Schaie's sequential study of stability of intellectual abilities showed that
a. both cohort and age affect intellectual performance.
b. cohort, but not age, affects intellectual performance.
c. age, but not cohort, affects intellectual performance.
d. neither cohort nor age affects intellectual performance.
Question 2Research on marital satisfaction has shown that
a. marriages tend to crumble due to the build up of negative feelings that accumulate over the years.
b. an early negative reaction concerning a marriage will likely continue to be seen at about the same level throughout the marriage.
c. most divorces are due to a midlife crisis occurring about 14 years into a marriage.
d. divorce is less likely in couples who hold an overly romantic view of their marriage at its start.
Question 3Which statement best describes Kaufman's (2001) findings on the pattern of IQ change from young adulthood though old age generated by cross-sectional studies?
a. IQ scores peak in young adulthood (age 20-30) and decline steadily through middle age (40-50) and old age (80-90).
b. IQ scores rise gradually until middle age (age 40-50) then decline slowly until old age (around 80) when the decline accelerates.
c. IQ scores remain fairly constant across the lifespan.
d. IQ scores increase gradually between young adulthood (age 20-30) and old age (80-90).
Question 4Heidi and Spencer are nearing their first wedding anniversary. It is most likely that
a. they are engaging in less sexual intercourse than when they first married.
b. they are talking a lot more than when they were first married.
c. they are divorced.
d. they spend more time with each other now than ever before.
Question 5The best way to describe the relationship of IQs between ages 11 and 61 is
a. unrelated.
b. inversely related.
c. relatively stable.
d. virtually identical.
Question 6In general, marital satisfaction tends to
a. increase steadily over the first two to three years of marriage.
b. decrease somewhat over the first year of marriage.
c. remain stable for most couples until the seven-year itch.
d. decrease drastically within six months of the wedding.
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