Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to residues of previous cognitive processing stored within the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition 
B)  memory 
C)  metamemory 
D)  knowledge 
E)  wisdom 
A)  cognition 
B)  memory 
C)  metamemory 
D)  knowledge 
E)  wisdom B

Question 2

The implications of changes to taste and smell with age suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  older people may enjoy their food less than at a younger age 
B)  older people may enjoy their food more than at a younger age 
C)  older people may be more aware of smells 
D)  older people may completely lose their sensitivity to bitter and sour tastes 
E)  older people may completely lose their sensitivity to sweet and salty tastes 
A)  older people may enjoy their food less than at a younger age 
B)  older people may enjoy their food more than at a younger age 
C)  older people may be more aware of smells 
D)  older people may completely lose their sensitivity to bitter and sour tastes 
E)  older people may completely lose their sensitivity to sweet and salty tastes A

Question 3

People like Winston Churchill and Asa Gray were at their cognitive best during their later years. They exemplify the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  selective compensation with optimization 
B)  selective optimization with compensation 
C)  competent compensation with optimization 
D)  competent optimization with compensation 
E)  performance optimization with compensation 
A)  selective compensation with optimization 
B)  selective optimization with compensation 
C)  competent compensation with optimization 
D)  competent optimization with compensation 
E)  performance optimization with compensation B

Question 4

Which of the following three stages of memory is a model often used for structuring discussions about memory and aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary, working, and long-term 
B)  sensory, primary, long-term 
C)  sensory, short-term, and long-term 
D)  primary, short-term, and long-term 
E)  working, short-term, and long-term 
A)  primary, working, and long-term 
B)  sensory, primary, long-term 
C)  sensory, short-term, and long-term 
D)  primary, short-term, and long-term 
E)  working, short-term, and long-term

Question 5

What is the difference between primary and working memory? What is the difference between episodic and semantic memory?

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Question 6

The main cause of hearing impairment is

Accepted Answer

A)  wax accumulation 
B)  damage to the cochlea 
C)  background noise 
D)  rapid speech 
E)  presbycusis 
A)  wax accumulation 
B)  damage to the cochlea 
C)  background noise 
D)  rapid speech 
E)  presbycusis

Question 7

Why do gerontologists study physical competence? What two main concepts do they usually study? How do they study them?

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Question 8

Discuss the acquisition and retrieval of information in the different stages of memory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to people's knowledge and beliefs about memory, including their own memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  metamemory 
C)  primary memory 
D)  working memory 
E)  procedural memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  metamemory 
C)  primary memory 
D)  working memory 
E)  procedural memory

Question 10

Conventional hearing aids are only a partial solution to hearing loss because they amplify the background noise and foreground speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following terms refers to awareness of the body's positioning as it moves through space?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinesthesis 
B)  gait 
C)  ataxia 
D)  coordination 
E)  biomechanics 
A)  kinesthesis 
B)  gait 
C)  ataxia 
D)  coordination 
E)  biomechanics

Question 12

Wisdom implies the application of expert knowledge that includes knowledge about all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the basic pragmatics of life 
B)  the uncertainties of life 
C)  context 
D)  the relativism of values and goals in life 
E)  convergent thinking 
A)  the basic pragmatics of life 
B)  the uncertainties of life 
C)  context 
D)  the relativism of values and goals in life 
E)  convergent thinking

Question 13

The most extensive studies of age, gender and physical activity effects on physical competence to date, in Canada, used data from

Accepted Answer

A)  the Canadian Study on Health and Aging 
B)  the National Population Health Survey 
C)  the Canadian Community Health Survey 
D)  the Canada Fitness Survey 
E)  the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 
A)  the Canadian Study on Health and Aging 
B)  the National Population Health Survey 
C)  the Canadian Community Health Survey 
D)  the Canada Fitness Survey 
E)  the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey

Question 14

What are the components of cognition? Briefly define each. How does memory relate to cognition?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The five groups of competence in the typological perspective include

Accepted Answer

A)  physically competent, physically frail, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite 
B)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically interdependent, physically fit, physically elite 
C)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically fit, physically strong, physically elite 
D)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite 
E)  physically dependent, physically fine, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite 
A)  physically competent, physically frail, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite 
B)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically interdependent, physically fit, physically elite 
C)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically fit, physically strong, physically elite 
D)  physically dependent, physically frail, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite 
E)  physically dependent, physically fine, physically independent, physically fit, physically elite

Question 16

What people do is called

Accepted Answer

A)  competence 
B)  physicality 
C)  performance 
D)  development 
E)  fitness 
A)  competence 
B)  physicality 
C)  performance 
D)  development 
E)  fitness

Question 17

Define long-term memory. Briefly describe the four main categories of long-term memory. Are these categories mutually exclusive?

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Question 18

Describe how ideas about intelligence and its measurement have changed over the past century, with examples. Describe the most recent models.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Briefly discuss the changes in age trends in physical performance.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Physically fit individuals exercise two or more times weekly for reasons of enjoyment, health, and well-being. The aims of intervention for people within this category are

Accepted Answer

A)  to continue to sustain or improve their levels of fitness 
B)  to increase their exercise to five times per week 
C)  to decrease their exercise to only once per week 
D)  to stop exercising 
E)  to always exercise with someone else 
A)  to continue to sustain or improve their levels of fitness 
B)  to increase their exercise to five times per week 
C)  to decrease their exercise to only once per week 
D)  to stop exercising 
E)  to always exercise with someone else

Which of the following terms refers to residues of previous cognitive processing stored within the brain?

The implications of changes to taste and smell with age suggest that

People like Winston Churchill and Asa Gray were at their cognitive best during their later years. They exemplify the principle of

Which of the following three stages of memory is a model often used for structuring discussions about memory and aging?

What is the difference between primary and working memory? What is the difference between episodic and semantic memory?

The main cause of hearing impairment is

Why do gerontologists study physical competence? What two main concepts do they usually study? How do they study them?

Discuss the acquisition and retrieval of information in the different stages of memory.

Which of the following terms refers to people's knowledge and beliefs about memory, including their own memory?

Conventional hearing aids are only a partial solution to hearing loss because they amplify the background noise and foreground speech.

Which of the following terms refers to awareness of the body's positioning as it moves through space?

Wisdom implies the application of expert knowledge that includes knowledge about all but which of the following?

The most extensive studies of age, gender and physical activity effects on physical competence to date, in Canada, used data from

What are the components of cognition? Briefly define each. How does memory relate to cognition?

The five groups of competence in the typological perspective include

What people do is called

Define long-term memory. Briefly describe the four main categories of long-term memory. Are these categories mutually exclusive?

Describe how ideas about intelligence and its measurement have changed over the past century, with examples. Describe the most recent models.

Briefly discuss the changes in age trends in physical performance.

Physically fit individuals exercise two or more times weekly for reasons of enjoyment, health, and well-being. The aims of intervention for people within this category are

Attitudes and Social Issues That Affect Older People

Population Aging

Social Theory in Gerontology

Knowledge Building and Older People

The Gendered Life Course

Aging and Ethnicity

Mental Well-Being and Mental Disorder

Health and the Determinants of Health

Successful Aging

Families and Aging

Social Support and Caregiving

Work and Retirement

Pensions and Economic Security for Older Canadians

Health-Care System and Policy

End-Of-Life Issues

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Exam 7: Cognitive and Physical Performance

Which of the following terms refers to residues of previous cognitive processing stored within the brain?

The implications of changes to taste and smell with age suggest that

People like Winston Churchill and Asa Gray were at their cognitive best during their later years. They exemplify the principle of

Which of the following three stages of memory is a model often used for structuring discussions about memory and aging?

What is the difference between primary and working memory? What is the difference between episodic and semantic memory?

The main cause of hearing impairment is

Why do gerontologists study physical competence? What two main concepts do they usually study? How do they study them?

Discuss the acquisition and retrieval of information in the different stages of memory.

Which of the following terms refers to people's knowledge and beliefs about memory, including their own memory?

Conventional hearing aids are only a partial solution to hearing loss because they amplify the background noise and foreground speech.

Which of the following terms refers to awareness of the body's positioning as it moves through space?

Wisdom implies the application of expert knowledge that includes knowledge about all but which of the following?

The most extensive studies of age, gender and physical activity effects on physical competence to date, in Canada, used data from

What are the components of cognition? Briefly define each. How does memory relate to cognition?

The five groups of competence in the typological perspective include

What people do is called

Define long-term memory. Briefly describe the four main categories of long-term memory. Are these categories mutually exclusive?

Describe how ideas about intelligence and its measurement have changed over the past century, with examples. Describe the most recent models.

Briefly discuss the changes in age trends in physical performance.

Physically fit individuals exercise two or more times weekly for reasons of enjoyment, health, and well-being. The aims of intervention for people within this category are

Attitudes and Social Issues That Affect Older People

Population Aging

Social Theory in Gerontology

Knowledge Building and Older People

The Gendered Life Course

Aging and Ethnicity

Mental Well-Being and Mental Disorder

Health and the Determinants of Health

Successful Aging

Families and Aging

Social Support and Caregiving

Work and Retirement

Pensions and Economic Security for Older Canadians

Health-Care System and Policy

End-Of-Life Issues

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