Exam 1 (Ch 1-3) ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
As a human resources director, you are only scheduling interviews with applicants under age 60.
This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER ageism
Meta-analysis is ____________ . - CORRECT ANSWER a powerful took as it allows
people to determine whether a finding generalizes across many studies that used different
methods
In order to understand a newborn's future, we must simultaneously consider his or her inborn,
hereditary characteristics, and the environmental influences. This is an example of which of the
following controversies? - CORRECT ANSWER nature-nurture
A resident of an assisted living center experiencing a marked decline in intellectual abilities in
the years directly preceding death, known as terminal drop, is an example of which type of
aging? - CORRECT ANSWER tertiary
A key premise of the life-span perspective is that - CORRECT ANSWER aging is a
lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death
The retiring from the world of work at age 35 is an example of a - CORRECT
ANSWER non-normative event
In this type of sequential design, cohort and time-of-measurement effects are examined. -
CORRECT ANSWER longitudinal-sequential
A study in which participants answer questions on topics of interest is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER self reporting
Which of the following is not a characteristic of cross-sectional research? - CORRECT
ANSWER repeated observations
, Which variables are manipulated by the researcher(s) in an experiment? - CORRECT
ANSWER independent variables
PET, SPECT, fMRI, and NIRSI are all examples of functional neuroimaging used in the
________________ __________________ - CORRECT ANSWER neuroscience approach
__________ communicate across the space between called the synapse via chemicals called
________________ - CORRECT ANSWER neurons; neurotransmitters
The __________ __________ is the outermost part of the brain; consists of two hemispheres -
CORRECT ANSWER cerebral cortex
The thick bundle of neurons called the ____________ ___________ that connects the left and
right hemispheres of the brain is called? - CORRECT ANSWER corpus callosum
The brain structure intimately involved in higher order executive functions such as planning,
decision making, switching tasks, and attention and focus is called the _____________
______________ - CORRECT ANSWER prefrontal cortex
This brain structure at the back of the brain controls equilibrium and the coordination of fine
motor movements is called the _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER cerebellum
This brain structure in the middle of the brain that is associated with memory is called the
_____________ - CORRECT ANSWER hippocampus
A set of brain structures involved with emotion, motivation, and long term memory is the
____________ _____________- - CORRECT ANSWER limbic system
Structural changes in the neurons include decline in ____________, decrease in ___________
and _________ of dendrites, the development of tangles in _____________, and increases in
CORRECT Answers
As a human resources director, you are only scheduling interviews with applicants under age 60.
This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER ageism
Meta-analysis is ____________ . - CORRECT ANSWER a powerful took as it allows
people to determine whether a finding generalizes across many studies that used different
methods
In order to understand a newborn's future, we must simultaneously consider his or her inborn,
hereditary characteristics, and the environmental influences. This is an example of which of the
following controversies? - CORRECT ANSWER nature-nurture
A resident of an assisted living center experiencing a marked decline in intellectual abilities in
the years directly preceding death, known as terminal drop, is an example of which type of
aging? - CORRECT ANSWER tertiary
A key premise of the life-span perspective is that - CORRECT ANSWER aging is a
lifelong process that begins at conception and ends at death
The retiring from the world of work at age 35 is an example of a - CORRECT
ANSWER non-normative event
In this type of sequential design, cohort and time-of-measurement effects are examined. -
CORRECT ANSWER longitudinal-sequential
A study in which participants answer questions on topics of interest is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER self reporting
Which of the following is not a characteristic of cross-sectional research? - CORRECT
ANSWER repeated observations
, Which variables are manipulated by the researcher(s) in an experiment? - CORRECT
ANSWER independent variables
PET, SPECT, fMRI, and NIRSI are all examples of functional neuroimaging used in the
________________ __________________ - CORRECT ANSWER neuroscience approach
__________ communicate across the space between called the synapse via chemicals called
________________ - CORRECT ANSWER neurons; neurotransmitters
The __________ __________ is the outermost part of the brain; consists of two hemispheres -
CORRECT ANSWER cerebral cortex
The thick bundle of neurons called the ____________ ___________ that connects the left and
right hemispheres of the brain is called? - CORRECT ANSWER corpus callosum
The brain structure intimately involved in higher order executive functions such as planning,
decision making, switching tasks, and attention and focus is called the _____________
______________ - CORRECT ANSWER prefrontal cortex
This brain structure at the back of the brain controls equilibrium and the coordination of fine
motor movements is called the _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER cerebellum
This brain structure in the middle of the brain that is associated with memory is called the
_____________ - CORRECT ANSWER hippocampus
A set of brain structures involved with emotion, motivation, and long term memory is the
____________ _____________- - CORRECT ANSWER limbic system
Structural changes in the neurons include decline in ____________, decrease in ___________
and _________ of dendrites, the development of tangles in _____________, and increases in
