Chapter Questions
What assumptions does the information-processing model make?
What are the early steps in information processing? What age differences have been noted?
What aspects of attention have been studied? Define each of them.
What is feature integration theory? How does it help researchers understand age differences in attention?
What age differences have been reported in visual search? How can these age differences be reduced or eliminated?
What age differences have been noted on divided-attention tasks? Why do these differences occur?
What age differences occur on vigilance tasks? What variables affect the magnitude of age differences?
What different types of reaction time tasks are used to study psychomotor speed? What age differences have been found on each?
How does task complexity affect age differences on reaction time tasks?
Describe the neural networks approach to accounting for age differences in reaction time.
How do practice and experience affect age differences in reaction time?
What effect does exercise have on reaction time?
What is human factors?
What problems do older drivers have, and what interventions can be applied to help them?
What accident risks do older adults face in their homes?
What is the difference between language comprehension and language production?
How do speech comprehension, speech recognition, and speech discrimination change with age?
What role do basic language processing deficits play in age differences in memory?
What age differences have been found on implicit memory tasks?