When taking tests, older persons:
A) commit more errors of commission than omission.
B) commit more errors of omission than commission.
C) are always less cautious than young test-takers.
D) perform worse than young test-takers on perceptual-motor tests.
Recent efforts to integrate postmodern theory into gerontology reflect a concern among some feminist theorists to:
A) focus more on older women.
B) support positivist approaches to feminist research.
C) challenge research practices based on old beliefs and assumptions.
D) challenge clinicians who always view older women as victims.
The later social theories of aging are distinguished by a shift from:
A) a focus on the structural to individual processes that affect aging.
B) a focus on more qualitative methodologies to understand individual interpretations of aging.
C) none of the above.
D) both of the above.
The phrase act your age is an example of society enforcing:
A) role discontinuity
B) age stratification
C) disengagement
D) age norms
An example of role loss that older adults commonly face is:
A) retirement.
B) movement to a nursing home.
C) elder abuse.
D) the returning home of adult children.
The second transformation in theoretical development in gerontology took place:
A) in the 1960s.
B) in the 1970s.
C) in the 1980s.
D) in the 1990s.
Which theory is centered on an intent to describe the changing world, not in an idealized way, but as it appears today?
A) symbolic interactionism
B) age stratification
C) social exchange
D) post modernism
Which of the following is most likely to affect the performance of a person when taking a mental abilities test?
A) light levels
B) tone and loudness of test-giver's voice
C) time constraints
D) large print text
Regarding memory,:
A) primary memory refers to an initial temporary stage of memory.
B) secondary memory refers to information of lower priority.
C) iconic memory is a short-term store for verbal information.
D) echoic memory is a long-term store for auditory information.
Terminal drop refers to:
A) an older person who tends to fall due to balance problems.
B) a person approaching death due to a terminal disease.
C) a sharp decline in intelligence test scores shortly before death.
D) a sharp decline in social interactions shortly before death.
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