Self-monitoring of cognitive processes ____ with age.
a. declines sharply
b. declines slightly
c. does not change
d. improves slightly
Ques. 2Slowed processing might lead to age-associated cognitive deficits through speed-related issues in cognitive functioning such as ____.
a. recognition
b. serial processing
c. simultaneity
d. perception
Ques. 3Which type of research design tends to overestimate the extent of age-related cognitive decline?
a. longitudinal
b. observational
c. case-control
d. cross-sectional
Ques. 4In general, ____ performance shows age-associated declines.
a. short-term memory
b. language comprehension
c. word perception
d. long-term memory
Ques. 5Many older adults ____.
a. do not experience declines in any cognitive domains
b. find ways to compensate for declines so performance is unaffected
c. find themselves unable to learn new skills and thus withdraw
d. experience overwhelming losses of cognitive function
Ques. 6In general, ____ abilities seem to increase through-out the life span.
a. fluid cognitive
b. sensory-motor
c. crystallized cognitive
d. information processing
Ques. 7Which factor most accurately predicts IQ?
a. parental education
b. family socioeconomic status
c. family composition
d. parental responsiveness
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