Question 1

Benjamin (2010) proposed that older adults have a(n) _________ that causes problems in source memory and the inability to exclude irrelevant information.

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A) global deficit 
B) specific deficit 
C) occipital deficit 
D) hormonal deficit

Question 2

Neuroscience research clearly demonstrates that ____________ has a wide range of effects on the brain, including increased neural plasticity, and can be an intervention alternative for diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Accepted Answer

A) a diet high in Omega-3 fatty acids 
B) reading 
C) exercise 
D) working past retirement age

Question 3

Describe incorrect memories. Why might older adults be more susceptible to incorrect memories?

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Question 4

An example of an internal memory strategy is

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A) rehearsal. 
B) a list. 
C) an address book. 
D) a calendar.

Question 5

Remembering that you have a dentist appointment next Friday at noon requires ____________ .

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The answer of Remembering that you have a dentist appointment...

Question 6

Research has shown that when older adults are asked to predict how well they will perform on a memory task, they are more accurate when

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A) the task is novel. 
B) they are told how other people have performed. 
C) they have direct experience with the task. 
D) they have no experience with the task.

Question 7

Older adults from 75 to 95 years of age who spoke ____________ languages or more showed the best cognitive state.

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A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) number of languages was not related to cognitive functioning

Question 8

Remembering to call your friend on her birthday requires you to use

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is not an assumption of the information-processing approach?

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A) People are active participants in the process. 
B) Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of performance can be examined. 
C) Information is handled in the system in an untransformed manner. 
D) Information is processed through a series of processes.

Question 10

Older adults have more difficulty correctly identifying information as false because they have trouble linking content information to

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A) its context. 
B) its outcome. 
C) other information in long-term memory. 
D) sensory memory.

Question 11

Memory for implicit material reveals that, in general, age differences are

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A) greater for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
B) smaller for explicit memory relative to implicit memory. 
C) are similar to that for explicit memory. 
D) only found on perceptual tasks.

Question 12

_______________involves remembering items or events that did not occur.

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Question 13

When a friend asks you to tell them everything about your weekend, this is an example of what type of memory task?

Accepted Answer

A) recall 
B) recognition 
C) cued recall 
D) probed recognition

Question 14

What is autobiographical memory? What distinguishes events that are memorable from those that are not?

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Question 15

Describe normative age-related differences in working memory.What are the implications for daily functioning?

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Question 16

Which of the following is an external memory aid?

Accepted Answer

A) imagery 
B) rehearsal 
C) memory drugs 
D) a shopping list

Question 17

You realize that you have an exam coming up for your biology course.Half of it is multiple choice and half of it is essay.You realize the essay section will be harder than the multiple-choice part of the exam.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) metamemory. 
B) memory monitoring. 
C) on-line awareness. 
D) memory awareness.

Question 18

Under which conditions do older and younger adults show similar patterns of attention allocation?

Accepted Answer

A) never 
B) when the goal is to have familiarity with the material 
C) when the task requires effortful and deliberate processing 
D) when the information is presented quickly

Question 19

________________ is how quickly and efficiently the early steps in information processing are completed.

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The answer of ________________ is how quickly and efficiently the...

Question 20

Which type of memory is concerned with learning and remembering the meanings of words and concepts that are not tied to specific occurrences of events in time?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) working memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) semantic memory

Exam 6: Attention and Memory