Question 1

Identify the Big Five personality factor that classifies a person as either organized or disorganized.

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness to experience
B)  Extraversion
C)  Conscientiousness
D)  AgreeablenessE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

Abdiel has had three children.According to Erikson,he has achieved:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological generativity.
B)  parental generativity.
C)  biological stagnation.
D)  cultural stagnation.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

In a recent study by Cox & others,_____ was strongly linked to middle-aged adults' positive social engagement in contexts such as family life and community activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  stagnation
B)  self-concept
C)  generativity
D)  self-absorptionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-actualization
B)  Generativity
C)  Self-absorption
D)  PerpetuityE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

These theorists studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

Accepted Answer

Paul Costa...

Question 6

_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Perpetuity
B)  Generativity
C)  Self-actualization
D)  StagnationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

According to the Big Five factors of personality,which of the following personality supertrait describes whether an individual is either secure or insecure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neuroticism
B)  Agreeableness
C)  Openness
D)  ExtraversionE) None of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 8

According to Erik Erikson,this term refers to an adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,the primary reason middle-aged and older women cited for wanting a divorce was:

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal,physical,or emotional abuse.
B)  alcohol or drug abuse.
C)  cheating.
D)  no obvious problems; they just fell out of love.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Most research studies indicate that the greatest change in personality traits occurs in:

Accepted Answer

A)  midlife.
B)  late midlife.
C)  late adulthood.
D)  early adulthood.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics generally changed the most across time for the adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual orientation
B)  Nurturance or hostility
C)  Openness to experience
D)  Self-confidenceE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Bethany,a middle-aged mother,is having an argument with her daughter.Bethany has been under quite a lot of stress at work.During the argument with her daughter,we can expect an increase in Bethany's _____ output.

Accepted Answer

A)  cortisol
B)  leptin
C)  melatonin
D)  progesteroneE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue which he termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy versus isolation.
B)  integrity versus despair.
C)  generativity versus stagnation.
D)  autonomy versus shame and doubt.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

According to Levinson,by age 40,a man has:

Accepted Answer

A)  reached a stable point in his career.
B)  just started to determine his goals.
C)  just formed a dream about his future.
D)  come to grips with the conflict of being attached to others versus being separated from them.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for the adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurturance
B)  Hostility
C)  Self-control
D)  Self-confidenceE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 16

In terms of divorce in middle age,women age 40 to 59 reported being more _____ following divorce than men who became divorced during this age period.

Accepted Answer

A)  lonely
B)  fulfilled
C)  confident
D)  excitedE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

New studies revealed that cardiovascular disease in middle-aged women was linked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  improved nutrition.
B)  stressful life events.
C)  mindfulness training.
D)  marital satisfactionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

This theorist proposed that middle-aged adults faced the significant issue of generativity versus stagnation.

Accepted Answer

Erik Erikson

Question 19

The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

Accepted Answer

A)  close.
B)  neutral.
C)  apathetic.
D)  distant.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to the contemporary life-events approach,the influence of life events also depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual's cognitive capacity
B)  The individual's adaptation
C)  The life-stage context
D)  The sociohistorical contextE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Identify the Big Five personality factor that classifies a person as either organized or disorganized.

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Abdiel has had three children.According to Erikson,he has achieved:

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In a recent study by Cox & others,_____ was strongly linked to middle-aged adults' positive social engagement in contexts such as family life and community activities.

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_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

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These theorists studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

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_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.

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According to the Big Five factors of personality,which of the following personality supertrait describes whether an individual is either secure or insecure?

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According to Erik Erikson,this term refers to an adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

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In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,the primary reason middle-aged and older women cited for wanting a divorce was:

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Most research studies indicate that the greatest change in personality traits occurs in:

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In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics generally changed the most across time for the adult?

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Bethany,a middle-aged mother,is having an argument with her daughter.Bethany has been under quite a lot of stress at work.During the argument with her daughter,we can expect an increase in Bethany's _____ output.

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Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue which he termed:

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According to Levinson,by age 40,a man has:

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In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for the adult?

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In terms of divorce in middle age,women age 40 to 59 reported being more _____ following divorce than men who became divorced during this age period.

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New studies revealed that cardiovascular disease in middle-aged women was linked to:

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This theorist proposed that middle-aged adults faced the significant issue of generativity versus stagnation.

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The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

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According to the contemporary life-events approach,the influence of life events also depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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