Question 1

A recent study reported by Lachman and others revealed that older adults with less education had _____ than those with more education.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower interpersonal skills
B)   lower cognitive abilities
C)   higher incidence of mental disorders
D)   higher distractibilityE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

_____ is expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits practical judgment about important matters.

Accepted Answer

A)   Enlightenment
B)   Wisdom
C)   Proficiency
D)   CompetenceE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Identify the language problem in which individuals have difficulty retrieving information from memory,even though they are confident that they can do so.

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Question 4

Identify a type of dementia that is characterized by muscle tremors,a gradual slowing of movement,and partial facial paralysis.

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Question 5

Which of the following is the main treatment for Parkinson in the earlier stages?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine agonists
B)   L-dopa
C)   Cholinerase inhibitors
D)   AcetylcholineE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.

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Question 7

_____ is a cognitive resource that involves the ability to perform tasks such as deciding whether pairs of two-digit or two-letter strings are the same or different or determining the time required to step on the brakes when the car directly ahead stops.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sustained attention
B)   Executive attention
C)   Episodic memory
D)   Perceptual speedE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Identify the leading expert who described seven major pathways that adults in their sixties take to retirement.

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Question 9

Which of the following is the probable reason for the decline in working memory in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased distractibility
B)   Efficient inhibition
C)   Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
D)   Lowered implicit memoryE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gross motor skills and fine motor skills
B)   Fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence
C)   Physiological control and psychological control
D)   Generativity and stagnationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Explicit memory is also called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   collective
B)   procedural
C)   declarative
D)   falseE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for depression?

Accepted Answer

A)   Overlooking insomnia
B)   Increase in social support
C)   Increase in self-critical thinking
D)   Curtailment of daily activitiesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

It is estimated that _____ of men 85 years and older are at risk for developing dementia.

Accepted Answer

A)   23 percent
B)   55 percent
C)   31 percent
D)   17 percentE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

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.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Educational qualifications and professional skills are components of cognitive pragmatics.
B)   Cognitive mechanics improves in late adulthood.
C)   Decline in cognitive pragmatics may begin as soon as early midlife.
D)   Knowledge about the self and life skills that help people to master or cope with life are components of cognitive mechanics.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

In his studies on wisdom,Paul Baltes has found all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   wisdom is correlated with cognitive factors such as intelligence.
B)   wisdom is associated with creativity and openness to experience.
C)   higher levels of wisdom is achieved through certain life experiences,such as being trained and working in a field concerned with difficult life problems.
D)   having wisdom-enhancing mentors contribute to higher levels of wisdom.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

_____ refer to services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities,illnesses,or the elderly.

Accepted Answer

A)   Respite care
B)   Hospice care
C)   Palliative care
D)   Home health careE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

_____ is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mild cognitive impairment
B)   Low cholesterol
C)   Major depression
D)   Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenonE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

Discuss three types of attention.

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Exam 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Identify a type of dementia that is characterized by muscle tremors,a gradual slowing of movement,and partial facial paralysis.

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Which of the following is the main treatment for Parkinson in the earlier stages?

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A recent study reported by Lachman and others revealed that older adults with less education had _____ than those with more education.

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In his studies on wisdom,Paul Baltes has found all of the following EXCEPT:

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_____ refer to services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities,illnesses,or the elderly.

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Which of the following statements about cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics is true?

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Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics?

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Which of the following is the probable reason for the decline in working memory in older adults?

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Identify the language problem in which individuals have difficulty retrieving information from memory,even though they are confident that they can do so.

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It is estimated that _____ of men 85 years and older are at risk for developing dementia.

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Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for depression?

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Identify the leading expert who described seven major pathways that adults in their sixties take to retirement.

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_____ is expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits practical judgment about important matters.

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_____ is a cognitive resource that involves the ability to perform tasks such as deciding whether pairs of two-digit or two-letter strings are the same or different or determining the time required to step on the brakes when the car directly ahead stops.

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_____ is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease.

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Which of the following statements about older workers is true?

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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:

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Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.

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