PSYH 100 Test 9 — Worksheet Questions

According to Erikson, the _____ stage of development involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent.

• autonomy versus shame

• generativity versus stagnation

• integrity versus despair

• industry versus inferiority

In the context of socioemotional development in late adulthood, which of the following is true of life review?

• It is the same for every individual.

• It is independent of interpersonal, relationship dimensions.

• It is set in motion by looking forward to death.

• It is used to avoid the revival of negative thoughts.

According to Erikson's developmental stages, which of the following is the resolution an individual is most likely to experience if he or she is in the last stage of human development?

• wisdom

• hope

• fidelity

• care

Which of the following is true of activity theory?

• It suggests that adults who cannot continue their middle-adulthood roles into late adulthood should find substitute roles that keep them engaged.

• It states that adults become more selective about their social networks as they grow older and place a high value on emotional satisfaction.

• It recommends that older adults identify and reflect on the positive and negative aspects of their lives.

• It states that successful aging depends on three main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation.

Voletta believes that older adults become more selective about their social networks as they age. She is a proponent of

• activity theory

• selective optimization with compensation theory

• social discontinuity theory

• socioemotional selectivity theory

Which of the following is true of socioemotional selectivity theory?

• It emphasizes that the trajectory of motivation for knowledge-related goals declines in adolescence and early adulthood and then peaks during middle and late adulthood.

• It was first proposed by Paul Baltes and colleagues.

• It challenges the stereotype that the majority of older adults are in emotional despair because of their social isolation.

• It states that adults become less selective about their social networks as they grow older.

_____ theory focuses on the types of goals that individuals are motivated to achieve as they approach the end of life.

• Selective optimization with compensation

• Activity

• Socioemotional selectivity

• Disengagement

Selective optimization with compensation theory states that successful aging is related to three main factors:

• selection, optimization, and compensation.

• remuneration, selection, and enhancement.

• assortment, enhancement, and remuneration.

• reorganization, compensation, and optimization.

According to Baltes, _____ becomes relevant when life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adult's performance potential.

• compensation

• selection

• optimization

• organization

According to Baltes, which of the following factors suggests that it is possible to maintain performance in some areas through continued practice and the use of new technologies?

• reorganization

• optimization

• compensation

• selection