Question 1 (1 point)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) sets ________ as the age when employees have legal protections in the workplace.
Question 1 options:
a) 40
b) 50
c) 55
d) 60
Question 2 (1 point)
In 2012, _________ percent of the population in the United States was age 65 or older. By 2050, that figure is expected to be __________
Question 2 options:
a) 23.1; 30.4
b) 13.7; 21.0
c) 10.0; 12.6
d) 30.7; 27.9
Question 3 (1 point)
Which of the following is unlawful under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?
Question 3 options:
a) Inquire if someone is of legal age to accept a job
b) Post age preferences in advertisements when doing so is a bona fide occupational qualification
c) Offer special retirement packages for older employees
d) Set age limits on training or other apprenticeship opportunities
Question 4 (1 point)
What percent of retirees receive a pension income?
Question 4 options:
a) 26 percent
b) 47 percent
c) 52 percent
d) 78 percent
Question 5 (1 point)
When considering the work performance of older and younger employees, what does research suggest?
Question 5 options:
a) Younger employees complete their work slower than do older employees
b) Younger employees arrive at more creative solutions than do older employees
c) Younger employees engage in more helping behaviors than do older employees
d) None of the above
Question 6 (1 point)
When applied to age and prejudice, Terror Management Theory suggests which of the following?
Question 6 options:
a) Older employees are worried younger employees will take their jobs
b) As a way of distancing themselves from death, people develop negative attitudes toward older employees
c) Managers are afraid older employees will require too many resources, so they do not offer positions to older job seekers
d) People form close bonds with people their own age as a way of managing their fears of harsh management practices
Question 7 (1 point)
In 2013, older adults spent _______ weeks searching for a job, whereas teenagers spent _______ weeks hunting for work
Question 7 options:
a) 20; 25
b) 53; 19
c) 40; 10
d) 25; 33
Question 8 (1 point)
In which of the following areas do older employees not face employment discrimination?
Question 8 options:
Search and unemployment
Mentoring
Performance and promotion potential
Pay
Question 9 (1 point)
Research shows that young athletes born earlier in the academic year (e.g., September) are likely to outperform those born later in the year (e.g., March). What is this referred to?
Question 9 options:
a) Relative age effects
b) Biological determinism
c) Age selection bias
d) Age-confidence continuum
Question 10 (1 point)
Research shows that people age 65 and older are likely to do which of the following?
Question 10 options:
a) Stop exercising all together
b) Engage in leisure time activities, such as volunteering
c) Engage in more vigorous forms of physical activity, such as cycling
d) None of the above
