AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Middle adulthood is the period between what ages?
A
35 to 45 years.
B
40 to 65 years.
C
50 to 70 years.
D
55 to 75 years.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Early Adulthood: Ages 17-45 (with 40 – 45 being the Midlife Transition years) Middle Adulthood: Ages 40-65 (with 60-65 being the Late Adult Transition years) Late Adulthood: Ages 60-85. Late Late Adulthood: Ages 85+

Detailed explanation-2: -middle age, period of human adulthood that immediately precedes the onset of old age. Though the age period that defines middle age is somewhat arbitrary, differing greatly from person to person, it is generally defined as being between the ages of 40 and 60.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stages of adulthood examined here include: Early Adulthood (ages 22–34). Early Middle Age (ages 35–44), Late Middle Age (ages 45–64), and Late Adulthood (ages 65 and older).

Detailed explanation-4: -Middle adulthood. This time span can be referred to as “middle age” and can be defined as the time of ages about 40 to about 60. Many changes may occur between young adulthood and this stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Midlife may begin at different times for different people. In the 1990s, people generally agreed that midlife begins at age 35. This has shifted toward an older age. Now Americans might say midlife begins at age 44 and ends by 60.

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