Final Exam

A  All these are correct

B  Americans have many “anti-aging” beliefs

C  None of these

D  Seeing older adults not conform to norms shocks us

E  There is a large aging population in the US

A  Disengagement and Activity

B  Continuity and Productive

C  Fourth Age Aging

D  Disengagement and Continuity

E  Selection, Optimization, and Compensation

A  Yes, that is why they are backed by all these famous neuroscientists

B  Yes, but only because it was designed to target the hippocampus

C  There is little to no evidence that these games work because you can’t do anything to improve your cognitive functioning

D  All these are correct

E  There is little to no evidence that play these games improves cognitive performance beyond getting better at these games

A  Model of social aging

B  Developmental assets theory

C  Bioecological model of development

D  Socioemotional selectivity theory

E  Intersectionality

F  Wear-and-tear theory

A  psychology only, more specifically experimental and social psychology

B  biology and psychology only, how the body and mind interact

C  across many different academic disciplines to understand the contextual influences of aging

D  between biology, history, and psychology only, only certain factors within these disciplines matter in terms of aging

E  history and psychology only, how do mindsets change across time

A  These doctors know it all, I know Loma Linda is a great University –so POM Juice really must work to cure Alzhemier’s…

B  YES, I’m going to share this Cure with my Grandmother

C  POM Juice kills the Plaque that causes memory loss — why aren’t more people doing this?! Must be big Pharma

D  These experts are from Loma Linda, the place with many super centenaries — these doctors must really know something I don’t.

E  The doctors also recommend pairing exercise and other healthier eating — so POM Juice is not a cure

A  Is an inevitable process of being human

B  Not a disease

C  Has its positives

D  Has its negatives

E  All these are correct

A  requires an understanding of what happened earlier in the life course to understand the aging process

B  the interdisciplinary scientific study of the process of aging.

C  important to understand the biological, psychological, social, and health needs of aging adults

D  always changing as society changes

E  All these are correct

A  Those with higher SES earlier in life are able to save more and have more money when they retirem

B  Those with lower SES earlier are more likely to have job that physically tax the body and lead to health issues during retirement

C  None of these are accurate examples

D  Those with higher SES are less likely to get divorced and have more money via dual-household retirement when choosing to retire

E  All these are accurate examples

A  The timeline is not really that flexible

B  The disease is curable with early intervention

C  People can get the disease at any point in life…even childhood

D  The disease manifests differently with varying timelines

E  Everyone who is old is going to get the disease

A  Explore the different domains of love

B  None of these

C  All these are correct

D  Explore the many different domains of work

E  Explore the many different types of novel experiences

A  romantic relationship behaviors or pursuits

B  All these are correct

C  general timeline of readiness to start a family

D  work behaviors or pursuits

E  None of these

A  intimacy

B  trust

C  ego-integrity

D  isolation

E  None are correct

A  There are no constraints for them–mostly

B  All these are correct

C  None are correct

D  Dictated by financial constraints and instable

A  There is a lack of evidence that negligible senescence — such as in cells — has any negative consequences

B  There is a lack of evidence that negligible senescence — such as in cells — has any negative consequences. As long as they have money, there should be no worries

C  All these are correct

D  None of these

E  Resources are infinite and will be used up if negligible senescence existed for the masses. Just like cancer cells are negligible in their senescence — resources get divert away from vital components to functioning in the body when cancer spreads

A  The societal infrastructure is most appropriate to conduct these searches

B  All these are correct

C  None of these

D  It is a period to build human capital (networks)

E  It is a period to seek out and try different jobs/careers

A  searching; higher

B  not searching; similar

C  searching; lower

D  searching; similar

E  not searching; lower

A  None of these

B  No influence on divorce rates

C  The greater likelihood of being divorced

D  The lower likelihood of being divorced

E  More influence to command divorce and money afterwards

A  Self-focused exploration

B  Attachment formation

C  Instability

D  Identity exploration

E  Age of possibilities

A  Is a minority to have this experience in Western civilizations, but would be majority in 3rd world cultures

B  All these are correct

C  None of these

D  Going through a normative experience and is in the age of self-focused exploration and it is healthy

A  Females marriage age has not changed since the 1950s

B  Females marry later compared to the 1950s

C  Females marry earlier compared to the 1950s

D  Females marriage has become more dependent on parental sponsorship

E  None of these

A  Male marriage age has not changed since the 1950s

B  Males marry later compared to the 1950s

C  Male marriage has become more dependent on parental sponsorship

D  Male marriage has become more about tax reform

E  Males marry earlier compared to the 1950s

A  Only withdraw 4% of savings for expenses during retirement

B  Being Frugal with spending

C  Investing in market funds that yield at least 7% yearly

D  All these are correct

E  It is a cold world and none of the above are correct

A  Create money reserves

B  Develop workplace friendships

C  Establish intimacy

D  Hone ego-dispair functions

E  Satisfy need for generativity

A  All these are correct

B  Needs to utilize select social services to have upward gains in mobility

C  May adapt by utilizing their resources and strengthening current abilities to adapt to losses in functioning

D  Must have the assistance of others to live well and adapt to losses in functioning

E  None of these

A  Whether they can retire and qualify for social services or benefits

B  All these are correct

C  If they have enough money to sustain a comfortable standard of living

D  Their own health

E  If they have enough money to sustain a comfortable standard of living and their own health

A  Develop stronger resiliency to negative health incidences

B  Often find a job or career right after the retirement event

C  Generally experience lower levels of well-being in retirement

D  Generally experience higher levels of well-being in retirement

E  All these are correct

A  Individuals continue to work to maintain their standard of living

B  Retirement has become a process rather than one defined life event

C  In general the roles and responsibilities of older adults have increased

D  Humans in general are living longer and healthier lives in the retirement years

E  All these are correct

A  Not the case, as evidence by the Paradox of Aging findings

B  All these are correct

C  A wise-tale — with maybe some anecdotal evidence, but epidemiological does not hold

D  People actually remain or increase their well-being with age

E  Not according to many large studies on aging

A  Ability to leverage telmorase to repair telomeres

B  Expansion of the lifespan

C  Ability to study natural and unnatural cell division

D  Expansion of knowledge of longevity

E  Ability to control heart disease — the number killer of most people in the developing nations

A  Selection, Optimization, and Compensation

B  Successful Generativity

C  Super’s MIDUS Model

D  Aging is terrible

E  Living in retirement homes is the best way to go

A  Older adults still strive for close social interactions

B  Older adults want to disengage from society

C  Older adults don’t want to use technology

D  Older adults and their children can only meet in person to foster closeness

A  Throughout the midlife, higher physical health always corresponds with higher life satisfaction

B  Midlife is the intersection between cognitive and physical declines and rises in life satisfaction occur

C  None of these are correct

D  Physical health in midlife is the highest

E  Money in midlife is the greatest

A  It provides benefits to people who might not need them

B  It cost less money to give a mass of people entitlements at once

C  It forces people to think about saving for retirement

D  All these are correct

E  It provides people some guaranteed source of income and healthcare regardless of their situation

A  Dr. Sarah –> successful aging model, Dr. Jazlyn –> productivity aging model

B  Dr. Sarah –> productivity aging model, Dr. Jazlyn –> successful aging model

C  Dr. Sarah –> Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging, Dr. Jazlyn –> successful aging model

D  Dr. Sarah –> successful aging model; Dr. Jazlyn –> Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging

E  Dr. Sarah –> productivity aging model, Dr. Buss –> Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging

A  On average, educational attainment and unemployment are negatively correlated (one goes up other one goes down)

B  None of these relate to socioeconomic status and the aging experience

C  In general, one’s occupational characteristics might facilitate social mobility through advancement while others do not

D  All these are correct

E  Income allows certain experiences to be attained while keeping it out of reach for others

A  John is fired because the company considers him “too old” for the position

B  Jermey is hired over Jen because Jared seems to young to be responsible

C  Bryan’s application is thrown out because he is over the age of 55

D  All these are examples of ageism

E  Katie is fired because she does not learn technology as quick as everyone else

A  Generativity

B  Ego-integrity

C  Continuity

D  Attachment

E  Social Norming

A  Juliet strongly dislikes her boss

B  Juliet is unhappy with her health

C  Juliet also went through a crisis at some point earlier in life

D  Juliet is experiencing what most people experience around this age

E  Juliet is experiencing what most people experience around this age and strongly dislikes her boss

A  Giovann – calling; Jazlyn – job; Maria – career.

B  Giovann – calling; Jazlyn – job; Maria – job.

C  Giovann – career; Jazlyn – calling; Maria – job.

D  Giovann – calling; Jazlyn – career; Maria – job.

E  Giovann – calling; Jazlyn – calling; Maria – career.

A  Dr. Hwang –> successful aging model; Dr. Buss –> productivity aging model

B  Dr. Hwang –> successful aging model; Dr. Buss –>Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging

C  Dr. Hwang –> productivity aging model, Dr. Buss –>Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging

D  Dr. Hwang –> productivity aging model; Dr. Buss –> successful aging model

E  Dr. Hwang –> Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of aging; Dr. Buss      –> successful aging model

A  Phase Retirement Aging

B  Cognitive Staging

C  Aging in Stay

D  Full Retirement

E  Productive Aging

A  Choice 3

B  Choice 5

C  Choice 2

D  Choice 1

E  Choice 4

A  Cross-sectional experimental design

B  Quasi-experimental design

C  Longitudinal designs

D  Mechanical Turk survey design

E  None of these