Attention and Memory: Primary Aspects of Information Processing Model
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Attention and Memory: Primary Aspects of Information Processing Model

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According to the passage, which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as helping to preserve memory with aging?

  • Improved social connections (correct)
  • Multilingualism
  • Physical exercise
  • Cognitive reserve

    • The passage suggests that age-related declines in working memory may be due to:

  • Reduced storage capacity and slower processing (correct)
  • Increased susceptibility to interference
  • Decreased ability to focus attention
  • All of the above

    • Which type of memory is the passage most likely referring to when it states that older adults may experience fewer age-related differences in recognition tests compared to recall tests?

  • Autobiographical memory (correct)
  • Explicit memory
  • Implicit memory
  • Prospective memory

    • According to the passage, which of the following is true about age differences in prospective memory?

    <p>Time-based prospective memory tasks show more age-related changes than event-based tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The passage suggests that age-related changes in _________ may contribute to declines in encoding new information.

    <p>Left lateral prefrontal cortex activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the passage indicate about the relationship between age and the use of retrieval strategies?

    <p>Older adults tend to use fewer retrieval strategies than younger adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the information-processing model assume about people?

    <p>They are active participants in the process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lobe is attentional control linked to?

    <p>Parieto-frontal lobes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes automatic processing?

    <p>It happens largely without awareness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does speed of processing refer to?

    <p>The efficiency of early steps in information processing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of changes does the information-processing model emphasize?

    <p>Gradual, quantitative changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of processing do age differences tend to emerge more prominently?

    <p>Effortful processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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