Question :
51.What has research consistently found about the needs of older : 1245511
51.What has research consistently found about the needs of older people for friends as compared to people in younger generations?
a.Older people have a greater need than younger people for friends, but only when they are unmarried. When they have a spouse, their need for friends is negligible.
b.Older people have less need for friends than younger people
c.Older people have a greater need for friends than younger people.
d.Older people have the same need for friends as younger people.
52.Why is it that cross-sex friendships are more important for men in later life than in early adulthood?
a.Because they are more frequently unmarried, and cross-sex friendships pave the way for new romantic relationships.
b.Because their same-sex friendship network may become depleted through death.
c.Because they rely on women for caretaking as their health needs increase.
d.Because women have been found to have easier access to health care, and cross-sex friendships help men access those same opportunities.
53.Socioemotional ________ refers to a process by which social contact is motivated by many goals, including information seeking, self-concept, and emotional regulation.
a.convoyingc.attention
b.assignmentd.selectivity
54.Which of the following factors is NOT a component of the principle of socioemotional selectivity?
a.cognitive equilibriumc.self-concept
b.information seekingd.emotional regulation
55.How has the existence of online opportunities to meet people and make friends been received by older adults?
a.Older adults have only accepted the idea of online relationships as they relate to finding new romantic connections.
b.Older adults have been minimally accepting of online relationships, but only when they serve a specific, instrumental need (e.g., home repairs, transportation assistance)
c.Older adults have dismissed the internet as a “fad” that should not be taken seriously.
d.Older adults have embraced online friendship opportunities.
56.What is the relationship between the amount of time one spends using the internet and the number of friends they have?
a.Heavy internet users have more online but fewer offline friends.
b.Heavy internet users have more online and offline friends.
c.Internet abstainers have the most friends offline, and clearly no friends online.
d.Light internet users have the most offline friends and few online friends.
57.If Bernard, who is in his early 80s, is like most people, the longest-lasting relationship in his life is with
a.his social convoy.c.his sibling(s).
b.his parents.d.his wife.
58.One reason that sibling relationships are thought to be so important is that siblings
a.often remain highly involved in each other’s lives.
b.often constitute the longest-lasting relationships.
c.often support each other financially.
d.often use competition to motivate their successes throughout life.
59.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of older couples?
a.they have selective memory regarding the occurrence of negative events in their relationship
b.they have a greater potential for pleasure with their partner
c.they are similar in terms of their mental and physical health
d.they have an increased potential for marital conflict
60.Darla is chatting with her friends one day, when she complains, “My husband doesn’t do his share of the household chores. In fact, if it wasn’t for me, our house would always be a disaster and there’d never be any clean laundry!” Her friend would be most correct if she responded by saying, “Don’t worry, Darla. Household chores tend to more evenly divided between a man and woman after ________.”
a.the children move out of the housec.there are grandchildren who come visit
b.the husband retiresd.football season ends
