Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE about metabolic syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Weight loss and exercise are strongly recommended as part of the treatment of metabolic syndrome.
B)   Metabolic syndrome usually reduces any risk of diabetes or any other cardiovascular disease.
C)   Metabolic syndrome often leads to anorexia nervosa.
D)   Waist circumference is the least recommended method in predicting metabolic syndrome.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

A participant in a study was asked to memorize a list of words and then try to recall as many as possible.This exercise was designed to test the participant's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   muscle memory
B)   implicit memory
C)   verbal memory
D)   verbal comprehensionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements about late midlife is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   People in late midlife are either preparing for retirement or actually retiring.
B)   People in late midlife are more likely to experience the death of a parent than people in early midlife.
C)   People in late midlife are less likely to experience their last child leaving home than people in early midlife.
D)   People in late midlife are more likely to experience becoming a grandparent than those in early midlife.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

What is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Identify some of the risks associated with it.

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Question 5

During middle age,the ability to hear _____ sounds declines first.

Accepted Answer

A)   low-pitched
B)   high-volume
C)   high-pitched
D)   high-amplitudeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

What is the notable finding of Schaie's assessment of intellectual abilities of parents and their children?

Accepted Answer

A)   The second generation scored higher on numerical abilities.
B)   The second generation showed higher levels of cognitive functioning in inductive reasoning.
C)   The offspring generation showed cognitive decline from 60 to 67 years of age.
D)   The parent generation showed modest increase in cognitive functioning from 60 to 67 years of age.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Sleep problems in middle-aged adults have been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   usage of prescription drugs.
B)   obesity.
C)   single parenting.
D)   cardiovascular disease.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a nonfatal chronic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stroke
B)   Bursitis
C)   Cancer
D)   Cardiovascular diseaseE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Identify the term that refers to the disorders characterized by a slow onset and a long duration.

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Question 10

Why is menopause an important marker for women?

Accepted Answer

A)   It signals the loss of active sexual life for most women.
B)   They have to make final decisions about having children.
C)   They are at greater risk of contracting infectious diseases.
D)   They are at an increased risk of developing dementia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is one of the outcomes of the restructuring,downsizing,and outsourcing resulting from globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Offering incentives to middle-aged employees to retire early
B)   Encouraging middle-aged professionals to take up entrepreneurship
C)   Offering incentives to young professionals to outperform middle-aged employees
D)   Hiring more middle-aged professionals to supervisory and managerial positionsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following statements about bone and joint functioning is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Peak functioning of the body's joints usually occurs in the thirties.
B)   By the end of midlife,bones break more easily and heal more slowly.
C)   Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late-twenties.
D)   The rate of bone density loss decelerates in the fifties.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

_____ refers to the ability to encode and recall meaningful language units,such as a list of words.

Accepted Answer

A)   Spatial orientation
B)   Inductive reasoning
C)   Implicit memory
D)   Verbal memoryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the reasons why many middle-aged workers are delaying their retirement plans?

Accepted Answer

A)   The increase of retirement age to 75 years
B)   The increasing opportunity for middle-aged professionals
C)   The increased productive health owing to medical advances
D)   The decline in defined-benefit pensionsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Identify the theorist who initiated the Seattle Longitudinal Study that involves extensive evaluations of intellectual abilities in the adult years.

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Question 16

According to Salthouse,a recent analysis of research found:

Accepted Answer

A)   no evidence for significant changes in everyday cognition from 20 to 75 years of age.
B)   that everyday cognition continued to increase from 20 to 75 years of age.
C)   evidence of significant decline in everyday cognition from 20 to 75 years of age.
D)   that everyday cognition peaked in the twenties and then declined.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reaction-time task
B)   Phonic simulation
C)   Visual perception test
D)   Neuropsychological testE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

What is the consistent finding regarding age identity of 60- to 75-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A)   Half of them viewed themselves as being older than their chronological age.
B)   Almost all of them felt that they were younger than their chronological age.
C)   More than half of them considered that their mental age was higher than their chronological age.
D)   Half of them viewed themselves as being middle-aged.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Compared with earlier and later periods,middle age is influenced most by _____ factors.

Accepted Answer

A)   sociocultural
B)   biological
C)   psychodynamic
D)   neurologicalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

According to Denise Park,much of the blame for declining memory in late middle age is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroanatomical changes during late middle age.
B)   decreased blood supply to various parts of the brain.
C)   physiological and cognitive atrophy during late middle age.
D)   information overload that builds up over the adult years.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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