Exam 24: Seciton 3: Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development

According to the information-processing approach to cognition, which of the following is another term for the "sensing" stage of cognition?

People who are diagnosed with mild neurological disorder will _____.

For the average individual in late adulthood, traditional tests of intelligence demonstrate that _____.

_____ can disrupt the flow of oxygen to the brain, thereby worsening the symptoms of dementia.

Older adults have _____ vocabularies but _____ fluency.

According to the Seattle Longitudinal Study, the cognitive decline of late adulthood was most evident in which of the following primary mental abilities?

Researchers believe that Alzheimer disease is _____ genetic.

Dorothy started keeping a detailed journal that includes stories of her childhood and early adulthood. She plans to pass her journal down to her grandchildren as a family history and so that they can know her in a more intimate way. Her journal writing is a form of _____.

Audrey is 85 years old and has begun a life review. Her primary reason for doing this is probably to _____.

Which of the following is most affected by brain shrinkage?

The ability to recall a string of digits backward tends to _____ with age, while memory for vocabulary tends to _____ with age.

Which of the following factors is NOT associated with wisdom?

Verna has dementia. Her motor control and memory have been impacted, though their impairment is not the most significant symptom of her condition. The most significant symptom is her loss of inhibition, evident in her chronic gambling. Verna most likely has _____.

Mr. Avery was a hard-driving investment banker before his retirement. His workaholic lifestyle alienated his children, who chose to spend little time with him once they grew up. One day, Mr. Avery called his daughter, Melissa, to invite her over to see his paintings. When she arrived, she found her father dressed in an old sweat suit and standing in front of several abstract paintings in bright, vibrant colors. Mr. Avery smiled widely and held his daughter's hand as he showed off his work. She was perplexed-something was wrong, but she loved her father's "new" personality. Which neurocognitive disorder could account for his symptoms?

Nelma is a healthy 70-year-old who would like to learn to play video games with her grandson. According to research on learning late in life, which of the following is most likely TRUE?

With age, which of the following occurs in the brain?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why prescription drugs may produce larger side effects in the elderly?

The primary reason older people receive less input into their brains is that _____.

Which of the following is NOT correlated with deterioration of cognition?

Len developed Alzheimer disease well before the age of 60; early Alzheimer disease is associated with a condition that Len was born with called _____.