Question 1

________ memory is memory without conscious recollection.

Accepted Answer

A)  Implicit 
B)  Prospective 
C)  Source 
D)  Explicit 
A)  Implicit 
B)  Prospective 
C)  Source 
D)  Explicit

Question 2

Which of the following is the effect of the drug treatment given to patients with Alzheimer disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the amount of amyloid beta in spinal fluid. 
B)  It treats mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  It increases levels of acetylcholine in the brain. 
D)  It activates the apolipoprotein E gene. 
A)  It increases the amount of amyloid beta in spinal fluid. 
B)  It treats mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  It increases levels of acetylcholine in the brain. 
D)  It activates the apolipoprotein E gene.

Question 3

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or some other aspect of the environment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following is true of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is also known as declarative memory. 
B)  It is more likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory is. 
C)  It involves skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically. 
D)  It is memory of facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state. 
A)  It is also known as declarative memory. 
B)  It is more likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory is. 
C)  It involves skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically. 
D)  It is memory of facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state.

Question 5

What is the term coined by Paul Baltes that refers to the culture-based "software programs" of the mind, including reading and writing skills, language comprehension, and daily life skills?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive

Question 6

The concept of ________ emphasizes that changes in cognitive activity patterns might result in disuse and consequent atrophy of cognitive skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple intelligence 
B)  "mind over matter" 
C)  terminal decline 
D)  "use it or lose it" 
A)  multiple intelligence 
B)  "mind over matter" 
C)  terminal decline 
D)  "use it or lose it"

Question 7

A gene called ________ is linked to increasing presence of plaques and tangles in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  ApoB 
B)  ApoE 
C)  ApoC 
D)  ApoX 
A)  ApoB 
B)  ApoE 
C)  ApoC 
D)  ApoX

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  John summarizes the plot of a novel that he has just read to his friend. 
B)  Max drives the car from his office to his home. 
C)  Linda turns off the lights before going to bed. 
D)  Maria types on her computer while talking to her friend. 
A)  John summarizes the plot of a novel that he has just read to his friend. 
B)  Max drives the car from his office to his home. 
C)  Linda turns off the lights before going to bed. 
D)  Maria types on her computer while talking to her friend.

Question 9

________ refers to extended verbal expression in speech or writing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Narrative 
B)  Embellishing 
C)  Discourse 
D)  Characterization 
A)  Narrative 
B)  Embellishing 
C)  Discourse 
D)  Characterization

Question 10

According to recent studies, which of the following is likely to improve the movement skills of individuals with Parkinson disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  dance 
B)  music 
C)  meditation 
D)  dieting 
A)  dance 
B)  music 
C)  meditation 
D)  dieting

Question 11

Which of the following is a cardiac risk factor that has been implicated in Alzheimer disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  insomnia 
B)  obesity 
C)  low cholesterol 
D)  poor appetite 
A)  insomnia 
B)  obesity 
C)  low cholesterol 
D)  poor appetite

Question 12

According to the study of work and retirement in 21 countries conducted by HSBC Insurance in 2007, what were the differences among retirees in different countries?

Accepted Answer

According to the study of work and retir

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased irritability and aggressiveness 
B)  word-finding/generating difficulties 
C)  decrease in ability to produce well-formed sentences 
D)  decreased hand-eye coordination 
A)  increased irritability and aggressiveness 
B)  word-finding/generating difficulties 
C)  decrease in ability to produce well-formed sentences 
D)  decreased hand-eye coordination

Question 14

Which of the following constitute dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

A)  cholinesterase inhibitors 
B)  neurofibrillary tangles 
C)  amyloid plaques 
D)  apolipoproteins 
A)  cholinesterase inhibitors 
B)  neurofibrillary tangles 
C)  amyloid plaques 
D)  apolipoproteins

Question 15

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early stages of Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called

Accepted Answer

A)  confusion. 
B)  mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  neurosis. 
A)  confusion. 
B)  mild cognitive impairment. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  neurosis.

Question 16

What are the important factors influencing depression in older adults?

Accepted Answer

Among the most common predictors of depr

Question 17

Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room. Despite the presence of many voices around him, Zack focuses on what Ben is saying. This is an example of ________ attention.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following is true of executive function?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and to exercise self-control. 
B)  It is unrelated to health, emotion regulation, and social functioning. 
C)  It consists of a number of low-level cognitive processes. 
D)  It shows considerable increase in late adulthood and is strongly linked to increase in working memory. 
A)  It involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and to exercise self-control. 
B)  It is unrelated to health, emotion regulation, and social functioning. 
C)  It consists of a number of low-level cognitive processes. 
D)  It shows considerable increase in late adulthood and is strongly linked to increase in working memory.

Question 19

Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  decline in writing skills 
B)  decline in processing speed 
C)  decline in language comprehension 
D)  decline in life skills 
A)  decline in writing skills 
B)  decline in processing speed 
C)  decline in language comprehension 
D)  decline in life skills

Question 20

According to a study by Topa, Depolo, and Alcover, which of the following is an antecedent of early retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  parental responsibilities 
B)  workplace organizational pressures 
C)  financial insecurity 
D)  good physical and mental health 
A)  parental responsibilities 
B)  workplace organizational pressures 
C)  financial insecurity 
D)  good physical and mental health

________ memory is memory without conscious recollection.

Which of the following is the effect of the drug treatment given to patients with Alzheimer disease?

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or some other aspect of the environment?

Which of the following is true of implicit memory?

What is the term coined by Paul Baltes that refers to the culture-based "software programs" of the mind, including reading and writing skills, language comprehension, and daily life skills?

The concept of ________ emphasizes that changes in cognitive activity patterns might result in disuse and consequent atrophy of cognitive skills.

A gene called ________ is linked to increasing presence of plaques and tangles in the brain.

Which of the following is an example of explicit memory?

________ refers to extended verbal expression in speech or writing.

According to recent studies, which of the following is likely to improve the movement skills of individuals with Parkinson disease?

Which of the following is a cardiac risk factor that has been implicated in Alzheimer disease?

According to the study of work and retirement in 21 countries conducted by HSBC Insurance in 2007, what were the differences among retirees in different countries?

Which of the following is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer disease?

Which of the following constitute dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels?

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early stages of Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called

What are the important factors influencing depression in older adults?

Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room. Despite the presence of many voices around him, Zack focuses on what Ben is saying. This is an example of ________ attention.

Which of the following is true of executive function?

Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

According to a study by Topa, Depolo, and Alcover, which of the following is an antecedent of early retirement?

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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Exam 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

________ memory is memory without conscious recollection.

Which of the following is the effect of the drug treatment given to patients with Alzheimer disease?

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or some other aspect of the environment?

Which of the following is true of implicit memory?

What is the term coined by Paul Baltes that refers to the culture-based "software programs" of the mind, including reading and writing skills, language comprehension, and daily life skills?

The concept of ________ emphasizes that changes in cognitive activity patterns might result in disuse and consequent atrophy of cognitive skills.

A gene called ________ is linked to increasing presence of plaques and tangles in the brain.

Which of the following is an example of explicit memory?

________ refers to extended verbal expression in speech or writing.

According to recent studies, which of the following is likely to improve the movement skills of individuals with Parkinson disease?

Which of the following is a cardiac risk factor that has been implicated in Alzheimer disease?

According to the study of work and retirement in 21 countries conducted by HSBC Insurance in 2007, what were the differences among retirees in different countries?

Which of the following is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer disease?

Which of the following constitute dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels?

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early stages of Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called

What are the important factors influencing depression in older adults?

Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room. Despite the presence of many voices around him, Zack focuses on what Ben is saying. This is an example of ________ attention.

Which of the following is true of executive function?

Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in late adulthood?

According to a study by Topa, Depolo, and Alcover, which of the following is an antecedent of early retirement?

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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