Question 1

Which psychoactive substance may be associated with increased use during adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   marijuana
B)   prescription medications
C)   heroine
D)   methamphetamine

Question 2

The ability to strategically use one's intellectual strengths to compensate for the declining abilities associated with age is called "selective _____ with compensation."

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Question 3

The MOST crucial difference between a skilled person and an unskilled person may be:

Accepted Answer

A)   strategy.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   intuition.
D)   flexibility.

Question 4

The KIDI is a test to measure intelligent parenting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____ literally means "aging hearing."

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Question 6

Sherry is a middle-aged doctor who is an expert at laser eye surgery for the correction of myopia (nearsightedness) .She graduated from medical school 35 years ago.Daryl is a young doctor who also does the surgery;he graduated from medical school five years ago.According to the text,who would likely be the better choice for operating on your eyes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sherry;she will probably complete the operation more quickly than Daryl.
B)   Sherry;she has done the operation so often that she is more strategic and flexible.
C)   Daryl;he graduated more recently and knows the most recent techniques.
D)   Daryl;because he is younger,he thinks faster and can adjust to problems that arise.

Question 7

Multitasking,an example of selective optimization,becomes more difficult with every passing decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Robert Sternberg,a college student who does well on multiple-choice and essay exams likely is high in _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   analytic
B)   creative
C)   practical
D)   academic

Question 9

Practical intelligence is prized if life circumstances change and new challenges arise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Dr.Smith is studying intellectual development in adulthood.In order to generate the MOST accurate view of intellectual development,Dr.Smith should use a _____ research design.

Accepted Answer

A)   cross-sectional
B)   longitudinal
C)   cross-sequential
D)   case study

Question 11

Barbara is 50 years old.Which activity is likely MOST difficult for her to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   read a book
B)   cook dinner
C)   talk to a friend
D)   dance a waltz

Question 12

Which individual is MOST at risk for significant brain loss by age 65?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mark,who jogs 3 miles five days a week
B)   Bill,who drinks five beers per day
C)   Oswald,who has normal blood pressure
D)   Jerome,who watches three hours of TV a day

Question 13

According to Robert Sternberg,creative intelligence requires _____ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)   divergent
B)   convergent
C)   adaptive
D)   practical

Question 14

A psychologist who is studying the mathematical abilities of adults finds significant differences between the scores of adults born 50 years ago,when rote learning was stressed,and those born 25 years ago,when more progressive approaches to education were popular.This is an example of a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   failure of longitudinal research.
B)   advantage of cross-sectional research.
C)   cohort difference.
D)   intellectual decline in middle adulthood.

Question 15

During middle adulthood,a person typically loses muscle strength and also loses nearly an inch in height.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Practical intelligence is sometimes called "_____ intelligence," because it is not obvious on tests.

Accepted Answer

A)   analytical
B)   tacit
C)   intrapersonal
D)   creative

Question 17

K.Warner Schaie's cross-sequential research on intellectual development studies:

Accepted Answer

A)   verbal meaning,number ability,and word fluency.
B)   verbal meaning,deductive reasoning,inductive reasoning,number ability,and word fluency.
C)   deductive reasoning,spatial orientation,inductive reasoning,number ability,and word fluency.
D)   verbal meaning,spatial orientation,inductive reasoning,number ability,and deductive reasoning.

Question 18

The type of intelligence most valued in high school and college is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of intelligence most valued in...

Question 19

As people age,their eyes adjust to darkness more quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Longitudinal research on measuring intelligence is more accurate than cross-sectional research.However,there are three drawbacks to this research design.Which is NOT one of the drawbacks?

Accepted Answer

A)   an inability to determine continuity and discontinuity of intellectual development
B)   unusual events affecting each cohort,and more mundane changes making the data on one cohort less relevant to later cohorts
C)   the loss of some participants across time,which could skew the results
D)   repeated testing provides practice,which could improve scores

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