psych quiz 13

Imogine finds that as she is grows older her memory isn't as good as it once was. What can she do to improve her memory?

be physically active

Teen impulsivity is to late-maturing frontal lobes as old-age _____ is to frontal lobe atrophy.

bluntness

Terminally ill and bereaved people do not go through predictable stages of grief such as _____ before anger.

denial

Avi is 25 years old and just graduated from college. He is in _____ adulthood.

early

Terminally ill and bereaved people do not go through predictable stages of _____, such as denial before anger.

grief

Birdie frequently experiences tip-of-the-tongue memories—that is, she knows either a word or a memory but is unable to recall it at the moment. Birdie is MOST likely in which stage of development?

late adulthood

A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every three years is conducting a _____ study.

longitudinal

Older adults have less trouble remembering information that is _____.

meaningful

The ages of 40 to 65 are known as _____ adulthood.

middle

Margie is 90 years old. She still plays golf and walks two miles a day. This exercise aids memory by stimulating the development of ______.

neural connections

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of older adults (30 to 75 years of age) regarding memory and response time in relation to timed tasks. They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences. This is a(n) cross-_____ study.

sectional