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1. In late adulthood, as measured by traditional tests of intelligence
2. When Schaie tested adults on all 5 primary mental abilities, the average scores after age 60
declined in only two areas.
showed no change until age 75.
remained the same as at age 50.
showed significant decline.
3. In Schaie's Seattle Longitudinal Study, cognitive decline was most evident in
4. In later life, variability in intellectual ability from person to person is
similar to earlier years.
even greater than in earlier years.
less apparent than in earlier years.
the same within every area of cognitive ability.
5. Loss of working memory is particularly likely to affect the ability to
recognize friends on the street.
remember public events of the past.
retain the image of a picture just seen.
repeat a series of numbers just heard.
6. Which of the following memory components shows the most decline with age?
7. Explicit memory
is almost impossible to recall verbally.
includes habits, emotions, and routines.
involves words, data, and concepts.
is learned unconsciously.
8. Implicit memory
is always conscious.
is easy to recall verbally.
involves habits & routines.
is impossible to measure.
9. A study of professionals found that significant production was most likely to peak at older ages for those in
sociology & psychology.
math & physics.
language & literature.
history & philosophy.
10. Storage mechanisms, retrieval strategies, selective attention, & logical analysis are examples of
11. Remembering one item makes it quicker & easier to remember other items is called
12. Physiologically, the brain in late adulthood
produces more neurons when needed.
develops more extensive connections between neurons.
loses over twenty percent of weight.
increases dopamine production.
13. An elderly person wants to prevent cognitive loss. Recommend?
reduce vitamins C & E
avoid all medicines
take some classes
avoid strenuous exercise
14. Dementia is
a problem only for the elderly.
pathological loss of brain functioning.
a problem that affects most of the elderly.
15. The 1st stage of Alzheimer's is characterized by
absentmindedness about recent events.
deficits in concentration.
16. Normal memory loss in late adulthood is called
benign senescent forgetfulness.
17. Multi-infarct dementia may be prevented by
regular physical exercise.
taking early retirement.
18. Which is NOT a sub cortical dementia?
19. Which of the following diseases can produce dementia?
20. Research on wisdom finds that
a minority of adults are wise.
wisdom is more common at 30 than 70.
most of the elderly are wise.
wisdom is never found in adults younger than 50.
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Robert C. Gates
"It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf."
- Walter Lippman