Normal Aging: on Midterm

Question 1

fluid intelligence

Answer 1

refers to reasoning, thinking flexibly, figural relations, and associative memory

Question 2

fluid intelligence ___ with age

Answer 2

decreases

Question 3

crystalized intelligence

Answer 3

• refers to accumulation of knowledge, facts, and skills acquired throughout life
• abilities such as vocabulary, verbal comprehension, and semantic relations

Question 4

crystalized intelligence ___ with age

Answer 4

increases

Question 5

non-verbal abilities

Answer 5

abstract reasoning, perceptual-motor speed, and spatial abilities

Question 6

non-verbal abilities ___ with age

Answer 6

decreases

Question 7

sensory memory

Answer 7

• see, hear, taste, smell, touch
• can be tied to another co-morbid condition
• immediate memory

Question 8

sensory memory ___ with age

Answer 8

decreases (vision and hearing)

Question 9

short-term (working) memory

Answer 9

• holds memories for about 30 seconds unless you engage in a recall strategy such as rehearsal
• written, verbal, pneumonic, acronyms, association, drawing pictures

Question 10

short-term memory ___ with age

Answer 10

decreases

Question 11

2 types of long-term memory

Answer 11

1. declarative memory
2. procedural (nondeclarative) memory

Question 12

declarative memory

Answer 12

• names, dates, definitions, recollections of experiences
• knowing the “what”

Question 13

2 types of declarative memory

Answer 13

1. episodic memory
2. semantic memory

Question 14

episodic memory

Answer 14

personal experiences, activities, and events linked to specific times and places

Question 15

episodic memory ___ with age

Answer 15

decreases

Question 16

semantic memory

Answer 16

general knowledge of historical facts, social customs, and meanings of words

Question 17

semantic memory ___ with age

Answer 17

maintains

Question 18

procedural (nondeclarative) memory

Answer 18

• skills, habits, ways of doing things
• knowing the “how”

Question 19

2 types of procedural (nondeclarative) memory

Answer 19

1. motor memory
2. perceptual memory

Question 20

motor memory

Answer 20

unconscious processing

Question 21

motor memory ___ with age

Answer 21

maintains

Question 22

perceptual memory

Answer 22

being able to judge and reconstruct in your mind physical features, frequency, or occurrence

Question 23

perceptual memory ___ with age

Answer 23

maintains

Question 24

syntactic processing

Answer 24

• challenges with understanding long and complex sentences
• can contribute to working memory

Question 25

syntactic production

Answer 25

use fewer complex structures

Question 26

naming ability

Answer 26

• more “tip of the tongue” experiences is normal, more frequently with age but not to the point that it’s affecting everyday communication
• slower response time and less accuracy with confrontational naming

Question 27

for typical aging individuals, word finding problems are linked to ________________ and not _________

Answer 27

accessing the word, a loss of vocabulary

Question 28

confrontational naming

Answer 28

confronting person with a picture and have them naming it

Question 29

object naming

Answer 29

showing a 3-D object along with being able to look and hold the object then name it