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With Special Thanks to
Mark E. Damon
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What class are we currently in?
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A Psych of Aging
B Were in class?
C Awesomeology
D My Home Economical Class
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As you read this sentence, you perceive a smooth
visual experience even though your eyes are
jumping around in fits and jerks called saccades.
What type of memory is most directly responsible
for this fluid sensory experience?
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A Short Term Memory
B Working Memory
C Episodic Memory
D Sensory Memory
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It is Monday, and a prof just walked in with a
coat hanger still visibly sticking out of his
coat. He whistles a bit, sits down, and promptly
remembers that his class is MWF, not T TR. He
leaves. You turn to your friend and say, man,
that guy sure is absentminded! In fact, his
absentmindedness might be a break down of
_____________ memory.
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A prospective
B personal care
C retrospective
D semantic
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Which of the following OA should have the best
episodic memory?
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A Mark, 60, smoker, H.S. ed.
B Jack, 76, runner, elementary ed.
C Dawn, 70, obese, PhD.
D Lisa, 80, thin, college ed.
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Amy is a physical therapist who specializes in
helping OA stay independent. She often uses
therapy that stresses patterns and trends used
for later retrieval of information, such as the
action of referring to a calendar. Amy is using
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B external memory aides
A explicit memory aides
C the method of loci
D implicit memory aides
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Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Youve Reached
the 1.5 Point
Milestone!
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Pieces of information stored in long-term memory
will be easier to remember if they are
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A repeated over and over again
B moved back into working memory
C stressed as being important
D organized into meaningful categories
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John Dominic is big on new experiences, focusing
on gathering as much new information as possible.
He often practices looking and acting like others
to form new skill sets. According to Schaies
model of development, Johnny D is in the
____________ stage.
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A achieving
B executive
C aquisitive
D imitative
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Neo is a post-formal thinker. When asked the
question, What color is this spoon, Neo? hed
probably answer,
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B Silver. Maybe. It Depends.
A Silver. Period.
C There is no spoon.
D This is a spork.
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Pops never saw the inside of a high school, but
he could fix a car with a toothpick and some Duct
Tape. In psych speak, wed say he is low on
__________ intelligence, but off the charts on
_____________ intelligence.
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A formal / tacit
B tacit / formal
C definitional / mechanical
D mechanical / definitional
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Human beings constantly seek out information.
Which of the following best describes the
difference between OA and YA on the need to know?
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A OA focus more on emotion
B YA focus more on emotion
C OA seek more info
D YA seek more info
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Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Youve Reached
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Milestone!
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Joan (76) and Mary (22) are both buying cars.
Lets assume they have 10 choices, each with a 20
page pamphlet to read about it. Which pattern
best fits what we know about OA and YA in
decision making?
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A Joan reads 10 and all pages.
B Mary reads 5 and all pages
C Joan reads 5 and all pages
D Mary reads 10 and all pages
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Which person has committed the fundamental
attribution error? (full options to be read)
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A Joe
B Will
C Geoff
D Nick
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You are trying to test an older adult for their
personality traits. If you wanted to get at
information that the OA might not readily share,
and are concerned about tendencies that may not
be easy to verbalize, youd rely on ____________
types of tests.
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A projective
B self-report
C behavioral observation
D non-verbal
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that fact. As she ages, most personality
theorists believe that she faces a series of
critical challenges that she must overcome to
optimize the aging process. Give an example of a
critical challenge from two different stage
theories of personality, and how Gloria might
pass each successfully.
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Reduced Cognitive Capacity affects many of the
changes we observe in the aging process. Give me
one example of this effect from chapters 5, 7 and
8. Then give a very brief strategy for how an OA
can prevent or compensate for each change.
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That is a lot of Bonus Points People!