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Question 81

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Which of the following statements about cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics is true?

A) Educational qualifications and professional skills are components of cognitive pragmatics.
B) Cognitive mechanics improves in late adulthood.
C) Decline in cognitive pragmatics may begin as soon as early midlife.
D) Knowledge about the self and life skills that help people master or cope with life are components of cognitive mechanics.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Selective attention is ________, whereas divided attention is ________.

A) vigilance; focusing on a specific event
B) paying attention only occasionally; constantly paying attention
C) focusing on one thing; focusing on many things
D) paying attention to detail; paying attention to significant events

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 83

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Although Alicia has a great memory for trivia, she has difficulty remembering important events in her life. Alicia has good ________ memory but poor ________ memory.

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Name the leading expert who described seven major pathways that adults in their 60s take to retirement.

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Explicit memory is also called ________ memory.

Perceptual speed shows considerable decline in late adulthood and is strongly linked to declines in

What are cognitive pragmatics? Explain, in brief, the distinction between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics.

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