Deck 9: Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism

Question 1

According to surveys,most American adults are aging successfully.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Successful aging involves:

A)freedom from disability.
B)good cognitive functioning.
C)being productive.
D)all of these.

Answer 2

all of these.

Question 3

Both positive and negative old age stereotypic expectations can be self-fulfilling.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Negative age-related attitudes are just as high,or higher,in older people than in younger people.

Question 5

The subtype of older people that is most likely to prompt admiration is:

A)shrew/curmudgeon.
B)Golden Ager.
C)recluse.
D)impaired.

Question 6

Elderspeak features:

A)basic vocabulary.
B)slow speech rate.
C)pitch variations.
D)all of these.

Question 7

In one experiment by Eibach and his colleagues 2010),participants who were made to feel like their eyesight was deficient,compared with a control group,reported:

A)taking longer to read the passage.
B)more negative mood.
C)feeling 10 years older.
D)all of these.

Question 8

The group most similar to older people in the stereotype content model is:

A)feminists.
B)Asians.
C)developmentally disabled people.
D)poor people.

Question 9

The intergenerational model of ageism explains why age-related stereotype threat operates differently in older and younger people.

Question 10

According to research,the most common emotional reaction to older people is:

A)hostility.
B)sympathy.
C)pity.
D)all of these.

Question 11

Physical characteristics are the most common type of trait in the stereotype of older people.

Question 12

According to Cuddy et al's 2005)research,when education was used to try to reduce old age stereotyping,which aspect of the old age stereotype resisted change?

A)That old people are incompetent.
B)That old people are warm.
C)Both resisted change.
D)Neither resisted change.

Question 13

According to the stereotype content model,stereotypes of older people are:

A)high in warmth;high in competence.
B)high in warmth;low in competence.
C)low in warmth;low in competence.
D)low in warmth;high in competence.

Question 14

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,mandatory retirement is illegal.

Question 15

How old you are and how old you feel distinguish between one's

A)subjective and chronological age
B)chronological and subjective age
C)actual and stereotypical age

Question 16

Among older characters on television,who is portrayed more negatively?

A)older men
B)older women
C)Both groups are portrayed equally negatively.

Question 17

According to research,we are anxious around older people because:

A)they remind us of our eventual fate.
B)they are often sick.
C)they are dependent on us.
D)all of these.

Question 18

Elderspeak is always perceived negatively by older age persons.

Question 19

According to Becca Levy 2009),the more connections older adults have with old age groups and associations,the more:

A)they internalize old age stereotypes.
B)they feel empowered.
C)social support they have.

Question 20

In the workplace,older employees are stereotyped as:

A)less motivated.
B)harder to train.
C)using more healthcare benefits.
D)all of these.

Question 21

Explain the self-fulfilling nature of old age stereotypes.

Question 22

Compare and contrast Schulz and Wang's 2011)three models of retirement.

Question 23

What is elder abuse,and how can it be expressed?

Question 24

What is successful aging?

Question 25

Describe the ambivalence in the content of old age stereotypes.

Question 26

Find the subjective age of a parent or family member and discuss what the discrepancy between their actual and subjective age means for them.

Question 27

Describe ageism.

Question 28

Describe the challenges faced by an older worker who loses his/her job.

Question 29

Describe elderspeak.

Question 30

What does research say are the effects of elderspeak on the attitudes and behavior of older people?