of making one’s end-of-life issues known to others in writing.
b. the difficulty in determining whether one is in a persistent vegetative state.
c. the high cost of long-term care.
d. all of the above.
Dr. Black is a gerontologist. She is intensely studying one individual who has shown a
remarkable lessening of Alzheimer’s symptoms after taking a new drug. This reversal
has never before been observed in other individuals. This research design is known as
a(n)
a. experiment.
b. correlational study.
c. case study.
d. unethical research method.
Researchers point out that the idea of a midlife crisis became widely accepted as fact
because of
a. the high rate of men experiencing them.
b. scientific data proving the existence of the midlife crisis.
c. the mass media.
d. the number of high profile people, such as sports figures, politicians, and actors, who
showed evidence of such crises.
Which disease is known primarily for its characteristic motor symptoms that include
slow walking, difficulty getting into and out of chairs, and slow hand tremors?
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. AIDS dementia complex
c. Huntington’s disease
d. Parkinson’s disease
Older adults produce________ age stereotypes than younger adults.
a. more
b. fewer
c. similar
d. different
Gerontology is
a. the same thing as ageism.
b. the study of prejudice and discrimination towards the elderly.
c. the study of aging.
d. the study of how chronic illnesses progress over time.
The hierarchy of intelligence from the lowest to highest levels is
a. test questions, tests, primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, third-order
mental abilities, general intelligence
b. primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, third-order mental abilities,
general intelligence, test questions, tests
c. primary mental abilities, secondary mental abilities, test questions, tests, third-order
mental abilities, general intelligence
d. primary mental abilities, test questions, tests, general intelligence, secondary mental
abilities, third-order mental abilities
Normal age-related changes in neurotransmitters include
a. the deletion of the dopamine pathway.
b. an increase in the number of synapses.
c. an increase in granulovacuolar bodies.
d. lower levels of neurotransmitters.
Research in France and Canada indicates that high rates of Vallerand’s obsessive
passion leads to
a. higher rates of job satisfaction.
b. lower rates of alienation.
c. lower rates of conflict.
d. higher rates of burnout.
Young adults generally modify their career expectations at least once, usually on the
basis of new information about
a. their academic ability.
b. their financial situation.
c. the likelihood they will be able to get a job in a chosen profession.
d. the economy.
Stewart (1996) suggests that rather than a midlife crisis, we should think about
a. midlife changes.
b. unavoidable crises.
c. midlife corrections.
d. midlife complexity.