Constructivists believe that we need experience in order to learn how to interpret our sensory ...

Constructivists believe that we need experience in order to learn how to interpret our sensory experiences.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The brain's interpretation of sensory information is known as sensation.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

In terms of their ability to sense pain, old people typically experience
 
  a. less sensitivity to mild pain.
  b. more sensitivity to mild pain.
  c. decreased sensitivity for all types and levels of pain.
  d. increased sensitivity for all types and levels of pain.

Question 4

Old people are most likely to keep their homes too hot or too cold because
 
  a. they tend to be less sensitive to changes in temperature.
  b. changes in temperature tend to induce a loss of balance.
  c. their constant pain will make them seek environments of different temperatures.
  d. the myelin in their brains begins to be destroyed and this leaves them with bodies that crave heat.

Question 5

Research findings from Murphy (1985) suggests that the ability of older individuals to identify food is most negatively impacted by
 
  a. losses in the ability to taste and smell.
  b. losses in the ability to taste and cognitive declines impacting memory.
  c. losses in the ability to smell and cognitive declines impacting memory.
  d. losses in the ability to see and cognitive declines impacting memory.

Question 6

The ability to taste _____ does NOT appear to decline with age.
 
  a. sour fruit
  b. bitter herbs
  c. lightly salted crackers
  d. sweet candy

Question 7

Which statement concerning speech perception in adulthood is true?
 
  a. Loud background noise is more distracting to young adults than to older adults.
  b. Older adults are more likely to recall fewer details from a conversation that took place in a noisy restaurant.
  c. Older adults tend to be better at attending to multiple conversations than young adults.
  d. In familiar setting, older adults tend to not use contextual cues to help them interpret what they are hearing.