Applications

1. Question 22.1

   Describe a relationship that you know of in which a middle-aged person and a younger adult learned from each other.

2. Question 22.2

   Did your parents’ marital and employment status affect you? How would you have fared if they had chosen other marriage or work patterns?

3. Question 22.3

   Imagine becoming a foster or adoptive parent yourself. What do you see as the personal benefits and costs?

4. Question 22.4

   Ask several people how their personalities have changed in the past decade. The research suggests that changes are usually minor. Is that what you found?

ONLINE CONNECTIONS

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To accompany your textbook, you have access to a number of online resources, including Learning Curve, an adaptive quizzing program, critical thinking questions, and case studies. For access to any of these links, go to www.worthpublishers.com/launchpad/bergerls9e. In addition to these resources, you’ll also find links to video clips, personalized study advice, and an ebook. Some of the videos and activities available online include:

• Development of Expertise. It involves analytic, creative, and practical intelligence, but what makes it happen? Research shows that talent is not enough—practice, practice, practice!