Deck 1: Studying Growth and Change Across the Life Span

Question 1

From a developmental perspective, we are each ______.

A) a collection of different systems
B) a single, integrated unit
C) at risk for cognitive impairment
D) a product of our environment

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Individuals who experienced the Great Depression might have had a greater impact on the future of children during that time compared to adults. This is an example of how the ______.

A) frequency of biological factors shifts over the life span
B) importance of biological factors shifts over the life span
C) importance of cultural factors shifts over the life span
D) importance of biological and cultural factors shifts over the life span

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Age-normative influences are related to ______.

A) developmental age
B) chronological age
C) events in one's life
D) nonuniversal processes

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Paul Baltes is recognized as a pioneer in the field of aging and one of his major contributions was the ______.

A) principles of life span development
B) principles of lifelong acculturation
C) developmental milestones
D) principles of environmental scaffolding

Question 5

Which of the following generations was born between 1981 and 1996?

A) Gen Z
B) the Silent Generation
C) the Greatest Generation
D) Millennials

Question 6

Which generation might experience concerns related to Social Security and Immigration?

A) Gen Z
B) Millennials
C) Gen X
D) Baby Boomers

Question 7

Which of the following factors does not influence the numbers and proportions of older adults in a society?

A) births
B) deaths
C) immigration/emigration
D) employment rate

Question 8

Non-normative influences might include ______.

A) early illness
B) the 9/11 terrorist attacks
C) experiencing the Great Depression
D) puberty

Question 9

Age-normative influences might include ______.

A) winning the lottery
B) the 2001 terrorist attacks
C) experiencing a religious conversion
D) becoming a grandmother around age 47

Question 10

Which cohort is slower to enter the workforce when compared to other generational cohorts?

A) Gen X
B) Gen Z
C) Millennials
D) Baby Boomers

Question 11

The Gen X cohort has an estimated ______ million births in the United States.

A) 84
B) 47
C) 76
D) 55

Question 12

Baby Boomers are a generational cohort that experienced ______.

A) Vietnam War
B) the Great Depression
C) worldwide media
D) increased school-related violence

Question 13

They study of gerontology began in the ______.

A) early 1700s
B) mid-1700s
C) 1920s
D) 1940s

Question 14

Stereotypes and attitudes develop from inaccurate information and ______.

A) educational experiences
B) professional experiences
C) personal experiences
D) genetics

Question 15

Later life is mared by heterogeneity. This means that ______.

A) older adults are different than younger adults
B) younger adults are more different than each other
C) older adults are more different from each other than from those in earlier ages
D) those in earlier ages are vastly different than those in middle age

Question 16

The cultural and age-normative expections that one faces refers to ______.

A) psychological, biological, and social age
B) biological, social, and professional age
C) biological, social, and educational age
D) psychological, social, and educational age

Question 17

Cross-sectional studies ______.

A) compare average interindividual differences
B) do not allow for comparison of different ages at a single point in time
C) compare change in one group over time
D) have the strongest statistical analysis design

Question 18

A researcher who wants to study changes over time would conduct a(n) ______.

A) cross-sectional study
B) longitudinal study
C) correlational study
D) archival study

Question 19

The socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) proposes ______.

A) humans are not unique in our ability to ponder time and our own limited life span
B) we cannot prioritize different goals at different points in our lives
C) our time horizon influences with whom we spend our time
D) individuals need to socialize with selected individuals

Question 20

The majority of factors that influence disparties observed between older racial, ethnic, and other members of underrepresented groups are ______.

A) inevitable
B) chronic
C) preventable
D) debatable

Question 21

Adults with dementia can demonstrate growth and adaptation.

Question 22

From a developmental perspective, people are a collection of different systems such as bones and strength, and vision.

Question 23

Age-normative influences are those large, cultural events which may influence a group of people differently.

Question 24

Although Millennials are currently the most racially and ethnically diverse cohort in U.S. history, Gen X is expected to be even more diverse.

Question 25

Biological age is also known as physiological age.

Question 26

Self-assessment of how old one feels based on their thoughts and behaviors is sometimes described as social age.

Question 27

There is strong evidence that being the recipient of others' negative stereotypes can have negative effects on a person's health and well-being.

Question 28

For scholars who are most interested in the ways that younger adults differ from middle-aged and older adults, the simplest research method to use is a longitudinal method.

Question 29

Double Jeopardy refers to the idea that social structures disadvantage certain groups of people and make adaptation to aging more difficult.

Question 30

Cumulative Dis/Advantage suggests that health disparities observed among underrepresented groups are the result of the accumulation of risks and exposures across the life span.

Question 31

Explain how the Baby Boomer generation has impacted the United States since the end of World War II.

Question 32

Aside from chronological age, what are two other indices might we use to measure age?

Question 33

Explain the difference between perceived age and biological age.

Question 34

Define gerontology.

Question 35

What is functional age?

Question 36

Explain how development involves a change in the allocation of biological resources, and how this impacts different times in the lifespan.

Question 37

Describe three big factors that influence the numbers and proportions of older adults in society and how this relates to Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Z cohorts.

Question 38

What are the advantages and disadvantages of categorizing people by chronological age?

Question 39

What might those who are trying to create social change based on the Cumulative Dis/Advantage say?

Question 40

Imagine an individual has a life-threatening illness. Apply the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory to how an individual might select a partner, and explain.