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Justin is a junior in high school and is able to think in terms of ideal circumstances, such as what his life can be like in the future and even what an ideal parent is like. He can also form hypotheses about why something happens, whether in a science experiment he is conducting at school or a social issue. According to Piaget, Justin is in which stage of cognitive development?

A) postformal operational stage
B) formal operational stage
C) concrete operational stage
D) preoperational stage

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Individuals live longer:

A) on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
B) on the North American continent.
C) in Europe.
D) in India.

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The ___________ theory states that aging in the body's hormonal system can lower resilience to stress and increase the likelihood of disease.

Compared to students of the 1980s, today's college students report being:

Erin is thinking about her impending entry into adulthood. She can look forward to:

According to recent research, which of the following skills tend(s) to slow down during early adulthood?

Which of the following is one of the stages of death and dying as described by Kubler-Ross?

The life expectancy of individuals born today in the United States is:

Jeanie is 50 years old and enjoys her job as a registered nurse. Her favorite part of her job is mentoring the student nurses at the hospital. Jeanie would most likely be in which developmental period?

In a recent longitudinal study, _________ were found to be especially stable in emerging adults.

According to recent research, which of the following is FALSE regarding cognitive development?

Clanton is 30 years old. If he is typical of the individuals in Staudinger's cross-sectional study, Clanton would say that he personally invests his time in these four items that are listed in order of importance:

During middle age, people do become aware of the gap between being young and being old, the shrinking time left in their lives, and their role in contributing to the next generation. Santrock refers to this as:

Gloria has learned that she has terminal cancer and is in the hospital for chemotherapy. She finds herself envious of all her healthy friends who come to see her and often asks herself and God, "Why me?" Her nurses say that she has recently become demanding and very difficult to care for. Gloria is most likely in which stage of death and dying?

According to recent brain research, the dendrites of a neuron continue to grow through one's _______, although no new dendritic growth was discovered in people in their _______.

Levinson believes that when a person enters middle adulthood, s/he must deal with:

Weight ________ in middle age and _________ after age 60.

Jay tends to think deeply about his courses in college, about politics, and about his relationship with his girlfriend. He realizes that finding the best solution for a problem at his part-time job may be different than solving a problem he has with his parents or girlfriend. Jay also realizes the importance of being able to be realistic and pragmatic as well as understanding that he should never make a decision when angry but wait until he can calm down and reflect on the situation. Jay is exhibiting:

___________ is the term now given to the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement concerning Alzheimer's disease?