Exam 16: Older Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to the text, what percent of U.S. adults age 85 and older live in nursing homes?

If you were to do one thing that would give you the best chance of avoiding or limiting normal, age-related declines in brain functioning, that would be:

The term used to refer to people in their 90s is which of the following?

If you were to investigate ageist stereotypes, you should expect to find that:

Eighty-five-year-old Norma tells her grandchildren about her life during the Great Depression. Her recall of such events illustrates her ability to recall information from:

The term most often used to refer to theories suggesting that genetic programming determines the pace and processes of aging are referred to as:

A widely prevalent social attitude that overvalues youth and discriminates against the elderly defines the term:

According to the text, which of the following is generally the first noticeable symptom of Alzheimer's disease to appear?

In the previous year of his life, Albert's income has been reduced because he retired and his physical strength has waned somewhat, although he still feels healthy enough to engage in a wide array of leisure activities. Albert is most likely in what age group?

Which of the following is the BEST example of a pathological aging factor?

Suppose you conducted a survey of older Americans. If your results mirrored those of a study reported in the text, you would find that most older adults:

If a normal person's brain weighed 3 pounds at age 30, about how much would you expect it to weigh at age 90?

The text defines the confusion, forgetfulness, and personality changes associated with old age as:

John says he fears becoming old because "old people are stupid

Older people are generally perceived more unfavorably than are younger adults on all of the following traits EXCEPT:

Suppose you watch 100 current U.S. films as part of a course on film. If these films are representative of those typically produced in the U.S., which of the following groups of people would be most likely to be presented as unattractive, unfriendly, and unintelligent?

Barb feels that all older people are senile, grouchy, and unsociable. She is demonstrating:

Generalizing from research described in the text, you would expect older adults to suffer the greatest memory decrement on which of the following tasks?

The Seattle Longitudinal Study is best described as a study that uses which of the following methods to study how adult cognition changes with age?

If you conducted a survey of older adults who live in their own homes, you would expect that about ____ would report that they suffer from sleep problems of one sort or another.