1. Persons over the age of 60
a.are usually alienated from their children and grandchildren
b.usually have little involvement in their communities
c.are the subjects of more psychological research than any other age group
d.represent the world's fastest growing age group
2.Which of the following statements about aging is true?
a.Older adults are less satisfied with their lives than are younger adults
b.Older adults have the same rates of depression as younger adults
c.As people get older, they tend to experience more psychological distress
d.Older adults rarely engage in sexual activities
3.What happens in a typical teen's brain?
a. Unused or rarely used connections developed in childhood begin to die.
b The brain continues to develop at a fast pace unless the teen watches a Lady Gaga video.
c New connections between brain cells continue to get established at the same rate as when the person was a baby.
d The teen brain has fully matured and so all connections formed in childhood continue working.
4. Epigenetic research suggests that
a your children's genes are not affected by your actions before they were born
b personality is totally determined by genes
c your current behavior can affect whether or not certain genes will later be activated in your children
d personality is completely determined by the environment in which one grows up
5.Research indicates that, compared to 30 years ago, American men now
a spend less time in child rearing activities
b spend about the same amount of time in child rearing activities
c place less importance on their family as a source of personal satisfaction
d hug their kids more, help with homework more, and tell kids they love them more
6. Research indicates that, compared to 30 years ago, American men now
a place less importance on their family as a source of personal satisfaction
b hug their kids more, help with homework more, and tell kids they love them more
c spend about the same amount of time in child rearing activities
d spend less time in child rearing activities
7.Eating disorders
a are concentrated in Western societies such as the U.S. and Europe
b usually appear in people who are in their late 20s
c never affect menhave been very common throughout human history
8.One reason that anorexia is so difficult to treat successfully is
a people with the disorder accurately perceive their bodies as being excessively thin
b people with the disorder have no desire to exert control over their lives
c the medical issues that arise from excessive purging
d the medical issues that arise from low weight
9.Boys' brains
a tend to be the same average size as girls' brains
b tend to be larger than the brains of girls
c usually mature earlier than the brains of girls
d tend to be smaller than the brains of girls
10.Identical twins share the same physical make-up. What does epigenetic research suggest?
a If one twin gets colon cancer, the other twin may still avoid colon cancer through different lifestyle choices
b If one twin gets colon cancer, the other twin will also get colon cancer, but years later
c If one twin gets colon cancer, the other twin will also get colon cancer at the same time
d Epigenetic research does not apply to identical twins