Normal Aging: on Midterm Flashcards
fluid intelligence
refers to reasoning, thinking flexibly, figural relations, and associative memory
fluid intelligence ___ with age
decreases
crystalized intelligence
- refers to accumulation of knowledge, facts, and skills acquired throughout life
- abilities such as vocabulary, verbal comprehension, and semantic relations
crystalized intelligence ___ with age
increases
non-verbal abilities
abstract reasoning, perceptual-motor speed, and spatial abilities
non-verbal abilities ___ with age
decreases
sensory memory
- see, hear, taste, smell, touch
- can be tied to another co-morbid condition
- immediate memory
sensory memory ___ with age
decreases (vision and hearing)
short-term (working) memory
- holds memories for about 30 seconds unless you engage in a recall strategy such as rehearsal
- written, verbal, pneumonic, acronyms, association, drawing pictures
short-term memory ___ with age
decreases
2 types of long-term memory
- declarative memory
- procedural (nondeclarative) memory
declarative memory
- names, dates, definitions, recollections of experiences
- knowing the “what”
2 types of declarative memory
- episodic memory
- semantic memory
episodic memory
personal experiences, activities, and events linked to specific times and places
episodic memory ___ with age
decreases
semantic memory
general knowledge of historical facts, social customs, and meanings of words
semantic memory ___ with age
maintains
procedural (nondeclarative) memory
- skills, habits, ways of doing things
- knowing the “how”
2 types of procedural (nondeclarative) memory
- motor memory
- perceptual memory
motor memory
unconscious processing
motor memory ___ with age
maintains
perceptual memory
being able to judge and reconstruct in your mind physical features, frequency, or occurrence
perceptual memory ___ with age
maintains
syntactic processing
- challenges with understanding long and complex sentences
- can contribute to working memory
