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191. Regarding the Big Five personality traits, older adults report ____________compared to younger adults.   a. higher levels of agreeableness b. higher levels of conscientiousness c. lower levels of extraversion and openness to experience d. all of these 192. Scores on the traits of dominance and independence are highest during  a. adolescence. b. young adulthood. c. middle adulthood. d. older adulthood. 193. Which of the following is FALSE regarding differences in men and women as they age? a. Men typically spend more years in the workforce, earn more money, and get better benefits. b. Women tend to have a larger social network to give and receive help. c. Women are more likely to remarry after becoming widowed or divorced. d. The ratio of women to men is about 2 to 1 among the oldest old. 194. The increasing proportion of females in a population from younger to older age brackets is referred to as the a. feminization of old age. b. gender bias aging. c. feminine longevity trend. d. differential aging proposition. 195. Which of the following is FALSE regarding differences in men and women as they age? a. Men are more financially prepared for old age than women. b. Women are more likely to live alone in their old age. c. Men over age 70 have poorer self-rated health and higher rates of many chronic health conditions that produce disabilities than women do. d. The ratio of women to men is about 2 to 1 among the oldest old. 196. According to clinical psychologist David Gutmann, men’s personalities become more ________ over time, while women become more ________. a. feminine; feminine. b. feminine; masculine. c. masculine; feminine. d. masculine; masculine. 197. When parenting responsibilities diminish in middle age, both men and women tend to become more a. androgynous. b. feminine. c. masculine. d. intense in their sex role, whether masculine or feminine. 198. In ________ elderly women score higher on femininity than younger age groups, whereas in _______ elderly women score lower on femininity than the younger age groups.  a. neither Japan nor America do; both Japan and America b. both Japan and America; neither Japan nor America do c. Japan; America d. America; Japan 199. In studies of the male subjects (“the Termites”) in Terman’s gifted study, Crosnoe and Elder found four distinct “styles of aging.” Which is NOT one of these styles? a. neurotic b. well-rounded c. career-focused d. family-focused 200. Which of the following is FALSE regarding Crosnoe and Elder’s study of “the Termites” after they reached age 60? a. Childhood experiences predicted aging styles much better than did adult experiences and circumstances. b. Men who came from homes with more educated parents were more likely to be career-focused. c. Men whose parents had gotten a divorce were more likely to be family focused. d. Men who had been more attached to their parents early in life were more likely to end up well-rounded or family focused.