Question 1

Recognition tests ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) are more difficult than cued recall tests 
B) provide more retrieval support than recall tests do 
C) are only used to test memory for noncontent attributes 
D) have never been used in memory studies on older adults 
A) are more difficult than cued recall tests 
B) provide more retrieval support than recall tests do 
C) are only used to test memory for noncontent attributes 
D) have never been used in memory studies on older adults B

Question 2

The short-term memory store _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) holds information for up to 30 seconds 
B) can hold approximately 7 unchunked units of information 
C) will displace items when new ones enter the store 
D) All of the above 
A) holds information for up to 30 seconds 
B) can hold approximately 7 unchunked units of information 
C) will displace items when new ones enter the store 
D) All of the above D

Question 3

Which memory store is difficult to study because of its fleeting nature?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory store 
B) Short-term store 
C) Primary store 
D) Remote store 
A) Sensory store 
B) Short-term store 
C) Primary store 
D) Remote store A

Question 4

Items of information in the long-term memory store _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) are only held there for several days 
B) are not always in our conscious awareness 
C) cannot be retrieved 
D) are remembered best when they are encoded rotely 
A) are only held there for several days 
B) are not always in our conscious awareness 
C) cannot be retrieved 
D) are remembered best when they are encoded rotely

Question 5

What attributions do people make when a young versus an older adult experiences an everyday memory failure?

Accepted Answer

Older adults' memory failures are attrib

Question 6

In which of the following age intervals would the reminiscence bump be most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Ages 5 to 10 
B) Ages 10 to 30 
C) Ages 40 to 60 
D) Ages 60 to 80 
A) Ages 5 to 10 
B) Ages 10 to 30 
C) Ages 40 to 60 
D) Ages 60 to 80

Question 7

Remote memory ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) is not difficult to study 
B) has only been studied with regard to factual information 
C) is something that older adults claim holds up very well 
D) has only been studied with regard to personal information 
A) is not difficult to study 
B) has only been studied with regard to factual information 
C) is something that older adults claim holds up very well 
D) has only been studied with regard to personal information

Question 8

Memory that occurs without a person's awareness that something has been learned or remembered is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) faulty memory 
D) implicit memory 
A) working memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) faulty memory 
D) implicit memory

Question 9

What is implicit memory and how does it differ from explicit memory? What age-related differences are found for each?

Accepted Answer

Implicit memory is memory without any de

Question 10

Remembering when,or in which order,things actually occurred _________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a noncontent attribute of episodic memory 
B) is especially difficult when there is damage to the frontal lobe area of the brain 
C) shows age-related deficit when individuals must reconstruct an order exactly 
D) All of the above 
A) is a noncontent attribute of episodic memory 
B) is especially difficult when there is damage to the frontal lobe area of the brain 
C) shows age-related deficit when individuals must reconstruct an order exactly 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Primary memory is a type of ______ and it shows_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age 
B) short-term memory; very little or no decline with increasing age 
C) short-term memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age 
D) long-term memory; very little decline with increasing age 
A) sensory memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age 
B) short-term memory; very little or no decline with increasing age 
C) short-term memory; a great deal of decline with increasing age 
D) long-term memory; very little decline with increasing age

Question 12

Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of ______ on which there is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) activity memory; evidence for age-related decline 
B) semantic memory; no evidence for age-related decline 
C) working memory; evidence for age-related decline 
D) remote memory; no evidence for age-related decline 
A) activity memory; evidence for age-related decline 
B) semantic memory; no evidence for age-related decline 
C) working memory; evidence for age-related decline 
D) remote memory; no evidence for age-related decline

Question 13

Older adults often claim that their memory is not as good as it used to be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is meant by the term reminiscence bump?

Accepted Answer

This refers to a phenomenon noted whereb

Question 15

Older adults who do poorly on tests of explicit memory often __________ on tests of implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) do better 
B) do about the same 
C) do worse 
A) do better 
B) do about the same 
C) do worse

Question 16

Compared to younger adults,older adults are ___________ susceptible to false memories (for example,remembering a specific word was on the list of words they studied when really it was not there).

Accepted Answer

A) more 
B) less 
C) equally 
A) more 
B) less 
C) equally

Question 17

Knowing that broccoli is a kind of vegetable is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

John has difficulty remembering names when he is introduced to people,so he tries to associate a person's name with some aspect of the person's facial features.This is an example of a(n)______________.

Accepted Answer

A) internal mnemonic technique 
B) external mnemonic technique 
C) classical conditioning technique 
D) implicit memory technique 
A) internal mnemonic technique 
B) external mnemonic technique 
C) classical conditioning technique 
D) implicit memory technique

Question 19

What is the role of elaboration in encoding? What is the relationship between encoding elaboration and production deficiency?

Accepted Answer

In order to prepare items of information

Question 20

When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _____; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) bad luck; lack of attention 
B) lack of effort; poor memory ability 
C) lack of attention; lack of effort 
D) mental difficulty; lack of attention 
A) bad luck; lack of attention 
B) lack of effort; poor memory ability 
C) lack of attention; lack of effort 
D) mental difficulty; lack of attention

Recognition tests ___________.

The short-term memory store _____________.

Which memory store is difficult to study because of its fleeting nature?

Items of information in the long-term memory store _____________.

What attributions do people make when a young versus an older adult experiences an everyday memory failure?

In which of the following age intervals would the reminiscence bump be most likely to occur?

Remote memory ____________.

Memory that occurs without a person's awareness that something has been learned or remembered is __________.

What is implicit memory and how does it differ from explicit memory? What age-related differences are found for each?

Remembering when,or in which order,things actually occurred _________.

Primary memory is a type of and it shows_________.

Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of on which there is .

Older adults often claim that their memory is not as good as it used to be.

What is meant by the term reminiscence bump?

Older adults who do poorly on tests of explicit memory often __________ on tests of implicit memory.

Compared to younger adults,older adults are ___________ susceptible to false memories (for example,remembering a specific word was on the list of words they studied when really it was not there).

Knowing that broccoli is a kind of vegetable is an example of _____.

John has difficulty remembering names when he is introduced to people,so he tries to associate a person's name with some aspect of the person's facial features.This is an example of a(n)______________.

What is the role of elaboration in encoding? What is the relationship between encoding elaboration and production deficiency?

When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to ___.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Biological Aging and Health

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

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Exam 5: Memory

Recognition tests ___________.

The short-term memory store _____________.

Which memory store is difficult to study because of its fleeting nature?

Items of information in the long-term memory store _____________.

What attributions do people make when a young versus an older adult experiences an everyday memory failure?

In which of the following age intervals would the reminiscence bump be most likely to occur?

Remote memory ____________.

Memory that occurs without a person's awareness that something has been learned or remembered is __________.

What is implicit memory and how does it differ from explicit memory? What age-related differences are found for each?

Remembering when,or in which order,things actually occurred _________.

Primary memory is a type of ______ and it shows_______________.

Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of ______ on which there is ______.

Older adults often claim that their memory is not as good as it used to be.

What is meant by the term reminiscence bump?

Older adults who do poorly on tests of explicit memory often __________ on tests of implicit memory.

Compared to younger adults,older adults are ___________ susceptible to false memories (for example,remembering a specific word was on the list of words they studied when really it was not there).

Knowing that broccoli is a kind of vegetable is an example of _____.

John has difficulty remembering names when he is introduced to people,so he tries to associate a person's name with some aspect of the person's facial features.This is an example of a(n)______________.

What is the role of elaboration in encoding? What is the relationship between encoding elaboration and production deficiency?

When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _____; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _______.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Biological Aging and Health

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

Filters

Primary memory is a type of and it shows_________.

Jean has difficulty remembering whether she actually turned off the stove or whether she only thought about doing it.This is a type of on which there is .

When a young woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to _; when an older woman forgets where she put her keys,her forgetting is attributed to ___.