Question 1

McQuirky and LaFunny (2025) asked older and younger adults to study the names and textures of a variety of cheeses.You would expect them to find:

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A) that memory for cheese is not affected by age. 
B) younger adults would be more distracted by the flavor of the cheeses than older adults. 
C) older adults would encode the cheese names faster than younger adults, but retrieve them more slowly. 
D) older adults would do as well as younger adults in name recognition studies, but do less well than younger adults in name recall studies. 
A) that memory for cheese is not affected by age. 
B) younger adults would be more distracted by the flavor of the cheeses than older adults. 
C) older adults would encode the cheese names faster than younger adults, but retrieve them more slowly. 
D) older adults would do as well as younger adults in name recognition studies, but do less well than younger adults in name recall studies.

Question 2

However, McDaniel and Bugg (2012) argue that the assumptions of memory rehabilitation are incorrect.Following from a multiple memory systems perspective, they assert that:

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A) specific memory training will enhance all aspects of memory performance. 
B) specific memory training has no effect in older adults. 
C) specific memory training may enhance that particular form of memory in that older adult, but will have limited generalizability to tasks that tap other memory systems 
D) Because memory rehabilitation is still not fully developed, no firm conclusions can yet be made. 
A) specific memory training will enhance all aspects of memory performance. 
B) specific memory training has no effect in older adults. 
C) specific memory training may enhance that particular form of memory in that older adult, but will have limited generalizability to tasks that tap other memory systems 
D) Because memory rehabilitation is still not fully developed, no firm conclusions can yet be made.

Question 3

Source monitoring failures are a potential source of true memories in older adults than it is in younger adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In a famous study, Snowdon (2003) tracked a group of nuns as they grew older.The study found that:

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A) nuns who had entered the order later in life tended to have more health-related problems. 
B) older nuns remembered more scriptural verses than did younger nuns. 
C) the nuns who spent more time engaged in mentally demanding exercises such as crossword puzzles maintained cognitive function to an older age. 
D) the nuns who spent more time working on physical tasks such as sewing showed an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer's Disease. 
A) nuns who had entered the order later in life tended to have more health-related problems. 
B) older nuns remembered more scriptural verses than did younger nuns. 
C) the nuns who spent more time engaged in mentally demanding exercises such as crossword puzzles maintained cognitive function to an older age. 
D) the nuns who spent more time working on physical tasks such as sewing showed an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer's Disease.

Question 5

The observation that older adults use fewer chunking strategies than younger adults supports which view of the age-related declines in memory?

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A) declines in linguistic capacity 
B) declines in processing speed 
C) declines in inhibition 
D) declines in the strategic use of memory 
A) declines in linguistic capacity 
B) declines in processing speed 
C) declines in inhibition 
D) declines in the strategic use of memory

Question 6

Souchay and Isingrini examined the relation between JOLs and study time in both younger and older adults.Relative to the younger adults, older adults were ______ likely to restudy more easy items.

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The answer of Souchay and Isingrini examined the relation between...

Question 7

What are white matter tracts?

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The bundles of neuro

Question 8

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more ______ ways.This means that older adults control their learning in such a way as to master the most important or high-value information.

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The answer of Castel et al. (2012) show that, as...

Question 9

Research on aging and TOTs shows that:

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A) it is a myth that older adults experience more TOTs than younger adults. 
B) older adults experience fewer TOTs than do younger adults. 
C) older adults experience more TOTs than do younger adults. 
D) TOTs are seldom measurable among older adults. 
A) it is a myth that older adults experience more TOTs than younger adults. 
B) older adults experience fewer TOTs than do younger adults. 
C) older adults experience more TOTs than do younger adults. 
D) TOTs are seldom measurable among older adults.

Question 10

When older adults misperceive an object, they are:

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A) more likely to show inattention blindness. 
B) less likely to show visual-auditory feedback. 
C) often forget the correction that led them to correctly identify the object. 
D) less likely to know the correct target name of the object than if they had correctly perceived initially. 
A) more likely to show inattention blindness. 
B) less likely to show visual-auditory feedback. 
C) often forget the correction that led them to correctly identify the object. 
D) less likely to know the correct target name of the object than if they had correctly perceived initially.

Question 11

Older adults are less susceptible to misinformation effects than younger adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Vannucci et al. (2012) found that false identifications of objects led to false memories in older adults even when the older adults received feedback as to what the object was initially.This suggests that older adults forget the source of the correct information (i.e., the feedback) and instead remember the initial ______ source.

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The answer of Vannucci et al. (2012) found that false...

Question 13

Describe source memory as it refers to misattribution.

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The ability of an individual t

Question 14

In directed forgetting studies, older adults have a harder time blocking out the to-be-forgotten items, leading to better recall of to-be-forgotten items.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When older adults ______ an object, they are often forget the correction that led them to correctly identify the object.

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The answer of When older adults ______ an object, they...

Question 16

Research on metamemory monitoring and control suggests that older adults may:

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A) show selective deficits in control behavior relative to younger adults. 
B) be as good as younger adults in both monitoring and control. 
C) show deficits in monitoring relative to younger adults. 
D) remain unaffected by the negative effects of metamemory declines. 
A) show selective deficits in control behavior relative to younger adults. 
B) be as good as younger adults in both monitoring and control. 
C) show deficits in monitoring relative to younger adults. 
D) remain unaffected by the negative effects of metamemory declines.

Question 17

In directed forgetting studies,

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A) older adults forget everything so it is hard to measure directed forgetting. 
B) older adults have a harder time blocking out the to-be-forgotten items, leading to better recall of to-be-forgotten items. 
C) older adults do better at directed forgetting because of their slow processing speed. 
D) older adults forget more of the to-be-forgotten items than do younger adults. 
A) older adults forget everything so it is hard to measure directed forgetting. 
B) older adults have a harder time blocking out the to-be-forgotten items, leading to better recall of to-be-forgotten items. 
C) older adults do better at directed forgetting because of their slow processing speed. 
D) older adults forget more of the to-be-forgotten items than do younger adults.

Question 18

Research on the "use it or lose it hypothesis" suggests that:

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A) education is a buffer against age-related declines in memory. 
B) older adults must constantly restudy vocabulary in order not to forget it. 
C) highly stressed adults maintain memory performance into older age than do more low stress individuals. 
D) older adults suffer from deficits in sensory processing which paradoxically can improve memory for source events. 
A) education is a buffer against age-related declines in memory. 
B) older adults must constantly restudy vocabulary in order not to forget it. 
C) highly stressed adults maintain memory performance into older age than do more low stress individuals. 
D) older adults suffer from deficits in sensory processing which paradoxically can improve memory for source events.

Question 19

From the metamemory perspective, the increased rate of TOTs among older adults is:

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A) adaptive because it allows them to make accurate predictions about what they will recall. 
B) an ever-increasing problem that predicts long-term dementia. 
C) a reflection of deepening metamemory problems in old age. 
D) simply a function of the likelihood that older adults show more false memories. 
A) adaptive because it allows them to make accurate predictions about what they will recall. 
B) an ever-increasing problem that predicts long-term dementia. 
C) a reflection of deepening metamemory problems in old age. 
D) simply a function of the likelihood that older adults show more false memories.

Question 20

Which of the following has NOT been advanced as an explanation for declines in memory performance in older adults?

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A) slower processing speed 
B) that older adults have problems inhibiting irrelevant stimuli. 
C) that older adults show a decline in the use of effective memory strategies. 
D) that older adults have impaired theory of mind. 
A) slower processing speed 
B) that older adults have problems inhibiting irrelevant stimuli. 
C) that older adults show a decline in the use of effective memory strategies. 
D) that older adults have impaired theory of mind.

McQuirky and LaFunny (2025) asked older and younger adults to study the names and textures of a variety of cheeses.You would expect them to find:

However, McDaniel and Bugg (2012) argue that the assumptions of memory rehabilitation are incorrect.Following from a multiple memory systems perspective, they assert that:

Source monitoring failures are a potential source of true memories in older adults than it is in younger adults.

In a famous study, Snowdon (2003) tracked a group of nuns as they grew older.The study found that:

The observation that older adults use fewer chunking strategies than younger adults supports which view of the age-related declines in memory?

Souchay and Isingrini examined the relation between JOLs and study time in both younger and older adults.Relative to the younger adults, older adults were ______ likely to restudy more easy items.

What are white matter tracts?

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more ______ ways.This means that older adults control their learning in such a way as to master the most important or high-value information.

Research on aging and TOTs shows that:

When older adults misperceive an object, they are:

Older adults are less susceptible to misinformation effects than younger adults.

Describe source memory as it refers to misattribution.

In directed forgetting studies, older adults have a harder time blocking out the to-be-forgotten items, leading to better recall of to-be-forgotten items.

When older adults ______ an object, they are often forget the correction that led them to correctly identify the object.

Research on metamemory monitoring and control suggests that older adults may:

In directed forgetting studies,

Research on the "use it or lose it hypothesis" suggests that:

From the metamemory perspective, the increased rate of TOTs among older adults is:

Which of the following has NOT been advanced as an explanation for declines in memory performance in older adults?

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

McQuirky and LaFunny (2025) asked older and younger adults to study the names and textures of a variety of cheeses.You would expect them to find:

However, McDaniel and Bugg (2012) argue that the assumptions of memory rehabilitation are incorrect.Following from a multiple memory systems perspective, they assert that:

Source monitoring failures are a potential source of true memories in older adults than it is in younger adults.

In a famous study, Snowdon (2003) tracked a group of nuns as they grew older.The study found that:

The observation that older adults use fewer chunking strategies than younger adults supports which view of the age-related declines in memory?

Souchay and Isingrini examined the relation between JOLs and study time in both younger and older adults.Relative to the younger adults, older adults were ______ likely to restudy more easy items.

What are white matter tracts?

Castel et al. (2012) show that, as people age, they direct their cognitive processes in more ______ ways.This means that older adults control their learning in such a way as to master the most important or high-value information.

Research on aging and TOTs shows that:

When older adults misperceive an object, they are:

Older adults are less susceptible to misinformation effects than younger adults.

Describe source memory as it refers to misattribution.

In directed forgetting studies, older adults have a harder time blocking out the to-be-forgotten items, leading to better recall of to-be-forgotten items.

When older adults ______ an object, they are often forget the correction that led them to correctly identify the object.

Research on metamemory monitoring and control suggests that older adults may:

In directed forgetting studies,

Research on the "use it or lose it hypothesis" suggests that:

From the metamemory perspective, the increased rate of TOTs among older adults is:

Which of the following has NOT been advanced as an explanation for declines in memory performance in older adults?

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