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Human Development Across the Lifespan Cover Image
Human Development Across the Lifespan, 5/e
John S. Dacey, Boston College
John F. Travers, Boston College

Early Adulthood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

True False Quiz

Choose the best answer:



1

While more families are considered dual career families, it is still the woman who most often makes changes in her work to accommodate family needs.
A)True
B)False
2

According to Seppa's views, boys raised by working mothers are often resentful of her time away from home, and the demands for the boys to assume some of the household responsibilities.
A)True
B)False
3

During young adulthood, the peak of physical development is reached, and the decline of certain abilities begins.
A)True
B)False
4

Lifestyle has a strong influence on physical development, including diet, alcohol and tobacco use, as well as physical fitness.
A)True
B)False
5

Difficulty focusing on close objects is due to loss of eye lens flexibility. This begins at age 10, and continues to age 30.
A)True
B)False
6

Cigarette smoking causes lung and esophageal cancer, chronic lung disease, and heart disease.
A)True
B)False
7

Wechsler and associates studied tobacco use among college students, and discovered a decrease in all ethnic groups, but an increase in whites.
A)True
B)False
8

The Center for Disease Control reports that approximately 300,000 children suffer from lower respiratory infections due to exposure to second hand smoke.
A)True
B)False