Question 1

Research on age differences in the knowledge base aspects of memory show

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A)   substantial age-related declines.
B)   a peak in middle age followed by decline.
C)   no age differences.
D)   a low point in middle age followed by improvement. C

Question 2

Processes that are fast,reliable,and are insensitive to increases in cognitive demands are said to be

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A)   automatic.
B)   effortful.
C)   simple reactions.
D)   divided attention responses. A

Question 3

Remembering to call your friend on her birthday would require you to use

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A)   retrospective memory.
B)   correlative memory.
C)   anterograde memory.
D)   prospective memory. D

Question 4

_____ is remembering to perform a planned activity in the future.

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A)   Prospective memory
B)   Correlative memory
C)   Anterograde memory
D)   Retrospective memory

Question 5

Evidence has shown that the capacity of working memory

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A)   declines with age.
B)   remains constant over time.
C)   increases with age.
D)   decreases in young adulthood and increases into old age.

Question 6

Learning and remembering the meaning of words and concepts not tied to specific occurrences of events in time is

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   episodic memory.
C)   semantic memory.
D)   remote memory.

Question 7

The ability to remember extensive amounts of information from a few seconds to a few hours to decades is known as

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   working memory.
C)   long-term memory.
D)   remote memory.

Question 8

Researchers using a____________________memory task would provide organizational hints to improve memory performance.

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The answer of Researchers using a____________________memory task would provide organizational...

Question 9

Remembering something that did not really occur is known as

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A)   false memory.
B)   source memory.
C)   flashbulb memory.
D)   implicit memory.

Question 10

Remembering where you were when 9/11 occurred is an example of

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A)   explicit memory.
B)   semantic memory.
C)   an implicit memory.
D)   a flashbulb memory.

Question 11

Older adults are likely to have difficulties with_____,which involves remembering where a piece of information was acquired.

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A)   false memory
B)   source memory
C)   flashbulb memory
D)   implicit memory

Question 12

The key to keeping information in working memory involves the use of____________________.

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The answer of The key to keeping information in working...

Question 13

Recent research into what causes working memory deficits in older adults has found

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A)   older adults have more trouble accessing multiple pieces of information.
B)   older adults have more trouble juggling all of the information.
C)   verbal working memory is much more affected than spatial working memory.
D)   testing at night improves older adults performance.

Question 14

When people use their world knowledge to construct a more global understanding of what a text is about,this is known as

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A)   a situation model.
B)   propositional representation.
C)   discourse memory.
D)   text-based variables.

Question 15

Using the calendar function in your email to keep track of meetings and classes is an example of an ____________________.

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Question 16

Research has shown that the strong version of the processing resource hypothesis

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A)   is true only for young adults in school.
B)   is strongly supported.
C)   has little support.
D)   explains performance quite well.

Question 17

Which of the following questions can be asked using the information-processing model in adult development and aging?

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A)   Can age differences in storage aspects be explained through process aspects?
B)   Are there age differences in storage aspects of information processing?
C)   Are there age differences in the process aspects of information processing?
D)   All of these

Question 18

John has driven the same short route to work everyday for the last 7 years.Today he arrived at work and realized he really didn't remember any of his drive.This is an example of

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A)   automatic processing.
B)   effortful processing.
C)   divided attention.
D)   attentional capacity.

Question 19

What part of the information processing system has an unlimited capacity,takes in information very rapidly,and by focusing your attention information retained?

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A)   attention
B)   sensory memory
C)   working memory
D)   tertiary memory

Question 20

When you cram for an exam a couple hours before the exam,the material is probably in

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