Psych Ch 4-5 Adolescence, Adulthood, and Old Age

According to Erikson, early adulthood is characterized by a psychosocial crisis centering on establishing close, personal relationships with others. This is the stage of

• generativity versus self-absorption.

• intimacy versus isolation.

• identity versus confusion.

• integrity versus despair.

In recent decades, the age at which individuals marry for the first time has

• increased for men and remained stable for women.

• increased for women and remained stable for men.

• decreased for both men and women.

• increased for both men and women.

Which of the following does NOT describe a cognitive change associated with adult aging?

• Intellectual productivity begins to decline after age 50.

• Speed in learning, solving problems, and processing information declines with age.

• Memory losses associated with normal aging are moderate.

• There is a small decrease in average intelligence test score after age 60.

Which type of intelligence involves basic reasoning ability, memory capacity, and speed of information processing?

• Fluid

• Crystallized

• Episodic

• Procedural

One's sex is ____ determined; one's gender is ____ determined.

• culturally; biologically

• culturally; culturally

• biologically; culturally

• biologically; biologically

Expectations about what is appropriate behavior for each sex MOST accurately describes

• gender roles.

• gender stereotypes.

• gender behaviors

• gender differences

According to cognitive theories of gender-role development, self-socialization includes

• being reinforced for gender-appropriate behaviors

• valuing characteristics associated with the opposite gender

• learning to classify oneself as male or female.

• responding to praise from parents, teachers, and peers

Physical features NOT directly associated with reproduction that are associated with one's gender are referred to as

• primary sexual characteristics.

• secondary sexual characteristics.

• tertiary sexual characteristics.

• nonsexual characteristics.

Which of the following has been proposed as a reason puberty is occurring earlier than in previous generations?

• Advances in education

• Improvements in nutrition

• Increased parental sensitivity

• Accelerated moral development

The last area of the brain to fully mature in late adolescence or early adulthood is the

• hypothalamus.

• prefrontal cortex

• occipital cortex.

• medulla.