Question 1

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 2

Answering a short-answer or essay question are examples of

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A)  inference. 
B)  recall. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  recapitulation. 
A)  inference. 
B)  recall. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  recapitulation.

Question 3

A key text-based variable in prose memory performance is

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A)  recall vs. recognition. 
B)  length of passage. 
C)  verbal ability. 
D)  speed of presentation. 
A)  recall vs. recognition. 
B)  length of passage. 
C)  verbal ability. 
D)  speed of presentation.

Question 4

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

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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 5

Memory for implicit material reveals that, in general, age differences are

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A)  greater for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
B)  smaller for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
C)  are similar to that for explicit memory. 
D)  only found on perceptual tasks. 
A)  greater for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
B)  smaller for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
C)  are similar to that for explicit memory. 
D)  only found on perceptual tasks.

Question 6

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

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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 7

Memory for events in one's past is known as

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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 8

Recent research into what causes working memory deficits in older adults has found

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A)  older adults have more trouble accessing multiple pieces of information. 
B)  older adults have more trouble juggling all of the information. 
C)  verbal working memory is much more affected than spatial working memory. 
D)  testing at night improves older adults performance. 
A)  older adults have more trouble accessing multiple pieces of information. 
B)  older adults have more trouble juggling all of the information. 
C)  verbal working memory is much more affected than spatial working memory. 
D)  testing at night improves older adults performance.

Question 9

Processes that are fast, reliable, and insensitive to increased cognitive demands are known as .

Accepted Answer

automatic

Question 10

Metamemory refers to what one knows about

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A)  the memory system and how it works. 
B)  the accuracy of the knowledge base. 
C)  current on-going memory processes. 
D)  one's own past experiences. 
A)  the memory system and how it works. 
B)  the accuracy of the knowledge base. 
C)  current on-going memory processes. 
D)  one's own past experiences.

Question 11

What variable affects whether age differences will be obtained on divided attention tasks?

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A)  task complexity 
B)  speed of responding 
C)  spatial cueing 
D)  presentation modality 
A)  task complexity 
B)  speed of responding 
C)  spatial cueing 
D)  presentation modality

Question 12

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

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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

Research on age differences in the knowledge base aspects of memory show

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A)  substantial age-related declines. 
B)  a peak in middle age followed by decline. 
C)  no age differences. 
D)  a low point in middle age followed by improvement. 
A)  substantial age-related declines. 
B)  a peak in middle age followed by decline. 
C)  no age differences. 
D)  a low point in middle age followed by improvement.

Question 14

You have an hour break between classes and you decide to go to the library and study. Your awareness of the time while studying is an example of

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A)  metamemory. 
B)  memory monitoring. 
C)  on-line awareness. 
D)  memory awareness. 
A)  metamemory. 
B)  memory monitoring. 
C)  on-line awareness. 
D)  memory awareness.

Question 15

What feature of memory reflects an individual's confidence in being able to complete a task?

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A)  metamemory 
B)  memory self-efficacy 
C)  on-line awareness 
D)  source awareness 
A)  metamemory 
B)  memory self-efficacy 
C)  on-line awareness 
D)  source awareness

Question 16

Claiming that one had performed an activity that one had actually only observed is more common among

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A)  younger adults. 
B)  older adults. 
C)  children. 
D)  adolescents. 
A)  younger adults. 
B)  older adults. 
C)  children. 
D)  adolescents.

Question 17

Salthouse and Babcock reported that age differences in working memory were mostly due to the

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A)  storage component. 
B)  processing component. 
C)  executive functions. 
D)  retrieval component. 
A)  storage component. 
B)  processing component. 
C)  executive functions. 
D)  retrieval component.

Question 18

Kimeka is trying to keep the page numbers of her assignment in mind until she is able to write them down. She is using her

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A)  sensory memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  secondary memory. 
D)  remote memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  secondary memory. 
D)  remote memory.

Question 19

Age differences on divided attention tasks can

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A)  be reduced by increasing older adults' practice with the tasks. 
B)  be reduced by decreasing younger adults' practice with the tasks. 
C)  be reduced by increasing task complexity. 
D)  not be reduced. 
A)  be reduced by increasing older adults' practice with the tasks. 
B)  be reduced by decreasing younger adults' practice with the tasks. 
C)  be reduced by increasing task complexity. 
D)  not be reduced.

Question 20

Which of the following is an external memory aid?

Accepted Answer

A)  imagery 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  memory drugs 
D)  a shopping list 
A)  imagery 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  memory drugs 
D)  a shopping list

The best conclusion about age differences in retrieval is that

Answering a short-answer or essay question are examples of

A key text-based variable in prose memory performance is

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

Memory for implicit material reveals that, in general, age differences are

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

Memory for events in one's past is known as

Recent research into what causes working memory deficits in older adults has found

Processes that are fast, reliable, and insensitive to increased cognitive demands are known as .

Metamemory refers to what one knows about

What variable affects whether age differences will be obtained on divided attention tasks?

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

Research on age differences in the knowledge base aspects of memory show

You have an hour break between classes and you decide to go to the library and study. Your awareness of the time while studying is an example of

What feature of memory reflects an individual's confidence in being able to complete a task?

Claiming that one had performed an activity that one had actually only observed is more common among

Salthouse and Babcock reported that age differences in working memory were mostly due to the

Kimeka is trying to keep the page numbers of her assignment in mind until she is able to write them down. She is using her

Age differences on divided attention tasks can

Which of the following is an external memory aid?

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions

Intelligence and Reasoning

Social Cognition

Personality

Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders

Relationships

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Exam 6: Attention and Memory

The best conclusion about age differences in retrieval is that

Answering a short-answer or essay question are examples of

A key text-based variable in prose memory performance is

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

Memory for implicit material reveals that, in general, age differences are

Semantic memory is defined as involving which type of ability?

Memory for events in one's past is known as

Recent research into what causes working memory deficits in older adults has found

Processes that are fast, reliable, and insensitive to increased cognitive demands are known as .

Metamemory refers to what one knows about

What variable affects whether age differences will be obtained on divided attention tasks?

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

Research on age differences in the knowledge base aspects of memory show

You have an hour break between classes and you decide to go to the library and study. Your awareness of the time while studying is an example of

What feature of memory reflects an individual's confidence in being able to complete a task?

Claiming that one had performed an activity that one had actually only observed is more common among

Salthouse and Babcock reported that age differences in working memory were mostly due to the

Kimeka is trying to keep the page numbers of her assignment in mind until she is able to write them down. She is using her

Age differences on divided attention tasks can

Which of the following is an external memory aid?

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions

Intelligence and Reasoning

Social Cognition

Personality

Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders

Relationships

Filters