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A recent analysis predicted that _____ percent of U.S.adults will be obese in 2030.


A) 10
B) 42
C) 33
D) 50

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Identify the time when hearing peaks.


A) Infancy
B) Middle adulthood
C) Early adulthood
D) Adolescence

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Sustained exercises such as jogging,swimming,or cycling that stimulate heart and lung activity are known as:


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

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Which of the following is a characteristic of postformal thought?


A) It lacks the understanding that thinking is influenced by emotion.
B) It is abstract.
C) It is provisional.
D) It lacks an understanding of conservation.

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Ever since she graduated from college,Jane has been working long hours at her job as an accountant with a small company in the hope that her hard work will pay off and that she will achieve good career growth and economic stability.Jane obviously believes in what Phyllis Moen describes as the:


A) glass ceiling.
B) mythical career.
C) career mystique.
D) golden handshake.

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Lower levels of physical activity,eating more fast food and fewer fruits and vegetables,and difficulties with weight control are characteristic of:


A) college students from low-SES backgrounds.
B) college students from middle-SES backgrounds.
C) college students from high-SES backgrounds.
D) college students majoring in psychology.

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Csikszentmihalyi points out that _____ capable of achieving flow.


A) only a few geniuses are
B) about one-third of us are
C) only those in the arts are
D) everyone is

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Diseases that are primarily contracted through sex.

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In fields such as lyric poetry,abstract math,and theoretical physics,the peak of creativity is often reached in the:


A) sixties or seventies.
B) forties or fifties.
C) early teenage years.
D) twenties or thirties.

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For many individuals in developed countries,going from high school to college is an important aspect of:


A) the transition to adulthood.
B) the transition to adolescence.
C) identity confusion.
D) postconventional thought.

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According to Jean Piaget,which of the following characterizes the thinking of 7- to 11-year-olds?


A) Preoperational thinking
B) Formal operational thinking
C) Concrete operational thinking
D) Sensorimotor thinking

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Author of the book The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life.

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One study explored links between health behavior and life satisfaction in more than 17,000 individuals 17 to 30 years of age in 21 countries.The young adults' life satisfaction was NOT found to be positively related to:


A) alcohol consumption.
B) limiting fat intake.
C) using sun protection.
D) eating fruits.

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A recent national survey found that _____ percent of U.S.20- to 39-year-olds were obese.


A) 19
B) 45
C) 27
D) 10

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In interviews with 12- to 22-year-olds about finding their purpose in life,William Damon found that:


A) most expressed no aspirations and in some instances said they didn't see any reason to have aspirations.
B) the largest percentage had engaged in some potentially purposeful activities but still did not have a real commitment or any reasonable plans for reaching their goals.
C) most have a clear vision of where they want to go in life,what they want to achieve,and why.
D) most of those who had engaged in service learning or career counseling had a commitment and reasonable plans for reaching their goals.

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Condoms are less effective against the spread of:


A) syphilis.
B) herpes.
C) chlamydia.
D) gonorrhea.

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Some developmentalists theorize that it is not until adulthood that many individuals consolidate their _____ thinking.


A) concrete operational
B) preoperational
C) formal operational
D) postconventional

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A longitudinal study revealed that MOST bad health habits engaged in during adolescence _____ in emerging adulthood.


A) receded
B) did not continue
C) remained unchanged
D) increased

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