Nevous System & Sensory changes

Question 1

Older adults present with slowed reaction times when compared to younger cults largely due to:

Answer 1

A: slowed central processing and integration

Question 2

Visual perception develops during infancy and childhood, which type develop first?

Answer 2

face perception (sooner than recognizing any other object)
(figure-ground perception: broadly, it is the surrounding environment & an object and differentiating them)
(Part-whole perception: you see part of an object and can predict the other parts of the objet, you can fill in the gaps)

Question 3

which of the following changes is considered to be a condition of normal aging?

Answer 3

A: presbyopia (normal aging changes)

Cataracts: protein thickening of the lens
Glaucoma: treated medically, sometime surgery, pressure occurring on the optic nerve

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

Answer 4

Presbycusis is the age-reared decline in hearing

Conduction issues – a hearing aid is helpful (that is wax)