Question 1

In a classic study,Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer found that an important factor related to health,and even survival,in a nursing home is:

Accepted Answer

A) the provision of emergency geriatric care. 
B) the availability of trained staff to care for the oldest-olds. 
C) the patient's feelings of control and self-determination. 
D) the opportunity to interact with family member(s)during the stay.

Question 2

A recent study revealed that _____ improves the sleep profile of older adults.

Accepted Answer

A) a high-calorie diet 
B) an inactive lifestyle 
C) regular exercise 
D) antidepressant medication

Question 3

A recent study demonstrated improved executive function in females 50- to 75-years-old who took:

Accepted Answer

A) fish oil. 
B) second jobs. 
C) multi-vitamins. 
D) antacid tablets.

Question 4

Describe shrinking of the brain in the aging process.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The Lumosity program used by older adults in a study to improve their selective attention focuses on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Problem solving. 
B) Mental calculation. 
C) Vocabulary development. 
D) Working memory.

Question 6

_____ are the leading cause of injury deaths among adults who are 65 years and older.

Accepted Answer

A) Household fires 
B) Falls 
C) Motor vehicle accidents 
D) Heart conditions

Question 7

A recent national survey revealed that _____ percent of adults 70 years and older had a hearing loss defined as an inability to hear sounds at frequencies higher than 25 dB with their better ear.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 28 
C) 50 
D) 63

Question 8

Older adults have more difficulty determining the time required to step on the brakes when a traffic light suddenly turns red.This is because they have:

Accepted Answer

A) a decline in explicit memory. 
B) slower perceptual speed. 
C) inferior semantic memory. 
D) lost the ability to use their episodic memory.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the relationship between semantic memory and aging is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic memory declines more than semantic memory in older adults. 
B) Older adults are usually unable to retrieve semantic information. 
C) Episodic memory and semantic memory remain unchanged in older adults. 
D) Older adults can retrieve semantic information from long ago but not from the recent past.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about older workers is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Older workers have more accidents than younger workers. 
B) Older workers have higher rates of absenteeism than younger workers. 
C) Older workers are of considerably less value to a company than younger workers. 
D) Older workers experience more job satisfaction than younger workers.

Question 11

Compared with elderly men,elderly women are LESS likely to have:

Accepted Answer

A) arthritis. 
B) hypertension. 
C) visual problems. 
D) hearing problems.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Being at a grocery store and remembering what you wanted to buy 
B) Typing on the computer while talking to a friend 
C) Being able to name the capital of Illinois 
D) Recounting the events of a movie you have seen

Question 13

Why are older adults more likely to forget what items they wanted to buy at a grocery store (unless they write them down on a list and take it with them)than they are to forget how to drive a car?

Accepted Answer

A) Perceptual speed declines with aging. 
B) Implicit memory is less likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory. 
C) Source memory is more likely to decline with aging than prospective memory. 
D) Explicit memory declines more rapidly with aging than implicit memory.

Question 14

_____ attention,which consists of focusing on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant,generally decreases in older adults.

Accepted Answer

A) Selective 
B) Perceptive 
C) Inductive 
D) Sustained

Question 15

In 2012,an estimated _____ adults in the United States had Alzheimer disease.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 2.6 million 
C) 5.4 million 
D) 8.8 million

Question 16

Ellie is 75 years old.According to your text,she is MOST likely to complain about:

Accepted Answer

A) back pain. 
B) peripheral neuropathic pain. 
C) chronic joint pain. 
D) leg pain.

Question 17

Color vision declines with age due to:

Accepted Answer

A) the yellowing of the lens of the eye. 
B) a decline in the effectiveness of the cones to discriminate colors. 
C) cataracts preventing certain parts of the light spectrum from entering the lens of the eye. 
D) a reduction of the light entering the peripheral area of the visual field.

Question 18

A potential benefit of working in an occupation with a high level of mental demand is:

Accepted Answer

A) increased stress. 
B) improved cognitive functioning. 
C) reduced employee benefits. 
D) more physical demands.

Question 19

Which of the following is TRUE about attention?

Accepted Answer

A) The more difficult the competing tasks are,the more effectively older adults divide attention than younger adults. 
B) When the two competing tasks are reasonably easy,age differences among adults are minimal or nonexistent. 
C) On simple tasks involving a search for a feature,age differences are dramatic even when individuals are given sufficient practice. 
D) Generally,older adults are more adept at selective attention than younger adults are.

Question 20

Remembering how to ride a bike without having to consciously think about it is a part of an individual's _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) declarative 
B) prospective 
C) implicit 
D) explicit

Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood