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John Bargh and colleagues’ study of implicit stereotyping (1996) found that subliminally priming young people with the image of an elderly person caused them to a. answer questions more slowly in interviews. b. write more slowly on questionnaires. c. walk […]

Compared with younger adults, older adults’ metabolism of medication a. takes more time. b. takes less time. c. takes the same amount of time. d. requires more medication to achieve the same levels in the blood stream. Costa and colleagues […]

Damaged and dying neurons that collect around a core of amyloid protein produce a. neurofibrillary tangles. b. granulovacuolar bodies. c. synaptic nodes. d. neuritic plaques. The results of Bargh and colleagues and Hummert and colleagues reveal that a. causal attributions […]

People tend to have the most friends and acquaintances during which time period? a. adolescence b. middle age c. young adulthood d. old age Giving events personal meaning and continuity, and in effect creating an autobiography, is the definition of […]

Research indicates that there are age differences in the types of coping strategies used across the life span. For example, older adults are more likely to use________than younger adults. a. active coping strategies b. emotion-focused strategies c. personal mastery strategies […]

Describe false memories. Why might older adults be more susceptible to false memories? _________involves remembering items or events that did not occur. Answer: False memory Negative stereotypes about aging_______ the memory performance of older adults. a. increase b. decrease c. […]

Willis’ model proposes that the primary outcomes of everyday competence are a. independent living and absence of chronic disease. b. emotional and cognitive well-being. c. low environmental press and high competence. d. psychological and physical well-being. Denise is 51-years-old. However, […]

Population trends in the United States, specifically the continuing rise in the number of elderly people, are a. unique and specific to the United States. b. not unique because the population of elderly persons is increasing in most parts of […]

Having an older adult demonstrate an ability on a specific task is an example of a a. direct observation. b. clinical interview. c. neuropsychological assessment. d. performance-based assessment. Lower ego integrity, more physical problems, and more psychological problems are a. […]

Which of the following statements is false? a. The death of a parent forces us to face our own mortality. b. Loss of a child through stillbirth can be highly traumatic. c. Societal pressure to grieve the death of a […]

Changing how you study for algebra exams as compared with history exams would be an example of________ in Piaget’s theory. a. organization b. operations c. accommodation d. assimilation All of the following are associated with changes in sleep as we […]

The two groups of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are cholinesterase inhibitors and a. SSRIs. b. MAO inhibitors. c. lithium. d. memantine. As time goes on and stresses increase, marital satisfaction […]

Which of the following is true regarding home modifications? a. Minor structural changes (installing handrails) are common strategies. b. Many people simply cannot afford home modifications, even though this option may be cheaper than placement in a residential facility. c. […]

Michael is trying to remember an address. He repeats it in his mind until he gets to his car and enters it into his navigation system. Michael is using his a. sensory memory. b. working memory. c. secondary memory. d. […]

Which of the following is not a major category of leisure activities? a. experiential b. developmental c. social-public d. psychological Some forms of Alzheimer’s disease are linked to genetics. However, whether one experiences Alzheimer’s, and how the disease might progress, […]

Muslim women who remain single in Malaysia speak in terms of_______, the soul mate one finds through fate at a time appointment by God. a. cinta b. jodoh c. satu d. kami Taken together, the body of research on personal […]

Sixty-eight-year-old twins Mary and Tina are trying to solve a crossword puzzle by working together. This is an example of a. metacognition. b. mnemonics. c. collaborative cognition. d. external strategy. What is the relationship between nursing home staff satisfaction and […]

Key factors in selecting care for one’s children or parents include all of the following except a. quality of care. b. price. c. hours of care. d. close proximity. Whitbourne and colleagues developed a measure to assess people’s use of […]

Playing the role of mentor fulfills which aspect of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development? a. generativity b. ego integrity c. identity d. intimacy According to the competence and environmental press model, slight increases in press tend to________, whereas slight decreases […]

If participants at the end of a longitudinal study tend to be those who were initially higher on some variable, then we have a case of a. negative selective survival. b. positive selective survival. c. elective selective survival. d. equally […]

The default network of the brain refers to the regions of the brain that are most_______when an individual is at rest and not involved in a cognitive task. a. intense b. inactive c. active d. observed The________ratio provides insight as […]

Erin is a middle-aged wife and mother of adolescent children. Her mother had a stroke and just moved into her home. Erin is feeling tension from her mother and her children, which is a common characteristic of a. partner caregivers. […]

Approximately 95% of marriages in India a. end in divorce. b. are arranged. c. are between people who met at school. d. are based on intimacy and commitment. In cross-cultural studies,__________is/are lowest in older adults who report little religious commitment. […]

In a study by Chee (2011), which group received the lowest amount of elderspeak? a. the ambulatory group b. the wheelchair group c. the dementia group d. all groups received the same amount of elderspeak Jackie is a postal worker […]

Studies have shown that older adults are more susceptible to false information. Neuroimaging techniques reveal this may be related to damage or age-related changes in a. short-term memory. b. negativity bias. c. the prefrontal cortex. d. the hippocampus. What is […]

About one-third of cases of___________are preventable. a. depression b. delirium c. dementia d. bipolar disorder The most common drug(s) used to treat depression are a. SSRIs. b. lithium. c. ECTs. d. MAO inhibitors. Answer: a One mistake that people frequently […]

Jung believed personality development________, but Freud believed personality development ended_____________. a. ended at age 5; in old age b. continued across adulthood; in adolescence c. continued across adulthood; at age 65 d. was stage-based; when one reached formal operational thought […]

When you draw upon your prior experiences at restaurants to guide your behavior at a new restaurant, you are using your a. knowledge base. b. social context base. c. social knowledge. d. implicit memory The HAROLD model indicates that older […]

The most basic aspect of a healthy personality in Erikson’s theory is a. introversion. b. autonomy. c. integrity. d. trust. The World Health Organization defines health as a. physical well-being. b. social well-being. c. emotional well-being. d. all of the […]

Reduced sensitivity to high-pitched tones is known as a. presbyopia. b. presbycusis. c. retinopathy. d. vestibular atrophy. A key concept in Jung’s theory of ego development is a. conflict. b. dialectic. c. balance. d. function. Answer: c According to most […]

Research has shown that when older adults are asked to predict how well they will perform on a memory task, they are more accurate when a. the task is novel. b. they are told how other people have performed. c. […]

In the theory of personal control developed by Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz, changing one’s goals is referred to as a. primary control. b. secondary control. c. possible selves. d. problem-focused coping mechanism. Lowering one’s cholesterol is important in lowering one’s […]

The amount of information that can be processed at any given time is called the a. cognitive reserve. b. vigilance. c. divided attention. d. attentional capacity. It is estimated that every 40 seconds in the United States, someone has a. […]

LaBouvie-Vief and colleagues found that the degree of differentiation in the self was related to one’s level of cognitive development. This finding provides support for a. Piaget b. Costa & McCrae c. Kegan d. Whitbourne The study of the relations […]

______levels of care in nursing homes are defined by U.S. federal regulations. a. Two b. Three c. Four d. There are no regulations in the United States regarding nursing home care. To be diagnosed with clinical depression, the symptoms must […]