Question 1

Scott and Mark, college students, routinely have five or six drinks when they go out. Although they are not in the majority, a 2014 survey found that _____ of U.S. college students reported having five or more drinks in a row at least once in a two-week span.

Accepted Answer

A)   15%
B)   25%
C)   35%
D)   45% C

Question 2

The transition from adolescence to adulthood has been referred to as emerging adulthood, which occurs from approximately _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)   12 to 18
B)   18 to 25
C)   21 to 26
D)   20 to 30

Question 3

According to several studies described in the textbook, around _____ of 21- to 22-year-olds have been binge drinking.

Accepted Answer

A)   35% to 40%
B)   50% to 55%
C)   70% to 75%
D)   85% to 90%

Question 4

Tapei is a young adult who has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Her therapist told her about a recent meta-analysis indicating that moderate to vigorous exercises were effective in reducing major depressive disorder. Tapei should consider:

Accepted Answer

A)   calisthenics.
B)   strength training.
C)   flexibility exercises.
D)   aerobic exercises. D

Question 5

In the United States, the most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood is:

Accepted Answer

A)   holding a permanent, full-time job.
B)   moving into one's own home.
C)   getting married.
D)   having a child.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps toward a more creative life as identified by Csikszentmihalyi?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wake up in the morning open to possibilities and without a specific goal.
B)   When something sparks your interest, follow it.
C)   Try to be surprised by something every day.
D)   Try to surprise at least one person every day.

Question 7

Rhett is looking for the most effective way to lose his excess weight and to keep it off. You would tell him that the most effective weight-loss programs invariably include:

Accepted Answer

A)   a calorie-reduced diet.
B)   daily weigh-ins.
C)   exercise.
D)   counseling.

Question 8

A recent meta-analysis of sexual attitudes and behaviors found that men reported more of the following than women EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   masturbation.
B)   engagement in pornography.
C)   suspicious attitudes about casual sex.
D)   casual sex.

Question 9

This theorist studied creative people and coined the term "flow" to describe a heightened state of pleasure experienced when we are engaged in mental and physical challenges that absorb us.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Cherie runs a no-kill pet shelter, loves animals, and would take in every homeless pet if she could. Her son, Nick, said, "You know for every one you save there are many being born." She knows he is right, but that doesn't keep her from taking a more practical view and saving all the animals she can. Cherie is displaying:

Accepted Answer

A)   reflective, relativistic, and contextual thinking.
B)   provisional thinking.
C)   realistic thinking.
D)   an understanding that thoughts are influenced by emotions. C

Question 11

Based on a national poll in the United States, who is most likely to exercise?

Accepted Answer

A)   Early adulthood males
B)   Early adulthood females
C)   Middle-aged males
D)   Middle-aged females

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of HIV?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deaths from HIV/AIDS are increasing around the world.
B)   Male-male sexual contact continues to be the most frequent AIDS transmission category.
C)   Approximately half of all new cases occur in the 15- to 24-year-old range.
D)   Over 25% of 15- to 24-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries knew that using condoms would help prevent HIV infection.

Question 13

_____ Piaget, some developmentalists theorize that it is not until adulthood, if at all, that many individuals consolidate their _____ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)   Consistent with; formal operational
B)   Consistent with; postformal operational
C)   In contrast to; formal operational
D)   In contrast to; postformal operational

Question 14

Csikszentmihalyi points out that _____ capable of achieving flow.

Accepted Answer

A)   only the postformal thinkers are
B)   only the educated are
C)   only those cognitively gifted are
D)   everyone is

Question 15

Tina is 25 years old and feels like everyone is getting married expect her. She told her friend April, "I feel like I'm behind in the game of life." April said, "Actually, the average age of marriage for women now is _____, so you aren't behind at all."

Accepted Answer

A)   29
B)   27
C)   26
D)   23

Question 16

Most health experts recommend exercising vigorously enough to raise your heat rate to at least _____ of your maximum heart rate.

Accepted Answer

A)   33%
B)   60%
C)   75%
D)   90%

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in heterosexual and homosexual relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lesbians have more permissive attitudes toward casual sex than gay men.
B)   Heterosexual women have more sexual partners than heterosexual men.
C)   Both heterosexual women and lesbians have fewer sexual partners than men.
D)   Gay men are less likely to have sex outside a relationship than lesbians.

Question 18

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the peak of creativity for different areas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Creativity peaks in abstract math in early adulthood.
B)   Creativity peaks in lyric poetry in early adulthood.
C)   Creativity peaks in philosophy in late adulthood.
D)   Creativity peaks in theoretical physics in late adulthood.

Question 19

Lillian came from a difficult and disadvantaged childhood. After struggling to find her way in college, she began to excel and find her strengths. Now she feels like nothing can hold her back from her dreams. Lillian is displaying the characteristic of emerging adulthood Jeffrey Arnett described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   feeling in-between stages.
B)   self-focused.
C)   instability and identity exploration.
D)   possibilities and transformations.

Question 20

Sustained exercise (e.g., jogging, swimming) that stimulates heart and lung activity.

Accepted Answer

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A recent meta-analysis of sexual attitudes and behaviors found that men reported more of the following than women EXCEPT:

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