Anne is a corporate executive in her late 50s who has thrived in a fast-paced, multitasking, sleep-deprived world for many years. Now she makes careless errors, must focus on one task at a time, and often feels tired. Why?
She may be experiencing hypertension.
She is exhibiting early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
She is experiencing a normal shallow decline in brain-dependent abilities.
Her brain size has been reduced to such an extent that she is no longer able
to complete many tasks.
Question 2What did Baltes and Baltes call the capacity of adults to use their intellectual strengths to compensate for declining capacities?
compensatory thinking
selective optimization with compensation
maturation of compensation
optimization of maturation and wisdom
Question 3Which of the following experiences can help improve people's ability on psychometric tests?
reciting multiplication tables
reading for 1 hour per day
studying the dictionary
athletic practice
Question 4For a typical middle-aged adult, intelligence increases
in the specific areas that reflect his or her interest.
in all areas throughout adulthood.
only in areas associated with work and employment.
slightly in random ways.
Question 5Baltes suggests that intelligence should measure
biological maturation.
genetic gifts.
school success.
cultural qualities that allow individuals to live happily.
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