Chapter 15 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following BEST explains why middle adulthood comes later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s?

People today have fewer children than people in the early 1900s.

People today have a higher income than people in the early 1900s.

People today have less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.

People today have healthier lifestyles than people in the early 1900s.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 15.1: Explain how midlife is changing and define middle adulthood.
Topic: Changing Midlife

 

Questions such as, “To which age group do you belong?” and “How old do you feel?” reflect the concept of _____.

mental age

age identity

chronological age

age stereotype

 

 

APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 15.1: Explain how midlife is changing and define middle adulthood.
Topic: Changing Midlife

 

As per the study conducted by Lachman, Maier, & Budner in 2000, it was found that _____ of the individuals 65 to 69 years of age considered themselves middle-aged.

almost all

almost half

one-third

one-fourth

 

 

APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 15.1: Explain how midlife is changing and define middle adulthood.
Topic: Changing Midlife

 

Which of the following is a consistent finding regarding age identity?

As adults become older their age identity is younger than their chronological age.

Most adults feel that their age identity is five years more than their chronological age.

The age identity of adults is directly proportional to their chronological age.

Most adults feel that their age identity is much older than their chronological age.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 15.1: Explain how midlife is changing and define middle adulthood.
Topic: Changing Midlife

 

What is the consistent finding regarding age identity of 60- to 75-year-olds?

Half of them viewed themselves as being older than their chronological age.

Almost all of them felt that they were younger than their chronological age.

More than half of them considered that their mental age was higher than their chronological age.

Half of them viewed themselves as being middle-aged.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 15.1: Explain how midlife is changing and define middle adulthood.
Topic: Changing Midlife