Which of the following would be considered a “fluid” ability?
Which of the following is a valid statement relating to research concerning genetic influence on cognitive abilities?
In comparison with cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies of cognitive development generally present a
Exercise has ____ effect on intellectual skill.
In general, older adults are more emotionally ________ than younger adults.
Several different distinctions among types of intellectual tests have been suggested. Which set of subtypes appears to be similar in content?
Clarissa is walking through the grocery store and realizes that they only take cash or a debit card. She does not have a debit card, so she starts to add up the cost of her groceries to determine if she has enough money. She is using her ________.
Which of the following best describes the conclusions about changes in average IQ with age drawn from cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies?
__________ refers to the initial step as information is picked up by the senses and processed briefly by the perceptual system.
Short-term memory is also referred to as ________.
An experimenter reads a series of numbers and requires the subject to repeat those numbers back in the order given. This is a test of what kind of intelligence?
Knowing the names of each president and vice president of the United States draws on which type of intelligence?
Figuring out which letter goes next in the series “z, w, s, n, __” is an example of
Rodriguez, a 75-year-old male, was a participant in a study that required him to look at different types of advertisements. These ads featured three types of appeals: emotional, knowledge-related, and neutral. Based on research, it is most likely that:
Word-finding failure and name-retrieval failures are both examples of tasks that require ________.
When speaking of the type of intelligence based on education and experience, Horn and Cattell refer to _______.
Which of the following would be considered a measure of fluid intelligence?
Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for
Dixon suggests the cognitive changes that take place as we age should be examined in terms of “gains and losses.” What is one area of gain?
Unlike today, early social role theory described adulthood in terms of:
(Which of the following conclusions is the most accurate statement of current data on gender roles at midlife?
According to Arnett, which of the following is NOT a feature of emerging adulthood?
Which of the following is TRUE regarding recent national survey data on unpaid caregivers of aging parents?
A researcher asks couples in their 70s to think back on their marriages and say which period had been the happiest in their married lives. Which period, on average, are these adults likely to say was the happiest?
Which of the following hypothetical or actual pieces of evidence would provide the best support for the existence of a gender role crossover in midlife?
Research on gender roles around the world shows that _______.
Imagine that you are a business executive and you are about to have a meeting with a rival executive whom you know to be a woman. You know nothing else about her, but you imagine that she must be less competitive than your male colleagues—probably more conciliatory. What process are you demonstrating with such thoughts?
In an egalitarian marriage,
Kirsten is a 40-year-old, married, childless woman. What reasonable guess might you make about other facets of Kirsten’s life?
Based on Gottman’s interview research, which of the following is considered the glue that holds the marriage together for couples who experienced the transition to parenthood?
An adult describes himself as adventurous, daring, independent, rude, stern, and wise. In Williams & Best typology, this individual would be classed as _______.
At which age in the life cycle are adults likely to add the greatest number of new roles?
The term psychologists use to describe the typical collection of female stereotyped qualities is _______.
Which of the following is the most commonly acquired new role in the postparental period?
The concept of gender role crossover suggests that at some point in the life cycle, men begin to take on aspects of the women’s role and women take on aspects of the men’s role. At what stage does Gutmann think this occurs?
Before they married, Bill and Tanya were determined to have an egalitarian relationship, sharing household tasks and childcare. But after the birth of their first child, Jason, Tanya found herself doing the majority of the childcare, and Bill found himself working longer hours at his job than ever. This is an illustration of what theoretical principle or concept?
According to the marital crisis effect:
Jennings is doing research that entails a mapping technique in which participants report on three levels of relationships. They are asked to write the names of people within three concentric circles. Dr. Jennings’ research is using the:
Although Justine considers herself an extravert, now that she is approaching 50, she is no longer interested in attending the girls’ night out her friend is planning. She would much rather spend her free time with a smaller group of close friends or members of her family. Justine’s preference supports
One study showed that compared to their heterosexual siblings, gay and lesbian adults reported:
John views his parents as unpredictable and unfair. He describes his important love relationships as involving jealousy, emotional ups and downs, and frustration that others seem reluctant to get as close as he would like. He falls in love quickly, but is always unsatisfied in the relationship. John’s attachment style would be classified as
In Gottman’s research, he asks couples to “tell the story of us.” Based on _______, he found that the couple will almost certainly be together four years later.
Based on existing research, which of the following is TRUE of adult children of divorce?
Researchers showed participants a photo of their loved one and asked them to think about a pleasurable event that had occurred when they were together. As a control, they were shown a photo of a neutral person and asked to think about pleasurable events with that person. When viewing the loved one and thinking about pleasant interactions with them, regions of the brain that are rich in _______ were activated.
Researchers have used a number of theories to explain the topic of what attracts one person to another or two people to each other. Which of the following theories below best exemplifies the trade-off we often make with intimate partners such as a sense of humor offsetting a physical unattractive trait, for example, being overweight.
Your friends Jeff and Lucia are considering living together as a kind of trial run, to see if they want to get married. They know you are studying psychology, and ask you whether psychologists know anything about couples who live together. Which of the following would best describe the current information?
The limited data we have suggests that personal convoys _______ over time.
African-American baby boomers give more assistance of all types to their parents compared to their white counterparts because
When it comes to Facebook,
Torre has found himself enmeshed in a social network of mutually-beneficial relationships with which he moves through life. This phenomenon is known as
and Mrs. Smith are in their 70s. According to socioemotional selectivity theory,
Across adulthood, sibling relationships
Anthropologist Helen L. Fisher (2000, 2004) suggests that mate
selection depends on three distinct emotional systems: __________, ___________, and _______________.
When researchers measured adult attachment styles, they found that almost have rated themselves as
Set 2
Knowing the names of each president and vice president of the United States draws on which type of intelligence?
When speaking of the type of intelligence based on education and experience, Horn and Cattell refer to _______.
You recently compared your mother’s recent IQ scores with those from the test she took 10 years ago. What combination of changes in crystallized or fluid subscale scores would you MOST likely find?
Which of the following is a valid statement relating to research concerning genetic influence on cognitive abilities?
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) scores produce a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This suggests that 2/3 of all adults obtain a score between
An experimenter reads a series of numbers and requires the subject to repeat those numbers back in the order given. This is a test of what kind of intelligence?
The more education a person has,
Rodriguez, a 75-year-old male, was a participant in a study that required him to look at different types of advertisements. These ads featured three types of appeals: emotional, knowledge-related, and neutral. Based on research, it is most likely that:
On which of the following types of tests do adults retain the most skill well into old age?
Older adults’ reduced performance on declarative memory tasks when they are reminded of the negative age stereotype is probably the result of such reminders:
According to Cattell and Horn’s theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence is thought to reflect the more basic, physiologically based type of ability?
In general, older adults are more emotionally ________ than younger adults.
Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies?
The latest research on age‐related changes in judgment and decision‐making suggests that older adults utilize less information and take less time to make their choices (when compared to younger adults). However, there were NO differences in the choices made. The authors suggest that this is because _______.
On which of the following kinds of “everyday” memory tasks is an older adult likely to do as well as younger adults?
Figuring out which letter goes next in the series “z, w, s, n, __” is an example of
The finding that average IQ has increased steadily over the 20th century is referred to as the _______ .
When it comes to new technologies
What is the key flaw in studies of the effect of exercise on mental abilities in which comparisons are made between regular exercisers and sedentary adults?
Which of the following people is likely to spend the LEAST time on child care?
Which of the following is the most commonly acquired new role in the postparental period?
In comparison to women with children, childless women are _______.
A researcher asks couples in their 70s to think back on their marriages and say which period had been the happiest in their married lives. Which period, on average, are these adults likely to say was the happiest?
The proportion of 65 years or older living with relatives other than spouses depends on:
Imagine that you are a business executive and you are about to have a meeting with a rival executive whom you know to be a woman. You know nothing else about her, but you imagine that she must be less competitive than your male colleagues— probably more conciliatory. What process are you demonstrating with such thoughts?
A brief definition of a gender role is _______.
Miguel and Sara, who live in New York, have been together for six years and now have two children, aged 1 and 3. According to research, at what period in their relationship might they have had egalitarian gender roles, or equal gender roles?
According to the marital crisis effect:
During which age period is the highest density of shifts in social roles found?
Most elderly individuals without a spouse in the U.S. prefer to:
The concept of gender role crossover suggests that at some point in the life cycle, men begin to take on aspects of the women’s role and women take on aspects of the men’s role. At what stage does Gutmann think this occurs?
In the U.S., which of the following individuals over the age of 65 is most likely to be single and never married?
David Gutmann refers to the magnification of gender role differences after the birth of the first child as _______.
According to Arnett, which of the following is NOT a feature of emerging adulthood?
At which age in the life cycle are adults likely to add the greatest number of new roles?
The term psychologists use to describe the typical collection of female stereotyped qualities is _______.
Unlike today, early social role theory described adulthood in terms of:
Researchers have used a number of theories to explain the topic of what attracts one person to another or two people to each other. Which of the following theories below best exemplifies the trade‐off we often make with intimate partners such as a sense of humor offsetting a physical unattractive trait, for example, being overweight.
Assuming that Shealeen is similar to other adult children, one would expect that she:
Your friends Jeff and Lucia are considering living together as a kind of trial run, to see if they want to get married. They know you are studying psychology, and ask you whether psychologists know anything about couples who live together. Which of the following would best describe the current information?
The key feature of unsuccessful marriages (those most likely to end in divorce), according to Gottman’s research, is _______.
John views his parents as unpredictable and unfair. He describes his important love relationships as involving jealousy, emotional ups and downs, and frustration that others seem reluctant to get as close as he would like. He falls in love quickly, but is always unsatisfied in the relationship. John’s attachment style would be classified as
Wayne is a married 71‐year‐old grandfather. Based on existing research, we can conclude that:
Which of the following is NOT a key underlying feature of attachment according to Weiss’s conceptualization?
Late‐life divorce usually results in what change for the adult daughter?
Which of the following is TRUE regarding Markman and colleagues’ research on relationship quality?
African‐American baby boomers give more assistance of all types to their parents compared to their white counterparts because
One study showed that compared to their heterosexual siblings, gay and lesbian adults reported:
In Gottman’s research, he asks couples to “tell the story of us.” Based on _______, he found that the couple will almost certainly be together four years later.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding adult romantic attachment styles?
Torre has found himself enmeshed in a social network of mutually‐beneficial relationships with which he moves through life. This phenomenon is known as
As a result of the interactions with her mother during childhood, Juanita has a mental representation of herself as unworthy of love and care, and as the world as an unsafe place. This representation is known as
Adults with a secure attachment
According to __________ theory, today’s members of our species have biological systems that foster the formation and maintenance of social relationships, and this is manifested in a universal “need to belong.”
Research on cohabitation has shown that:
On which of the following kinds of “everyday” memory tasks is an older adult likely to do as well as younger adults?
Which of the following would be considered a “fluid” ability?
Several different distinctions among types of intellectual tests have been suggested. Which set of subtypes appears to be similar in content?
On which of the following types of tests do adults retain the most skill well into old age?
Which of the following persons is most likely to maintain good intellectual functioning into old age?
The more education a person has,
Clarissa is walking through the grocery store and realizes that they only take cash or a debit card. She does not have a debit card, so she starts to add up the cost of her groceries to determine if she has enough money. She is using her
Mario is trying to keep the page numbers of his assignment in mind until he is able to write them down. He is using his
Word‐finding failure and name‐retrieval failures are both examples of tasks that require
You recently compared your mother’s recent IQ scores with those from the test she took 10 years ago. What combination of changes in crystallized or fluid subscale scores would you MOST likely find?
Which of the following is TRUE?
Short‐term memory is also referred to as
Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies?
Figuring out which letter goes next in the series “z, w, s, n, __” is an example of
Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for
When you look up a phone number and say it over to yourself once so that you can dial the whole number without having to check it again, what part of the memory sequence are you using?
Many definitions of intelligence include the global abilities to
Older adults’ reduced performance on declarative memory tasks when they are reminded of the negative age stereotype is probably the result of such reminders:
Research has shown that IQ, from childhood into older adulthood:
Who is most likely to be cohabiting?
During which age period is the highest density of shifts in social roles found?
who provide care for elderly relatives are less apt to experience caregiver burden and depression than
In comparison to women with children, childless women are
Which two groups, among families at different stages of the family life cycle, show the highest levels of marital satisfaction?
Which of the following hypothetical or actual pieces of evidence would provide the best support for the existence of a gender role crossover in midlife?
The proportion of 65 years or older living with relatives other than spouses depends on:
Which of the following theories explains gender role differences among new parents by saying that men and women function as a couple to swap goods and services?
Imagine that you are a business executive and you are about to have a meeting with a rival executive whom you know to be a woman. You know nothing else about her, but you imagine that she must be less competitive than your male colleagues—probably more conciliatory. What process are you demonstrating with such thoughts?
Research on gender roles around the world shows that
At which age in the life cycle are adults likely to add the greatest number of new roles?
The school of thought that explains gender roles as dispositional traits we are genetically predisposed to perform is known as
Based on Gottman’s interview research, which of the following is considered the glue that holds the marriage together for couples who experienced the transition to parenthood?
Ryan and Deborah have just had their first child. According to economic exchange theory, what effect (if any) will this new arrival have on Ryan’s behavior?
Which of the following is NOT consistently part of the male gender role stereotype in Williams and Best’s cross‐cultural studies?
David Gutmann refers to the magnification of gender role differences after the birth of the first child as
According to Arnett, which of the following is NOT a feature of emerging adulthood?
Which new adult role is accompanied by a decrease in marital happiness and satisfaction?
African‐American baby boomers give more assistance of all types to their parents compared to their white counterparts because
John views his parents as unpredictable and unfair. He describes his important love relationships as involving jealousy, emotional ups and downs, and frustration that others seem reluctant to get as close as he would like. He falls in love quickly, but is always unsatisfied in the relationship. John’s attachment style would be classified as
Which of the following behaviors toward another person would be LEAST LIKELY to be considered an attachment behavior?
Research on same‐sex partnerships shows that
Which of the following is TRUE regarding adult romantic attachment styles?
If I ask you to make a list of all the people who are most important to you, including those you cannot imagine living without and those who are important but not quite that close, this list would describe your
Carstensen’s “socioemotional selectivity theory” suggests that over adulthood, our relationships with friends should become
Research on cohabitation has shown that:
Longitudinal research shows that an infant’s attachment classification
Jennings is doing research that entails a mapping technique in which participants report on three levels of relationships. They are asked to write the names of people within three concentric circles. Dr. Jennings’ research is using the:
Assuming that Shealeen is similar to other adult children, one would expect that she:
According to __________ theory, today’s members of our species have biological systems that foster the formation and maintenance of social relationships, and this is manifested in a universal “need to belong.”
Your friends Jeff and Lucia are considering living together as a kind of trial run, to see if they want to get married. They know you are studying psychology, and ask you whether psychologists know anything about couples who live together. Which of the following would best describe the current information?
Torre has found himself enmeshed in a social network of mutually‐beneficial relationships with which he moves through life. This phenomenon is known as
Anthropologist Helen L. Fisher (2000, 2004) suggests that mate selection depends on three distinct emotional systems:
When it comes to Facebook,
If you ask a group of young men which quality is most important to them in choosing a prospective wife, which of the following qualities is likely to be ranked first?
In what period of adulthood do siblings become more significant?