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41. Lorenzo was born during the depression era in the : 1254631
41. Lorenzo was born during the depression era in the U.S. Now he and others who were born at about the same time show greater cognitive decline that people born at later times. This illustrates that cohort effects are differences based on:
a. gender.
b. historical contexts.
c. genetic traits.
d. cultural aspects.
42. The timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life’s tasks, such as getting married, having children, or establishing themselves in a career is known as the _____.
a. interval measure
b. life-event calendar
c. circadian rhythm
d. social clock
43.Which of the following is a significant observation by Neugarten regarding social clocks?
a. Social clocks are more rigid than they were before.
b. Individuals whose lives are synchronized with the social clocks are less stressed.
c. Younger adults below 25 years are excluded from the social clock age bracket.
d. Social clocks are more important for males than for females.
44. Sandra’s mother is concerned about Sandra’s lack of interest in marrying and having children. She told Sandra, “When I was your age, I had already found a good husband and settled down.” Sandra and her mother:
a. have different social clocks.
b. have different coping styles.
c. have different burnout levels.
d. are in different developmental stages.
45. Cross-cultural studies show that in nonindustrialized countries the concept of middle age is:
a. is not very clear, or in some cases is absent.
b. about the same as it is in industrialized countries like the United States.
c. more finely discerned and consisting of several stages.
d. more rigidly defined.
46. It is common in nonindustrialized societies to:
a. describe individuals as young or old but not as middle-aged.
b. describe individuals as middle-aged.
c. not have any words for “old” or “young.”
d. not give much importance to an individual’s age.
47. Stages of adulthood in the Gusii culture of Kenya are defined by:
a. a person’s age.
b. events in a person’s life.
c. the evaluations of the elders within a culture.
d. the type of midlife crisis the person experiences.
48. Which of the following is NOT one of the changes middle-aged women of nonindustrialized countries might have?
a. Lesser geographical mobility
b. Delegation of child care
c. Reduction of domestic chores
d. The right to exercise authority over specified younger kin
49. In general, the argument that middle adulthood has advantages for women in nonindustrialized cultures is based on the idea that women in these cultures typically:
a. delegate less tasks to younger ones as they age.
b. take on less administrative tasks as they age.
c. take on more of the day-to-day chores as they age.
d. become eligible for special statuses as they age.
50. Which of the following is NOT one of the five big personality traits identified by Costa and McCrae?
a. Extraversion
b. Openness
c. Adaptability
d. Conscientiousness
