Study Guide – Test 4
Chapter 13
1. Life Expectancy:
A. What is average life expectancy?
B. What is responsible for gains in life expectancy?
C. What contextual factors contribute to life expectancy?
D. What is maximum lifespan?
E. Describe quality of life.
F. What is active lifespan?
2. Sexual Assault
A. Define rape.
B. Describe characteristics of rape victims and their attackers.
C. Describe the psychological consequences of sexual assault.
3. Psychological Stress
A. What are the consequences of psychological stress?
B. What interventions are available for psychological stress?
4. Cognitive Development
A. Define the following terms:
i. postformal thought
ii. dualistic thinking
iii. relativistic thinking
iv. adaptive cognition
B. Describe Perry’s research.
C. Understand and describe Schaie’s Theory
i. acquisitive stage
ii. achieving stage
iii. responsibility stage
iv. reintegrative stage
D. Describe how Information processing relates to expertise and creativity.
i. define expertise and know the qualities of experts.
ii. know the difference between problem solving and problem
finding.
iii. understand the difference between experts and people who are
creative.
5. College Experience
A. What are the psychological impacts of attending college?
B. Why do some students drop out?
6. Vocational Choice
A. Understand the process for selecting a vocation.
i. Define fantasy period,
ii. Define tentative period and
iii. Define realistic period.
B. What are factors that influence vocation choice?
C. What are the six personality types and how do they affect vocation choice?
