33 Questions
What is the primary reason for age differences in simple reaction time tasks?
Older adults take longer to decide to make a response
What is the main limitation of working memory?
It has a limited capacity
What type of reaction time task is driving an example of?
Complex reaction time task
What happens to information in working memory if it is not rehearsed?
It is forgotten
What is the main difference between choice reaction time tasks and simple reaction time tasks?
The number of responses required
What is the main effect of aging on reaction time tasks?
Slower processing speed
What are the two types of determination about whether a person can make decisions?
Clinical and legal
What is the primary difference between bereavement and grief?
Bereavement is a state of loss, while grief is a feeling
What is the primary purpose of the mourning process?
To express or show grief
What is the risk factor in grief that involves people disengaging from the dying person?
Anticipatory grief
What is the primary requirement of the grief process?
All of the above
What determines the amount of time needed to deal with death?
The individual's emotional response to the loss
What is a major factor in a woman's decision to return to work after having a child?
Her financial resources
Which of the following can lead to interrole conflict?
A woman returning to work after having a child
What is a factor that can reduce role conflict?
Flexible work schedules
Who is most likely to help with traditionally female household tasks?
Hispanic American men
What is the result of the feeling of being pulled in multiple directions by incompatible demands from both one's job and one's family?
Interrole conflict
What has been the trend in the amount of time spent doing household chores over the past two decades?
Decreased moderately
What is the main reason for age differences in selective attention?
Older adults have more task-irrelevant thoughts, thus fewer processing resources are left for processing targets
When do age differences in selective attention on visual search tasks increase?
When task complexity increases
What is the result of older adults' inability to filter out irrelevant information?
Difficulty selectively attending to relevant information and ignoring irrelevant information
What is a key factor that affects age differences in selective attention on visual search tasks?
Availability of spatial cues
What is the primary aspect of attention that is affected by the inability to filter out irrelevant information?
Selective attention
What is the primary factor that contributes to age-related decline in cognitive performance speed?
Decreased speed of processing
What type of information processing is reflected in speed of processing?
Early stages of information processing
What is the outcome of age-related decline in sustained attention?
Increased vigilance decrement
What is the result of decreased aerobic fitness level in older people on sustained attention tasks?
Greater age differences in vigilance performance
What is the index of speed of processing?
Reaction time
What is the primary function of sensory memory in the information-processing model?
To register new incoming information from the environment
What is the primary requirement for information to be stored beyond the initial stage of sensory memory?
Attention to the information
Which of the following is a characteristic of sensory memory?
It is a large capacity but very short-lived store
What determines which information is processed beyond the initial stage of sensory memory?
Attention
What is NOT a characteristic of age differences in sensory memory?
Age differences are not common in sensory memory
Test your knowledge of the psychological concepts related to grief, bereavement, and mourning, as well as the types of determination and surrogate decision-makers. Explore the emotional process of loss and how it affects individuals.
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