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PSY 130 FINAL CURRENT EXAMTrue or False: An intrinsic reward for working is developing one's talent -
ANSWER True
Early adulthood:
-involves establishing careers or pathways in life.
-occurs at the same time for all people.
-occurs after emerging adulthood is completed and does not overlap.
-occurs later for women than for men. - ANSWER involves establishing careers or
pathways in life
Which of the following statements is true of aging?
-As people age, the heart muscles grow more elastic, increasing the maximum heart
rate.
-Regular exercise decreases cardiovascular and respiratory capacity from what it
was in early adolescence.
-As people age, the immune system produces fewer white blood cells.
-Fertility in both genders increases as early adulthood progresses. - ANSWER As
people age, the immune system produces fewer white blood cells
As early adulthood progresses, fertility:
-increases for both men and women.
-declines for women, but not for men.
-declines gradually for both men and women.
-remains stable for men and increases for women. - ANSWER declines gradually
for both men and women
Which of the following is true of skin changes that occur toward the end of early
,adulthood?
-The skin becomes more elastic.
-Signs of skin deterioration are more common in women than in men.
-Skin tightening, a sign of skin deterioration, occurs toward the end of early
adulthood.
-The skin continues to be wrinkle-free. - ANSWER Signs of skin deterioration are
more common in women than in men
Which of the following is a true statement regarding sexuality during early
adulthood?
-People in this stage still experience the flood of sex hormones that affected them
as adolescents.
-Sexual activity is less common than the adolescence stage.
-Sexual opportunities are less common than the adolescence stage.
-The chances of contracting a sexually transmitted infection are at their lowest. -
ANSWER People in this stage still experience the flood of sex hormones that
affected them as adolescents
The symptoms of _____ include the appearance of a hard, painless chancre at the
site of infection within 2-4 weeks.
-syphilis
-chlamydia
-gonorrhea
-genital warts - ANSWER syphilis
Which of the following is true of cognitive development?
-As with physical development, people are at the height of their cognitive powers
during late adulthood.
-People typically retain their verbal skills and may even show improvement in
, vocabulary and general knowledge as they age.
-Performance on tasks that require reasoning or problem-solving speeds, and
visual-spatial skills tends to decline in early adulthood.
-Crystallized intelligence is more susceptible to age than fluid intelligence. -
ANSWER People typically retain their verbal skills and may even show
improvement in vocabulary and general knowledge as they age
Dualistic thinking:
-involves dividing the cognitive world into opposites, such as good and bad.
-reflects the type of thought processes adults develop after college.
-reflects the most mature type of thought process in adults.
-occurs during Piaget's fifth stage of cognitive development. - ANSWER involves
dividing the cognitive world into opposites, such as good and bad
_____ is an intrinsic motive for working.
-Money
-Insurance
-Future security
-Talent development - ANSWER Talent development
The first stage in Donald Super's theory of career development is the _____.
-fantasy stage
-maintenance stage
-tentative choice stage
-realistic choice stage - ANSWER fantasy stage
True or false: According to Erik Erikson, the central conflict or life crisis of early
adulthood in which a person develops an intimate relationship with a significant
other or risks heading down a path toward social isolation is called industry versus
inferiority. - ANSWER False
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