Question 1

Which of the following beliefs about memory is not characteristic of older adults?

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A)  Memory is not stable. 
B)  Memory will decline with age. 
C)  I have little control over my memory. 
D)  I know a great deal about how memory works. 
A)  Memory is not stable. 
B)  Memory will decline with age. 
C)  I have little control over my memory. 
D)  I know a great deal about how memory works.

Question 2

The best conclusion about age differences in retrieval is that

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A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  age differences in retrieval are very small. 
D)  older adults are more efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  age differences in retrieval are very small. 
D)  older adults are more efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults.

Question 3

Lisa is at a cocktail party engaged in conversation with friends,when she hears her name spoken by someone across the room.This is an example of

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A)  an automatic process. 
B)  an automatic attention response. 
C)  not paying full attention to the conversation at hand. 
D)  divided attention response. 
A)  an automatic process. 
B)  an automatic attention response. 
C)  not paying full attention to the conversation at hand. 
D)  divided attention response.

Question 4

Trying to complete two tasks at one time draws on this type of attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  Selective attention 
B)  Sustained attention 
C)  Divided attention 
D)  Attentional capacity 
A)  Selective attention 
B)  Sustained attention 
C)  Divided attention 
D)  Attentional capacity

Question 5

Remembering the name of your 1st grade teacher 15 years later suggests that the information is stored in

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  primary memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  primary memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory.

Question 6

You are at a cocktail party when you see a friend from college,but you just can't seem to recall her name.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  recapitulation. 
B)  familiar information being remembered more poorly. 
C)  a tip-of-the-tongue experience. 
D)  compensatory failure. 
A)  recapitulation. 
B)  familiar information being remembered more poorly. 
C)  a tip-of-the-tongue experience. 
D)  compensatory failure.

Question 7

A(n)____________________task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________task is when you can pay attention...

Question 8

When a friend asks you to tell them everything about your weekend,this is an example of what type of memory task?

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  cued recall 
D)  probed recognition 
A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  cued recall 
D)  probed recognition

Question 9

Research on memories concerning personal health conducted by Coleman and colleagues,based on the Harvard Longitudinal Studies,showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  memories improved between ages 40 to 50. 
B)  people at all ages performed poorly. 
C)  memories about eating were more accurate. 
D)  specific episodes were remembered best. 
A)  memories improved between ages 40 to 50. 
B)  people at all ages performed poorly. 
C)  memories about eating were more accurate. 
D)  specific episodes were remembered best.

Question 10

____________________ is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

Accepted Answer

Attentiona

Question 11

Techniques that make a task easier and increase efficiency of storage

Accepted Answer

A)  don't work for older adults. 
B)  are known as strategies. 
C)  are known as anti-aging techniques. 
D)  only improve encoding and not recall. 
A)  don't work for older adults. 
B)  are known as strategies. 
C)  are known as anti-aging techniques. 
D)  only improve encoding and not recall.

Question 12

Memory for events in one's past is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  primary memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  primary memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  autobiographical memory.

Question 13

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  being able to recall a stimuli viewed for a few seconds 
B)  knowing how to complete a complex task 
C)  remembering where something was heard or seen 
D)  recalling the definition of a word or a historical fact 
A)  being able to recall a stimuli viewed for a few seconds 
B)  knowing how to complete a complex task 
C)  remembering where something was heard or seen 
D)  recalling the definition of a word or a historical fact

Question 14

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults.These results suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  automatic retrieval of familiar information is similar across adulthood. 
D)  automatic retrieval increases with age. 
A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  automatic retrieval of familiar information is similar across adulthood. 
D)  automatic retrieval increases with age.

Question 15

An older adult with Alzheimer's disease can't remember what he ate for lunch 10 minutes ago,but can remember the name of his childhood dog.This illustrates what type of common memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  semantic memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  semantic memory

Question 16

While listening to your aging instructor,you are also trying to look at the overheads and take notes.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance. 
B)  vigilance. 
C)  divided attention. 
D)  attentional capacity. 
A)  maintenance. 
B)  vigilance. 
C)  divided attention. 
D)  attentional capacity.

Question 17

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory. 
B)  explicit memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  sensory memory 
A)  working memory. 
B)  explicit memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  sensory memory

Question 18

Intentionally memorizing a list of words using rehearsal for a quiz,according to the E-I-E-I-O framework is

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit memory and external aide. 
B)  implicit memory and external aide. 
C)  explicit memory and internal aide. 
D)  implicit memory and internal aide. 
A)  explicit memory and external aide. 
B)  implicit memory and external aide. 
C)  explicit memory and internal aide. 
D)  implicit memory and internal aide.

Question 19

Memory training appears to be most effective when

Accepted Answer

A)  the adult involved is highly verbal. 
B)  a combination of strategies is used. 
C)  the program changes a subject's emotional state. 
D)  internal strategies are used. 
A)  the adult involved is highly verbal. 
B)  a combination of strategies is used. 
C)  the program changes a subject's emotional state. 
D)  internal strategies are used.

Question 20

Answering a multiple choice question on an exam,like this one,is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  recall memory. 
B)  recognition memory. 
C)  cued recall memory. 
D)  semantic memory. 
A)  recall memory. 
B)  recognition memory. 
C)  cued recall memory. 
D)  semantic memory.

Which of the following beliefs about memory is not characteristic of older adults?

The best conclusion about age differences in retrieval is that

Lisa is at a cocktail party engaged in conversation with friends,when she hears her name spoken by someone across the room.This is an example of

Trying to complete two tasks at one time draws on this type of attention.

Remembering the name of your 1st grade teacher 15 years later suggests that the information is stored in

You are at a cocktail party when you see a friend from college,but you just can't seem to recall her name.This is an example of

A(n)____________________task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

When a friend asks you to tell them everything about your weekend,this is an example of what type of memory task?

Research on memories concerning personal health conducted by Coleman and colleagues,based on the Harvard Longitudinal Studies,showed that

____________________ is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

Techniques that make a task easier and increase efficiency of storage

Memory for events in one's past is known as

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults.These results suggest that

An older adult with Alzheimer's disease can't remember what he ate for lunch 10 minutes ago,but can remember the name of his childhood dog.This illustrates what type of common memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease patients?

While listening to your aging instructor,you are also trying to look at the overheads and take notes.This is an example of

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

Intentionally memorizing a list of words using rehearsal for a quiz,according to the E-I-E-I-O framework is

Memory training appears to be most effective when

Answering a multiple choice question on an exam,like this one,is an example of

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Exam 6: Attention and Memory

Which of the following beliefs about memory is not characteristic of older adults?

The best conclusion about age differences in retrieval is that

Lisa is at a cocktail party engaged in conversation with friends,when she hears her name spoken by someone across the room.This is an example of

Trying to complete two tasks at one time draws on this type of attention.

Remembering the name of your 1st grade teacher 15 years later suggests that the information is stored in

You are at a cocktail party when you see a friend from college,but you just can't seem to recall her name.This is an example of

A(n)____________________task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

When a friend asks you to tell them everything about your weekend,this is an example of what type of memory task?

Research on memories concerning personal health conducted by Coleman and colleagues,based on the Harvard Longitudinal Studies,showed that

____________________ is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

Techniques that make a task easier and increase efficiency of storage

Memory for events in one's past is known as

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults.These results suggest that

An older adult with Alzheimer's disease can't remember what he ate for lunch 10 minutes ago,but can remember the name of his childhood dog.This illustrates what type of common memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease patients?

While listening to your aging instructor,you are also trying to look at the overheads and take notes.This is an example of

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

Intentionally memorizing a list of words using rehearsal for a quiz,according to the E-I-E-I-O framework is

Memory training appears to be most effective when

Answering a multiple choice question on an exam,like this one,is an example of

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

Longevity,health,and Functioning

Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions

Intelligence and Reasoning

Social Cognition

Personality

Clinical Assessment, mental Health, and Mental Disorders

Relationships

Work,retirement,and Leisure

Dying and Bereavement

Looking Ahead

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