The Discussion of Metacognition in Elderly Adults Suggests That

question 76

Multiple Choice

The discussion of metacognition in elderly adults suggests that

• A) adults typically experience a decline in all major metacognitive skills as they grow older.
• B) young adults are more aware than elderly adults that some memory strategies are more effective than other memory strategies.
• C) young adults are more accurate than elderly adults in predicting which items they will recall on a memory test.
• D) young adults and elderly adults are reasonably similar in many metacognitive skills.

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Definitions:

Neuroleptics

A class of antipsychotic drugs used primarily to treat schizophrenia and other severe mental health conditions by influencing neurotransmitter levels in the brain.

Negative Symptoms

Features typically associated with schizophrenia or similar disorders, characterized by a lack or decrease of normal functions, such as apathy or lack of emotion.

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Atypical Neuroleptics

are a class of antipsychotic drugs designed to treat psychiatric conditions, known for causing fewer side effects compared to traditional neuroleptics.