Adult Development PSY 322 Midterm Review

Question 1

Progressive, irreversible deterioration of key areas of the brain used for cognitive functions

Accepted Answer

Alzheimers

Question 2

Aging that consists of gradual, inevitable changes that will happen to most through adulthood

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primary

Question 3

The combined rating of income and education makes up what?

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socioeconomic status

Question 4

Which is NOT a stage in Selye's general adaptation syndrome?

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repair

Question 5

set of physical/cognitive/emotional responses humans have in reaction to environmental demands

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stress

Question 6

An irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity is called:

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phobia

Question 7

Directly addressing the cause of distress is what type of coping mechanism?

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problem-focused

Question 8

When a test measures consistently

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reliability

Question 9

The phenomena that IQ scores increase from one generation to the next is known as:

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the Flynn effect

Question 10

The probability of dying in any one year

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mortality rate

Question 11

Occurs when soft cartilage that covers the ends of the bones wears away with use and age

Accepted Answer

osteoarthritis

Question 12

What is NOT one of the three stages of memory?

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cognitive

Question 13

Analysis combing data from a large number of studies dealing with the same research question

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meta-analysis

Question 14

When a test measures what it claims to measure

Accepted Answer

validity

Questions 14