Question 1

What are the two major forms of love?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passionate and intimate
B)  Companionate and consummate
C)  Romantic and affectionate
D)  Sexual and noncommittalE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which theory is similar to the contemporary life-events approach in highlighting the importance of complex setting of people's lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronfenbrenner's theory
B)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory
C)  Erikson's psychosocial theory
D)  Piaget's cognitive development theoryE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Over which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have the least control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finances
B)  Sex life
C)  Work
D)  MarriageE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following supertraits deals with emotional stability and describes an individual as being calm or anxious?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscientiousness
B)  Extraversion
C)  Openness
D)  NeuroticismE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Identify the theorist who proposed that middle-aged adults faced the significant issue of generativity versus stagnation.

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Question 6

Which of the following statements about intergenerational relations is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who had conflicts with their parents in adolescence reported greater closeness with their parents in early adulthood.
B)  Similarity between parents and an adult child is most noticeable in religion and politics.
C)  Children who spent less time in shared activities with their parents earlier in their lives provided more support to their parents as they became older.
D)  Parents who smoked early and often,and who persisted in becoming regular smokers,were less likely to have adolescents who became smokers.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The _____ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning
B)  cumulative personality
C)  reciprocity
D)  social learningE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Identify the theorists that studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Children who leave college and return to live home with their parents are on the cusp of:

Accepted Answer

A)  young adulthood.
B)  adolescence.
C)  middle adulthood.
D)  midlife.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes an individual as either self-satisfied or self-pitying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness
B)  Agreeableness
C)  Neuroticism
D)  ExtraversionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is the conclusion of the study conducted by Costa and McCrae on approximately 1,000 college-educated men and women aged 20 to 96?

Accepted Answer

A)  Considerable stability occurs in the five personality factors.
B)  Extraversion is the most unstable personality factor.
C)  While extraversion and openness remained stable,agreeableness and conscientiousness varied greatly.
D)  The five personality factors were very unstable across different age groups.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the ten most frequent daily hassles for adults in middle age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concerns about being lonely
B)  Concerns about meeting high standards
C)  Concerns about weight
D)  Wasting timeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Almost half of the grandchildren who move in with grandparents are raised by:

Accepted Answer

A)  both grandparents.
B)  a single grandmother.
C)  a single grandfather.
D)  both paternal and maternal grandparents.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Identify and discuss the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.Provide examples to illustrate your point.

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Question 15

According to Erik Erikson,identify the term that refers to an adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

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Question 16

Describe the three different grandparenting styles.

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Question 17

Identify the supertrait that encompasses traits such as soft-hearted,trusting,and helpful,according to the Big Five factors of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscientiousness
B)  Openness to experience
C)  Agreeableness
D)  ExtraversionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

_____ percent of the men Levinson interviewed found the midlife transition tumultuous and psychologically painful,as many aspects of their lives came into question.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifty to sixty
B)  Forty to fifty
C)  Seventy to eighty
D)  Ten to twentyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Middle-aged adults feel they have less control over their:

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage.
B)  finances.
C)  work.
D)  children.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following statement is true about George Vaillant's longitudinal studies of adulthood and aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factors such as having good coping skills and being thankful were linked with 'happy-well' category.
B)  Only individuals with normal weight were more likely to be alive and happy at 75 to 80 years of age.
C)  Intimacy in middle age was more strongly related than generativity whether individuals would have an enduring and happy marriage at 75 to 80 years of age.
D)  Wealth and income at age 50 were usually linked with being in the "happy-well" category at 75 to 80 years of age.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Which theory is similar to the contemporary life-events approach in highlighting the importance of complex setting of people's lives?

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Identify and discuss the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.Provide examples to illustrate your point.

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Identify the theorists that studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

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Identify the supertrait that encompasses traits such as soft-hearted,trusting,and helpful,according to the Big Five factors of personality.

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_____ percent of the men Levinson interviewed found the midlife transition tumultuous and psychologically painful,as many aspects of their lives came into question.

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Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes an individual as either self-satisfied or self-pitying?

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Which of the following supertraits deals with emotional stability and describes an individual as being calm or anxious?

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Almost half of the grandchildren who move in with grandparents are raised by:

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What are the two major forms of love?

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Which of the following statement is true about George Vaillant's longitudinal studies of adulthood and aging?

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Middle-aged adults feel they have less control over their:

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Which of the following is one of the ten most frequent daily hassles for adults in middle age?

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Children who leave college and return to live home with their parents are on the cusp of:

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The _____ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality.

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Over which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have the least control?

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According to Erik Erikson,identify the term that refers to an adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

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Identify the theorist who proposed that middle-aged adults faced the significant issue of generativity versus stagnation.

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Which of the following statements about intergenerational relations is true?

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Describe the three different grandparenting styles.

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Which of the following is the conclusion of the study conducted by Costa and McCrae on approximately 1,000 college-educated men and women aged 20 to 96?

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