Navigation » List of Schools » Los Angeles Mission College » Psychology » Psychology 041 – Lifespan Psychology » Fall 2020 » Chapters 11,12,13,14 Exam
Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A foreclosed
B achieved
C diffused
D delayed
Question #2
A idealistic and overly critical.
B boring and ordinary.
C special and unique.
D the focus of everyone else’s attention and concern
Question #3
A concrete operational
B sensorimotor
C preoperational
D formal operational
Question #4
A Very few teen mothers experience pregnancy and birth complications.
B Today, about 95 percent of U.S. adolescent mothers graduate from high school.
C Teenage mothers spend more of their parenting years as single parents.
D Many teen mothers perceive their babies as less difficult.
Question #5
A end; middle childhood
B beginning; adolescence
C end; adolescence
D beginning; middle childhood
Question #6
A engage in effective coparenting
B delay childbirth until their thirties
C attend couples’ therapy
D have traditional gender roles around the home
Question #7
A Reverting to traditional gender roles of husband and wife
B Postponing childbearing until the late twenties or thirties
C Relying on extended family for financial support
D Having the first child within the first year or two of marriage
Question #8
A Clark and Marian, who were both 19 when they got married
B David and Veronica, who had a child together before they got married
C Roger and Daisy, who maintain distance from extended family
D Peter and Linda, who share family responsibilities
Question #9
A is usually permanent, with few young adults returning home.
B occurs at an earlier age than in the past.
C is a major step toward assuming adult responsibilities.
D is one phase of the family life cycle that all adults experience.
Question #10
A seasons of love theory
B triangular theory of love
C adaptation to life theory
D intimacy versus isolation stage
Question #11
A men prefer a same-age or slightly older partner.
B strong support exists for the idea that “opposites attract.”
C partners with similar attributes tend to be less satisfied with their relationship.
D partners who are similar in personality are more likely to stay together.
Question #12
A teaching social skills and social awareness.
B supporting gender stereotypes with evidence.
C safety planning, but only if the abuser is still present.
D reinforcing rape myths.
Question #13
A As number of sex partners increases, satisfaction declines sharply.
B People who engage in casual dating have the most physically satisfying sex lives.
C More men than women report persistent sexual problems.
D Most married adults say they are only somewhat happy with their sex lives.
Question #14
A sincerely believe that they eat less than they do.
B believe that only temporary lifestyle changes are needed.
C use social support and to be conscious of their behavior.
D restrict their weight-reduction plan to no longer than 25 weeks.
Question #15
A is a personal choice.
B is not treatable.
C drops in early and middle adulthood.
D is strongly associated with serious health problems.
Question #16
A increases in number of ova, but decreases in ova quality.
B decreases in semen volume and sperm motility after age 35.
C decreases in percentage of normal sperm after age 25.
D consistent changes in the uterus after age 35.
Question #17
A declines by 10 percent per decade after age 25.
B remains constant until about age 50.
C declines by 5 percent per decade throughout the lifespan.
D increases by 10 percent per decade after age 25.
Question #18
A atherosclerosis.
B angina.
C hypertension.
D arrhythmia.
Question #19
A the muscular system
B vision
C hearing
D the cardiovascular system
Question #20
A The lens narrows and becomes more elastic.
B Visual acuity increases.
C Color discrimination improves.
D The muscles controlling the pupil weaken.
Question #21
A Gun-control legislation that restricts the availability of firearms to adolescents has little impact on suicide rates.
B Parents should not be concerned about teenagers’ commenting, “I wish I were dead,” because adolescents are overly dramatic.
C Parents and teachers must be trained to pick up on the signals that a troubled teenager sends.
D It is nearly impossible to prevent adolescent suicide, as teenagers rarely exhibit warning signs around adults.
Question #22
A Chronic depression affects 15 to 20 percent of U.S. teenagers.
B Heredity plays little to no role in adolescent depression.
C Boys are more likely than girls to report a depressed mood.
D Depression is the most common psychological problem of adolescence.
Question #23
A church attendance becomes a major source of parent–child conflict.
B formal religious involvement tends to increase.
C formal religious involvement tends to decline.
D most young people reject the idea of a “higher being.”
Question #24
A universal ethical
B conventional
C preconventional
D postconventional
Question #25
A ensuring that they learn English, rather than retaining their native language.
B discouraging contact with peers of the same ethnicity and encouraging assimilation.
C encouraging them to reject the dominant culture until they establish ethnic identity.
D encouraging them to explore the meaning of ethnicity in their lives.
Question #26
A moratorium.
B achievement.
C foreclosure.
D diffusion.
Question #27
A diffusion.
B achievement.
C moratorium.
D foreclosure.
Question #28
A achievement.
B diffusion.
C moratorium.
D foreclosure.
Question #29
A forming an ideal self.
B exploration followed by commitment.
C an identity crisis and a resolution.
D experimentation and error.
Question #30
A isolation.
B inferiority.
C mistrust.
D role confusion.
Question #31
A Horatio will be more likely in the future to take his parents’ car without asking than peers who have not tried it.
B Horatio will rate the risks of taking his parents’ car without asking higher than peers who have not tried it.
C Horatio will rate the benefits of taking his parents’ car without asking lower than peers who have not tried it.
D Horatio will be less likely in the future to take his parents’ car without asking than peers who have not tried it.
Question #32
A hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
B metacognition.
C the imaginary audience.
D the personal fable.
Question #33
A When her fork falls off her tray in the cafeteria, Hannah is certain that everyone is thinking that she is clumsy.
B Harry believes that he will never have a car accident because he is a better driver than most people.
C When Riley fails to make the volleyball team, she believes that no one has ever felt so disappointed.
D Benny goes to the Friday night football game with a group of friends and cheers as loud as anyone else.
Question #34
A practical intelligence.
B animistic thinking.
C transitive inference.
D hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
Question #35
Which of the following substances do U.S. adolescents most often experiment with during high school?
A marijuana
B alcohol
C cigarettes
D cocaine
Question #36
A do not encourage the use of contraceptives.
B last only a few sessions.
C teach techniques for handling sexual situations.
D focus on promoting the value of abstinence
Question #37
A often become adolescent parents.
B have a better chance of graduating high school than children of adult mothers.
C fare better if the teenage parent drops out of high school.
D score higher on intelligence tests than children of adult mothers.
Question #38
A social influences; genetic factors
B genetic factors; prenatal biological influences
C genetic factors; authoritarian child rearing
D personal choice; prenatal biological influences
Question #39
A same-sex physical attraction, on average, between ages 6 and 8.
B earlier intercourse than their heterosexual agemates.
C gender confusion and sexual questioning.
D an inner struggle that is intensified by a lack of role models and social support.
Question #40
A School sex education classes prevent teenagers from having unprotected sex.
B Adolescent contraceptive use has decreased in recent years.
C Even teenagers who report talking openly with their parents about sex are unlikely to use birth control.
D About 14 percent of sexually active U.S. teenagers do not use contraception consistently.
Question #41
A Experiencing later puberty
B Living in an economically privileged home
C Living in a high-crime neighborhood
D Having higher educational aspirations
Question #42
A Anorexia nervosa is equally common in all SES groups.
B Although being anorexic is unhealthy, it is rarely fatal.
C About 10 percent of North American and Western European teenagers are affected.
D Boys account for less than 1 percent of anorexia cases.
Question #43
A late-maturing boys
B late-maturing girls
C early-maturing girls
D early-maturing boys
Question #44
A important family values; a belief in a higher power
B school issues; the importance of education
C moral issues; lying, stealing, and cheating
D everyday matters; driving, dating partners, and curfews
Question #45
A perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours.
B are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors.
C display increases in executive function.
D are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
Question #46
A react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely.
B cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion.
C have difficulty storing and retrieving long-term memories.
D become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues.
Question #47
A eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia,
B soaring rates of overweight and obesity
C lack of standardized health care and high poverty rates
D increased rates of infectious disease
Question #48
A Chandra, who lives in a conflict-ridden family
B Abbie, who is in a rigorous gymnastics training program
C Ashley, who is impoverished
D Mary, who eats very little
Question #49
A pubic hair
B scrotum
C ovaries
D testes
Question #50
A the growth of underarm hair.
B extreme and unpredictable moodiness.
C menarche.
D the budding of the breasts and the growth spurt.
