Question 1

Becky is careless,impulsive,and disorganized.According to the Big Five personality factors,Becky is most likely to score low on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   openness to experience
B)   agreeableness
C)   neuroticism
D)   conscientiousnessE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) _____ phase of adult development.

Accepted Answer

A)   stagnant
B)   novice
C)   expert
D)   generativeE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Middle-aged Americans agree that a major component of their well-being involves:

Accepted Answer

A)   physical health.
B)   positive relationships.
C)   recovery from midlife crisis.
D)   better financial situation.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

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 B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Describe the empty nest syndrome.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The researchers in the Mills College Study concluded that rather than being in a midlife crisis,the women were experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   perimenopausal agitation
B)   midlife consciousness
C)   the empty nest syndrome
D)   generational unlearningE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

According to Levinson,the changes to middle-adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts.Which of the following is NOT one of these major conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Being young versus being old
B)   Being attractive versus being unattractive
C)   Being masculine versus being feminine
D)   Being destructive versus being constructiveE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Describe how middle-aged adults perceive control over what happens to them.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

A recent study by Specht,Egloff,and Schukle found that _____ showed a continuous increase from early adulthood to late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)   agreeableness
B)   extraversion
C)   conscientiousness
D)   opennessE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Self-actualization
B)   Generativity
C)   Self-absorption
D)   PerpetuityE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for an adult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nurturance
B)   Hostility
C)   Self-control
D)   Self-confidenceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Middle adulthood is referred to as the sandwich generation because:

Accepted Answer

A)   life is very hectic and families rarely have a full meal together.
B)   people expect middle-aged adults to be both wise and mature as well as young and energetic.
C)   middle-aged adults are caught in a conflict between caring more for their spouse's parents than their own.
D)   middle-aged adults may have to care for their own adolescent children as well as their elderly parents.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Generativity versus stagnation is the st...

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups distinguished by Helson and her colleagues in the Mills College Study?

Accepted Answer

A)   Women without children who pursued only low-level work.
B)   Women who were career-oriented.
C)   Women who were single mothers and had aged,dependent parents.
D)   Women who were family-oriented.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes a person as either disciplined or impulsive?

Accepted Answer

A)   Openness to experience
B)   Conscientiousness
C)   Neuroticism
D)   AgreeablenessE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In a longitudinal study of Smith College women,the desire for _____ increased as the participants aged from their thirties to their fifties.

Accepted Answer

A)   generativity
B)   self-concept
C)   stagnation
D)   self-absorptionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following is a significant observation by Neugarten regarding social clocks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social clocks are more rigid than they were before.
B)   Individuals whose lives are synchronized with the social clocks are less stressed.
C)   Younger adults below 25 years are excluded from the social clock age bracket.
D)   Social clocks are more important for males than for females.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Identify the term that refers to a decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave home,because parents derive considerable satisfaction from their children.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the term that refers to a...

Question 19

The timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life's tasks,such as getting married,having children,or establishing themselves in a career is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   interval measure
B)   life-event calendar
C)   circadian rhythm
D)   social clockE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

George Vaillant concludes that the _____ are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years.

Accepted Answer

A)   forties
B)   fifties
C)   sixties
D)   thirtiesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

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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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Middle-aged Americans agree that a major component of their well-being involves:

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Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) _____ phase of adult development.

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Identify the term that refers to a decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave home,because parents derive considerable satisfaction from their children.

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The researchers in the Mills College Study concluded that rather than being in a midlife crisis,the women were experiencing _____.

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Which of the following is a significant observation by Neugarten regarding social clocks?

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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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Becky is careless,impulsive,and disorganized.According to the Big Five personality factors,Becky is most likely to score low on _____.

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Describe the empty nest syndrome.

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The timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life's tasks,such as getting married,having children,or establishing themselves in a career is known as the _____.

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According to Levinson,the changes to middle-adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts.Which of the following is NOT one of these major conflicts?

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A recent study by Specht,Egloff,and Schukle found that _____ showed a continuous increase from early adulthood to late adulthood.

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In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for an adult?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the groups distinguished by Helson and her colleagues in the Mills College Study?

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Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes a person as either disciplined or impulsive?

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Describe how middle-aged adults perceive control over what happens to them.

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Middle adulthood is referred to as the sandwich generation because:

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In a longitudinal study of Smith College women,the desire for _____ increased as the participants aged from their thirties to their fifties.

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George Vaillant concludes that the _____ are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years.

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