LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1.Dismissing an older person's account of their physical aches and pains by saying "What do you expect for someone your age?" is a form of a.ageism. b.gerontology.c.life-span perspective.d. age effects.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging?

KEYWORDS: Applied

2.The cohort of individuals born between the years 1946 and 1964 are, on average, a.the most active and healthiest generation to reach old age in history.b.most likely to be unemployed during the retirement years.c.more likely to experience ageism than any other cohort in history.d.most likely to be in poor health in older age.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual

3.A manager of a department store tries to avoid hiring people over the age of 65 because he believes they cannot handle the stress and that they take longer to learn the job than people who are younger. The belief of the manager is known as a.contextualism.

• socialization.

c.ageism. d.dysthmia.

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging?

KEYWORDS: Applied

4.Gerontology is a.the same thing as ageism.b.the study of prejudice and discrimination towards the elderly.c.the study of aging.d.the study of how chronic illnesses progress over time.

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

ADaA.CAVA.15.01.01 - What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to stereotypes in aging?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual Chapter 1

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5.A key premise of the life-span perspective is that a.biological changes are the most important.b.events that happen in old age are more important than earlier experiences.c.social changes are the most important.d.aging is a lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death.

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.02 - What is the life-span perspective?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual

6.Multidirectionality refers to a.development and aging involving both decline and growth.b.the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.c.the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.d.our differing cultural backgrounds.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.02 - What is the life-span perspective?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual

7.Plasticity refers to a.development and aging involving both decline and growth.b.the ability to change and improve abilities over time and with development.c.the fact that each of us is affected by a variety of factors, both positive and negative.d.our differing cultural backgrounds.

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.02 - What is the life-span perspective?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual

8.Understanding that development is shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and life-cycle forces defines which feature of the life-span perspective?a.multidirectionality b.plasticity c.historical context d.multiple causation

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.02 - What is the life-span perspective?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual 2 / 4

• Which of the following statements is true regarding the population in the United States?
• The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is the over-85 group.
• There are more men than women in all segments of the elderly population.
• The baby boomers are the smallest cohort of individuals ever to reach old age.
• By 2050, the population distribution in the United States will resemble the shape of a rectangle.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.03 - What are the characteristics of the older adult population?

KEYWORDS: Factual

• Relative to the population of older European Americans, the number of older ethnic Americans is
• decreasing.
• increasing.
• similar.
• decreasing among women, while increasing among men.

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.03 - What are the characteristics of the older adult population?

KEYWORDS: Factual

• Population trends in the United States, specifically the continuing rise in the number of elderly people, are
• unique and specific to the United States.
• not unique because the population of elderly persons is increasing in most parts of the world.
• also seen in Africa but not elsewhere in the world.
• also seen in Europe but not elsewhere in the world.

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.04 - How are they likely to change?

KEYWORDS: Factual

• Menopause is an example of which force of development?
• life-cycle forcesb. psychological forces
• biological forcesd. histological forces

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.05 - What four main forces shape development?

KEYWORDS: Applied 3 / 4

• Characteristics that make us individuals, such as one’s personality, are the result of
• life-cycle forces.b. psychological forces.
• biological forces.d. histological forces.

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.05 - What four main forces shape development?

KEYWORDS: Applied

• Normative age-graded influences are events that
• are unique to each person.
• occur at a specific age for each person.
• generally occur around the same age for most people.
• rarely occur to any individual.

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.06 - What are normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative influences?

KEYWORDS: Conceptual

• Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded influence on development?
• learning to drive a car
• living during the Great Depression
• winning the lottery
• contracting AIDS

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.06 - What are normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative influences?

KEYWORDS: Applied

• The age at which one gets married or retires from a career are
• normative age-graded events.b. normative history-graded events.
• normative individual-graded events.d. nonnormative events.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ADaA.CAVA.15.01.06 - What are normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative influences?

KEYWORDS: Applied

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