Perceptual Speed Shows Considerable Decline in Late Adulthood and Is

question 149

Multiple Choice

Perceptual speed shows considerable decline in late adulthood and is strongly linked to declines in

• A) selective attention.
• B) semantic memory.
• C) working memory.
• D) divided attention.

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Definitions:

Oedipal

Relating to the Oedipus complex, a theory in psychoanalytic psychology that describes a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Electra

A psychoanalytic theory originally suggested by Carl Jung, referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist from Austria who established psychoanalysis, a technique for addressing mental disorders via conversation between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, emphasizing the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness.