Question 1

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes a person as either disciplined or impulsive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness to experience
B)  Conscientiousness
C)  Neuroticism
D)  Agreeableness

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the empty nest syndrome is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents who live vicariously through their children do not experience it.
B)  It is more common for middle-aged men than for middle-aged women.
C)  It is a common,though minor,problem for most middle-aged adults.
D)  It involves a decline in marital satisfaction after children leave the home.

Question 3

Mr.Chang works at a boring but tense job.Stress about his job keeps him up late on most nights.Mr.Chang is experiencing the stress of:

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A)  a major life event.
B)  a daily hassle.
C)  a middle-age development crisis.
D)  psychological generativity.

Question 4

Identify and discuss the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.Provide examples to illustrate your point.

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Question 5

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes whether an individual is imaginative or practical?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness
B)  Extraversion
C)  Conscientiousness
D)  Openness to experience

Question 6

Identify the Big Five personality factor that describes whether an individual is fun-loving or somber.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness
B)  Openness to experience
C)  Conscientiousness
D)  Extraversion

Question 7

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,_____ percent of the divorced women said they initiated the divorce compared with only _____ percent of the divorced men.

Accepted Answer

A)  66; 41
B)  35; 55
C)  27; 35
D)  72; 38

Question 8

D'Angelo and his wife just had their last child move out of the house.He and his wife had lived vicariously through their children,letting their sports activities and various achievements dominate their lives.Now they may experience _____,which includes a decline in marital satisfaction after children leave the home.

Accepted Answer

A)  meaning of life dilemma
B)  chronic discontent
C)  the empty nest syndrome
D)  alienation

Question 9

As he looks back over his life,Chris realizes that his work was not as important to him as he believed,and that he lost too much valuable time with his children.If he could do it over again,he would work less and spend more time with his children.According to Erikson,Chris is experiencing some degree of:

Accepted Answer

A)  social rejection.
B)  apathy.
C)  generativity.
D)  stagnation.

Question 10

The typical female response to stress.

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Question 11

Which of the following statements about sibling relationships is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siblings who were psychologically distant from each other in childhood tended to become close in adulthood.
B)  The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are apathetic.
C)  Sibling relationships rarely persist over the entire life span for most adults.
D)  It is rare for sibling closeness to develop for the first time in adulthood.

Question 12

The _____ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning
B)  cumulative personality
C)  reciprocity
D)  social learning

Question 13

In a large scale study that examined stability and change in personality traits,participants in the study were better at estimating changes in their own personality from the:

Accepted Answer

A)  past.
B)  present.
C)  future.
D)  Participants' estimates of change were accurate across all time frames.

Question 14

The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  placed too much emphasis on change.
B)  ignored the developmental stages adults go through.
C)  did not consider the female experience.
D)  focused on minor and not major life events.

Question 15

When women experience stress,they are more likely to engage in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a tend and befriend pattern.
B)  aggressive behavior.
C)  a flight-or-fight response.
D)  social distancing.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons that grandparents are thrust back into the "parenting" role they thought they had shed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parental divorce
B)  Adolescent pregnancies
C)  Drug use by parents
D)  Filling the "empty nest"

Question 17

Describe the characteristics of individuals in George Vaillant's "happy-well" category that he proposed when conducting the Grand Study.

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Question 18

Daniel Levinson's studies suggest that most adults feel that middle age is a time of:

Accepted Answer

A)  crisis.
B)  reconsolidation.
C)  peace and tranquility.
D)  intimacy and social closeness.

Question 19

According to Levinson,which of the following is a major task that needs to be mastered in early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploring the possibilities for adult living
B)  Determining one's goals in life
C)  Testing one's dreams in the real world
D)  Becoming independent

Question 20

Don and Ellie have been married for over 30 years.Which of the following is likely to be MOST important in their relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romance
B)  Passion
C)  Physical attraction
D)  Security

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Mr.Chang works at a boring but tense job.Stress about his job keeps him up late on most nights.Mr.Chang is experiencing the stress of:

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In a large scale study that examined stability and change in personality traits,participants in the study were better at estimating changes in their own personality from the:

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According to Levinson,which of the following is a major task that needs to be mastered in early adulthood?

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The _____ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality.

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The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

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Daniel Levinson's studies suggest that most adults feel that middle age is a time of:

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