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Development Across the Lifespan Ch. 13
Chapter 13 Physical and Cognitive development in early adulthood
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04/17/2012

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African americans, caucasians
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in young adulthood_____ have twice the death rate of ______
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murder
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most frequent cause of death for young adult african americans
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reduction of the body's ability to deal with stress
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being exposed to long-term continuous stress typically results in
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secondary appraisal
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when people are faced with a difficult situation, they assess the degree to which they will be able to deal with the problem. this is called
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postformal thought
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piaget is to formal operations as Labouvie-Vief is to
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achieving stage
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acquisitive stage is to childhood and adolescence as the ____ stage is to young adulthood
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reintegration
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according to Schaie, what is the central task of late adulthood
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componential
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traditional intelligence tests tend to focus on what aspect of intelligence
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63%
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of college students graduate in 6 years
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hardiness
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personality characterstic associated with a lower rate of stress related illness is called
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50%
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what percent of all college students report having at least one significant psychological issue
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forties
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eyesight changes sufficiently to be noticeable in the
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stroke
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NOT a major cause of death for those 25-34
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35
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illness and disease overtake accidents as the leading cause of death at age..?
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6%
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between 1998 and 1999 obesity in the US increased by how much?
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the culture
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researchers in the field of psychoneuroimmunology study the relationship of all EXCEPT
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emotion focused
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Selena works hard to keep a positive attitude about her job even though she has trouble with her boss. Selena is employing what type of coping?
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practical
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sternberg contends that success in a career necessitates which type of intelligence?
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novelists
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in which individuals does creativity peak at the latest age?
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dualistic
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perry found that students entered schools using what type of thinking?
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osteoporosis
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some people experience a thinning of their bones as they age, called:
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offensive coping
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which is NOT a method of coping as discussed by the text
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avoid dieting and focus on eating what they really want in moderation
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obesity experts have reviewed that successful dieting and some of the experts recommend that people should
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problem focused
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jamie is having a having difficulty finding time to study so she arranges with her boss to work fewer hours so she can make more time. her coping strategy is:
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acquisitve stage
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according to Schaie, the first stage of cognitive development is the
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responsible stage
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Schaie's first stage of development for middle-aged individuals is the
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crystallized
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is NOT part of sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence
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experimental
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one of our intelligences, according to Sternberg, allows us to relate information to new situations in creative ways. Which of the following intelligences fosters this creativity?
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increased
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the proportion of the minority population that enters college has____ over the past decade
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successful either academically or socially
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most students experience and adjustment period when going from high school to college. students who were usually __________ in high school are particularly likely to experience this adjustment period
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greatly underperformed the men
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Steele gave a group of males and females 2 math tests: one with there were supposedly gender differences-women not performing as well on it- and the second math test in which there were no gender differences. Actually, the tests were drawn from the same group of questions. When the women were told there were no gender differences in the test, they
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men, women
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In young adulthood ___ are more adapt to die than _____
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30 minutes, 5
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people should excercise at least _________ for at least ___ days a week
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latinos
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least likely of any Western ethnic group to seek the help of a physician when they are ill
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americans with disabilities act
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federal legislation was passed in 1990 to mandate full access to public establishments
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primary appraisal
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matt applied for a new job with a higher salary and found out he didnt get the job. his appraisal of this even as negative is a
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acknowledges that predicaments can be solved in relativistic terms
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in contrast to formal thought, postformal thought
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secondary
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keith just broke up from a long term romantic relationship and is assessing his ability to move on with his life. he is engaged in ______ appraisal
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a quarter
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total minority enrollment now compromises ______ of total college enrollment
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133
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women receive ___ bachelor's degrees for every 100 men receive
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