What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in middle adulthood?
a. Most people will have difficulty remembering events in their past life.
b. Most people will have difficulty paying attention to work tasks.
c. Most people need to take a little more time when solving complex problems.
d. Most people become more impulsive when it comes to decision-making.
Q. 2Most men can expect some changes in testosterone levels and possibly in their sexual function in their 40s. Which of the following changes is most likely?
a. Older men produce less seminal fluid during ejaculation than when they were younger.
b. Most men's sexual response time will be decreased compared to when they were younger.
c. Most older men are much less likely to engage in frequent sexual activity.
d. Men maintain muscle mass and bone density at their youthful levels.
Q. 3Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in their 40s ?
a. For many, it will take longer for eyes to adapt to changes in light than before.
b. Many will acquire a serious disability.
c. For most people the ability to hear normal speech sounds will noticeably decline.
d. For most people their body will produce more elastin as they age.
Q. 4Cross-cultural research findings indicate that
a. age-related changes in personality traits differ across different cultural groups.
b. age-related changes in personality traits are consistent across different cultural groups.
c. age-graded changes in personality traits do not exist in more collectivistic cultures.
d. age-graded changes in personality traits do not exist in more individualistic cultures.
Q. 5Mark, a 47-year-old man, is very shy. He has difficulty interacting with others because he feels awkward and does not easily express his thoughts and feelings.
He is a relatively successful artist who lives alone in a rural Southern state. Mark also remembers being very shy as a child. Which of the following is not a likely explanation for the continuity of Mark's personality over his life span?
a. Mark's early temperamental shyness was influenced by his genes.
b. Mark's parents did not try to make him more outgoing.
c. Mark selected a job which reinforced his temperamental characteristics.
d. Mark's early temperament and his later personality traits are moderately correlated.
Q. 6The Big Five personality traits are
a. conscientiousness, agreeableness, aggressiveness, neuroticism and introversion.
b. warmth, neuroticism, conscientiouness, introversion and extroversion.
c. sociability, openness, neuroticism, agreeableness and aggressiveness.
d. agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion and conscientiousness.
Q. 7Genaro is a 55-year-old truck driver who has developed anxiety attacks after a recent accident that left him with a serious back injury. Because of his anxiety, he has stopped going to physical therapy.
He is considering whether he can return to truck driving, whether he can afford to retire, or if he will need to explore other options for a new career. Which of the following would be an example of maintenance in adapting to his circumstances?
a. Returning to physical therapy so that he can go back to his job as a truck driver.
b. Coming to terms with his injury and the loss of his job and income.
c. Reading books on late-life career changes so that he can understand his options.
d. Starting a business from home so that he can earn enough money to supplement a limited pension income.
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