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GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS2024/2025
A) Longitudinal Research - ANS ✔What research method/design is most
appropriate for looking at aging, form the life course perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis
D) Ageism - ANS ✔The most persistent view of aging in society reflects
continuous deterioration and decline, thus forming the basis for age-based
prejudice known as:
A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
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C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation
E) Role loss - ANS ✔The transition out of social roles, such as widowhood
and retirement, is referred to as:
A) Unsuccessful aging
B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss
A) True - ANS ✔"Excess disability" involves experiencing more disability
than necessary because the environment in which one lives is either too
challenging or not challenging enough.
A) True
B) False
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50 - ANS
✔The "Gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50
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C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among people over age
50
E) None of the above
D) Live a committed, justified life - ANS ✔How should people prepare
for old age, according to de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
B) Choose the place where they will retire
C) Acquire hobbies
D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above
A) True - ANS ✔Older women tend to have higher levels of religious
participation and belief than do men.
A) True
B) False
D) All of the above - ANS ✔The main components of "successful aging"
include which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
B) Maintaining mental and physical function
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