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The development stage that encompasses the teenage years is called |
| | A) | early adulthood. |
| | B) | adolescence. |
| | C) | middle adulthood. |
| | D) | the age of viability. |
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At the ______________ level of morality, the concrete interest of the individual are considered in terms of rewards and punishments. |
| | A) | preconventional |
| | B) | quasiconventional |
| | C) | conventional |
| | D) | postconventional |
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Some adolescents develop ______________ ______________ which is the view that what happens to them is unique, exceptional, and shared by no one else. |
| | A) | adolescent egocentrism |
| | B) | inferiority complex |
| | C) | adolescent isolation |
| | D) | personal fables |
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The rate of teenage suicide has ______________ over the last two decades. |
| | A) | tripled |
| | B) | decreased |
| | C) | slightly increased |
| | D) | remained steady |
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In regard to the decline in intellectual functioning during late adulthood |
| | A) | skills relating to fluid and crystallized intelligence remain steady. |
| | B) | skills relating to fluid intelligence remain steady, while skills relating to crystallized intelligence decline. |
| | C) | skills relating to fluid intelligence decline, while skills relating to crystallized intelligence remain steady. |
| | D) | skills relating to fluid and crystallized intelligence both decline. |
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The ______________ holds that the elderly who age most successfully are those who maintain the interest and activities they had during middle age. |
| | A) | disengagement theory of aging |
| | B) | genetic preprogramming theories of aging |
| | C) | wear-and-tear theories of aging |
| | D) | activity theory of aging |
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Senility is |
| | A) | an inevitable part of aging. |
| | B) | an imprecise term that has outlived its usefulness. |
| | C) | the same as Alzheimer's disease. |
| | D) | a specific diagnosis usually given to older adults. |
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There are ______ stages in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. |
| | A) | four |
| | B) | six |
| | C) | eight |
| | D) | ten |
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Which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development theory deals with adolescence? |
| | A) | generativity vs. stagnation |
| | B) | ego-integrity vs. despair |
| | C) | identity vs. role confusion |
| | D) | intimacy vs. isolation |
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One of the reasons for the decline of marriage is that |
| | A) | research demonstrates that marriage has few benefits. |
| | B) | cultural norms are less permissive and couples are rebelling. |
| | C) | most people report that they do not want to get married at some time in their lives. |
| | D) | the stigma of living together has been reduced significantly. |
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When compared to men, women spend a considerable amount more time at |
| | A) | child care. |
| | B) | yard work. |
| | C) | bill-paying. |
| | D) | pet care. |
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Lower IQ test scores during late adulthood |
| | A) | may be due to decline in reaction time. |
| | B) | are probably still higher than in earlier adulthood. |
| | C) | indicate that cognitive abilities decline like physical abilities. |
| | D) | are not related to physical decline. |
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John tells his friends that he will not take drugs because he doesn't want his family and friends to think negatively of him. John is probably at what level of Kohlberg's moral development? |
| | A) | preconventional |
| | B) | interconventional |
| | C) | conventional |
| | D) | postconventional |
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The percentage of unmarried couples in American households have ______________, and the average age at which marriage takes place is ______________ than at anytime since the turn of the century. |
| | A) | decreased; higher |
| | B) | increased; higher |
| | C) | decreased; lower |
| | D) | increased; lower |
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross observed that people facing death move through five stages in the following order |
| | A) | bargaining, anger, denial, acceptance, depression |
| | B) | anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance |
| | C) | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| | D) | denial, depression, anger, bargaining, acceptance |
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