Exam 4: Cognitive Changes, Post-Formal Thought, and Wisdom

Edward is 80 years old and the people in his community consider him to be very wise and often seek his advice when faced with a wide range of problems. Edward is regarded as having which type of wisdom?

Which aspect of cognition does bilingualism seem to benefit MOST?

Which of the following terms BEST characterizes the loss of neurons as a result of normal aging?

Dr. Rashid is conducting a longitudinal study examining changes in different types of memory as people age. Dr. Rashid is MOST likely to observe changes in which types of memory?

Discuss the results of research examining the effect of age on language use.

Discuss how three aspects of attention change with age.

Dr. Kumar is writing a paper on the transmission deficit hypothesis. Which of the following will be discussed in the paper?

Describe changes in working memory with age and explain three different theoretical accounts of these changes.

Suppose a 20-year-old and a 70-year-old are both performing the same cognitive task. On which side of the prefrontal cortex would the 20-year-old and the 70-year-old show activity, respectively?

The loss of grey-matter volume begins during which part of the lifespan?

Which theory involves the notion that aging leads to a weakened ability to stop irrelevant information from entering working memory?

Describe how three lifestyle choices can promote healthy physical and psychological aging.

Reine-Louise has gained the ability to acknowledge, regulate, and dissolve negative emotions. This ability demonstrates Ardelt's notion of which dimension of personal wisdom?

Which of the following brain regions shows little change in volume as people age?

Elderspeak is an example of which of the following?

Jerry has a university education, is a physics professor, and reads every day. Mike did not finish high school, is unemployed, and does not read. Both Jerry and Mike have brain damage due to stroke in the same area of the brain, however Jerry functions at a much higher level than Mike. This difference BEST reflects which of the following concepts?

How is syntactic complexity affected by normal aging?

Discuss incorrect and correct approaches to communicating with older people.

Ginny is an excellent problem solver and does well on problems involving abstract reasoning. What does Ginny demonstrate according to Horn and Cattell?

Shawna invited her 87-year-old mother Alice out to coffee with her and her daughter Kate. The coffee shop was loud and Shawna and Kate were looking at their phones while they were speaking. Which of the following explains why Alice had a difficult time joining their conversation?