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Understanding Human Development Study Set 1
Quiz 14: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
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Question 1
Multiple Choice
If a woman's probability of having a bone fracture after age 50 is 50%, what is the probability that a man will have a bone fracture after age 50?
Question 2
Multiple Choice
In Levinson's later work, he studied the way in which women move through middle adulthood. According to this research, Levinson concluded that women:
Question 3
Multiple Choice
The text cites examples of cross-cultural research about how women experience menopause. In general, these studies suggest that reports of negative symptoms vary ________ from culture to culture, suggesting the importance of __________ factors in explanations.
Question 4
Multiple Choice
Alice is 45 years old. Compared to her sensory abilities in her mid-20s, today she likely is better able to:
Question 5
Multiple Choice
Bob tells his 45-year-old father to look forward to middle age, since this is a period in which most people experience only a slight decline in overall health but an increase in their sense of well-being and satisfaction with life. Bob's comment is:
Question 6
Multiple Choice
Between the ages of 45 and 54, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is __________; between the ages of 55 and 64, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is _________.
Question 7
Multiple Choice
According to the text, midlife crises are more likely to occur among:
Question 8
Multiple Choice
Recently, Jim has begun to focus on his feeling that he has accomplished the career goals he set for himself and he now does not know what to do with his life. He feels frustrated and confused, and he wonders if the excitement in his life is mostly behind him. According to Levinson, Jim is experiencing:
Question 9
Multiple Choice
Statistically speaking, which of the following people would be MOST likely to be obese:
Question 10
Multiple Choice
In 1998 in the U. S., about what percentage of women between the ages of 45 and 64 were taking some form of hormone replacement therapy?
Question 11
Multiple Choice
If you were to conduct a survey of 100 women who were in the midst of menopause, you should expect that about ____ would report they felt relief about the cessation of their menstrual cycle.