Exam 4: Cognitive Abilities

definitions of intelligence include the global abilities to _______.

experimenter reads a series of numbers and requires the subject to repeat those numbers back in the order given. This is a test of what kind of intelligence?

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) scores produce a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This suggests that 2/3 of all adults obtain a score between _______.

Choose a game [e.g. concentration with images of travel destinations), and provide the rationale using background information on cognition and memory from your text, that would be a fun, memory training game for the AARP website.

With memory, the contextual perspective considers the adaptive nature of cognition, the idea that as we age our lives change, and that successful aging depends on how we adapt our cognitive styles to fit those changes. Consider yourself, choose a circumstance or an example that illustrates how you remember things or events now that is different from when you were younger.

general, older adults are more emotionally ________ than younger adults.

Which of the following would be considered a test of "fluid" abilities?

Briefly summarize what we know about the relationship (if any) between mental or physical exercise and maintenance of mental skill in old age. What sort of additional research do we need to clarify the relationship more fully?

latest research on age-related changes in judgment and decision-making suggests that older adults utilize less information and take less time to make their choices (when compared to younger adults). However, there were NO differences in the choices made. The authors suggest that this is because _______.

What is positivity bias and how do researchers measure it?

speaking of the type of intelligence based on education and experience, Horn and Cattell refer to _______.

Exercise has ________ effect on intellectual skill.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the link between educational attainment and rate of cognitive decline with age?

is the major explanation offered to account for the differences in the pattern of IQ stability or decline over adulthood shown in cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies?

Roderick arrived at the lab to participate in a study in which he was given two tasks: to remember a list of words and to remember the details of a story. The cognitive psychologist conducting this experiment was measuring his ________.

Which of the following is a valid statement relating to research concerning genetic influence on cognitive abilities?

Dixon suggests the cognitive changes that take place as we age should be examined in terms of "gains and losses." What is one area of gain?

Which of the following would be considered a measure of fluid intelligence?

If you were going to give advice to a friend about what lifestyle or habits to follow in order to maximize the likelihood of maintaining intellectual skill well into old age, what specific items would you list? For which of these pieces of advice do you have the best support?

Which of the following persons is most likely to maintain good intellectual functioning into old age?