Which of the following is considered a problem in the evaluation of research on intelligence in ...

Which of the following is considered a problem in the evaluation of research on intelligence in later life?
 
  a. Lack of early childhood IQ test scores for comparison
  b. Relevance of tasks used to measure adult cognitive functioning c. Lack of other older adults to use as comparison groups
  d. Inability of older adults to complete the intelligence measures

Question 2

The prime adaptive ego quality associated with the achievement of generativity is
 
  a. care.
  b. will.
  c. confidence. d. fidelity.

Question 3

One reason it is difficult to study the development of intelligence in adulthood is that
 
  a. intelligence declines with age.
  b. adults do not participate in studies of intelligence.
  c. it is difficult to distinguish historical factors from developmental factors. d. most changes are due to genetics.

Question 4

What does Erikson mean by grand-generativity?
 
  a. Accepting care from others in a generous way that enhances their feelings of generativity
  b. Enhancing the quality of life for future generations
  c. Making an impact at a large, societal, or cultural level
  d. Being overly generative

Question 5

Promoting intellectual vigor is considered an important developmental task of later adulthood because
 
  a. intellectual vigor influences the capacity for introspection and adaptation to change.
  b. most older adults have dementia.
  c. most older adults have a neurotic personality and lose intellectual capacities. d. intellectual vigor leads to acceptance of one's life.

Question 6

What is the childhood basis of adult creativity?
 
  a. Games with rules b. Social attachment
  c. Categorization skills
  d. Representational thought