Question 1

Explain recall versus recognition in memory.

Accepted Answer

Recall involves ability to pro

Question 2

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more value-directed ways.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A) older adults have better memory for financial issues than do younger adults. 
B) older adults control their learning in such a way as to master the most important or high-value information. 
C) older adults are impaired in memory for moral values. 
D) all of the above are true. 
A) older adults have better memory for financial issues than do younger adults. 
B) older adults control their learning in such a way as to master the most important or high-value information. 
C) older adults are impaired in memory for moral values. 
D) all of the above are true.

Question 3

Shimamura et al. (1995) found that older college professors:

Accepted Answer

A) showed no declines in memory performance. 
B) showed no declines in story recall, but did show declines in working memory. 
C) showed declines in lexical memory, but no declines in episodic memory. 
D) showed equivalent declines to people with less education. 
A) showed no declines in memory performance. 
B) showed no declines in story recall, but did show declines in working memory. 
C) showed declines in lexical memory, but no declines in episodic memory. 
D) showed equivalent declines to people with less education.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about brain changes in older adults is true?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no visible differences between the brains of older and younger adults. 
B) Declines in the size of the pre-frontal lobe are associated with declines in memory performance in older adults. 
C) Brains continue to grow throughout the lifespan. 
D) Declines in the size of the occipital lobe are associated with declines in memory performance in older adults. 
A) There are no visible differences between the brains of older and younger adults. 
B) Declines in the size of the pre-frontal lobe are associated with declines in memory performance in older adults. 
C) Brains continue to grow throughout the lifespan. 
D) Declines in the size of the occipital lobe are associated with declines in memory performance in older adults.

Question 5

The area of the brain that has been shown to actually shrink as people age is the pons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

The neurocognitive memory syst

Question 7

Explain the inhibition theory.

Accepted Answer

Ability to block out relevant stimulatio

Question 8

Because older adults tend to recall less items in paired associate learning, their JOLs tend to be ______ numerically than younger adults.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because older adults tend to recall less...

Question 9

Research shows that:

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A) older adults do not, in general, believe that their memory can or will decline. 
B) most older adults believe that their memory abilities have declined. 
C) some older adults conflate their belief system with their retrieval dynamics. 
D) older adults are more likely to have strong beliefs about memory efficiency than younger adults. 
A) older adults do not, in general, believe that their memory can or will decline. 
B) most older adults believe that their memory abilities have declined. 
C) some older adults conflate their belief system with their retrieval dynamics. 
D) older adults are more likely to have strong beliefs about memory efficiency than younger adults.

Question 10

The research on memory training shows that:

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A) older adults do not benefit from explicit training in memory improvement. 
B) only errorless learning works in older adults. 
C) older adults can improve their memory with memory training skills and exercises. 
D) relative to younger adults, older adults show decreases in memory performance after memory training. 
A) older adults do not benefit from explicit training in memory improvement. 
B) only errorless learning works in older adults. 
C) older adults can improve their memory with memory training skills and exercises. 
D) relative to younger adults, older adults show decreases in memory performance after memory training.

Question 11

With respect to memory accuracy, older adults are:

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A) equally accurate relative to younger adults. 
B) more accurate relative to younger adults. 
C) less accurate relative to younger adults. 
D) simultaneously more and less accurate relative to younger adults. 
A) equally accurate relative to younger adults. 
B) more accurate relative to younger adults. 
C) less accurate relative to younger adults. 
D) simultaneously more and less accurate relative to younger adults.

Question 12

Older adults, relative to younger adults,

Accepted Answer

A) have more difficulty recognizing melodies when they are played at a fast tempo than when they are played at a slower tempo. 
B) have less difficulty recognizing melodies when they are played at a fast tempo than when they are played at a slower tempo. 
C) show no differences in music recognition. 
D) have more difficulty recognizing melodies at all tempos. 
A) have more difficulty recognizing melodies when they are played at a fast tempo than when they are played at a slower tempo. 
B) have less difficulty recognizing melodies when they are played at a fast tempo than when they are played at a slower tempo. 
C) show no differences in music recognition. 
D) have more difficulty recognizing melodies at all tempos.

Question 13

Darowski et al. (2008) asked younger and older participants to read short texts.Some of these tests contained irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.They found that:

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A) older adults process the sentences faster than young adults because of their preserved semantic system. 
B) there were no differences between older and younger adults because the task did not call for age-sensitive memory. 
C) younger adults and older adults alike were equally confused by the irrelevant material. 
D) older adults had more difficulties inhibiting the irrelevant material than did younger adults. 
A) older adults process the sentences faster than young adults because of their preserved semantic system. 
B) there were no differences between older and younger adults because the task did not call for age-sensitive memory. 
C) younger adults and older adults alike were equally confused by the irrelevant material. 
D) older adults had more difficulties inhibiting the irrelevant material than did younger adults.

Question 14

Studies examining how older adults make judgments of learning (JOLs) find that there is no difference in ______ of JOLs between younger and older adults.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Studies examining how older adults make judgments...

Question 15

Which theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults?

Accepted Answer

A) processing speed framework 
B) metamemory accuracy theory 
C) inhibition theory 
D) source monitoring framework 
A) processing speed framework 
B) metamemory accuracy theory 
C) inhibition theory 
D) source monitoring framework

Question 16

Research on multi-tasking and memory supports the contention that all adults show lower memory performance while multi-tasking, but it is especially acute in younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain suggestibility as it relates to memory.

Accepted Answer

A major source of Fa

Question 18

A power demonstration of the success of inhibition theory to explain age-related memory declines comes from irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ______ memory domains show age-related declines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ memory domains show age-related declines....

Question 20

The processing speed fame work theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults processing speed framework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Explain recall versus recognition in memory.

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more value-directed ways.This means that:

Shimamura et al. (1995) found that older college professors:

Which of the following statements about brain changes in older adults is true?

The area of the brain that has been shown to actually shrink as people age is the pons.

What is semantic memory?

Explain the inhibition theory.

Because older adults tend to recall less items in paired associate learning, their JOLs tend to be ______ numerically than younger adults.

Research shows that:

The research on memory training shows that:

With respect to memory accuracy, older adults are:

Older adults, relative to younger adults,

Darowski et al. (2008) asked younger and older participants to read short texts.Some of these tests contained irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.They found that:

Studies examining how older adults make judgments of learning (JOLs) find that there is no difference in ______ of JOLs between younger and older adults.

Which theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults?

Research on multi-tasking and memory supports the contention that all adults show lower memory performance while multi-tasking, but it is especially acute in younger adults.

Explain suggestibility as it relates to memory.

A power demonstration of the success of inhibition theory to explain age-related memory declines comes from irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.

The ______ memory domains show age-related declines.

The processing speed fame work theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults processing speed framework.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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Exam 12: Memory in Older Adults

Explain recall versus recognition in memory.

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more value-directed ways.This means that:

Shimamura et al. (1995) found that older college professors:

Which of the following statements about brain changes in older adults is true?

The area of the brain that has been shown to actually shrink as people age is the pons.

What is semantic memory?

Explain the inhibition theory.

Because older adults tend to recall less items in paired associate learning, their JOLs tend to be ______ numerically than younger adults.

Research shows that:

The research on memory training shows that:

With respect to memory accuracy, older adults are:

Older adults, relative to younger adults,

Darowski et al. (2008) asked younger and older participants to read short texts.Some of these tests contained irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.They found that:

Studies examining how older adults make judgments of learning (JOLs) find that there is no difference in ______ of JOLs between younger and older adults.

Which theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults?

Research on multi-tasking and memory supports the contention that all adults show lower memory performance while multi-tasking, but it is especially acute in younger adults.

Explain suggestibility as it relates to memory.

A power demonstration of the success of inhibition theory to explain age-related memory declines comes from irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.

The ______ memory domains show age-related declines.

The processing speed fame work theory states that age-related declines are caused because the older person's cognitive processing does not work as quickly as those of younger adults processing speed framework.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Filters