Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason Why Older

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason why older adults continue driving even though they probably should not?

• A) They don't want to give up their independence.
• B) They don't realize the extent to which their driving-related skills have diminished.
• C) They don't care whether they have an accident because they've got good insurance.
• D) They believe that because they've driven their whole lives without an accident, they remain excellent drivers.

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Definitions:

Information Processing Approaches

Models that seek to identify the ways individuals take in, use, and store information.

Piaget's Approach

A theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world through stages of learning and understanding.

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Working Memory

A cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing.