Question 1

What neurological changes occur as a function of the natural aging process?

Accepted Answer

As we age, there are several neurologica

Question 2

At what age do children typically start developing scripts and schemas?

Accepted Answer

A)  birth 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 6 
D)  age 8 
A)  birth 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 6 
D)  age 8

Question 3

The sensory registers (echoic memory and visuo-spatial sketchpad) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improve as a child ages 
B)  worsen as a child ages 
C)  remain stable as a child ages 
D)  are nonexistent in childhood 
A)  improve as a child ages 
B)  worsen as a child ages 
C)  remain stable as a child ages 
D)  are nonexistent in childhood

Question 4

What are two things that stay the same in memory with normal aging?

Accepted Answer

As individuals age, certain aspects of m

Question 5

What is one of the results of cognitive slowing with aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased working memory capacity 
B)  failure to retain end products for later stages 
C)  decreased inhibitory abilities 
D)  unwanted information enters working memory 
A)  decreased working memory capacity 
B)  failure to retain end products for later stages 
C)  decreased inhibitory abilities 
D)  unwanted information enters working memory

Question 6

A memory task that is more likely to show the effects of a decline in self-initiated process is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition 
B)  perceptual identification 
C)  recall 
D)  word fragment completion 
A)  recognition 
B)  perceptual identification 
C)  recall 
D)  word fragment completion

Question 7

Neurons fire ________ for older adults than for younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  in a more repetitive pattern 
B)  faster 
C)  at the same rate 
D)  slower 
A)  in a more repetitive pattern 
B)  faster 
C)  at the same rate 
D)  slower

Question 8

What is typically done in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm with infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infant is allowed to go back to the mother. 
B)  An infant is allowed to watch interesting pictures if he or she successfully remembers something. 
C)  associating a reinforcer, such as mobile movement, with infant movements, such as kicking 
D)  an old behaviorist approach to studying infant memory 
A)  An infant is allowed to go back to the mother. 
B)  An infant is allowed to watch interesting pictures if he or she successfully remembers something. 
C)  associating a reinforcer, such as mobile movement, with infant movements, such as kicking 
D)  an old behaviorist approach to studying infant memory

Question 9

What is a consequence of slower processing on memory performance with aging?

Accepted Answer

A consequence of slower processing on me

Question 10

Increases in memory performance in children are closely linked to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in processing speed 
B)  advanced perceptual processes 
C)  decreased metamemory awareness 
D)  dietary changes 
A)  increases in processing speed 
B)  advanced perceptual processes 
C)  decreased metamemory awareness 
D)  dietary changes

What neurological changes occur as a function of the natural aging process?

At what age do children typically start developing scripts and schemas?

The sensory registers (echoic memory and visuo-spatial sketchpad) __________.

What are two things that stay the same in memory with normal aging?

What is one of the results of cognitive slowing with aging?

A memory task that is more likely to show the effects of a decline in self-initiated process is __________.

Neurons fire ________ for older adults than for younger adults.

What is typically done in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm with infants?

What is a consequence of slower processing on memory performance with aging?

Increases in memory performance in children are closely linked to __________.

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

What neurological changes occur as a function of the natural aging process?

At what age do children typically start developing scripts and schemas?

The sensory registers (echoic memory and visuo-spatial sketchpad) __________.

What are two things that stay the same in memory with normal aging?

What is one of the results of cognitive slowing with aging?

A memory task that is more likely to show the effects of a decline in self-initiated process is __________.

Neurons fire ________ for older adults than for younger adults.

What is typically done in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm with infants?

What is a consequence of slower processing on memory performance with aging?

Increases in memory performance in children are closely linked to __________.

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