Dev exam 3 (ch 9-10)

What are the typical ages for emerging adulthood?

• 12 to 17 years

• 18 to 25 years

• 26 to 30 years

• 31 to 35

What is one explanation for the dramatic rise in the typical ages of entering marriage and parenthood today in developing countries?

• participation in tertiary education

• parents today discourage early marriage

• fear of commitment and divorce

• emerging adults cannot make decisions

What are five characteristics that distinguish emerging adulthood from other age periods?

• It is the age of identity explorations, instability, being self-focused, feeling in-between, and possibilities

• It is the age of stability, being other-focused, identity diffusion, feeling in-between, and stagnation

• It is the age of identity moratorium, stability, feeling marginalized, being self-focused, and developing a global worldview

• It is the age of instability, being other-focused, identity foreclosure, feeling marginalized, and possibilities

Patrick is an emerging adult. For a time he lived with a group of friends from high school, then he moved back home with his parents, and now he has an apartment of his own. Which of the following characteristics of emerging adulthood best describes Patrick's situation?

• age of identity explorations

• age of possibility

• age of instability

• self-focused age

When your little sister, who is a freshman in college, comes home to visit, she sleeps all weekend. Why? She has accumulated __________.

• a sleep debt

• a sleeping disorder

• an exhaustive sleep disorder

• a very bad sleeping habit

Which of the following is one recommendation to promote positive sleep hygiene?

• sedative use

• watch television

• limit caffeine intake

• caffeinated green tea

Which term is used to describe behaviors such as riding around in cars for fun, going to parties, visiting friends informally, and going out with friends?

• structured socialization

• friendliness

• social investment

• unstructured socializing

Developing resilience requires key __________, characteristics of young people that are related to lower likelihood of problems despite experiencing high-risk circumstances.

• risk-adverse traits

• commitment factors

• personality traits

• protective factors

Why does the skin become looser and muscle mass decrease during young adulthood and beyond?

• There is an increase in white blood cells.

• There is an increase in the production of vitamin D.

• There is a substantial decrease in iron.

• There is a decrease in levels of human growth hormone.

In terms of the respiratory system, vital capacity is the maximum __________.

• speed with which a person can exhale one breath of air

• amount of air that can be contained in the lungs

• number of inhalations per minute during intense exercise

• amount of carbon dioxide that can be exhaled during intense exercise