PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth And Development Study Gu
PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth and Development Study Gu
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PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth and Development Study Guide (Chapters 13-15) For Final Exam || with A+ Guaranteed Solutions.
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Divided attention task correct answers A difficult memory challenge involving memorizing material while simultaneously monitoring something else
Procedural memory correct answers In the memory systems perspective, the most resilient (longest-lasting) type of memory; refers to material, such as w...
PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth and Development Study Guide
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Divided attention task correct answers A difficult memory challenge involving memorizing
material while simultaneously monitoring something else
Procedural memory correct answers In the memory systems perspective, the most resilient
(longest-lasting) type of memory; refers to material, such as well-learned physical skills, that we
automatically recall without concious awareness.
Semantic memory correct answers In the memory systems perspective, a moderatley resilient
(long-lasting) type of memory; refers to our ability to recall basic facts
Episodic memory correct answers In the memory systems perspective, the most fragile type of
memory, involving the recall of ongoing events of daily life.
Mnemonic technique correct answers A strategy for aiding memory, often by using imagery or
inhancing the emotional meaning of what needs to be learned.
Socioemotional selectivity theory correct answers A theory of aging ( and the lifespan) put forth
by Laura Carstensen, describing how the time we have left affecs our priorities and social
relationships. Specifically later in life, people focus on the present and prioritize being with their
closest attachment figures.
Positivity effect correct answers The tendency for older people to focus on positive experiences
and screen out negative events.
Integrity correct answers Erik Erikson's eighth psychosocial stage, in which elderly people
decide that their life missions have been fufilled and so accept impending death
Social security correct answers The U.S. goverment's national retirement support program
Private pensions correct answers The major source of nongovermental income support for U.S.
retirees, in which the individual worker and employer put a portion of each paycheck into an
account to finance retirement
Age discrimination correct answers Illegally paying off workers or failing to hire or promote
them on the basis of age.
Old age dependency ratio correct answers The fraction of people over age 60 compared to
younger, working-age adults (ages 15 to 59) This ratio is rising dramatically as the baby boomers
retire.
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