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Adelphi University/Devry
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Adelphi University
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Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Different ethnicities typically respond to terminal illnesses in their own unique ways. Which group tends to actively fight death more often than other ethnicities?
Asian Americans
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Caucasian Americans
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Emmanuel is told that he has pancreatic cancer and his life expectancy is four to six months. He promises himself that he will stop drinking and help other alcoholics if he gets longer to live. According to Kübler-Ross, Emmanuel is in which stage of dying?
Bargaining
Anger
Denial
Acceptance
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
What is the legal definition of brain death?
The inability to breathe without artificial ventilation
The complete and irreversible cessation of brain function
An irreversible vegetative state
The cessation of a heartbeat
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
An increasing number of families in the United States choose to cremate their deceased loved ones. What is one of the primary reasons for this increase?
Familial pressures
Frequent relocations
Cost savings
Land limitations
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Mike's grandmother died, and he is asking his parents for details about how his grandmother's body will be handled and what it means to “embalm.” He also wants his parents to explain how her death occurred. Mike is most likely in which developmental stage?
Preschool
Adolescence
Preadolescence
School age
IncorrectQuestion 6
1 / 1 pts
Which type of loss has received the least amount of attention among the research community?
Parent
Child
Sibling
Partner
The answer can be found Section 15.4 The Experience of Death: Grief and Bereavement in Understanding Development: A Lifespan Perspective (Mossler, R. & Ziegler, 2016).
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
What is a potential barrier when treating depression in the terminally ill?
The belief that it is hopeless to treat depression
The belief that depression is a normal response to loss
The hesitancy to add more medication to the current treatment
The patient's denial of depressive feelings
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Walt has been on dialysis for 10 years while waiting for a kidney transplant. His physician tells him that he is no longer a candidate for a transplant and is taken off the waiting list. Walt then makes the decision to stop his dialysis treatments and, within four weeks, is dead. Which of the following terms best describes Walt’s death?
Physician-assisted euthanasia
Passive euthanasia
Active euthanasia
Natural euthanasia
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
A shift in thinking whereby a person starts to think about the time left in life, rather than the time already lived, typically occurs during _________________.
middle adulthood
preadolescence
young adulthood
adolescence
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
What is the main difference between euthanasia and death with dignity laws?
In euthanasia, the individual who wishes to die performs the act.
In death with dignity, the individual who wishes to die performs the act.
In euthanasia, the health care proxy always performs the act.
In death with dignity, the health care proxy always performs the act.
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
The selection, optimization, and compensation theory concerns goal attainment. Which of the following scenarios best describes this theory?
Shannon has always enjoyed long-distance walks. She still walks, but she does not walk as fast, walks more often, and only walks on flat surfaces.
Burton has played tennis for 50 years. He still plays, but his matches are with 30-year-old men, he loses more often, and he becomes frustrated with the game.
Dixon wants to continue doing woodwork but is less physically able now. He donates his tools and stops working with wood.
Victoria has a passion for baking but she does not have family near her to eat her baked goods, so Victoria stops baking.
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
From a lifespan perspective, which criteria would describe an individual who has knowledge and sound judgment concerning life events and is able to provide helpful advice?
Rich procedural knowledge
Relativism
Uncertainty
Rich factual knowledge
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
David says that his meditation practice is helpful, and Alexandria says that her praying is positive. What is the main difference between the two practices?
Meditation focuses on a god, while prayer is internally focused.
There is no difference between meditation and prayer.
Meditation ascribes to all religions, while prayer is linked with a particular religion.
Meditation does not assume there is a higher power, while prayer focuses on a higher power.
IncorrectQuestion 14
0 / 1 pts
According to the Grant study, lifestyle choices made at what point in life are predictors of health in old age?
School age
Adolescence
Young adulthood
Midlife
The answer can be found in Section 16.2 Life Conditions That Contribute to Successful Aging in Understanding Development: A Lifespan Perspective (Mossler, R. & Ziegler, 2016).
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
When mindfulness meditation was taught to individuals with chronic diseases, approximately ____________ % experienced a decrease in symptoms.
20
30
48
54
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
There are three common ways to understand wisdom. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways?
Wisdom as the ability to balance one's own interests and those of others
Wisdom as a specific way of thinking
Wisdom as a process of aging
Wisdom as thinking, emotions, and reflection
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
Researchers have found that religion has a positive effect on mental health. Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for the positive effect?
Religion typically increases social support.
Religious practices may promote the use of preventative health measures.
People who prayed for their health were more likely to do vigorous exercise.
Some religious practices may foster feelings of shame and guilt.
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
According to the text, which of the following is an advantage of regular exercise programs?
Decreases the level of worry impacting level of well-being
Increases cognitive performance
Reduces risk of diabetes and osteoporosis
Increases functional limitations
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
What is the biggest predictor of an early death among the participants in the Grant study?
Poverty
Depression
Obesity
Smoking and alcohol abuse
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
Myrna enjoys walking every day and is considering adding jogs to her weekly routine. What could be useful information to help Myrna decide to jog?
Jogging 1 to 2.5 hours per week could add up to 5.6 years to her life.
Jogging for an hour each day of the week could add up to 5.6 years to her life.
Walking daily achieves the same results as jogging.
Jogging needs to be done daily to be effective.
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
Carrie is a young adult who is dying from cancer. Carrie is mad at God for allowing this to happen to her at such a young age. According to Kübler-Ross, which stage of dying applies best to Carrie?
denial
anger
bargaining
depression
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
Tim’s sister was in a car accident and was considered brain dead. Her parents decided to remove her from life support because that is what she requested in her living will. This is an example of
passive euthanasia.
active euthanasia.
palliative care.
prolonging quality of life.
Question 23
1 / 1 pts
Reducing pain and suffering and allowing someone to die with dignity is called
preventative care.
prolonging health.
palliative care.
prolonging quality of life.
Question 24
1 / 1 pts
Preschoolers often think that death is reversible or
permanent.
not real.
temporary.
funny.
Question 25
1 / 1 pts
The Kübler-Ross theory has received a lot of criticism. All of the following are criticisms of the theory except
not everyone experiences all the stages.
people go through the stages in a different order.
some people never reach acceptance.
the stages should be in reverse order.
Question 26
1 / 1 pts
Death anxiety is the highest in
adolescence.
young adulthood.
middle adulthood.
later adulthood.
Question 27
1 / 1 pts
James is in middle adulthood and is dying. He begs God to let him live just long enough to see his daughter get married and then he can die in peace. According to Kübler-Ross, which stage of dying applies best to James?
denial
anger
bargaining
depression
Question 28
1 / 1 pts
Misty can finally acknowledge that her husband has died. This is an example of
bereavement.
complicated grief.
disenfranchised grief.
anxious preoccupation.
Question 29
1 / 1 pts
Cultures differ in how they view death and how much emotion can be displayed. The United States is typically considered
death accepting.
death denying.
death avoiding.
death ignoring.
Question 30
1 / 1 pts
Even though adolescents understand that death is permanent, they still engage in ____ more than adults.
religious beliefs
social activities
cognitive activities
risky behaviors
Question 31
1 / 1 pts
The ____ layer of cells in the embryonic disk will become the nervous system and skin.
ectoderm
mesoderm
endoderm
mecoderm
Question 32
1 / 1 pts
Tara is in eighth grade and keeps getting bullied by a girl in her homeroom. Tara acts like she is not bothered by the bullying in her homeroom. This is an example of
social referencing.
emotional suppression.
cognitive reappraisal.
nonverbal encoding.
Question 33
1 / 1 pts
Wendy is studying the feeling of intense desire that is accompanied by physiological arousal. Which of Sternberg’s theory of triangular love components is Wendy studying?
intimacy
passion
commitment
romance
Question 34
1 / 1 pts
Garrison understands that when you roll Play Doh into a ball and then smash it flat, the amount of play dough stays the same. This is an example of
transitive inference.
categorization.
seriation.
conservation.
Question 35
1 / 1 pts
Three-year-old Abigail tries to convince her mom to stay with her at day care. Which phase of attachment development is Abigail in, according to Bowlby’s ethological theory of attachment?
pre-attachment
attachment in the making
clear-cut attachment
formation of reciprocal relationship
Question 36
1 / 1 pts
When Olivia slows down her speech to talk to her little brother, she is using ____.
pragmatics
alphabetic principle
metalinguistic awareness
vocabulary
Question 37
1 / 1 pts
In middle adulthood, more leisure time is associated with more
stress.
grandchildren.
exercise.
education.
Question 38
1 / 1 pts
Kelly is baking cookies and when he has to figure out the measurement conversions, he talks to himself. According to Vygotsky, Kelly is using
private speech.
scaffolding.
zone of proximal development.
symbols.
Question 39
1 / 1 pts
When the temperature goes up, sales of ice cream rise. This is an example of a ____ correlation.
positive
negative
neutral
zero
Question 40
1 / 1 pts
Keely doesn’t really have a best friend but seems to get along well with other kids. Which peer status fits Keely best?
popular
rejected
neglected
controversial
Question 41
1 / 1 pts
Bindi lives in a developing country and often doesn’t get enough to eat, especially protein. Because of this her belly is swollen and her hair is falling out. Bindi is suffering from
marasmus.
low metabolism.
kwashiorkor.
high metabolism.
Question 42
1 / 1 pts
Greischel and colleagues (2018) suggest that the interactions of places and people in our lives affects our _____________.
personality
identity development
work ethic
emotional intelligence quotient
Question 43
1 / 1 pts
When someone touches a neonate’s cheek, the baby will turn toward the stimulus and open his or her mouth. This is an example of the
Babinski reflex.
Moro reflex.
stepping reflex.
rooting reflex.
Question 44
1 / 1 pts
If a neuron is not stimulated enough, what is likely to occur?
synaptic pruning
myelination
lateralization
neurotransmission
Question 45
1 / 1 pts
Children who are victims of bullies are likely to be
popular.
anxious.
smart.
athletic.
Question 46
1 / 1 pts
To study behavioral genetics, researchers often use
infants.
adolescents.
cousins.
twins.
Question 47
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is an example of induction?
Taylor gets caught stealing a cookie and receives a spanking.
When asked why he can’t go out with his friends, Trey’s father replies, “Because I said so.”
Mika gets caught lying and is grounded for a week.
Shelby’s mother explains that Shelby should not call other children names because it might hurt their feelings and Shelby would not like it if another child called her a name.
Question 48
1 / 1 pts
Danielle and Monique are lesbians who are in a committed relationship. Compared to single lesbians, they are likely to have higher
self-esteem.
salaries.
rates of anxiety.
rates of depression.
Question 49
1 / 1 pts
During the past 150 years puberty has been occurring
earlier for males.
earlier for females.
later for males.
later for females.
Question 50
1 / 1 pts
A female college student is more likely to choose a major in
engineering.
math.
social work.
agriculture.
Question 51
1 / 1 pts
Kylee’s mother remarried, and now Kylee has a stepfather. She is at risk for
depression.
personality disorders.
lower self-esteem.
bullying.
Question 52
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is a possible reason the teenage pregnancy rate is so high in the United States?
Many teens get pregnant on purpose.
They think if they get pregnant they will get on a reality show.
Parents encourage early dating and sexual activity.
Many do not have easy access to contraceptives.
Question 53
1 / 1 pts
In contrast to adolescent males, higher testosterone levels in adolescent females are linked to sexual ____ but not sexual ____.
behavior; confusion
confusion; behavior
behavior; interest
interest; behavior
Question 54
1 / 1 pts
It takes two-year-old Erika a little while to adjust to new situations. According to Thomas and Chess, Erika would be classified as
easy.
difficult.
slow to warm up.
uncategorized.
Question 55
1 / 1 pts
David’s 80-year-old grandmother is experiencing memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. She is suffering from
depression.
dementia.
cancer.
glaucoma.
Question 56
1 / 1 pts
Callen, who is eight months old, is placed in child care for eight hours a day. If the child care is low quality, Callen is at risk for
getting sick more often.
delays in language development.
not forming proper attachment with his parents.
delays in motor development.
Question 57
1 / 1 pts
Juan is in ninth grade and hopes to become a chemistry teacher someday. This is an example of his
identity.
possible self.
personality.
self-understanding.
Question 58
1 / 1 pts
The first stage of prenatal development lasts about two weeks and is called the ____ stage.
blastocyst
zygote
embryonic
fetus
Question 59
1 / 1 pts
Alberta has trouble forming new memories after a head injury. What part of her brain was likely damaged?
prefrontal cortex
hippocampus
hypothalamus
temporal lobe
Question 60
1 / 1 pts
The last stage of birth is the delivery of the
baby.
amniotic fluid.
vernix.
placenta.
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