Final Exam

A  There is a large aging population in the US

B  Americans have many “anti-aging” beliefs

C  None of these

D  All these are correct

E  Seeing older adults not conform to norms shocks us

A  Selection, Optimization, and Compensation

B  Disengagement and Activity

C  Fourth Age Aging

D  Continuity and Productive

E  Disengagement and Continuity

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

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

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

A  Socioemotional selectivity theory

B  Model of social aging

C  Bioecological model of development

D  Wear-and-tear theory

E  Intersectionality

F  Developmental assets theory

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

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

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

D  psychology only, more specifically experimental and social psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Is an inevitable process of being human

B  Not a disease

C  Has its negatives

D  Has its positives

E  All these are correct

A  always changing as society changes

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  All these are correct

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

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

D  All these are accurate examples

E  None of these are accurate examples

A  The timeline is not really that flexible

B  The disease manifests differently with varying timelines

C  Everyone who is old is going to get the disease

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

E  The disease is curable with early intervention

A  None of these

B  Explore the different domains of love

C  Explore the many different types of novel experiences

D  Explore the many different domains of work

E  All these are correct

A  All these are correct

B  work behaviors or pursuits

C  None of these

D  general timeline of readiness to start a family

E  romantic relationship behaviors or pursuits

A  ego-integrity

B  trust

C  intimacy

D  isolation

E  None are correct

A  There are no constraints for them–mostly

B  Dictated by financial constraints and instable

C  All these are correct

D  None are correct

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

B  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

C  None of these

D  All these are correct

E  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

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  not searching; similar

B  not searching; lower

C  searching; similar

D  searching; higher

E  searching; lower

A  The greater likelihood of being divorced

B  None of these

C  No influence on divorce rates

D  More influence to command divorce and money afterwards

E  The lower likelihood of being divorced

A  Self-focused exploration

B  Age of possibilities

C  Attachment formation

D  Instability

E  Identity exploration

A  All these are correct

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

C  None of these

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

A  None of these

B  Females marry later compared to the 1950s

C  Females marry earlier compared to the 1950s

D  Females marriage age has not changed since the 1950s

E  Females marriage has become more dependent on parental sponsorship

A  Male marriage age has not changed since the 1950s

B  Males marry later compared to the 1950s

C  Males marry earlier compared to the 1950s

D  Male marriage has become more about tax reform

E  Male marriage has become more dependent on parental sponsorship

A  All these are correct

B  Only withdraw 4% of savings for expenses during retirement

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

D  Being Frugal with spending

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

A  Establish intimacy

B  Create money reserves

C  Hone ego-dispair functions

D  Develop workplace friendships

E  Satisfy need for generativity

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

B  None of these

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  All these are correct

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

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

C  All these are correct

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  Generally experience lower levels of well-being in retirement

C  All these are correct

D  Generally experience higher levels of well-being in retirement

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

A  All these are correct

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

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

D  Individuals continue to work to maintain their standard of living

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

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

B  Not according to many large studies on aging

C  All these are correct

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

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

A  Ability to study natural and unnatural cell division

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

C  Ability to leverage telmorase to repair telomeres

D  Expansion of the lifespan

E  Expansion of knowledge of longevity

A  Aging is terrible

B  Super’s MIDUS Model

C  Living in retirement homes is the best way to go

D  Successful Generativity

E  Selection, Optimization, and Compensation

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

B  Older adults don’t want to use technology

C  Older adults want to disengage from society

D  Older adults still strive for close social interactions

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

B  None of these are correct

C  Physical health in midlife is the highest

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

E  Money in midlife is the greatest

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

B  It provides benefits to people who might not need them

C  It forces people to think about saving for retirement

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

E  All these are correct

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E  All these are correct

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

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

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

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

E  All these are examples of ageism

A  Ego-integrity

B  Social Norming

C  Generativity

D  Attachment

E  Continuity

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

B  Juliet strongly dislikes her boss

C  Juliet is experiencing what most people experience around this age

D  Juliet is unhappy with her health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Phase Retirement Aging

B  Aging in Stay

C  Full Retirement

D  Cognitive Staging

E  Productive Aging

A  Choice 3

B  Choice 2

C  Choice 4

D  Choice 1

E  Choice 5

A  None of these

B  Mechanical Turk survey design

C  Cross-sectional experimental design

D  Longitudinal designs

E  Quasi-experimental design