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There has been serious, scientific study of adult development for the past |
| | A) | 150 years |
| | B) | 100 years |
| | C) | 75 years |
| | D) | 50 years |
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All of the following are key features of a lifespan developmental approach EXCEPT |
| | A) | multidirectionality |
| | B) | microsystem |
| | C) | history and context |
| | D) | plasticity |
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Most current research divides adulthood into which three periods? |
| | A) | young adulthood, middle age, late adulthood |
| | B) | adolescence, middle age, old age |
| | C) | 20 to 30, 31 to 50, 51 to 65 |
| | D) | middle age, late adulthood, old-old adulthood |
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How well, compared to same-aged peers, a person copes with environmental challenges (such as a move, job change or an accident) reveals his or her |
| | A) | biological age |
| | B) | psychological age |
| | C) | social age |
| | D) | functional age |
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Which of the following statements regarding ageism is FALSE? |
| | A) | Ageism is much more widespread in the United States than Japan. |
| | B) | Ageism affects middle-age adults as well as older adults. |
| | C) | Efforts to combat ageism are making headway. |
| | D) | Ageism disproportionately affects men. |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | There are more than 20 times as many older Americans today as there were in 1920. |
| | B) | The percentage of the population age 65 and older is growing-from 4 percent at the turn of the twentieth century to 13 percent at the turn of the twenty-first. |
| | C) | The size of the older population is projected to remain relatively stable after 2020. |
| | D) | The population age 100 and over could grow to 20 million by 2030. |
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According to Butler, ageism is the result of: |
| | A) | fear of growing older. |
| | B) | unfamiliarity with older adults. |
| | C) | the escalating costs of caring for the elderly. |
| | D) | evolutionary traits. |
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The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is: |
| | A) | young adults (ages 18 to 29). |
| | B) | adults between 40 and 60. |
| | C) | adults between 65 and 85. |
| | D) | adults over 85. |
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Which of the following countries boasts the longest life expectancy for its citizens? |
| | A) | United States |
| | B) | Australia |
| | C) | Western Europe |
| | D) | Japan |
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Worldwide, the most dramatic growth in the older adult population is in: |
| | A) | western democracies. |
| | B) | developing regions. |
| | C) | North America. |
| | D) | Japan. |
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A 1997 survey reported that the majority of the oldest-old live in which setting? |
| | A) | with an adult child |
| | B) | in their own homes |
| | C) | in retirement communities |
| | D) | in an assisted-living apartment |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education