Chp 13 Quiz PSYC 2235 PDF

What three periods are adult years often divided into? (3) **A** -early adulthood (20-40 years)\ -middle adulthood (40-65 years)\ -late adulthood (65 until death) 5 2 **Q** Some researchers have proposed a transitional stage of adulthood. What is it? **A** -emerging adulthood (17-22) 5 3...

What three periods are adult years often divided into? (3) **A** -early adulthood (20-40 years)\ -middle adulthood (40-65 years)\ -late adulthood (65 until death) 5 2 **Q** Some researchers have proposed a transitional stage of adulthood. What is it? **A** -emerging adulthood (17-22) 5 3 **Q** The emerging adulthood stage exists in cultures where there are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ choices about occupational and social roles. **A** -multiple 5 4 **Q** Define primary aging (senescence). Example (2) **A** -age-related physical changes that have a biological basis and are universally shared (and inevitable)\ -grey hair, wrinkles 5 5 **Q** Define secondary aging. Example (2) **A** -age-related changes that are not universal\ -diabetes, cardiovascular disease 5 6 **Q** Major spurt of development of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ lobes begins in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and continues into early \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. **A** -frontal; preadolescence; adulthood 5 7 **Q** What things is the front lobe responsible for? **A** -logic, planning, emotional control 5 8 **Q** During early adulthood, the ability of frontal lobes to regulate the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ system \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? **A** -limbic; improves 5 9 **Q** Since Piaget's time, researchers have asked if there is a 5th stage of cognitive development after formal operational thinking. Is there? **A** -some researchers have proposed a stage called post formal thought 5 10 **Q** Researchers question if postformal thought is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ level of thought of just a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ one. **A** -higher; different 5 11 **Q** What does postformal thought develop in response to? **A** -the problems of adult life 5 12 **Q** What are the three examples of postformal thought? (3) **A** -relativism\ -dialectical thought\ -reflective judgement 5 13 **Q** Define relativism **A** -what is true or right depends on individual beliefs or cultural perspectives, not on universal rules. 5 14 **Q** Define dialectical thought **A** -way of thinking that looks at opposing ideas or viewpoints and tries to find a balance or truth between them 5 15 **Q** Define reflective judgement **A** -the ability to identify the underlying assumptions of differing perspectives on controversial issues 5 16 **Q** What does an intelligence test measure? **A** -general thinking and reasoning skills compared to average performance of same age peers (IQ) 5 17 **Q** What does the Wechsler scale for intelligence look at? **A** -verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, short term memory and processing speed 5 18 **Q** What are potential limits of intelligence test? (4) **A** -language barriers\ -cultural factors (certain cultures emphasize certain types of intelligence)\ -test-taking ability\ -focuses on one type of intelligence 5 19 **Q** IQ scores remain \_\_\_\_\_\_ across middle childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. **A** -quite stable 5 20 **Q** After age 60, IQ scores \_\_\_\_\_\_. **A** -decline 5 21 **Q** What are two types of intelligence? **A** -crystallized intelligence \ -fluid intelligence 5 22 **Q** Define crystallized intelligence. Example (2) **A** -knowledge and skills you've gained through experience and learning. It improves with age as you learn more.\ -knowing the definition of a word 5 23 **Q** Define fluid intelligence. Example (2) **A** -the efficient functioning of the CNS\ -the ability to think quickly 5 24 **Q** Adults maintain \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ intelligence throughout early and middle adulthood but \_\_\_\_ intelligence declines starting towards middle adulthood. **A** -crystallized; fluid 5 25 **Q** What percent of Canadians aged 25-64 have post-secondary credential? **A** -66% 5 26 **Q** \_\_\_\_\_\_ of students have the same career goals at age 25 that they did at age 21. **A** -33% 5 27 **Q** What is one skill students develop in post-secondary education? **A** -critical thinking skills