Exam 16: Older Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

As we age and enter older adulthood, which of the following changes is LEAST likely to occur?

The term usually used to refer to the memory store that holds visual or auditory memories very briefly for a few seconds prior to further processing of the information is called:

In the United States today, about what percent of the population is age 65 or older?

Part of the reason why a large proportion of older adults report sleep problems is that they spend _______ time sleeping and spend _______ time in deep sleep, compared to younger adults.

Compared to obesity rates in the 1980s, the percentage of older adults who are obese today has:

According to statistics presented in the text, the number of people in the world with type 2 diabetes is expected to __________ between 2000 and 2025.

If you were to estimate the typical percentage of prescription errors that occur in administering medicines to older adults, the most accurate percentage would be which of the following?

According to the text, many people in their 70s experience a dramatic decline in sexual activity, which is most often because of:

In Baltes' studies

Alzheimer's disease is a form of:

At age 62, George takes early retirement. He is considered:

According to the text, the old-old age group extends from ages:

If a researcher is working on a genetic test to determine which variation of the APP and ApoE genes a person carries, the general focus of this work is most likely on finding a test that can be used to diagnose which of the following diseases:

If you were to study how Japanese citizens consider filial piety today, you would most likely find that which of the following groups are MOST likely to honor this tradition?

Compared to younger adults, older adults typically are _________ at performing cognitive tasks and they are __________ at using performance-enhancing strategies.

The veneration given the elderly in Asian cultures is called:

Rogers is giving a lecture in which he stresses that aging is a normal, natural process that is very much the same for all people, unless illness or injury is involved. The topic for this lecture would best be described as:

The general conclusion of the Seattle Longitudinal Study is that most cognitive abilities remain intact through most adulthood, although some decline is noticeable by age 65 and this decline accelerates at about age 85.

Judy is upset because her doctor has just put her on medication because her blood pressure is too high. Judy suffers from :

Suppose you look up the telephone number to call, and someone asks you where your next class is. You answer quickly, but promptly forget the number you just looked up. The memory store in which this telephone number was held is called: