Assignment task:
PART A: Select 2 of the following prompts:
- What do telomeres and telomerase have to do with cellular theories of aging?
- What are age-related changes in hair, and how do these vary for men and women?
- What are the theories regarding changes in voice with age?
- What are the main reasons why men and women tend to decline in height over time?
- Why do women lose bone mass at approximately twice the rate of men?
- What is the association between retinal disease and diabetes?
PART B: Select 2 of the following prompts:
- Describe Lewin's person-environment interaction.
- Discuss the terms competence and environmental.
- Discuss Schooler's application of Lazarus's cognitive theory of stress and coping in understanding older adults' interactions with the environment.
- Discuss home modifications as a way for an older person to age in.
- What are ADUs?
- What are some factors that a family should consider before choosing an assisted-living facility?
- Describe the two levels of care in nursing homes and the regulations for long-term care.
PART C: Select 2 of the following prompts:
- What are normative age-related changes in fluid and crystallized intelligence?
- What does the P-FIT theory propose regarding the origins of intelligence?
- Do social and lifestyle variables have an impact on intellectual functioning? If so, in what way(s)?
- What was Project ACTIVE? What was learned from this project?
- Briefly describe Piaget's four stages of cognitive.
- How does the relationship between emotion and logic change over the life span?
- Briefly describe the components and their developmental trajectory in Denney's model of unexercised and optimally exercised abilities.
- Are there age-related differences in problem-solving?
- Are adult learners different from their younger counterparts? If so, in what ways?
- What is creativity, and how does it change across the life span?