Question 1

Older adults who participated in 20 one-hour video game training sessions with the program Lumosity showed improvements in their:

Accepted Answer

A)  selective attention.
B)  perceptive attention.
C)  inductive attention.
D)  sustained attention.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Gerontologists recommend _____ training in addition to aerobic activity and stretching for older adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  strength
B)  marathon
C)  anaerobic
D)  specialE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Visually encoded _____ memory was linked to older adults' mobility.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory
B)  episodic
C)  working
D)  autobiographicalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following biological reasons explains women's increased resistance to infections and degenerative diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Estrogen production and the additional X chromosome
B)  Lower cholesterol levels and improved lung function
C)  Postmenopausal hormone levels and increased body water
D)  Better osmoregulation and lower trans fatE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

_____ refers to a progressive,irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory,reasoning,language,and eventually,physical function.

Accepted Answer

A)  Huntington's disease
B)  Parkinson disease
C)  Alzheimer disease
D)  Clinical depressionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Helen's knowledge of calculus and statistics is a part of her _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic
B)  episodic
C)  prospective
D)  implicitE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

_____ is the global term for any neurological disorder in which the primary symptoms involve a deterioration of mental functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paranoia
B)  Dementia
C)  Schizophrenia
D)  Alzheimer diseaseE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

What are some of the non-cognitive factors that affect memory?

Accepted Answer

Health,education,and socioeconomic statu...

Question 9

Which of the following is a region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has been documented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala
B)  Hippocampus
C)  Prefrontal cortex
D)  HypothalamusE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

At least _____ percent of older adults report at least some persistent pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  20
B)  45
C)  60
D)  95E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 11

A focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A focused and extended engagement with an...

Question 12

_____ is the most common chronic disorder in late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  Glaucoma
B)  Diabetes
C)  Arthritis
D)  Kidney diseaseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

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 are achieved through certain life experiences,such as being trained and working in a field concerned with difficult life problems.
D)  Having wisdom-enhancing mentors contributes to higher levels of wisdom.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

_____ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.

Accepted Answer

A)  Life expectancy
B)  Life span
C)  Longevity
D)  Life extensionE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  confusion.
B)  mild cognitive impairment.
C)  attention deficit disorder.
D)  neurosis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Researchers are exploring _____ buffering strategies,such as exercise,in an effort to find ways to attenuate some of the negative effects of stress on the aging process.

Accepted Answer

A)  stress
B)  cognitive
C)  emotional
D)  physicalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 17

Identify the region of the human brain in which neurogenesis has been documented in adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala
B)  Hypothalamus
C)  Prefrontal cortex
D)  Olfactory bulbE) A) and B)
F) None of the above D

Question 18

_____ 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) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

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 were more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement.
D)  Pre-retirement social contacts were more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room.Despite the presence of many voices around him,Zack focuses on what Ben is saying.This is an example of _____ attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  selective
B)  divided
C)  implicit
D)  executiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Older adults who participated in 20 one-hour video game training sessions with the program Lumosity showed improvements in their:

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Gerontologists recommend _____ training in addition to aerobic activity and stretching for older adults.

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Visually encoded _____ memory was linked to older adults' mobility.

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Which of the following biological reasons explains women's increased resistance to infections and degenerative diseases?

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_____ refers to a progressive,irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory,reasoning,language,and eventually,physical function.

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Helen's knowledge of calculus and statistics is a part of her _____ memory.

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_____ is the global term for any neurological disorder in which the primary symptoms involve a deterioration of mental functioning.

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What are some of the non-cognitive factors that affect memory?

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Which of the following is a region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has been documented?

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At least _____ percent of older adults report at least some persistent pain.

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A focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment.

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_____ is the most common chronic disorder in late adulthood.

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

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_____ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.

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The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called:

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Researchers are exploring _____ buffering strategies,such as exercise,in an effort to find ways to attenuate some of the negative effects of stress on the aging process.

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Identify the region of the human brain in which neurogenesis has been documented in adults.

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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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Which of the following statements about retirement is TRUE?

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Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room.Despite the presence of many voices around him,Zack focuses on what Ben is saying.This is an example of _____ attention.

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