Question 1

How is religion related to a sense of well-being and life satisfaction in old age?

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In a recent study of older adults, secur...

Question 2

An example of ________ attention is the ability to focus on one voice among many in a crowded room or a noisy restaurant.

Accepted Answer

A)   selective
B)   divided
C)   sustained
D)   executiveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which cognitive resource shows considerable decline in late adulthood and is strongly linked to declines in working memory?

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The answer of Which cognitive resource shows considerable decline in...

Question 4

The term ________ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

A)   divided attention
B)   selective attention
C)   attention deficit
D)   sustained attentionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

According to a study by Balasubramaniam in 2018, who among the following is most likely to commit suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   a male who lives alone
B)   a male who travels frequently
C)   a male who lives with his spouse
D)   a male who changes jobs frequentlyE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

How does religion and spirituality meet some important psychological and social needs of older adults?

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Religion and spirituality can meet some ...

Question 7

According to a recent study by De Meyer and others, every one of the older adults with mild cognitive impairment who had ________ in their spinal fluid developed Alzheimer disease within 5 years.

Accepted Answer

A)   the amyloid beta
B)   acetylcholine
C)   the apolipoprotein
D)   oxytocinE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Men spend less time planning for retirement than women do.
B)   Older adults with a long work history adjust to retirement more easily than those who have been in the workforce for a shorter period of time.
C)   Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction are more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement.
D)   Preretirement social contacts are more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The concept of "use it or lose it" is a significant component of the ________ model of cognitive optimization that addresses strategies to buffer age-related declines in intellectual development.

Accepted Answer

A)   engagement
B)   constructivist
C)   peer-to-peer
D)   social learningE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

According to Denise Park and Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, neurocognitive ________ involves the use of complementary, neural circuits to protect cognitive functioning in an aging brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   scaffolding
B)   bypassing
C)   extension
D)   regenerationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

________ 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) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

________ tend to overestimate the memory problems they experience on a daily basis.

Accepted Answer

A)   Adolescents
B)   Younger adults
C)   Middle-aged adults
D)   Older adultsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Remembering where a person went on vacation last summer is an example of ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   situational
B)   semantic
C)   prospective
D)   episodicE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

According to research by Baltes and his colleagues, the time frame of ________ is the main age window for wisdom to emerge.

Accepted Answer

A)   early midlife and late midlife
B)   midlife and late adulthood
C)   late adolescence and early adulthood
D)   young-old and oldest-oldE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Estimates indicate that as many as ________ percent of individuals 65 years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) .

Accepted Answer

A)   40 to 50
B)   30 to 40
C)   10 to 20
D)   50 to 60E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What is an allele?

Accepted Answer

A)   an alternative form of a gene
B)   the specific location of a gene on the chromosome
C)   a particular chromosome in the human genome
D)   a sequence of DNA that caps the chromosomeE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Discuss three types of attention.

Accepted Answer

(1) Selective attention involves focusin...

Question 18

80-year-old Lucia has difficulty remembering to call her son every Sunday at noon. This is most likely due to a decline in her ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   source
B)   episodic
C)   implicit
D)   prospectiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Frank, aged 67, recites a poem that he learned in grade school, much to the amazement of his grandchildren. This is an example of Frank's ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   procedural
B)   implicit
C)   semantic
D)   functionalE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following can be attributed to giving Americans the option to retire?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Age Discrimination Act of 1967
B)   the deletion of mandatory retirement in 1986
C)   establishment of the Social Security system in 1935
D)   the extension of the mandatory retirement age in 1978E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

The term ________ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

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________ tend to overestimate the memory problems they experience on a daily basis.

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

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Which cognitive resource shows considerable decline in late adulthood and is strongly linked to declines in working memory?

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How is religion related to a sense of well-being and life satisfaction in old age?

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An example of ________ attention is the ability to focus on one voice among many in a crowded room or a noisy restaurant.

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Discuss three types of attention.

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The concept of "use it or lose it" is a significant component of the ________ model of cognitive optimization that addresses strategies to buffer age-related declines in intellectual development.

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Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

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According to research by Baltes and his colleagues, the time frame of ________ is the main age window for wisdom to emerge.

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Remembering where a person went on vacation last summer is an example of ________ memory.

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How does religion and spirituality meet some important psychological and social needs of older adults?

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80-year-old Lucia has difficulty remembering to call her son every Sunday at noon. This is most likely due to a decline in her ________ memory.

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Estimates indicate that as many as ________ percent of individuals 65 years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) .

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According to a study by Balasubramaniam in 2018, who among the following is most likely to commit suicide?

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What is an allele?

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According to a recent study by De Meyer and others, every one of the older adults with mild cognitive impairment who had ________ in their spinal fluid developed Alzheimer disease within 5 years.

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According to Denise Park and Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, neurocognitive ________ involves the use of complementary, neural circuits to protect cognitive functioning in an aging brain.

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Frank, aged 67, recites a poem that he learned in grade school, much to the amazement of his grandchildren. This is an example of Frank's ________ memory.

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