Aging

Which theory of aging highlights the effects of social expectations and the normative timing of life events, such as becoming a parent or retirement?

Which type of intelligence encompasses abilities that draw upon experience and knowledge, such as vocabulary tests and solving number problems?

According to research cited in the text, what is one way older typists were found to compensate for age-related declines in speed?

What is the term for the multidimensional construct that indicates how old a person feels and into which age group a person categorizes themselves?

What percentage younger than their actual age do people over 40 report feeling, on average?

Which theory proposes that as people age, their motivational goals change from information gathering to emotion regulation?

According to the 'Emotion and Well-being' section, the concept that people quickly adapt to life events and return to a neutral baseline of well-being is called what?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three criteria for successful aging as defined by Rowe and Kahn (1997)?

What is the term for the ability to focus on certain information while suppressing attention to less pertinent information, which is noted to decline with age?

Twin studies suggest that genes account for approximately what percentage of the variance in human life spans?

According to the text, which two of the 'Big Five' personality traits tend to decrease with age?

In Ryff's model of psychological well-being, older adults tend to report higher levels of which dimension compared to younger individuals?

What type of memory task, where individuals must retrieve previously learned information without cues, do older adults tend to perform more poorly on compared to young adults?

Antonucci's Convoy Model of Social Relations suggests that social connections are held together by what?

What does the term 'hedonic well-being' refer to?

According to the text, what is the U.S. older population projected to do by 2030 compared to 2010?

Life span theories of aging focus primarily on what?

What is the term for a group of people typically born in the same year or historical period who share common experiences over time?

What type of cognitive ability includes information processing skills like logical reasoning, remembering lists, and reaction time?

Slowing of which cognitive function may explain age differences on many different cognitive tasks?

What is the term for a qualitative research method used to understand the characteristics and life themes an individual considers uniquely their own?

According to research on social relationships, older marriages are found to be characterized by what pattern of interactions compared to middle-aged partners?

What is the name for the theory proposed to explain the reduction of social partners in older adulthood, positing a focus on emotional goals?

The parent-child tie across the life span is often characterized by a paradox of what three elements?

According to the text, research suggests that global well-being follows what pattern across the lifespan?

What is the term for the inter-individual and subgroup differences in the level and rate of change over time observed in aging?

Which type of research study provides information about age-group differences but is confounded with cohort and historical effects?

Which personality trait from the 'Big Five' model is mentioned as tending to increase during adulthood?

The feeling of being satisfied with one's own aging is described as an expression of what?

The ability to process information quickly, which decreases with age, is known as what?

In the context of the Convoy Model, what is considered critical in many relationships, more so than the actual objective exchange of support?

What does the term 'global subjective well-being' assess?

Older workers may develop more efficient strategies and rely on what to compensate for cognitive decline in the workplace?

Levy (2009) found that older individuals who adapt to and accept physical changes in a positive way report what outcomes?

The pattern of positive affect across the adult life span is described as being similar to that of what other measure?

What is the term for a type of intellectual ability that relies on the application of knowledge, experience, and learned information?

What is a key finding regarding age differences in interpersonal problem solving?

In advanced old age, self-descriptions are often characterized by what process?

In Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, what is the primary motivation for older adults actively restricting their social life?

What is the term for a type of memory task where individuals are asked to remember previously learned information with the assistance of cues?

What is the name for the approach to studying intelligence that examines performance on tests of intellectual functioning?

The process of life review in late life, as identified by Birren and Schroots (2006), was found to help individuals do what?

Which of Ryff's dimensions of psychological well-being are older adults reported to have in lower amounts compared to younger individuals?

What is the term for an individual's perceptions of their own aging process, which have been shown to be associated with longevity and health?

What type of memory involves a system that allows for information to be simultaneously stored and utilized or manipulated?

According to the text, what is one example of an activity where older adults' accrued knowledge can help them make better decisions than young adults?

What is the primary focus of life course theories?

More recent research on well-being suggests that the influence of major life events, such as unemployment, may have what kind of effect?

Experiences of negative affect, particularly stress and anger, tend to follow what pattern across the adult life span?

Research has suggested that age-related declines in cognitive functioning may be slowed through what type of interventions?