Exam 6: Basic Cognitive Functions: Information Processing,attention,and Memory

Hippocampus in working memory The effects of aging on working memory may be due to changes in which structure of the brain?

Virtual reality training Virtual reality memory training,in which older adults simulated walking through various places,was found to benefit which type of cognitive ability?

Conjunction tasks and serial processing Older adults do relatively more poorly than younger adults on conjunction vs.simple search tasks,because conjunction tasks rely on ____________ processing.

Attentional resources theory- choice The view that older adults have difficulty allocating enough of their mental focus to cognitive operations is consistent with the _____________ theory of aging.

Stereotype threat- stem According to research on stereotype threat,when older adults are made to feel aware of their age in a memory study,they will:

Self-regulation and driving The model of self-regulation and driving predicts that an older adult will continue to drive depends on the psychological factors of:

Driving behavior of older adults A factor in the driving behavior of older adults is that,compared to younger adults,they are more likely to:

Videogame training on attention in young Research on videogame training in young adults shows that these games have the effect of improving:

Sleep and memory Unlike younger adults,neither middle-aged nor older individuals show a benefit to memory of having a greater amount of _______ sleep:

Psychological factors affecting driving A psychological factor affecting the driving performance of older adults is:

Role of central executive The role of the central executive in working memory is to:

Memory self-efficacy Older adults who have a low sense of memory ________________,the feeling that they cannot perform well on a memory test,are likely to have poorer scores when their memory is actually tested.

Left-hand turns and older adults Research from the Institute of Highway Safety shows that older drivers in the U.S.faced with the challenge of making a left-hand turn while driving in a busy intersection are most likely to experience which outcome?

Method of loci as memory training method Using the "method of loci" to help older adults improve their memory involves which technique?

Brinley plot- stem Brinley plots illustrating the slowing of reaction time in older adults typically involve which type of data?

Stroop task and inhibition Performance of older adults on the __________ task provides evidence of difficulties they experience in inhibiting irrelevant and potentially confusing information.

Vision changes that affect driving An older adult's ability to drive may be affected by which normal age-related changes in vision?

Stereotype threat- choice Making older adults conscious about their age during a memory test is likely to trigger the condition known as _____________ in which their performance actually becomes worse.

Confusing intersections Crowded intersections pose a particular risk for older adults not only because of the many cars,but because they often have:

Deep processing in memory training Training older adults to use "deep processing" to encode information more fully would involve having them follow which procedure?