450-459; 520-525 Flashcards
____________ occurs without deliberate, conscious thought. Experts process most tasks _______, saving ______ thought for unfamiliar challenges.
automatic processing
automatically, conscious
some _____ actions are no longer accessible to the conscious mind.
automatic
Adults _____ for deficits, selecting what particular skills and abilities to optimize
compensate
expertise is developed over the years as adults become more ______, _____, ______, and ______ in their thinking and actions regarding what task they have chosen as their specialty.
intuitive, automatic, strategic and flexible
some people become experts in human relations, able to accurately assess their own ______ and the ______ of other people
abilities
motivations
_________ is the final stage in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, characterized by aesthetic, creative, philosophical, and spiritual understanding
self-actualization
An examination of one’s own role in the history of human life, engaged in by many elderly people, is called _______.
life review
_______ is the oldest possible age that members of a species can live under ideal circumstances. For humans, that age is approximately 122 years.
maximum life span
the number of years the average new-born in a particular group is likely to live is the _______
average life expectancy
______, _____ and _______ add a few years to the average life, but not decades.
exercise, diet, and social integration
old age may be a time of _____ and ______, although this is not always the case.
integrity and self-actualization
______ people are more creative than they were _____ in life, enjoying art and music.
older
earlier
does experience = wisdom?
research finds that some people are wise long before old age, and most people are never wise
as the number of ______ is increasing, as the average but not the maximum life span increases; some of those over age 100 are active, dependent and happy.
(basically.. what do you called people at age 100+?)
centenarians
