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Researchers have found all of the following to be true of sleep in older adults except that they:

A) have trouble going back to sleep after waking up.
B) sleep lighter.
C) wake up often during the night.
D) fall asleep quickly.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A microbiological theory of aging that suggests that human cells are subject to a fixed limit on the number of times they can divide. This decreased ability to divide places an upper boundary on the human life-span potential.

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Mrs. Hernandez has considerable pain and swelling in her wrists, fingers, and knees. It is becoming very difficult for her to maintain her usual routines as her stiffness increases. Mrs. Hernandez has:

A transitional state between cognitive changes of normal aging and very early Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

Which of the following is a term used to describe sustained attention?

The New England Centenarian and Supercentenarian studies found all of the following expect that:

A recent study found that older adults with _____ levels of education had better cognitive functioning.

According to the cellular clock theory, after about 70 or 80 replications, the cell no longer can reproduce and the _____ are dramatically reduced.

Harriett has been playing piano at church for most of her adult life. She can play many songs without thinking about it. In fact, she can carry on a conversation while she is playing. The songs are in her _____ memory.

In the study by Rodin and Langer, which of the following was found to be the result of older adults having perceived control over their own lives?

Esther won't admit this to anyone, but has reached the age where driving scares her and makes her nervous. She gets particularly overwhelmed in traffic when trying to make a left-hand turn. She is having trouble using her _____ attention to make decisions about what to notice at the intersection.

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods used to improve working memory in older adults?

Participation in the labor force for 75-year-old and older adults is mainly driven by:

In terms of executive function, older adults are _____ effective at engaging in cognitive control than when they were younger.

Which of the following is TRUE about implicit memory?

Which of the following is the probable reason for the decline in working memory in older adults?

Morgan is a full-time caregiver for her father who has Alzheimer disease. Today her father will be transferred to a nursing home for a week while Morgan takes a break. She is grateful for the _____ so she can have some time to herself and get out of the house.

_____ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or some other aspect of the environment.

According to a study by Coleman that compared the brains of adults at various ages, from the forties through the seventies, the:

Gladys has _____ that keeps her from seeing what is directly in her line of sight. She has learned to turn her eyes so that she can see with her peripheral vision. It is annoying, but she tells herself that it is better than having no sight at all.