Question 1

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

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Question 2

An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

Accepted Answer

A)   executive
B)   divided
C)   sustained
D)   selectiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

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A)   gross and fine motor skills
B)   fluid and crystallized intelligence
C)   physiological and psychological control
D)   generativity and stagnationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

According to a study conducted by Gow, Pattie, and Deary, which of the following is linked to less cognitive decline in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   avoiding intellectually engaging activities
B)   reading a sedentary lifestyle
C)   retiring before the age of retirement
D)   engaging in physical activityE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

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A)   schematic
B)   functional
C)   normative
D)   semanticE) C) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 6

Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

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A)   improves with age.
B)   is closely linked to an individual's personal identity with the past.
C)   begins to decline in early adulthood.
D)   is independent of an individual's personal identity with the past.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 7

Remembering the name of a person's favorite toy from years ago when he or she was a child is an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   prospective
B)   implicit
C)   semantic
D)   episodicE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive ability
B)   educational attainment
C)   distaste for retirement/complexity of work
D)   being married to a working spouseE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   being at a grocery store and remembering what an individual wanted to buy
B)   typing on a computer while talking to a friend
C)   being able to name the capital of Illinois
D)   recounting the events of a movie an individual has seenE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

How does a cognitively stimulating work context promote successful aging?

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Changes in federal law now allow individ...

Question 11

A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Accepted Answer

A)   apolipoprotein E
B)   amyloid beta
C)   acetylcholine
D)   serotoninE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend ________ to ________ percent of their lives in retirement.

Accepted Answer

A)   1; 5
B)   5; 10
C)   10; 15
D)   15; 20E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   serotonin
B)   acetylcholine
C)   noradrenaline
D)   oxytocinE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?

Accepted Answer

A)   addressing the cause of Alzheimer disease
B)   regulating the activity of glutamate
C)   reducing progression to dementia from mild cognitive impairment
D)   increasing levels of acetylcholine in the brainE) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 15

What are the most common language-related complaints reported by older adults?

Accepted Answer

Among the most common language-related c...

Question 16

A recent study of older adults found that the greater the variability in their ________ attention, the more likely they were to experience falls.

Accepted Answer

A)   sustained
B)   selective
C)   divided
D)   executiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Cognitive ________ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A)   functions
B)   perceptions
C)   mechanics
D)   pragmaticsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So, every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medicines. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   source
B)   episodic
C)   prospective
D)   implicitE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Older workers have more accidents than younger workers.
B)   Older workers have higher rates of absenteeism than younger workers.
C)   Older workers are of considerably less value to a company than younger workers.
D)   Older workers experience more job satisfaction than younger workers.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Psychotherapists have been accused of failing to see older adults because they may believe in stereotypes that label older adults as

Accepted Answer

A)   highly sensitive individuals.
B)   low-status individuals.
C)   arrogant individuals.
D)   pretentious individuals.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

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An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

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Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

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According to a study conducted by Gow, Pattie, and Deary, which of the following is linked to less cognitive decline in late adulthood?

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A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

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Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

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Remembering the name of a person's favorite toy from years ago when he or she was a child is an example of ________ memory.

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Which of the following is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults?

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Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

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How does a cognitively stimulating work context promote successful aging?

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A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

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On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend ________ to ________ percent of their lives in retirement.

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The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.

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Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?

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What are the most common language-related complaints reported by older adults?

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A recent study of older adults found that the greater the variability in their ________ attention, the more likely they were to experience falls.

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Cognitive ________ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.

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Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So, every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medicines. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in ________ memory.

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Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

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