psyc 290: Edapt 7
1. 65: at what age is the period of late adulthood generally considered to start
2. shrink: people tend to as they pass the age of 40
3. gets thinner: as we go through late adulthood, our skin
4. myelin: after the age of 70, the brain stops producing
5. women: osteoporosis is more common in which demographic
6. exposure to the sun: what is an environment factor that affects wrinkling of the
skin
7. a clouding of the eye lens: what are cataracts
8. hearing and vision both decline: which is a true statement about hearing and
vision during the stage of late adulthood
9. glaucoma: which eye condition is caused by damage to the optic nerve
10. virtually everyone: by late adulthood, some air loss is experienced by whom
11. skin loses elasticity: during the late adulthood stage of line
12. memory and learning: the normal shrinkage of the brain most adversely affects
the regions of the brain involved with what function(s)
13. income: all of these influence the development of cataracts except
14. a white fatty substance that insulates axons: what is the best definition of
myelin
15. late adulthood: height loss is related to aging in which period
16. cataracts: which of these eye conditions can be cured through surgery
17. alzheimer's disease: currently, what is the number one cause of dementia in
the U.S.
18. cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics: the component to consider
in discussing cognitive functioning in late adulthood is
19. > semantic
> implicit
> explicit
> episodic: select the different types of memory. select all that apply
20. cognitive pragmatics: are involved with the contextual components of cog-
nition, such as the procedural skills needed for reading and writing, understand-
ing language, knowledge utilized for engaging in professional and life skills, and
self-knowledge that is useful in the necessary coping skills to meet life's challenges
21. speed of processing: there is a well-established general decline in that
begins in middle adulthood and accelerates in late adulthood
22. explicit: memory involves the ability to remember facts and experiences that
make up the factual knowledge base that a person has accumulated
23. executive function: is an overarching category that encompasses many
higher-level cognitive functions that are involved in rational thought. this also involves
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, psyc 290: Edapt 7
the cognitive abilities necessary to manage one's thinking process in order to
participate in goal-directed behavior and exercise successful self-control
24. dementia: the term is an all-encompassing term regarding a neurological
disorder that impacts the overall mental functioning of a person, leading to a
deterioration in mental capacity
25. cognitive mechanics: are structural components of the brain
26. > cognitive mechanics
> cognitive pragmatics: experience more of a decline with age than
27. > explicit
it involves the ability to remember facts and experiences that make up the
factual knowledge base that a person has accumulated
> implicit
it involves knowledge that does not require conscious recall, but rather in-
volves knowledge of routines and behavior patterns that are automatic
> episodic
it involves specific details regarding what has happened in one's life
> semantic
involves a person's understanding of the surrounding environment
> working
a specific type of short-term memory where information is held in short-term
storage space and then utilized for such tasks as problem-solving and deci-
sion-making
> source
a specific knowledge of where the knowledge originated from -- in other words,
where it is that one learned something
> prospective
the ability to remember to perform a task at some time in the future: match the
type of memory with the correct description
explicit
implicit
episodic
semantic
working
2/5
1. 65: at what age is the period of late adulthood generally considered to start
2. shrink: people tend to as they pass the age of 40
3. gets thinner: as we go through late adulthood, our skin
4. myelin: after the age of 70, the brain stops producing
5. women: osteoporosis is more common in which demographic
6. exposure to the sun: what is an environment factor that affects wrinkling of the
skin
7. a clouding of the eye lens: what are cataracts
8. hearing and vision both decline: which is a true statement about hearing and
vision during the stage of late adulthood
9. glaucoma: which eye condition is caused by damage to the optic nerve
10. virtually everyone: by late adulthood, some air loss is experienced by whom
11. skin loses elasticity: during the late adulthood stage of line
12. memory and learning: the normal shrinkage of the brain most adversely affects
the regions of the brain involved with what function(s)
13. income: all of these influence the development of cataracts except
14. a white fatty substance that insulates axons: what is the best definition of
myelin
15. late adulthood: height loss is related to aging in which period
16. cataracts: which of these eye conditions can be cured through surgery
17. alzheimer's disease: currently, what is the number one cause of dementia in
the U.S.
18. cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics: the component to consider
in discussing cognitive functioning in late adulthood is
19. > semantic
> implicit
> explicit
> episodic: select the different types of memory. select all that apply
20. cognitive pragmatics: are involved with the contextual components of cog-
nition, such as the procedural skills needed for reading and writing, understand-
ing language, knowledge utilized for engaging in professional and life skills, and
self-knowledge that is useful in the necessary coping skills to meet life's challenges
21. speed of processing: there is a well-established general decline in that
begins in middle adulthood and accelerates in late adulthood
22. explicit: memory involves the ability to remember facts and experiences that
make up the factual knowledge base that a person has accumulated
23. executive function: is an overarching category that encompasses many
higher-level cognitive functions that are involved in rational thought. this also involves
1/5
, psyc 290: Edapt 7
the cognitive abilities necessary to manage one's thinking process in order to
participate in goal-directed behavior and exercise successful self-control
24. dementia: the term is an all-encompassing term regarding a neurological
disorder that impacts the overall mental functioning of a person, leading to a
deterioration in mental capacity
25. cognitive mechanics: are structural components of the brain
26. > cognitive mechanics
> cognitive pragmatics: experience more of a decline with age than
27. > explicit
it involves the ability to remember facts and experiences that make up the
factual knowledge base that a person has accumulated
> implicit
it involves knowledge that does not require conscious recall, but rather in-
volves knowledge of routines and behavior patterns that are automatic
> episodic
it involves specific details regarding what has happened in one's life
> semantic
involves a person's understanding of the surrounding environment
> working
a specific type of short-term memory where information is held in short-term
storage space and then utilized for such tasks as problem-solving and deci-
sion-making
> source
a specific knowledge of where the knowledge originated from -- in other words,
where it is that one learned something
> prospective
the ability to remember to perform a task at some time in the future: match the
type of memory with the correct description
explicit
implicit
episodic
semantic
working
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