Question 1

Which disease of the eye is characterized by the deterioration of the macula of the retina that corresponds to the focal center of the visual field?

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Question 2

Which of the following is a primary reason for the lowered brain volume of older adults compared with that of younger adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased growth of dendrites 
B)  increased length and complexity of axons 
C)  lower numbers of synapses 
D)  lower number of neurons

Question 3

What is the term that refers to the maximum number of years an individual can live?

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Question 4

Explicit memory is also called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective 
B)  procedural 
C)  declarative 
D)  false

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the effects of aging on human sexual performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orgasm becomes less frequent in females with age, occurring in every second to third attempt rather than every time. 
B)  More direct stimulation usually is needed to produce an erection. 
C)  A large-scale study of individuals from 57 to 85 years of age revealed that sexually active life expectancy was longer for women than for men. 
D)  Women lost more years of sexually active life due to poor health than men did.

Question 6

What is the term for the process of generation of new neurons?

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Question 7

Recent research indicates that the greater distractibility of older adults is associated with less effective functioning in neural networks running through the ________ of the brain, which are involved in cognitive control.

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital and temporal lobes 
B)  frontal and parietal lobes 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  medulla

Question 8

One factor that has contributed to the survival of centenarians is

Accepted Answer

A)  their ability to cope effectively with stress. 
B)  the lack of stressful events in their lives. 
C)  their years of marriage. 
D)  their socioeconomic status.

Question 9

Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson disease. 
B)  Alzheimer disease. 
C)  dementia other than Alzheimer disease. 
D)  brain cancer.

Question 10

Identify the region of the human brain in which neurogenesis has been documented in adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  olfactory bulb

Question 11

Which of the following is the region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has been documented?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 12

The retention of information about the details of life's happenings is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The term ________ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

A)  divided attention 
B)  selective attention 
C)  attention deficit 
D)  sustained attention

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The ________ is involved in smell.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  olfactory bulb 
D)  prefrontal cortex

Question 16

Gisela is suffering from a condition that involves thickening of the lenses of her eyes. This causes her vision to become cloudy or distorted. Identify the condition that Gisela is suffering from.

Accepted Answer

A)  glaucoma 
B)  nearsightedness 
C)  macular degeneration 
D)  cataracts

Question 17

In 2015, which of the following countries had the highest estimated life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  Swaziland 
C)  Monaco 
D)  Afghanistan

Question 18

________ diseases have a slow onset and a long duration, and they are rare in early adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute 
B)  Chronic 
C)  Terminal 
D)  Pervasive

Question 19

Felicia is a 70-year-old American woman. Her doctor should be most concerned about her developing ________, the leading cause of death in her age group.

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer 
B)  influenza 
C)  lung disease 
D)  cardiovascular disease

Question 20

Which of the following is true of changes in touch and pain sensitivity in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most frequent pain complaints of older adults are back pain, peripheral neuropathic pain, and chronic joint pain. 
B)  With aging, individuals could detect touch less in the upper extremities than in the lower extremities. 
C)  Older adults are more sensitive to pain than are younger adults. 
D)  Increased sensitivity to pain can help older adults cope with disease and injury.

Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood