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According to Levinson,the transition to middle adulthood lasts about _____ years.

A) two
B) four
C) five
D) seven

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Which of the following is a significant observation by Neugarten regarding social clocks?

A) Social clocks are more rigid than they were before.
B) Individuals whose lives are synchronized with the social clocks are less stressed.
C) Younger adults below 25 years are excluded from the social clock age bracket.
D) Social clocks are more important for males than for females.

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

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

The _____ life-events approach emphasized the manner in which life events that influence an individual's development depends not only on these events but also on mediating factors.

Stages of adulthood in the Gusii culture of Kenya are defined by:

A meta-analysis conducted by Zhao,Seibert,and Lumpkin (2010) revealed that _____ was linked to greater entrepreneurial success.

George Vaillant concludes that _____ is a time for detecting parental flaws and discovering the truth about childhood.

Jacqueline nurtures and guides her children.According to Erikson,she has achieved _____ generativity.

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

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,divorced adults reported that they had generally stayed in their marriages and postponed their divorces because of:

According to Levinson,the transition from dependence to independence is marked by the:

Jasper's grandparents show a strong interest in all their grandchildren but are careful not to give child-rearing advice.They are using the _____ style of grandparenting.

According to research by Donnellan,Larsen-Rife,and Conger (2005) ,individuals high on _____ were more likely to have satisfying romantic relationships.

According to research by Rossi,which of the following were found to have the closest relationships during their adult years?

Which of the following acts as the focus of stage theories trying to explain midlife?

Adult development experts are virtually unanimous in their belief that midlife crises:

Gerard and his sister were never close growing up.Now that they are adults,it is most likely that their relationship is:

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

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