Question 1

A typical finding using Brinley plots is that older adults process information at about ____ times the speed of younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  1.5 
C)  3 
D)  .5 
A)  2 
B)  1.5 
C)  3 
D)  .5

Question 2

What is one of the things that stays the same in memory as people get older?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall memory is roughly the same. 
B)  Declarative memory remains intact. 
C)  Priming effects are similar. 
D)  Processing speed is constant. 
A)  Recall memory is roughly the same. 
B)  Declarative memory remains intact. 
C)  Priming effects are similar. 
D)  Processing speed is constant.

Question 3

What type of source monitoring is most affected by aging?

Accepted Answer

Aging can affect various cognitive proce

Question 4

Memory in infancy is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonexistent 
B)  inaccessible 
C)  limited to procedural and nondeclarative 
D)  limited to procedural and episodic 
A)  nonexistent 
B)  inaccessible 
C)  limited to procedural and nondeclarative 
D)  limited to procedural and episodic

Question 5

When an infant is allowed to observe some activity and then is later given the opportunity to try to do that activity, if it is remembered, this is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conjugate reinforcement 
B)  elicited imitation 
C)  delayed matching to sample 
D)  looking method 
A)  conjugate reinforcement 
B)  elicited imitation 
C)  delayed matching to sample 
D)  looking method

Question 6

What is one of the results of a decline in inhibitory abilities with aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased interference effects 
B)  increased time thinking about irrelevant thoughts 
C)  smaller directed forgetting effects 
D)  loss of normal forgetting 
A)  decreased interference effects 
B)  increased time thinking about irrelevant thoughts 
C)  smaller directed forgetting effects 
D)  loss of normal forgetting

Question 7

Semantic knowledge in childhood __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is not very sophisticated 
B)  lacks schemas and scripts 
C)  can be complex in domains that are interesting to the child 
D)  cannot be dissociated from episodic memory 
A)  is not very sophisticated 
B)  lacks schemas and scripts 
C)  can be complex in domains that are interesting to the child 
D)  cannot be dissociated from episodic memory

Question 8

What of the following is a consequence of age-related changes in the speed of processing for older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased working memory capacity 
B)  faster response times 
C)  decreased loss of information over time 
D)  failure to complete memory processes in time 
A)  increased working memory capacity 
B)  faster response times 
C)  decreased loss of information over time 
D)  failure to complete memory processes in time

Question 9

Older adults appear to have a reduced working memory capacity. This would be a problem because they would __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience less interference 
B)  be slower in the rate at which they processed information 
C)  be less able to coordinate multiple pieces of information 
D)  be forming chunks in memory that are too large 
A)  experience less interference 
B)  be slower in the rate at which they processed information 
C)  be less able to coordinate multiple pieces of information 
D)  be forming chunks in memory that are too large

Question 10

What is the non-nutritive sucking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing neurological tracers that will not be taken up by the body as nutrients 
B)  denying an infant food for a short period to motivate them to remember where it is 
C)  assessing memory performance when an infant is not hungry and, thus, is motivated 
D)  measuring the rate at which an infant sucks on a device while not feeding 
A)  providing neurological tracers that will not be taken up by the body as nutrients 
B)  denying an infant food for a short period to motivate them to remember where it is 
C)  assessing memory performance when an infant is not hungry and, thus, is motivated 
D)  measuring the rate at which an infant sucks on a device while not feeding

Question 11

Compared to younger adults, older adults are ________ sensitive to emotional information.

Accepted Answer

A)  more 
B)  less 
C)  just as 
D)  inversely 
A)  more 
B)  less 
C)  just as 
D)  inversely

Question 12

Brinley plots of aging typically __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have slopes greater than one 
B)  are used only with older adults, not with younger adults 
C)  show a logarithmic change in cognitive performance 
D)  involve the inverse intercept rule 
A)  have slopes greater than one 
B)  are used only with older adults, not with younger adults 
C)  show a logarithmic change in cognitive performance 
D)  involve the inverse intercept rule

Question 13

How much does the organization of information in episodic memory change as people grow old?

Accepted Answer

A)  very little 
B)  a great deal 
C)  almost completely 
D)  It depends on the information being learned. 
A)  very little 
B)  a great deal 
C)  almost completely 
D)  It depends on the information being learned.

Question 14

How does the inhibition of irrelevant information change as a person grows older?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no change. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It increases. 
D)  There is either an increase or a decrease, depending on childhood experiences. 
A)  There is no change. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It increases. 
D)  There is either an increase or a decrease, depending on childhood experiences.

Question 15

What change in self-initiated processing occurs as a result of the natural aging process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It emerges. 
D)  It shifts focus. 
A)  It increases. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It emerges. 
D)  It shifts focus.

Question 16

To help maintain memory abilities as one ages, it is important to be ___________ active.

Accepted Answer

A)  physically 
B)  intellectually 
C)  socially 
D)  all of the above
Short Answers 
A)  physically 
B)  intellectually 
C)  socially 
D)  all of the above
Short Answers

Question 17

How are older adults affected by emotional content in memory compared to younger adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are affected similarly. 
B)  They are less affected. 
C)  They are more affected. 
D)  They are less affected, but only during low circadian rhythms. 
A)  They are affected similarly. 
B)  They are less affected. 
C)  They are more affected. 
D)  They are less affected, but only during low circadian rhythms.

Question 18

Which is NOT true about memory in infancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implicit memories are well-developed at birth. 
B)  Infants are not sensitive to context information. 
C)  Infants prefer the sound of voices heard while they were in the womb. 
D)  Infants create and use categories when they are 3 or 4 months old. 
A)  Implicit memories are well-developed at birth. 
B)  Infants are not sensitive to context information. 
C)  Infants prefer the sound of voices heard while they were in the womb. 
D)  Infants create and use categories when they are 3 or 4 months old.

Question 19

What is the looking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

Accepted Answer

A)  observing an infant's facial expression 
B)  observing changes in where an infant is looking 
C)  looking for indicators of memory performance 
D)  looking at measures that correlate with remembering 
A)  observing an infant's facial expression 
B)  observing changes in where an infant is looking 
C)  looking for indicators of memory performance 
D)  looking at measures that correlate with remembering

Question 20

How young are infants when they start to show evidence of episodic memory in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  3 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  9 months 
A)  at birth 
B)  3 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  9 months

A typical finding using Brinley plots is that older adults process information at about ____ times the speed of younger adults.

What is one of the things that stays the same in memory as people get older?

What type of source monitoring is most affected by aging?

Memory in infancy is __________.

When an infant is allowed to observe some activity and then is later given the opportunity to try to do that activity, if it is remembered, this is called __________.

What is one of the results of a decline in inhibitory abilities with aging?

Semantic knowledge in childhood __________.

What of the following is a consequence of age-related changes in the speed of processing for older adults?

Older adults appear to have a reduced working memory capacity. This would be a problem because they would __________.

What is the non-nutritive sucking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

Compared to younger adults, older adults are ________ sensitive to emotional information.

Brinley plots of aging typically __________.

How much does the organization of information in episodic memory change as people grow old?

How does the inhibition of irrelevant information change as a person grows older?

What change in self-initiated processing occurs as a result of the natural aging process?

To help maintain memory abilities as one ages, it is important to be ___________ active.

How are older adults affected by emotional content in memory compared to younger adults?

Which is NOT true about memory in infancy?

What is the looking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

How young are infants when they start to show evidence of episodic memory in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm?

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

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Exam 15: Development

A typical finding using Brinley plots is that older adults process information at about ____ times the speed of younger adults.

What is one of the things that stays the same in memory as people get older?

What type of source monitoring is most affected by aging?

Memory in infancy is __________.

When an infant is allowed to observe some activity and then is later given the opportunity to try to do that activity, if it is remembered, this is called __________.

What is one of the results of a decline in inhibitory abilities with aging?

Semantic knowledge in childhood __________.

What of the following is a consequence of age-related changes in the speed of processing for older adults?

Older adults appear to have a reduced working memory capacity. This would be a problem because they would __________.

What is the non-nutritive sucking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

Compared to younger adults, older adults are ________ sensitive to emotional information.

Brinley plots of aging typically __________.

How much does the organization of information in episodic memory change as people grow old?

How does the inhibition of irrelevant information change as a person grows older?

What change in self-initiated processing occurs as a result of the natural aging process?

To help maintain memory abilities as one ages, it is important to be ___________ active.

How are older adults affected by emotional content in memory compared to younger adults?

Which is NOT true about memory in infancy?

What is the looking method that can be used with infants in memory research?

How young are infants when they start to show evidence of episodic memory in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm?

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters