Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

E VA LU AT E
1. Rob recently turned 40 and surveyed his goals and accom-
plishments to date. Although he has accomplished a lot, 
he realized that many of his goals will not be met in his 
lifetime. This stage is called a 
.
2. In households where both partners have similar jobs, the 
division of labor that generally occurs is the same as in 
“traditional” households where the husband works and 
the wife stays at home. True or false?
3.
theories suggest that there is a 
maximum time span in which cells are able to reproduce. 
This time limit explains the eventual breakdown of the 
body.
4. Lower IQ test scores during late adulthood do not neces-
sarily mean a decrease in intelligence. True or false?
5. During old age, a person’s 
intelligence contin-
ues to increase, whereas 
intelligence may 
decline.
6. In Kübler-Ross’s 
stage, people resist the idea 
of death. In the 
stage, they attempt to make 
deals to avoid death, and in the 
stage, they 
passively await death.
 
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Adulthood 
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K E Y T E R M S 
emerging adulthood p. 422
menopause p. 423
genetic preprogramming
theories of aging p. 427
wear-and-tear theories of aging p. 427
Alzheimer’s disease p. 430
disengagement theory of aging p. 431
activity theory of aging p. 431
life review p. 432
434 Chapter 
12 
Development