Question 1

Compare crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence.

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Question 2

How does blood sugar tolerance change during middle adulthood?

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Question 3

Middle adulthood does not offer people opportunities for exercising creativity, expanding knowledge, and gaining intellectual experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cancer is a chronic, noncommunicable disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss changes in speed of information processing and memory that occur during middle adulthood.

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Question 6

Which of the following is the most common form of treatment for erectile disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oral medications
B)   Local injections
C)   Penile surgery
D)   Neuronal stimulation

Question 7

Which of the following is a measure of the health of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)   A baseline electrocardiogram
B)   A digital rectal exam
C)   A mammogram
D)   A baseline electroencephalogram

Question 8

Lee, an experienced doctor, discovers that he recalls most of his medical training. However, he fails to remember the Italian that he learnt when he was a student abroad. In the context of cognitive development, the differences in Lee's abilities illustrate the principle of ______.

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A)   multidirectionality
B)   transitivity
C)   interindividual variability
D)   plasticity

Question 9

Jackie, an architect, recalls most of her architectural training and has even improved upon it over the years. However, she cannot remember the Mandarin that she learnt as a sophomore. In the context of cognitive development, the differences in Jackie's abilities illustrate the principle of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   interindividual variability
B)   plasticity
C)   multidirectionality
D)   transitivity

Question 10

Linda, a fifty-year-old, goes back to college after being a baker for several years. Through her college years, she studies diverse subjects which enrich her knowledge. This scenario illustrates an increase in her level of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid intelligence
B)   existential intelligence
C)   interpersonal intelligence
D)   crystallized intelligence

Question 11

The climacteric refers to gradual increases in the reproductive capacity of the ovaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following scenarios illustrates the functioning of procedural memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kimberly memorizes the names of all the Nobel Prize winners of 2016.
B)   Nisha, who is in her fifties, flips through old family photo albums. She feels nostalgic about her childhood.
C)   Jessie loves collecting international stamps and browses through his collection once every week.
D)   Shirley, who is in her twenties, learnt to use the typewriter as a child. She finds that she can easily type on a computer keyboard.

Question 13

Which of the following is a similarity between benign tumors and malignant tumors?

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A)   Both are cancerous and pose a threat to life.
B)   Both invade and destroy surrounding tissues.
C)   Both release cells that form metastases.
D)   Both are formed by uncontrollable growth of cells.

Question 14

Benign tumors do not spread and rarely pose a threat to life, whereas malignant cancer tumors invade and destroy surrounding tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Edward is a 50-year-old who has two grandsons. He encourages his grandsons to play outdoors every day and eat healthy food. He also teaches them to be polite. He believes these are essential habits. The information passed on by Edward to his grandsons illustrates his _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   reaction time
B)   crystallized intelligence
C)   interindividual variability
D)   existential intelligence

Question 16

Which of the following tests is used to screen women for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)   An electrocardiogram
B)   A mammogram
C)   An electroencephalogram
D)   A lymphogram

Question 17

In the United States, which of the following communities has the poorest survival rate from cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Latin Americans
B)   African Americans
C)   American Indians
D)   European Americans

Question 18

Which of the following is best described as a kind of motor memory of how to do things?

Accepted Answer

A)   Episodic memory
B)   Semantic memory
C)   Sensory memory
D)   Procedural memory

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the health of middle-aged people in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   The majority of middle-aged Americans have not been vaccinated for preventable diseases.
B)   There are racial, ethnic, and gender differences in the incidence and treatment of various diseases.
C)   Women, more so than men, resist seeking health care when symptoms of diseases arise.
D)   There is little awareness among middle-aged people about preventive health care.

Question 20

The resting metabolic rate-also called the basal metabolic rate-increases during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following tests is used to screen women for breast cancer?

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Which of the following is best described as a kind of motor memory of how to do things?

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Linda, a fifty-year-old, goes back to college after being a baker for several years. Through her college years, she studies diverse subjects which enrich her knowledge. This scenario illustrates an increase in her level of _______.

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Which of the following is a similarity between benign tumors and malignant tumors?

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Which of the following is a measure of the health of the heart?

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Which of the following scenarios illustrates the functioning of procedural memory?

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Benign tumors do not spread and rarely pose a threat to life, whereas malignant cancer tumors invade and destroy surrounding tissue.

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How does blood sugar tolerance change during middle adulthood?

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Cancer is a chronic, noncommunicable disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells.

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Discuss changes in speed of information processing and memory that occur during middle adulthood.

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Which of the following statements is true about the health of middle-aged people in the United States?

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Middle adulthood does not offer people opportunities for exercising creativity, expanding knowledge, and gaining intellectual experience.

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Edward is a 50-year-old who has two grandsons. He encourages his grandsons to play outdoors every day and eat healthy food. He also teaches them to be polite. He believes these are essential habits. The information passed on by Edward to his grandsons illustrates his _____.

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Lee, an experienced doctor, discovers that he recalls most of his medical training. However, he fails to remember the Italian that he learnt when he was a student abroad. In the context of cognitive development, the differences in Lee's abilities illustrate the principle of ______.

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Compare crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence.

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In the United States, which of the following communities has the poorest survival rate from cancer?

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The climacteric refers to gradual increases in the reproductive capacity of the ovaries.

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Jackie, an architect, recalls most of her architectural training and has even improved upon it over the years. However, she cannot remember the Mandarin that she learnt as a sophomore. In the context of cognitive development, the differences in Jackie's abilities illustrate the principle of ______.

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The resting metabolic rate-also called the basal metabolic rate-increases during middle adulthood.

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Which of the following is the most common form of treatment for erectile disorders?

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