Question 1

Internal aids are memory aids that rely on environmental resources, such as notebooks or calendars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following concepts was the foundation of using spaced retrieval to combat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the "spit in the soup" approach 
B)  ​OCEAN 
C)  ​behavioral activation 
D)  ​E-I-E-I-O 
A)  ​the "spit in the soup" approach 
B)  ​OCEAN 
C)  ​behavioral activation 
D)  ​E-I-E-I-O

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT belong?​

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI​ 
B)  ​PET 
C)  ​x-rays 
D)  ​CT scan 
A)  MRI​ 
B)  ​PET 
C)  ​x-rays 
D)  ​CT scan

Question 4

Residents of nursing homes and frail older adults are especially prone to deficiencies in which nutrient?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​vitamin C 
B)  ​fiber 
C)  ​folic acid 
D)  ​protein 
A)  ​vitamin C 
B)  ​fiber 
C)  ​folic acid 
D)  ​protein

Question 5

In the research conducted by Camp and Skrajner (2004) discussed in your textbook, it was found that the patients with dementia may have the capacity to learn to be skilled group leaders. What was the most salient limitation of this research?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It only involved four participants. 
B)  ​It only involved European American participants. 
C)  ​It only involved female participants. 
D)  ​It only involved participants from low socioeconomic statuses. 
A)  ​It only involved four participants. 
B)  ​It only involved European American participants. 
C)  ​It only involved female participants. 
D)  ​It only involved participants from low socioeconomic statuses.

Question 6

Elijah asks his doctor how long he can plan to live without any major medical problems or impairments. Elijah is asking about _____ life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​maximum 
B)  ​useful 
C)  ​average 
D)  ​modal 
A)  ​maximum 
B)  ​useful 
C)  ​average 
D)  ​modal

Question 7

____ is the most common form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Emphysema 
B)  ​Asthma 
C)  ​Rhonchi 
D)  ​Cystic fibrosis 
A)  ​Emphysema 
B)  ​Asthma 
C)  ​Rhonchi 
D)  ​Cystic fibrosis

Question 8

Dr. Kobayashi wants to know what is going on in her patient's brain. Specifically, she wants to know how the activity of the brain changes when certain tasks are being performed. She is most likely to order a round of _____ neuroimaging tests.​

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic​ 
B)  ​functional 
C)  ​adaptive 
D)  ​structural 
A)  dynamic​ 
B)  ​functional 
C)  ​adaptive 
D)  ​structural

Question 9

Cedric is taking a vocabulary quiz in his grammar class. Because the information he is being tested on is a set of general meanings that are not tied to a specific time or event, the test is examining ____ memory.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​procedural 
B)  ​universal 
C)  ​semantic 
D)  ​episodic 
A)  ​procedural 
B)  ​universal 
C)  ​semantic 
D)  ​episodic

Question 10

Chelsea is an older woman who has been having some difficulty with her hearing lately. If she is experiencing the normal age-related changes in her hearing that you'd expect, which of the following would she have the MOST difficulty hearing?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​A young girl's high-pitched voice. 
B)  ​The thunder of a raucous rainstorm. 
C)  ​The loud siren of a fire truck passing by her house. 
D)  ​Her husband's deep voice over the breakfast table. 
A)  ​A young girl's high-pitched voice. 
B)  ​The thunder of a raucous rainstorm. 
C)  ​The loud siren of a fire truck passing by her house. 
D)  ​Her husband's deep voice over the breakfast table.

Question 11

Currently, the average life expectancy in the United States of America is _____ for women and ____ for men.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​72.6; 78.1 
B)  ​76.0; 74.0 
C)  ​78.2; 73.6 
D)  ​81.0; 76.2 
A)  ​72.6; 78.1 
B)  ​76.0; 74.0 
C)  ​78.2; 73.6 
D)  ​81.0; 76.2

Question 12

In the United States, the number of older adults will place enormous pressure on pension systems such as

Accepted Answer

A)  ​health care. 
B)  ​nursing homes. 
C)  ​Social Security. 
D)  ​hospitals. 
A)  ​health care. 
B)  ​nursing homes. 
C)  ​Social Security. 
D)  ​hospitals.

Question 13

Howard has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One of the many symptoms from which he suffers is ____, which refers to a loss of control of his bladder or bowels.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​incontinence 
B)  ​agnosia 
C)  ​apraxia 
D)  ​aphasia 
A)  ​incontinence 
B)  ​agnosia 
C)  ​apraxia 
D)  ​aphasia

Question 14

Currently, the average life expectancy for women in the United States of America is 81 years. This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  ​half of all women in the USA will live to the age of 81 without suffering from any debilitating illness or impairment. 
B)  ​half of all women in the USA will die by the age of 81. 
C)  ​the maximum age that most women in the USA can expect to live to is 81 years. 
D)  ​the oldest woman currently living in the USA is 81 years of age. 
A)  ​half of all women in the USA will live to the age of 81 without suffering from any debilitating illness or impairment. 
B)  ​half of all women in the USA will die by the age of 81. 
C)  ​the maximum age that most women in the USA can expect to live to is 81 years. 
D)  ​the oldest woman currently living in the USA is 81 years of age.

Question 15

Marita has been feeling depressed lately. She is 68 years of age, is unmarried, and rarely speaks with her children. Her most prominent depression symptom is probably ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​physical aches and pains 
B)  ​an inability to get out of bed 
C)  ​a loss of appetite 
D)  ​dysphoria 
A)  ​physical aches and pains 
B)  ​an inability to get out of bed 
C)  ​a loss of appetite 
D)  ​dysphoria

Question 16

In which ethnic group(s) do older women outnumber older men in the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​This trend is only true in European Americans. 
B)  ​This trend is true in Native Americans and Latinos. 
C)  ​This trend is true in African Americans and Asian Americans. 
D)  ​This trend is true in all major ethnic groups in the U.S. 
A)  ​This trend is only true in European Americans. 
B)  ​This trend is true in Native Americans and Latinos. 
C)  ​This trend is true in African Americans and Asian Americans. 
D)  ​This trend is true in all major ethnic groups in the U.S.

Question 17

What best describes the potential role of telomeres in the aging process?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They are the packets of fuel that feed each cell and that become more porous with age. 
B)  ​They are "glue" that binds together the base pairs of DNA molecules and form weaker bonds with age. 
C)  ​They are the scrubber cells that clear all debris from our arteries and become less efficient with age. 
D)  ​They are a portion of a chromosome that gets shorter until DNA replication is no longer possible. 
A)  ​They are the packets of fuel that feed each cell and that become more porous with age. 
B)  ​They are "glue" that binds together the base pairs of DNA molecules and form weaker bonds with age. 
C)  ​They are the scrubber cells that clear all debris from our arteries and become less efficient with age. 
D)  ​They are a portion of a chromosome that gets shorter until DNA replication is no longer possible.

Question 18

_______________ are the tips of chromosomes that are related to the number of times that an individual human cell can divide.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ are the tips of chromosomes that...

Question 19

The universal finding with regard to changes in our reaction time as we age is that​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cognitive speed on crystallized tasks gets faster but cognitive speed on fluid tasks gets slower as people get older. 
B)  ​cognitive speed on fluid tasks gets faster but cognitive speed on crystallized tasks gets slower as people get older. 
C)  ​people slow down as they get older. 
D)  ​people get cognitively faster as they get older. 
A)  ​cognitive speed on crystallized tasks gets faster but cognitive speed on fluid tasks gets slower as people get older. 
B)  ​cognitive speed on fluid tasks gets faster but cognitive speed on crystallized tasks gets slower as people get older. 
C)  ​people slow down as they get older. 
D)  ​people get cognitively faster as they get older.

Question 20

The majority of older adults with diabetes mellitus developed diabetes

Accepted Answer

A)  ​as children, adolescents, or young adults. 
B)  ​in late middle age and typically develop cardiovascular problems. 
C)  ​in late life and usually show mild problems. 
D)  ​during middle age and can cure it with insulin. 
A)  ​as children, adolescents, or young adults. 
B)  ​in late middle age and typically develop cardiovascular problems. 
C)  ​in late life and usually show mild problems. 
D)  ​during middle age and can cure it with insulin.

Internal aids are memory aids that rely on environmental resources, such as notebooks or calendars.

Which of the following concepts was the foundation of using spaced retrieval to combat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following does NOT belong?

Residents of nursing homes and frail older adults are especially prone to deficiencies in which nutrient?

In the research conducted by Camp and Skrajner (2004) discussed in your textbook, it was found that the patients with dementia may have the capacity to learn to be skilled group leaders. What was the most salient limitation of this research?

Elijah asks his doctor how long he can plan to live without any major medical problems or impairments. Elijah is asking about _____ life expectancy.

____ is the most common form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr. Kobayashi wants to know what is going on in her patient's brain. Specifically, she wants to know how the activity of the brain changes when certain tasks are being performed. She is most likely to order a round of _____ neuroimaging tests.

Cedric is taking a vocabulary quiz in his grammar class. Because the information he is being tested on is a set of general meanings that are not tied to a specific time or event, the test is examining ____ memory.

Chelsea is an older woman who has been having some difficulty with her hearing lately. If she is experiencing the normal age-related changes in her hearing that you'd expect, which of the following would she have the MOST difficulty hearing?

Currently, the average life expectancy in the United States of America is _ for women and for men.

In the United States, the number of older adults will place enormous pressure on pension systems such as

Howard has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One of the many symptoms from which he suffers is ____, which refers to a loss of control of his bladder or bowels.

Currently, the average life expectancy for women in the United States of America is 81 years. This means that

Marita has been feeling depressed lately. She is 68 years of age, is unmarried, and rarely speaks with her children. Her most prominent depression symptom is probably ____.

In which ethnic group(s) do older women outnumber older men in the United States?

What best describes the potential role of telomeres in the aging process?

_______________ are the tips of chromosomes that are related to the number of times that an individual human cell can divide.

The universal finding with regard to changes in our reaction time as we age is that

The majority of older adults with diabetes mellitus developed diabetes

The Study of Human Development.

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.

Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Work: Occupational and Lifestyle Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Making It in Midlife: The Unique Challenges of Middle Adulthood.

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues.

Internal aids are memory aids that rely on environmental resources, such as notebooks or calendars.

Which of the following concepts was the foundation of using spaced retrieval to combat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?​

Which of the following does NOT belong?​

Residents of nursing homes and frail older adults are especially prone to deficiencies in which nutrient?​

In the research conducted by Camp and Skrajner (2004) discussed in your textbook, it was found that the patients with dementia may have the capacity to learn to be skilled group leaders. What was the most salient limitation of this research?​

Elijah asks his doctor how long he can plan to live without any major medical problems or impairments. Elijah is asking about _____ life expectancy.

____ is the most common form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.​

Dr. Kobayashi wants to know what is going on in her patient's brain. Specifically, she wants to know how the activity of the brain changes when certain tasks are being performed. She is most likely to order a round of _____ neuroimaging tests.​

Cedric is taking a vocabulary quiz in his grammar class. Because the information he is being tested on is a set of general meanings that are not tied to a specific time or event, the test is examining ____ memory.​

Chelsea is an older woman who has been having some difficulty with her hearing lately. If she is experiencing the normal age-related changes in her hearing that you'd expect, which of the following would she have the MOST difficulty hearing?​

Currently, the average life expectancy in the United States of America is _____ for women and ____ for men.

In the United States, the number of older adults will place enormous pressure on pension systems such as

Howard has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One of the many symptoms from which he suffers is ____, which refers to a loss of control of his bladder or bowels.​

Currently, the average life expectancy for women in the United States of America is 81 years. This means that

Marita has been feeling depressed lately. She is 68 years of age, is unmarried, and rarely speaks with her children. Her most prominent depression symptom is probably ____.​

In which ethnic group(s) do older women outnumber older men in the United States?​

What best describes the potential role of telomeres in the aging process?​

_______________ are the tips of chromosomes that are related to the number of times that an individual human cell can divide.

The universal finding with regard to changes in our reaction time as we age is that​

The majority of older adults with diabetes mellitus developed diabetes

The Study of Human Development.

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood.

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.

Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence.

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood.

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Work: Occupational and Lifestyle Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood.

Making It in Midlife: The Unique Challenges of Middle Adulthood.

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues.

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Filters

Which of the following concepts was the foundation of using spaced retrieval to combat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following does NOT belong?

Residents of nursing homes and frail older adults are especially prone to deficiencies in which nutrient?

In the research conducted by Camp and Skrajner (2004) discussed in your textbook, it was found that the patients with dementia may have the capacity to learn to be skilled group leaders. What was the most salient limitation of this research?

____ is the most common form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr. Kobayashi wants to know what is going on in her patient's brain. Specifically, she wants to know how the activity of the brain changes when certain tasks are being performed. She is most likely to order a round of _____ neuroimaging tests.

Cedric is taking a vocabulary quiz in his grammar class. Because the information he is being tested on is a set of general meanings that are not tied to a specific time or event, the test is examining ____ memory.

Chelsea is an older woman who has been having some difficulty with her hearing lately. If she is experiencing the normal age-related changes in her hearing that you'd expect, which of the following would she have the MOST difficulty hearing?

Currently, the average life expectancy in the United States of America is _ for women and for men.

Howard has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One of the many symptoms from which he suffers is ____, which refers to a loss of control of his bladder or bowels.

Marita has been feeling depressed lately. She is 68 years of age, is unmarried, and rarely speaks with her children. Her most prominent depression symptom is probably ____.

In which ethnic group(s) do older women outnumber older men in the United States?

What best describes the potential role of telomeres in the aging process?

The universal finding with regard to changes in our reaction time as we age is that