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Ron and Samantha have increasingly been in each other's company, and they have begun to feel that their own psychological well-being is tied to the relationship.They have been going out two times a week for at least four months.What stage of Bernard Murstein's stimulus-value-role (SVR) model are they likely in?


A) stimulus stage
B) value stage
C) role stage
D) labelling stage

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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If a student assesses the situation to determine how much time it will take to adequately study for the upcoming exam, this is an example of


A) academic review.
B) secondary appraisal.
C) primary appraisal.
D) time management skills.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Schaie's perspective on cognitive development supports the notion that cognitive change stops at adolescence.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following age groups of women giving birth has increased over earlier decades?


A) 24- to 28-year-olds
B) 30- to 34-year-olds
C) 35- to 38-year-olds
D) 38- to 40-year-olds

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Attachment styles continue into adulthood and affect the nature of relationships.

A) True
B) False

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Occupations that are associated with getting things accomplished are called


A) maternal.
B) agentic.
C) communal.
D) intrinsic.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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According to Schaie, what is the mission of childhood and adolescence?


A) responsibility
B) acquisition
C) achievement
D) reintegration

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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According to Schaie, the stage in which people in middle adulthood may become involved in town government, service clubs, charitable groups, unions and organizations, where they have a larger purpose in society and can look beyond their individual/family situations is called


A) responsible stage.
B) reintegrative stage.
C) executive stage.
D) achieving stage.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The success with which young adults deal with stress depends on their general tendency to deal with stress in a particular way, called


A) hardiness.
B) social support.
C) coping style.
D) emotion-focused coping.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to developmental psychologist K.Warner Schaie, the period in middle adulthood when people take a broader perspective than earlier, including concerns about the world, is called


A) executive stage.
B) acquisitive stage.
C) responsible stage.
D) reintegrative stage.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What is the most likely reason for the dramatic decrease in the number of children in the average Canadian family?


A) The increase in religious-based sex-abstinence programs
B) The availability and use of effective contraceptives
C) The decrease in the number of people getting married
D) An increase in same-sex couplings

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a common reason for developing a friendship?


A) financial support
B) competition
C) social connections
D) occasional helping hand

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to developmental psychologist K.Warner Schaie, the point that young adults reach, where intelligence is applied to specific situations involving the attainment of long-term goals regarding careers, family, and societal contributions is called


A) achieving stage.
B) acquisitive stage.
C) reintegrative stage.
D) responsible stage.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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What is the median age of first marriage in Canada?


A) 30 for men; 28 for women
B) 26 for men; 28 for women
C) 25 for men; 23 for women
D) 33 for men; 34 for women

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Allison is having a great deal of difficulty in her statistics class.She goes to her teacher to discuss ways in which she can improve her skills, or even drop the class if necessary.Allison is demonstrating


A) coping.
B) emotion-focused coping.
C) defensive coping.
D) problem-focused coping.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The natural physical decline brought about by aging is called


A) maturation.
B) puberty.
C) senescence.
D) adolescence.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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According to developmental psychologist K.Warner Schaie, the first stage of cognitive development, encompassing all of childhood and adolescence, in which the main developmental task is to acquire information, is called


A) achieving stage.
B) responsible stage.
C) acquisitive stage.
D) executive stage.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Fewer Canadian citizens are married now than any other time in the last three decades.

A) True
B) False

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If a student assesses the situation to determine how much time he/she has available to devote to studying for an upcoming exam, this is an example of


A) academic review.
B) secondary appraisal.
C) primary appraisal.
D) time-management skills.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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A reason for the higher productivity of earlier adulthood may be that after early adulthood, creativity may be stifled by familiarity.

A) True
B) False

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