Question 1

The majority of older people belong to which category?

Accepted Answer

A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite 
A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to problem solving skills acquired from the culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligent quotient 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  inductive reasoning 
E)  primary mental abilities 
A)  intelligent quotient 
B)  fluid intelligence 
C)  crystallized intelligence 
D)  inductive reasoning 
E)  primary mental abilities

Question 3

What people are capable of doing 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 4

Fall prevention initiatives focus on which group of older people?

Accepted Answer

A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite 
A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite

Question 5

From a functional perspective, the main problem associated with hearing loss is

Accepted Answer

A)  the reduced ability to listen to music 
B)  the reduced ability to watch television 
C)  the reduced ability to understand speech 
D)  the enhanced ability to detect background noise 
E)  the inability to communicate 
A)  the reduced ability to listen to music 
B)  the reduced ability to watch television 
C)  the reduced ability to understand speech 
D)  the enhanced ability to detect background noise 
E)  the inability to communicate

Question 6

The distinction between remembering and knowing appears to relate to

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval from semantic and episodic memory respectively 
B)  retrieval from episodic and semantic memory respectively 
C)  retrieval from short-term and long-term memory respectively 
D)  retrieval from working and procedural memory respectively 
E)  retrieval from long-term and primary memory respectively 
A)  retrieval from semantic and episodic memory respectively 
B)  retrieval from episodic and semantic memory respectively 
C)  retrieval from short-term and long-term memory respectively 
D)  retrieval from working and procedural memory respectively 
E)  retrieval from long-term and primary memory respectively

Question 7

An older man lives alone, takes care of himself well, and plays golf about twice a month during the spring and summer. He is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite 
A)  physically dependent 
B)  physically frail 
C)  physically independent 
D)  physically fit 
E)  physically elite

Question 8

All but which of the following statements are true about changes in vision that occur with age?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in the eye's ability to change shape to view objects at different distances 
B)  a yellowing of the lens, requiring more illumination to view objects 
C)  the development of cataracts 
D)  an increase in pupil size 
E)  effects on the receptor cells in the retina 
A)  a decrease in the eye's ability to change shape to view objects at different distances 
B)  a yellowing of the lens, requiring more illumination to view objects 
C)  the development of cataracts 
D)  an increase in pupil size 
E)  effects on the receptor cells in the retina

Question 9

There are two types of short-term memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory and working 
B)  sensory and primary 
C)  primary and working 
D)  icons and echoes 
E)  episodic and semantic 
A)  sensory and working 
B)  sensory and primary 
C)  primary and working 
D)  icons and echoes 
E)  episodic and semantic

Question 10

Measures such as retrospective activity questionnaires and current time budget diaries are used to construct

Accepted Answer

A)  indexes of regular performance 
B)  registers of habitual performance 
C)  indexes of habitual competence 
D)  indexes of habitual performance 
E)  registers of regular performance 
A)  indexes of regular performance 
B)  registers of habitual performance 
C)  indexes of habitual competence 
D)  indexes of habitual performance 
E)  registers of regular performance

Question 11

The typological perspective to understand and measuring physical competence in older people is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical approach 
B)  linear approach 
C)  normative approach 
D)  outdated approach 
E)  incorrect approach 
A)  hierarchical approach 
B)  linear approach 
C)  normative approach 
D)  outdated approach 
E)  incorrect approach

Question 12

Overall, research on intelligence suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  with age, there is no change in intelligence 
B)  intelligence remains close to levels at earlier ages until after 65 
C)  intelligence substantially increases with age 
D)  intelligence substantially decreases with age 
E)  intelligence begins to decline at 50 and continues to decrease substantially over time 
A)  with age, there is no change in intelligence 
B)  intelligence remains close to levels at earlier ages until after 65 
C)  intelligence substantially increases with age 
D)  intelligence substantially decreases with age 
E)  intelligence begins to decline at 50 and continues to decrease substantially over time

Question 13

Research suggests that with age, older people are less likely to recall information than to recognize it. One reason that has been offered to explain this discrepancy is

Accepted Answer

A)  the disorganization of information during acquisition 
B)  the organization of information processing 
C)  that recall uses long-term memory whereas recognition uses working memory 
D)  that recall uses episodic memory whereas recognition uses semantic memory 
E)  that recall uses semantic memory whereas recognition uses episodic memory 
A)  the disorganization of information during acquisition 
B)  the organization of information processing 
C)  that recall uses long-term memory whereas recognition uses working memory 
D)  that recall uses episodic memory whereas recognition uses semantic memory 
E)  that recall uses semantic memory whereas recognition uses episodic memory

Question 14

Physical fitness is related to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Physical changes occur at levels ranging from the cellular to whole body functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Older people are not able to acquire new ways of learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A precursor of creativity is

Accepted Answer

A)  divergent thinking 
B)  convergent thinking 
C)  intelligence 
D)  wisdom 
E)  exclusive skills 
A)  divergent thinking 
B)  convergent thinking 
C)  intelligence 
D)  wisdom 
E)  exclusive skills

Question 18

Icons refer to memory traces associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  information that is visual 
B)  information that is auditory 
C)  information in consciousness 
D)  information in unconsciousness 
E)  information that is skill related 
A)  information that is visual 
B)  information that is auditory 
C)  information in consciousness 
D)  information in unconsciousness 
E)  information that is skill related

Question 19

Working memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  mental manipulation of the information in consciousness into a form appropriate for long-term storage 
B)  mental manipulation of the information in unconsciousness into a form appropriate for long-term storage 
C)  mental manipulation of the information in consciousness into a form appropriate for short-term storage 
D)  part of the sensory memory 
E)  a passive manipulation of information 
A)  mental manipulation of the information in consciousness into a form appropriate for long-term storage 
B)  mental manipulation of the information in unconsciousness into a form appropriate for long-term storage 
C)  mental manipulation of the information in consciousness into a form appropriate for short-term storage 
D)  part of the sensory memory 
E)  a passive manipulation of information

Question 20

Research findings suggest which of the following is the most difficult with increasing age?

Accepted Answer

A)  listening to normal speech 
B)  listening to rapid speech 
C)  listening to one speaker among many 
D)  listening to speech in the presence of reverberation or echo 
E)  listening to interrupted speech 
A)  listening to normal speech 
B)  listening to rapid speech 
C)  listening to one speaker among many 
D)  listening to speech in the presence of reverberation or echo 
E)  listening to interrupted speech

The majority of older people belong to which category?

Which of the following terms refers to problem solving skills acquired from the culture?

What people are capable of doing is called

Fall prevention initiatives focus on which group of older people?

From a functional perspective, the main problem associated with hearing loss is

The distinction between remembering and knowing appears to relate to

An older man lives alone, takes care of himself well, and plays golf about twice a month during the spring and summer. He is best described as

All but which of the following statements are true about changes in vision that occur with age?

There are two types of short-term memory:

Measures such as retrospective activity questionnaires and current time budget diaries are used to construct

The typological perspective to understand and measuring physical competence in older people is a(n)

Overall, research on intelligence suggests that

Research suggests that with age, older people are less likely to recall information than to recognize it. One reason that has been offered to explain this discrepancy is

Physical fitness is related to

Physical changes occur at levels ranging from the cellular to whole body functions.

Older people are not able to acquire new ways of learning.

A precursor of creativity is

Icons refer to memory traces associated with

Working memory is

Research findings suggest which of the following is the most difficult with increasing age?

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

The majority of older people belong to which category?

Which of the following terms refers to problem solving skills acquired from the culture?

What people are capable of doing is called

Fall prevention initiatives focus on which group of older people?

From a functional perspective, the main problem associated with hearing loss is

The distinction between remembering and knowing appears to relate to

An older man lives alone, takes care of himself well, and plays golf about twice a month during the spring and summer. He is best described as

All but which of the following statements are true about changes in vision that occur with age?

There are two types of short-term memory:

Measures such as retrospective activity questionnaires and current time budget diaries are used to construct

The typological perspective to understand and measuring physical competence in older people is a(n)

Overall, research on intelligence suggests that

Research suggests that with age, older people are less likely to recall information than to recognize it. One reason that has been offered to explain this discrepancy is

Physical fitness is related to

Physical changes occur at levels ranging from the cellular to whole body functions.

Older people are not able to acquire new ways of learning.

A precursor of creativity is

Icons refer to memory traces associated with

Working memory is

Research findings suggest which of the following is the most difficult with increasing age?

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

Filters