Suppose that you are volunteering at a community program for elderly adults. With respect to working memory, you should remember that these elderly individuals will have the most difficulty when they are asked to
a. store sounds in the phonological loop.
b. remember sentences that are spoken at a normal rate.
c. rearrange information before recalling it.
d. recall more than three numbers in the same order in which they were presented.
Ans: c
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What was one reason an alternative approach to the "Big Five" traits was developed?
a) Clinicians could provide information that helps us understand personality disorders. b) The available personality measures do not have ties to widely used defense mechanisms. c) Assessment of key facets of the humanistic perspective was woefully inadequate compared to assessment of other perspectives on personality. d) Recent research on brain scanning has yielded convincing evidence that different brain areas are related to identifiable personality differences that can be assessed via self-report questionnaires.
Most middle-aged adults do not feel that they have changed a great deal since adolescence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.