Question 1

According to Cattell and Horn's theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence is thought to reflect the more basic, physiologically based type of ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  verbal intelligence 
D)  memory 
A)  fluid intelligence 
B)  crystallized intelligence 
C)  verbal intelligence 
D)  memory

Question 2

longitudinal sample of adults is followed over 30 years. All of the following findings are hypothesized EXCEPT _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the average IQ of the whole group remains the same 
B)  no decline in cognitive functioning occurs 
C)  decline occurs, but it is not extreme 
D)  adults compensate for declines 
A)  the average IQ of the whole group remains the same 
B)  no decline in cognitive functioning occurs 
C)  decline occurs, but it is not extreme 
D)  adults compensate for declines

Question 3

Vernice is working on a task that requires her to regulate her attention and to determine what to do with information just gathered. These abilities are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory. 
B)  executive function. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  "g". 
A)  episodic memory. 
B)  executive function. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  "g".

Question 4

which type of memory test do adults show the MOST loss of skill with age?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  sensory memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  sensory memory

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE regarding research on driving?

Accepted Answer

A)  20-year-olds have much higher rates of two-vehicle crashes than 70-year-olds. 
B)  Useful field of view is a constant perceptual ability; it stays the same even when attending to other activities. 
C)  Older adults' failure to scan at intersections is a bad habit that can be modified by simulator training. 
D)  Even after training, older adults do not show increases in useful field of view. 
A)  20-year-olds have much higher rates of two-vehicle crashes than 70-year-olds. 
B)  Useful field of view is a constant perceptual ability; it stays the same even when attending to other activities. 
C)  Older adults' failure to scan at intersections is a bad habit that can be modified by simulator training. 
D)  Even after training, older adults do not show increases in useful field of view.

Question 6

Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older cohorts in cross-sectional studies have less education than do younger cohorts. 
B)  The older samples in cross-sectional studies include more ill subjects. 
C)  Declines in midlife were only observed in the cohort born between 1910 and 1920. 
D)  The longitudinal samples have been more representative of the overall population than have the samples studied in the major cross-sectional studies. 
A)  Older cohorts in cross-sectional studies have less education than do younger cohorts. 
B)  The older samples in cross-sectional studies include more ill subjects. 
C)  Declines in midlife were only observed in the cohort born between 1910 and 1920. 
D)  The longitudinal samples have been more representative of the overall population than have the samples studied in the major cross-sectional studies.

Question 7

Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for

Accepted Answer

A)  older people's positivity bias. 
B)  older people's greater vulnerability to stereotype threats involving memory. 
C)  the Flynn effect. 
D)  the contextual perspective. 
A)  older people's positivity bias. 
B)  older people's greater vulnerability to stereotype threats involving memory. 
C)  the Flynn effect. 
D)  the contextual perspective.

Question 8

Research has shown that IQ, from childhood into older adulthood:

Accepted Answer

A)  is very stable. 
B)  is moderately variable. 
C)  is extremely variable.. 
D)  can not be studied because it is not possible to compare IQ scores in childhood to those in adulthood. 
A)  is very stable. 
B)  is moderately variable. 
C)  is extremely variable.. 
D)  can not be studied because it is not possible to compare IQ scores in childhood to those in adulthood.

Question 9

78-year-old grandfather recently attended his 60th high school reunion, and although he could describe the old gym where he and his teammates won the basketball championship, he had difficulty recalling his teammates' names. This is an example of age-related changes in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  none of the above 
A)  procedural memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following would be considered a "fluid" ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  vocabulary 
B)  response speed 
C)  social skills 
D)  reading comprehension 
A)  vocabulary 
B)  response speed 
C)  social skills 
D)  reading comprehension

Question 11

What explanation(s) can you offer for the differences in the findings from longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of IQ change over adulthood?

Accepted Answer

There are several potential explanations

Question 12

__________ refers to the initial step as information is picked up by the senses and processed briefly by the perceptual system.

Accepted Answer

A)  The sensory store 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Procedural memory 
A)  The sensory store 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Procedural memory

Question 13

Short-term memory is also referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary memory 
B)  prospective memory 
C)  declarative 
D)  working memory 
A)  primary memory 
B)  prospective memory 
C)  declarative 
D)  working memory

Question 14

Word-finding failure and name-retrieval failures are both examples of tasks that require ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  prospective memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  psychometrics 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  prospective memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  psychometrics

Question 15

which of the following types of tests do adults retain the most skill well into old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  unspeeded and crystallized 
B)  crystallized and speeded 
C)  fluid and non-verbal 
D)  fluid and verbal 
A)  unspeeded and crystallized 
B)  crystallized and speeded 
C)  fluid and non-verbal 
D)  fluid and verbal

Question 16

Exercise has ____ effect on intellectual skill.

Accepted Answer

A)  a negative 
B)  a minimal 
C)  no measurable 
D)  a positive 
A)  a negative 
B)  a minimal 
C)  no measurable 
D)  a positive

Question 17

Create a fictitious individual, male or female, and compare and contrast that individual's memory functions at age forty and at age seventy. Please be thorough and include explanations of the causes for the changes in function. What, if anything, would you suggest to help your seventy-year-old retain or reclaim memory functions?

Accepted Answer

Fictitious Individual: Sarah Smith

At A

Question 18

A newspaper reporter asks you for a brief summary statement about the relationship between age and intellectual skill in adulthood. Write a two or three sentence summary.

Accepted Answer

Research on the relationship between age

Question 19

Which individual is most likely to have an advantage in cognitive functioning into old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unmarried female who elects to return to school for her GED after 15 years of factory work 
B)  a married female who completed college on the G.I. Bill and is now engaged as a personal trainer 
C)  a divorced male college professor who devotes 16 hours a day to his solitary research 
D)  a 24-year-old single male welfare recipient 
A)  an unmarried female who elects to return to school for her GED after 15 years of factory work 
B)  a married female who completed college on the G.I. Bill and is now engaged as a personal trainer 
C)  a divorced male college professor who devotes 16 hours a day to his solitary research 
D)  a 24-year-old single male welfare recipient

Question 20

latest version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale provides a Full

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal Comprehension, College Algebra, Science, and Music 
B)  Verbal Comprehension, Scientific Knowledge, Working Memory, and Processing Speed 
C)  Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed 
D)  Working Memory, Processing Speed, Generic Reasoning, and Word Problems 
A)  Verbal Comprehension, College Algebra, Science, and Music 
B)  Verbal Comprehension, Scientific Knowledge, Working Memory, and Processing Speed 
C)  Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed 
D)  Working Memory, Processing Speed, Generic Reasoning, and Word Problems

According to Cattell and Horn's theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence is thought to reflect the more basic, physiologically based type of ability?

longitudinal sample of adults is followed over 30 years. All of the following findings are hypothesized EXCEPT _________.

Vernice is working on a task that requires her to regulate her attention and to determine what to do with information just gathered. These abilities are referred to as:

which type of memory test do adults show the MOST loss of skill with age?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding research on driving?

Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies?

Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for

Research has shown that IQ, from childhood into older adulthood:

78-year-old grandfather recently attended his 60th high school reunion, and although he could describe the old gym where he and his teammates won the basketball championship, he had difficulty recalling his teammates' names. This is an example of age-related changes in ________.

Which of the following would be considered a "fluid" ability?

What explanation(s) can you offer for the differences in the findings from longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of IQ change over adulthood?

__________ refers to the initial step as information is picked up by the senses and processed briefly by the perceptual system.

Short-term memory is also referred to as ________.

Word-finding failure and name-retrieval failures are both examples of tasks that require ________.

which of the following types of tests do adults retain the most skill well into old age?

Exercise has ____ effect on intellectual skill.

A newspaper reporter asks you for a brief summary statement about the relationship between age and intellectual skill in adulthood. Write a two or three sentence summary.

Which individual is most likely to have an advantage in cognitive functioning into old age?

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According to Cattell and Horn's theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence is thought to reflect the more basic, physiologically based type of ability?

longitudinal sample of adults is followed over 30 years. All of the following findings are hypothesized EXCEPT _________.

Vernice is working on a task that requires her to regulate her attention and to determine what to do with information just gathered. These abilities are referred to as:

which type of memory test do adults show the MOST loss of skill with age?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding research on driving?

Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies?

Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for

Research has shown that IQ, from childhood into older adulthood:

78-year-old grandfather recently attended his 60th high school reunion, and although he could describe the old gym where he and his teammates won the basketball championship, he had difficulty recalling his teammates' names. This is an example of age-related changes in ________.

Which of the following would be considered a "fluid" ability?

What explanation(s) can you offer for the differences in the findings from longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of IQ change over adulthood?

__________ refers to the initial step as information is picked up by the senses and processed briefly by the perceptual system.

Short-term memory is also referred to as ________.

Word-finding failure and name-retrieval failures are both examples of tasks that require ________.

which of the following types of tests do adults retain the most skill well into old age?

Exercise has ____ effect on intellectual skill.

A newspaper reporter asks you for a brief summary statement about the relationship between age and intellectual skill in adulthood. Write a two or three sentence summary.

Which individual is most likely to have an advantage in cognitive functioning into old age?

latest version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale provides a Full

Introduction to Adult Development

Physical Changes

Health and Health Habits

Social Roles

Social Relationships

Work and Retirement

Personality

The Quest for Meaning

Stress, Coping, and Resistance

Death and Bereavement

The Successful Journey

Filters