Question 1

Which of the following is true about implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is also known as declarative memory. 
B)  It is more likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory. 
C)  It involves skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed. 
D)  It is memory of facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state. 
A)  It is also known as declarative memory. 
B)  It is more likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory. 
C)  It involves skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed. 
D)  It is memory of facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state.

Question 2

Define and discuss dementia.

Accepted Answer

Dementia is a global term for any neurol

Question 3

According to a longitudinal study by Barefoot and others,which of the following statements about gender differences in depression among adults is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the childhood,adolescent,and early adulthood years,males show greater depression than females do. 
B)  The study found greater depression in men than women at 50 and 60 years of age,but not at 80 years of age. 
C)  Men showed increases in depressive symptoms from 60 to 80. 
D)  Women showed increases in depressive symptoms from 60 to 80. 
A)  In the childhood,adolescent,and early adulthood years,males show greater depression than females do. 
B)  The study found greater depression in men than women at 50 and 60 years of age,but not at 80 years of age. 
C)  Men showed increases in depressive symptoms from 60 to 80. 
D)  Women showed increases in depressive symptoms from 60 to 80.

Question 4

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  confusion. 
B)  mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  neurosis. 
A)  confusion. 
B)  mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  neurosis.

Question 5

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decline in writing skills 
B)  Decline in processing speed 
C)  Decline in language comprehension 
D)  Decline in life skills 
A)  Decline in writing skills 
B)  Decline in processing speed 
C)  Decline in language comprehension 
D)  Decline in life skills

Question 6

Who is most likely to abuse the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their children 
B)  Their spouse 
C)  Their health care workers 
D)  Their neighbors 
A)  Their children 
B)  Their spouse 
C)  Their health care workers 
D)  Their neighbors

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being at a grocery store and remembering what an individual wanted to buy 
B)  Typing on a computer while talking to a friend 
C)  Being able to name the capital of Illinois 
D)  Recounting the events of a movie an individual has seen 
A)  Being at a grocery store and remembering what an individual wanted to buy 
B)  Typing on a computer while talking to a friend 
C)  Being able to name the capital of Illinois 
D)  Recounting the events of a movie an individual has seen

Question 8

Elder maltreatment is primarily carried out by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  family members 
B)  doctors 
C)  nurses 
D)  home-care staff 
A)  family members 
B)  doctors 
C)  nurses 
D)  home-care staff

Question 9

Senior Odyssey participants showed increased _____ that involves generating new ideas,being open to new information,and being aware of multiple perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to diversity 
B)  other-centeredness 
C)  multitasking 
D)  mindfulness 
A)  openness to diversity 
B)  other-centeredness 
C)  multitasking 
D)  mindfulness

Question 10

Which of the following is a treatment for advanced Parkinson disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cholinerase inhibitors 
B)  Electroconvulsive therapy 
C)  Dopamine agonists 
D)  Deep brain stimulation 
A)  Cholinerase inhibitors 
B)  Electroconvulsive therapy 
C)  Dopamine agonists 
D)  Deep brain stimulation

Question 11

The brain messenger chemical _____ plays an important role in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  noradrenaline 
D)  oxytocin 
A)  serotonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  noradrenaline 
D)  oxytocin

Question 12

_____ refers to a progressive,irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory,reasoning,language,and eventually,physical function.

Accepted Answer

A)  Huntington's disease 
B)  Parkinson disease 
C)  Alzheimer disease 
D)  Clinical depression 
A)  Huntington's disease 
B)  Parkinson disease 
C)  Alzheimer disease 
D)  Clinical depression

Question 13

In 2011,in the United States,the average age of retirement was _____ for men and _____ for women.

Accepted Answer

A)  65; 67 
B)  64; 62 
C)  66; 64 
D)  70; 72 
A)  65; 67 
B)  64; 62 
C)  66; 64 
D)  70; 72

Question 14

Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men spend less time planning for retirement than women do. 
B)  Older adults with a long work history adjust to retirement more easily than those who have been in the workforce for a shorter period of time. 
C)  Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction were more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement. 
D)  Preretirement social contacts were more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's. 
A)  Men spend less time planning for retirement than women do. 
B)  Older adults with a long work history adjust to retirement more easily than those who have been in the workforce for a shorter period of time. 
C)  Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction were more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement. 
D)  Preretirement social contacts were more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's.

Question 15

An example of _____ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive 
B)  divided 
C)  sustained 
D)  selective 
A)  executive 
B)  divided 
C)  sustained 
D)  selective

Question 16

According to research by Baltes and his colleagues,the time frame of _____ is the main age window for wisdom to emerge.

Accepted Answer

A)  early midlife and late midlife 
B)  midlife and late adulthood 
C)  late adolescence and early adulthood 
D)  young-old and oldest-old 
A)  early midlife and late midlife 
B)  midlife and late adulthood 
C)  late adolescence and early adulthood 
D)  young-old and oldest-old

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a component of cognitive pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language comprehension 
B)  Knowledge about the self 
C)  Life skills 
D)  Comparison and categorization 
A)  Language comprehension 
B)  Knowledge about the self 
C)  Life skills 
D)  Comparison and categorization

Question 18

Identify the type of memory that helps in retention of information without conscious recollection,involving skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for a focused...

Which of the following is true about implicit memory?

Define and discuss dementia.

According to a longitudinal study by Barefoot and others,which of the following statements about gender differences in depression among adults is true?

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called:

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

Who is most likely to abuse the elderly?

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Elder maltreatment is primarily carried out by _____.

Senior Odyssey participants showed increased _____ that involves generating new ideas,being open to new information,and being aware of multiple perspectives.

Which of the following is a treatment for advanced Parkinson disease?

The brain messenger chemical _____ plays an important role in memory.

_____ refers to a progressive,irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory,reasoning,language,and eventually,physical function.

In 2011,in the United States,the average age of retirement was _ for men and _ for women.

Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

An example of _____ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

According to research by Baltes and his colleagues,the time frame of _____ is the main age window for wisdom to emerge.

Which of the following is NOT a component of cognitive pragmatics?

Identify the type of memory that helps in retention of information without conscious recollection,involving skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed.

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

Filters

Exam 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Which of the following is true about implicit memory?

Define and discuss dementia.

According to a longitudinal study by Barefoot and others,which of the following statements about gender differences in depression among adults is true?

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called:

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

Who is most likely to abuse the elderly?

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Elder maltreatment is primarily carried out by _____.

Senior Odyssey participants showed increased _____ that involves generating new ideas,being open to new information,and being aware of multiple perspectives.

Which of the following is a treatment for advanced Parkinson disease?

The brain messenger chemical _____ plays an important role in memory.

_____ refers to a progressive,irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory,reasoning,language,and eventually,physical function.

In 2011,in the United States,the average age of retirement was _____ for men and _____ for women.

Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

An example of _____ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

According to research by Baltes and his colleagues,the time frame of _____ is the main age window for wisdom to emerge.

Which of the following is NOT a component of cognitive pragmatics?

Identify the type of memory that helps in retention of information without conscious recollection,involving skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed.

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

Filters

In 2011,in the United States,the average age of retirement was _ for men and _ for women.