Question 1

Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?

Accepted Answer

A)  addressing the cause of Alzheimer disease 
B)  regulating the activity of glutamate 
C)  reducing progression to dementia from mild cognitive impairment 
D)  increasing levels of acetylcholine in the brain 
A)  addressing the cause of Alzheimer disease 
B)  regulating the activity of glutamate 
C)  reducing progression to dementia from mild cognitive impairment 
D)  increasing levels of acetylcholine in the brain B

Question 2

Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

Accepted Answer

A)  improves with age. 
B)  is closely linked to an individual's personal identity with the past. 
C)  begins to decline in early adulthood. 
D)  is independent of an individual's personal identity with the past. 
A)  improves with age. 
B)  is closely linked to an individual's personal identity with the past. 
C)  begins to decline in early adulthood. 
D)  is independent of an individual's personal identity with the past. D

Question 3

A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  schematic 
B)  functional 
C)  normative 
D)  semantic 
A)  schematic 
B)  functional 
C)  normative 
D)  semantic D

Question 4

A recent study of older adults found that the greater the variability in their ________ attention, the more likely they were to experience falls.

Accepted Answer

A)  sustained 
B)  selective 
C)  divided 
D)  executive 
A)  sustained 
B)  selective 
C)  divided 
D)  executive

Question 5

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of memory involves the ability...

Question 6

On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend ________ to ________ percent of their lives in retirement.

Accepted Answer

A)  1; 5 
B)  5; 10 
C)  10; 15 
D)  15; 20 
A)  1; 5 
B)  5; 10 
C)  10; 15 
D)  15; 20

Question 7

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  gross and fine motor skills 
B)  fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C)  physiological and psychological control 
D)  generativity and stagnation 
A)  gross and fine motor skills 
B)  fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C)  physiological and psychological control 
D)  generativity and stagnation

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive ability 
B)  educational attainment 
C)  distaste for retirement/complexity of work 
D)  being married to a working spouse 
A)  cognitive ability 
B)  educational attainment 
C)  distaste for retirement/complexity of work 
D)  being married to a working spouse

Question 9

An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive 
B)  divided 
C)  sustained 
D)  selective 
A)  executive 
B)  divided 
C)  sustained 
D)  selective

Question 10

Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So, every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medicines. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  source 
B)  episodic 
C)  prospective 
D)  implicit 
A)  source 
B)  episodic 
C)  prospective 
D)  implicit

Question 11

What are the most common language-related complaints reported by older adults?

Accepted Answer

Among the most common language-related c

Question 12

According to a study conducted by Gow, Pattie, and Deary, which of the following is linked to less cognitive decline in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding intellectually engaging activities 
B)  reading a sedentary lifestyle 
C)  retiring before the age of retirement 
D)  engaging in physical activity 
A)  avoiding intellectually engaging activities 
B)  reading a sedentary lifestyle 
C)  retiring before the age of retirement 
D)  engaging in physical activity

Question 13

The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  noradrenaline 
D)  oxytocin 
A)  serotonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  noradrenaline 
D)  oxytocin

Question 14

Cognitive ________ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  functions 
B)  perceptions 
C)  mechanics 
D)  pragmatics 
A)  functions 
B)  perceptions 
C)  mechanics 
D)  pragmatics

Question 15

Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older workers have more accidents than younger workers. 
B)  Older workers have higher rates of absenteeism than younger workers. 
C)  Older workers are of considerably less value to a company than younger workers. 
D)  Older workers experience more job satisfaction than younger workers. 
A)  Older workers have more accidents than younger workers. 
B)  Older workers have higher rates of absenteeism than younger workers. 
C)  Older workers are of considerably less value to a company than younger workers. 
D)  Older workers experience more job satisfaction than younger workers.

Question 16

A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Accepted Answer

A)  apolipoprotein E 
B)  amyloid beta 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  serotonin 
A)  apolipoprotein E 
B)  amyloid beta 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  serotonin

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  being at a grocery store and remembering what an individual wanted to buy 
B)  typing on a computer while talking to a friend 
C)  being able to name the capital of Illinois 
D)  recounting the events of a movie an individual has seen 
A)  being at a grocery store and remembering what an individual wanted to buy 
B)  typing on a computer while talking to a friend 
C)  being able to name the capital of Illinois 
D)  recounting the events of a movie an individual has seen

Question 18

How does a cognitively stimulating work context promote successful aging?

Accepted Answer

Changes in federal law now allow individ

Question 19

Remembering the name of a person's favorite toy from years ago when he or she was a child is an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective 
B)  implicit 
C)  semantic 
D)  episodic 
A)  prospective 
B)  implicit 
C)  semantic 
D)  episodic

Question 20

Psychotherapists have been accused of failing to see older adults because they may believe in stereotypes that label older adults as

Accepted Answer

A)  highly sensitive individuals. 
B)  low-status individuals. 
C)  arrogant individuals. 
D)  pretentious individuals. 
A)  highly sensitive individuals. 
B)  low-status individuals. 
C)  arrogant individuals. 
D)  pretentious individuals.

Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?

Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

A recent study of older adults found that the greater the variability in their ________ attention, the more likely they were to experience falls.

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend to percent of their lives in retirement.

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

Which of the following is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults?

An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So, every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medicines. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in ________ memory.

What are the most common language-related complaints reported by older adults?

According to a study conducted by Gow, Pattie, and Deary, which of the following is linked to less cognitive decline in late adulthood?

The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.

Cognitive ________ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.

Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

How does a cognitively stimulating work context promote successful aging?

Remembering the name of a person's favorite toy from years ago when he or she was a child is an example of ________ memory.

Psychotherapists have been accused of failing to see older adults because they may believe in stereotypes that label older adults as

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

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Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?

Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

A recent study of older adults found that the greater the variability in their ________ attention, the more likely they were to experience falls.

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?

On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend ________ to ________ percent of their lives in retirement.

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

Which of the following is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults?

An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.

Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So, every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medicines. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in ________ memory.

What are the most common language-related complaints reported by older adults?

According to a study conducted by Gow, Pattie, and Deary, which of the following is linked to less cognitive decline in late adulthood?

The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.

Cognitive ________ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.

Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

How does a cognitively stimulating work context promote successful aging?

Remembering the name of a person's favorite toy from years ago when he or she was a child is an example of ________ memory.

Psychotherapists have been accused of failing to see older adults because they may believe in stereotypes that label older adults as

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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On average, today's workers in the U.S. will spend to percent of their lives in retirement.