Question 1

Given recent advances in life expectancy,as of 2015,people who live to be 65 years old can expect to live about _____ more years.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 12 
C) 18 
D) 24 
A) 6 
B) 12 
C) 18 
D) 24

Question 2

Which person is discussing intergenerational equity?

Accepted Answer

A) Sandro,who is angry that the elderly get paid for health care while,until recently,young people don't 
B) Shosha,who is upset that her tax dollars are going to food stamps 
C) Sang,who doesn't like the fact that her friends are on Pell Grants while she has to pay the full cost for college 
D) Silvio,who feels upset that he can't go to college because his family can't afford the cost 
A) Sandro,who is angry that the elderly get paid for health care while,until recently,young people don't 
B) Shosha,who is upset that her tax dollars are going to food stamps 
C) Sang,who doesn't like the fact that her friends are on Pell Grants while she has to pay the full cost for college 
D) Silvio,who feels upset that he can't go to college because his family can't afford the cost

Question 3

Who is using a mnemonic technique to remember names?

Accepted Answer

A) Janet,who conjures up a visual image that she relates to the person's name 
B) Kintu,who writes the name in his daily planner 
C) Dilshad,who repeats the name again and again 
D) Heidi,who asks her husband to remember the name 
A) Janet,who conjures up a visual image that she relates to the person's name 
B) Kintu,who writes the name in his daily planner 
C) Dilshad,who repeats the name again and again 
D) Heidi,who asks her husband to remember the name

Question 4

A psychologist is evaluating Karl.As part of the evaluation,the psychologist asks Karl some basic factual questions such as "Who was the first U.S.President?" The psychologist is testing Karl's _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic 
B) declarative 
C) procedural 
D) semantic 
A) episodic 
B) declarative 
C) procedural 
D) semantic

Question 5

Most people who retire at age 66 get depressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

Accepted Answer

A) a U.S.woman in her eighties 
B) someone who retires in the United States after working at a low-wage job 
C) a German retiree in his eighties 
D) someone who retires early in the United States because of health concerns 
A) a U.S.woman in her eighties 
B) someone who retires in the United States after working at a low-wage job 
C) a German retiree in his eighties 
D) someone who retires early in the United States because of health concerns

Question 7

According to the information-processing perspective,older people have all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) difficulty in selectively attending to information. 
B) deficits in working memory. 
C) frontal lobe impairments. 
D) deterioration of procedural memory. 
A) difficulty in selectively attending to information. 
B) deficits in working memory. 
C) frontal lobe impairments. 
D) deterioration of procedural memory.

Question 8

Age discrimination is rare since laws forbid that practice at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development,the consequence of a failure to reach _____,when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

Accepted Answer

A) integrity is despair 
B) generativity is shame 
C) integrity is isolation 
D) generativity is despair 
A) integrity is despair 
B) generativity is shame 
C) integrity is isolation 
D) generativity is despair

Question 10

Social Security provides an ample financial cushion for older people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Gilad is devising a questionnaire to predict which United States retirees are at risk of having serious economic troubles during old age.Which of the following is NOT an item he should ask?

Accepted Answer

A) Are you a woman? 
B) Are you a low-wage worker? 
C) Do you have a decent pension? 
D) Do you live in the Northeast? 
A) Are you a woman? 
B) Are you a low-wage worker? 
C) Do you have a decent pension? 
D) Do you live in the Northeast?

Question 12

Feeling fulfilled in old age depends on:

Accepted Answer

A) relaxing and taking things easy. 
B) being generative and having a sense of life's meaning. 
C) having a family and grandchildren. 
D) avoiding challenging situations. 
A) relaxing and taking things easy. 
B) being generative and having a sense of life's meaning. 
C) having a family and grandchildren. 
D) avoiding challenging situations.

Question 13

If a 70-year-old says,"I won't be as happy in five years as I am today," this person MOST likely is:

Accepted Answer

A) seriously depressed. 
B) reacting like many people that age. 
C) lying. 
D) suffering from a chronic disease. 
A) seriously depressed. 
B) reacting like many people that age. 
C) lying. 
D) suffering from a chronic disease.

Question 14

Soon,people can expect the average age of retirement to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A student says,"What is the point of using the memory strategies in this book,as I can look up everything I want to know on the Internet?" Based on the text,which is the BEST answer that can be used as a reply?

Accepted Answer

A) "There are still many things you need to remember,like faces and names,that require 'memorizing' on your own." 
B) "You are absolutely right since technology has eliminated the need to memorize material." 
C) "You are wrong,because people now need to memorize more things than before." 
D) "The over-reliance on technology has made young people less intelligent today,so you are wrong." 
A) "There are still many things you need to remember,like faces and names,that require 'memorizing' on your own." 
B) "You are absolutely right since technology has eliminated the need to memorize material." 
C) "You are wrong,because people now need to memorize more things than before." 
D) "The over-reliance on technology has made young people less intelligent today,so you are wrong."

Question 16

Describe procedural,semantic,and episodic memory,and give a concrete example from your own life for each system.Also,indicate how vulnerable each facet of memory is to deterioration.

Accepted Answer

Episodic: memory of ongoing life events,

Question 17

Carl is furious that the elderly get special senior-citizen discounts on goods and services while young people don't.Carl is experiencing an issue of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) intergenerational equity 
B) pro-elderly equity 
C) unfair equity 
D) health-related equity 
A) intergenerational equity 
B) pro-elderly equity 
C) unfair equity 
D) health-related equity

Question 18

Procedural memory-the ability to "remember" to perform well-learned skills-can be retained even into Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The MAIN retirement issue for the typical U.S.baby boomer is:

Accepted Answer

A) not having the funds to support retirement for decades. 
B) receiving lower Social Security benefits. 
C) being in ill health. 
D) never wanting to retire. 
A) not having the funds to support retirement for decades. 
B) receiving lower Social Security benefits. 
C) being in ill health. 
D) never wanting to retire.

Question 20

A widowed woman's family relationships determine how well she copes with losing a spouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Given recent advances in life expectancy,as of 2015,people who live to be 65 years old can expect to live about _____ more years.

Which person is discussing intergenerational equity?

Who is using a mnemonic technique to remember names?

A psychologist is evaluating Karl.As part of the evaluation,the psychologist asks Karl some basic factual questions such as "Who was the first U.S.President?" The psychologist is testing Karl's _____ memory.

Most people who retire at age 66 get depressed.

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

According to the information-processing perspective,older people have all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Age discrimination is rare since laws forbid that practice at work.

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development,the consequence of a failure to reach _____,when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

Social Security provides an ample financial cushion for older people.

Gilad is devising a questionnaire to predict which United States retirees are at risk of having serious economic troubles during old age.Which of the following is NOT an item he should ask?

Feeling fulfilled in old age depends on:

If a 70-year-old says,"I won't be as happy in five years as I am today," this person MOST likely is:

Soon,people can expect the average age of retirement to decline.

A student says,"What is the point of using the memory strategies in this book,as I can look up everything I want to know on the Internet?" Based on the text,which is the BEST answer that can be used as a reply?

Describe procedural,semantic,and episodic memory,and give a concrete example from your own life for each system.Also,indicate how vulnerable each facet of memory is to deterioration.

Carl is furious that the elderly get special senior-citizen discounts on goods and services while young people don't.Carl is experiencing an issue of _____.

Procedural memory-the ability to "remember" to perform well-learned skills-can be retained even into Alzheimer's disease.

The MAIN retirement issue for the typical U.S.baby boomer is:

A widowed woman's family relationships determine how well she copes with losing a spouse.

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Exam 13: Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Given recent advances in life expectancy,as of 2015,people who live to be 65 years old can expect to live about _____ more years.

Which person is discussing intergenerational equity?

Who is using a mnemonic technique to remember names?

A psychologist is evaluating Karl.As part of the evaluation,the psychologist asks Karl some basic factual questions such as "Who was the first U.S.President?" The psychologist is testing Karl's _____ memory.

Most people who retire at age 66 get depressed.

Who is LEAST likely to be poor in old age?

According to the information-processing perspective,older people have all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Age discrimination is rare since laws forbid that practice at work.

In Erik Erikson's model of psychosocial development,the consequence of a failure to reach _____,when a person has serious regrets about his or her life.

Social Security provides an ample financial cushion for older people.

Gilad is devising a questionnaire to predict which United States retirees are at risk of having serious economic troubles during old age.Which of the following is NOT an item he should ask?

Feeling fulfilled in old age depends on:

If a 70-year-old says,"I won't be as happy in five years as I am today," this person MOST likely is:

Soon,people can expect the average age of retirement to decline.

A student says,"What is the point of using the memory strategies in this book,as I can look up everything I want to know on the Internet?" Based on the text,which is the BEST answer that can be used as a reply?

Describe procedural,semantic,and episodic memory,and give a concrete example from your own life for each system.Also,indicate how vulnerable each facet of memory is to deterioration.

Carl is furious that the elderly get special senior-citizen discounts on goods and services while young people don't.Carl is experiencing an issue of _____.

Procedural memory-the ability to "remember" to perform well-learned skills-can be retained even into Alzheimer's disease.

The MAIN retirement issue for the typical U.S.baby boomer is:

A widowed woman's family relationships determine how well she copes with losing a spouse.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters