Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

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Which disease of the eye is characterized by the deterioration of the macula of the retina that corresponds to the focal center of the visual field?

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Which of the following is a primary reason for the lowered brain volume of older adults compared with that of younger adults?

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Question 42

What is the term that refers to the maximum number of years an individual can live?

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Question 43

Explicit memory is also called ________ memory.

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Which of the following is true of the effects of aging on human sexual performance?

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Question 45

What is the term for the process of generation of new neurons?

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Question 46

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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Question 47

One factor that has contributed to the survival of centenarians is

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Question 48

Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with

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Question 49

Identify the region of the human brain in which neurogenesis has been documented in adults.

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Question 50

Which of the following is the region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has been documented?

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Question 51

The retention of information about the details of life's happenings is called ________ memory.

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Question 52

The term ________ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

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Question 53

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

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Question 54

The ________ is involved in smell.

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Question 55

Gisela is suffering from a condition that involves thickening of the lenses of her eyes. This causes her vision to become cloudy or distorted. Identify the condition that Gisela is suffering from.

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Question 56

In 2015, which of the following countries had the highest estimated life expectancy at birth?

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Question 57

________ diseases have a slow onset and a long duration, and they are rare in early adulthood.

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Question 58

Felicia is a 70-year-old American woman. Her doctor should be most concerned about her developing ________, the leading cause of death in her age group.

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Question 59

Which of the following is true of changes in touch and pain sensitivity in older adults?

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Which disease of the eye is characterized by the deterioration of the macula of the retina that corresponds to the focal center of the visual field?

Which of the following is a primary reason for the lowered brain volume of older adults compared with that of younger adults?

What is the term that refers to the maximum number of years an individual can live?

Explicit memory is also called ________ memory.

Which of the following is true of the effects of aging on human sexual performance?

What is the term for the process of generation of new neurons?

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.

One factor that has contributed to the survival of centenarians is

Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with

Identify the region of the human brain in which neurogenesis has been documented in adults.

Which of the following is the region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has been documented?

The retention of information about the details of life's happenings is called ________ memory.

The term ________ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

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

The ________ is involved in smell.

Gisela is suffering from a condition that involves thickening of the lenses of her eyes. This causes her vision to become cloudy or distorted. Identify the condition that Gisela is suffering from.

In 2015, which of the following countries had the highest estimated life expectancy at birth?

________ diseases have a slow onset and a long duration, and they are rare in early adulthood.

Felicia is a 70-year-old American woman. Her doctor should be most concerned about her developing ________, the leading cause of death in her age group.

Which of the following is true of changes in touch and pain sensitivity in older adults?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Dvelopment in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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