What is the likely situation of older people who notice in themselves a significant decline of memory? How might early identification of the memory loss help?
What will be an ideal response?
Key terms and concepts that maybe included in student responses:
? Although some memory decline is typical of aging, research shows that some people who notice a significant decline are in fact in early stages of dementia.
? Early identification of memory problems and treatment with cognitive training may help slow the progression into major neurocognitive disorder
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Which aspect of memory loss involving information processing deficits has received the most research support?
A. Memory declines due to changes in the ability to pay attention to and organize tasks involving memory skills. B. People in late adulthood have a different ability to inhibit irrelevant information and thoughts, which interfere with learning and recalling memorized information. C. The speed at which the elderly process information becomes slower, and perhaps contributes to slow reaction times in retrieving memories. D. The elderly suffer neuron loss, which inhibits their ability to hold and retrieve information.
The cognitiveapproach to treating depersonalization disorder would emphasize the use of ____
a. hypnosis to uncover the unconscious conflicts that are responsible b. focus on "normalizing" minor dissociative reactions and thoughts c. antianxiety and antidepressant medication d. systematic desensitization, flooding, modeling, and virtual reality
Which reflex evolves into the startle reflex?
a. Moro b. Babinski c. rooting d. grasping
A typical research paper is ____ pages in length
a. 5 to 15 b. 15 to 25 c. 25 to 35 d. 35 to 45