Question 1

Provide two examples of cohort effects as found in the SLS.

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Question 2

The findings on executive function and lifestyle factors from Whitehall II showed that people whose abilities declined the most also tended to:

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A)  drink moderate amounts of alcohol. 
B)  live very close to their children. 
C)  exercise a moderate amount. 
D)  consume large amounts of fruits and vegetables.

Question 3

A WAIS-IV test that measures the ability called Perceptual Reasoning is:

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A)  Symbol Search. 
B)  Block Design. 
C)  Digit Span. 
D)  Comprehension.

Question 4

As shown in research on decision-making, one advantage that older problem-solvers seems to possess involves their greater ability to make the most out of:

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A)  timed performance. 
B)  finding alternative solutions. 
C)  advice from other people. 
D)  information from prior experience.

Question 5

The thinking involved in Piaget's stage of formal operations involves which type of ability?

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A)  Solving problems with new techniques. 
B)  Using abstract symbols and logic. 
C)  Finding new, undefined problems. 
D)  Understanding interpersonal relations.

Question 6

Higher scores on verbal fluency and working memory were found among a sample of people employed as __________ in a study carried out in the Netherlands.

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A)  physicians 
B)  teachers 
C)  nurses 
D)  architects

Question 7

What changes have taken place in the WAIS leading up to the present WAIS-IV?

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Question 8

Al Nino is a man in his 70s who is receiving rehabilitation following his recent hip surgery. Luckily his physical therapist avoids elderspeak because she refers to him as:

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A)  Mr. Nino 
B)  Honey 
C)  Al 
D)  Dear

Question 9

Older adults subjected to the process called _____________ are likely to view themselves as unable to carry out activities for themselves.

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A)  dialectics 
B)  testing the limits 
C)  infantilization 
D)  pragmatization

Question 10

Which measures of intelligence are the least biased by cultural factors? Which are the most?

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Question 11

In research on the Berlin Wisdom Paradigm by Grossman and colleagues, the older adults who were seen by others as wise had lower scores on a measure of:

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A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  vocabulary knowledge. 
C)  general information. 
D)  life complexity.

Question 12

Due to the tendency to engage in _______________, many older adults repeat the same words on tests of verbal fluency when they are asked to produce words that all begin with the same letter.

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A)  task-switching 
B)  assimilation 
C)  perserveration 
D)  inhibition

Question 13

Outline the major developments in the measurement of intelligence.

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Question 14

Define the five aspects of intelligence and plasticity investigated by Baltes.

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Question 15

In the procedure known as testing the limits, researchers studying the aging process try to:

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A)  provide cognitive training until they show no more improvements. 
B)  challenge older adults to push themselves physically. 
C)  ask older adults to complete a large number of ability measures. 
D)  encourage older adults to work slowly and carefully.

Question 16

Which executive functioning do you rely most heavily upon while driving?

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A)  Listening to warnings. 
B)  Observing road signs. 
C)  Turning the wheel. 
D)  Planning your route.

Question 17

Older bilingual speakers show performance deficits on which measure of executive functioning?

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A)  task-switching 
B)  Wisconsin card-sorting 
C)  Stroop task 
D)  spatial reasoning

Question 18

The Trail Making Test is used in a neuropsychological assessment to evaluate the older adult's:

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A)  naturalistic intelligence. 
B)  frontal lobe functioning. 
C)  frustration tolerance. 
D)  visual memory.

Question 19

Summarize the main findings of the SLS in terms of the scales of the PMA.

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Question 20

What are the major neuropsychological assessment measures?

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Exam 7: Language, Problem-Solving, and Intelligence