Question 1

The term Baltes uses to describe the "hardware" of the mind, meaning the neurophysiological architecture of the brain that was developed through evolution, is

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A)   cognitive mechanics.
B)   cognitive perceptions.
C)   crystallized pragmatics.
D)   crystallized intelligence.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is a term used to describe sustained attention?

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A)   executive functioning
B)   transitivity
C)   vigilance
D)   multitaskingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the most common predictors of depression in older adults?

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A)   excessive sleep
B)   low social support
C)   high social participation
D)   delayed marriageE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of prospective memory?

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A)   Prospective memory involves remembering to do something in the future.
B)   Planning strategies are not associated with older adults' prospective memory.
C)   Declines in prospective memory occur more often in real-life settings than in laboratories.
D)   Age-related deficits occur less often in prospective memory tasks that are time-based than in those that are event-based.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

According to Phyllis Moen, which of the following statements is true of the life path that individuals follow when they reach their 60s?

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A)   Some individuals engage in volunteer work even before retiring from their career jobs.
B)   Some individuals retire from a post-retirement job and go on to yet another job.
C)   Some individuals who are laid off define it as "resignation."
D)   Some individuals continue working even in poor health to avoid moving to a disability status.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Differentiate between episodic memory and semantic memory. Provide an example for each.

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Episodic memory is the retention of info...

Question 7

A common memory problem for older adults is ________, in which individuals cannot quite retrieve familiar information but have the feeling that they should be able to retrieve it.

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A)   dementia
B)   the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
C)   temporary memory loss
D)   mental blockE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Adeline, aged 90, still drives her car to the senior center every Friday. Last week, she tells her friends that someone they know from her church died. When they ask her for the person's name she says, "I can't remember her name. She sits near the altar and always has a hat on." Clearly, Adeline has better ________ memory than ________ memory.

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A)   explicit; implicit
B)   implicit; explicit
C)   explicit; procedural
D)   source; traitE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Recent research indicates that the greater distractibility of older adults is associated with less effective functioning in neural networks running through the ________ of the brain, which are involved in cognitive control.

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A)   occipital and temporal lobes
B)   frontal and parietal lobes
C)   cerebellum
D)   medullaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the influence of education on the cognitive functioning of older adults?

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A)   Today's older adults were less likely to go to college when they were young adults than were their parents or grandparents.
B)   Fewer older adults are returning to college today to further their education than in past generations.
C)   For older adults with less education, frequently engaging in cognitive activities improve their episodic memory.
D)   Educational experiences have no impact or are negatively correlated with scores on intelligence tests and information-processing tasks.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

________ care refers to services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities, individuals with illnesses, or the elderly.

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A)   Respite
B)   Hospice
C)   Palliative
D)   Home healthE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

According to Paul Baltes, which of the following is a component of cognitive pragmatics?

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A)   categorization
B)   comparison
C)   visual and motor memory
D)   reading and writing skillsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

What is the average number of years spent in retirement by Americans?

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Question 14

Remembering how to ride a bike without having to consciously think about it is a part of an individual's ________ memory.

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A)   declarative
B)   prospective
C)   implicit
D)   explicitE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

According to a study by Mahoney and others (2010) , a lower level of ________ attention in older adults is linked to low blood pressure, which likely is related to reduced blood flow to the brain's frontal lobes.

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

Question 16

In 2017, in the U.S., the average age of retirement was ________ for men and ________ for women.

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A)   65; 67
B)   64; 62
C)   66; 64
D)   70; 72E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Mae is 87 years old. She is most likely to have difficulty in understanding a person when he or she

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A)   speaks slowly.
B)   has a face-to-face conversation with her.
C)   calls her on the phone.
D)   picks a quiet place to have a conversation.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Many psychotherapists prefer not to work with older patients, labeling them as

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A)   YAVISes.
B)   OPLAs.
C)   QUOIDs.
D)   NUIPsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.

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Researchers often assess semantic memory...

Question 20

Which of the following is true of decision making and aging?

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A)   Older adults perform well when decision making is constrained by time pressures.
B)   Older adults are far more inconsistent in their choices compared with younger adults.
C)   Older adults perform well when decisions involve high risks.
D)   Older adults' decision-making skills are more likely to be unaffected by age-related decreases in memory.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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In 2017, in the U.S., the average age of retirement was for men and for women.

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Many psychotherapists prefer not to work with older patients, labeling them as

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The term Baltes uses to describe the "hardware" of the mind, meaning the neurophysiological architecture of the brain that was developed through evolution, is

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Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.

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