Multiple Choice Questions

Recently, Betty has difficulty lifting her feet to climb steps. Sometimes her hands tremble when she's drinking her afternoon cup of tea. Which neurocognitive disorder is she likely suffering from?
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Parkinson's disease
  • extensive; limited
  • happier and wealthier
Storage mechanisms, retrieval strategies, selective attention, and problem solving are all considered _____.
  • control processes
  • telomeres
  • working memory
  • genetic clock
Which of the following statements is characteristic of the memory of older adults?
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
  • Older adults compensate for losses by using more parts of their brains.
  • the presence of specific alleles in centenarians that are not present in people who die younger
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
Which of the following brain changes in later life surprised scientists when it was discovered?
  • upper limit to which members of a species can live
  • centenarians
  • neurons are created
  • we travel through life in the company of others
Which of the following is NOT evidence for the genetic clock theory of aging?
  • a protein called beta-amyloid; a protein called tau
  • the presence of specific alleles in centenarians that are not present in people who die younger
  • deterioration of social behavior
  • neurotransmitter production decreases
A main symptom in Lewy body dementia is loss of _____.
  • inhibition
  • telomeres
  • genetic clock
  • secondary aging
Paulo, age 62, has developed heart disease from a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. His heart disease is an example of _____.
  • we travel through life in the company of others
  • neurons are created
  • control processes
  • secondary aging
The consequences of particular diseases are features of _____.
  • secondary aging
  • universal
  • extensive; limited
  • genetic clock
White matter lesions start to appear on MRIs after age 50 or so. Which of the following is NOT true about these lesions?
  • They encourage the processing of novel stimuli.
  • a protein called beta-amyloid; a protein called tau
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
The maximum life span is _____ years for humans.
  • neurons are created
  • 122
  • we travel through life in the company of others
  • centenarians
Verna has dementia. Her motor control and memory have been impacted, though their impairment is not the most significant symptom of her condition. The most significant symptom is her loss of inhibition, evident in her chronic gambling. Verna most likely has _____.
  • Lewy body dementia
  • less efficient
  • happier and wealthier
  • Lionel's lifelong responses to stress will create a biological burden
Older adults have _____ vocabularies but _____ fluency.
  • happier and wealthier
  • genetic clock
  • less efficient
  • extensive; limited
The changes of primary aging are _____.
  • universal
  • inhibition
  • telomeres
  • primary
The term "social convoy" refers to the truism that _____.
  • neurons are created
  • centenarians
  • we travel through life in the company of others
  • upper limit to which members of a species can live
Which of the following behaviors is a characteristic of frontal lobe dementias?
  • the presence of specific alleles in centenarians that are not present in people who die younger
  • hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
  • deterioration of social behavior
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
Which of the following statements about cellular aging is true?
  • Older adults compensate for losses by using more parts of their brains.
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
  • Aging may be caused by the inevitable loss of the ability of cells to duplicate perfectly.
Which of the following statements about older people and religion is TRUE?
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
  • Aging may be caused by the inevitable loss of the ability of cells to duplicate perfectly.
  • deterioration of social behavior
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
Which of the following statements is a possible explanation for greater brain activity in older adults?
  • the presence of specific alleles in centenarians that are not present in people who die younger
  • Older adults compensate for losses by using more parts of their brains.
  • Aging may be caused by the inevitable loss of the ability of cells to duplicate perfectly.
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
One crucial factor in the success of long-term marriages is _____.
  • a strong sense of shared experiences
  • repeat a series of numbers just heard
  • inevitably take place as time goes by
  • number of times cells can divide
Ralph was in a minor car accident in the grocery store parking lot. He backed his car into another car that was also backing out of a parking space. The other driver honked but Ralph didn't stop. Why not?
  • The honking did not cross his sensory threshold.
  • neurons are created
  • we travel through life in the company of others
  • a protein called beta-amyloid; a protein called tau
Lionel has two biomarkers that are well outside the normal range. He has had a life filled with financial and familial stress, and has not always handled it well, though he has never smoked. As he ages, we can expect that _____.
  • Older adults compensate for losses by using more parts of their brains.
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Lionel's lifelong responses to stress will create a biological burden
  • is altered by mutations as time goes on
Joan suffered a ministroke, but the symptoms disappeared shortly thereafter and the event went unnoticed by friends and family. What is likely to happen next?
  • centenarians
  • She will most likely have other strokes; the first one was a warning.
  • Annette, who lives with her husband of 40 years
  • Phyllis remembers that she is meeting friends for lunch tomorrow.
The very ends of chromosomes in cells that may be correlated with longevity are known as _____.
  • telomeres
  • primary
  • better health
  • universal
Which of the following happens to the brain during senescence?
  • neurotransmitter production decreases
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
  • deterioration of social behavior
With regard to elections and public policy debates, the elderly tend _____.
  • happier and wealthier
  • less efficient
  • genetic clock
  • to be divided
Because of _____aging, Thelma has had a very tough time recovering from a recent bout of pneumonia.
  • universal
  • better health
  • working memory
  • primary
The Hayflick limit is a natural limit to the _____.
  • a strong sense of shared experiences
  • deterioration of social behavior
  • hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
  • number of times cells can divide
The brain reduces an older person's awareness of sensory losses by _____.
  • Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
  • Older adults benefit from learning memory strategies.
  • a protein called beta-amyloid; a protein called tau
  • automatically filling in the missed sights and sounds
The concept of aging as a result of cellular duplication errors is based on the fact that the body's ability to make new cells that are exact copies of the original ones _____.
  • is altered by mutations as time goes on
  • They encourage the processing of novel stimuli.
  • deterioration of social behavior
  • a strong sense of shared experiences
Which theory of aging proposes that the body wears out, part by part, after years of use?
  • better health
  • wear-and-tear
  • to be divided
  • telomeres
_____ is an example of an acute illness, and _____ is an example of a chronic illness.
  • automatically filling in the missed sights and sounds
  • neurotransmitter production decreases
  • repeat a series of numbers just heard
  • Heart attack; heart disease
The ability to hold information in memory for a moment before evaluating, calculating, and inferring its significance is known as _____.
  • to be divided
  • primary
  • genetic clock
  • working memory
Which of the following is an example of prospective memory?
  • upper limit to which members of a species can live
  • we travel through life in the company of others
  • Phyllis remembers that she is meeting friends for lunch tomorrow.
  • The honking did not cross his sensory threshold.
The notion that DNA regulates the aging process is referred to as the _____.
  • less efficient
  • better health
  • genetic clock
  • working memory
Mr. Avery was a hard-driving investment banker before his retirement. His workaholic lifestyle alienated his children, who chose to spend little time with him once they grew up. One day, Mr. Avery called his daughter, Melissa, to invite her over to see his paintings. When she arrived, she found her father dressed in an old sweat suit and standing in front of several abstract paintings in bright, vibrant colors. Mr. Avery smiled widely and held his daughter's hand as he showed off his work. She was perplexed—something was wrong, but she loved her father's "new" personality. Which neurocognitive disorder could account for his symptoms?
  • less efficient
  • working memory
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Pick disease
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