Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1		Using the information-processing computer analogy, the physical brain is likened to a computer's software.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2		The decline in information processing speed with aging is stronger for men than for women.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3		Health and exercise influence the decline of information processing speed as people age.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		Thinking strategies that people learn through experience can compensate for declines in processing speed with age.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		Older adults tend to be more adept at selective attention than younger adults..
			A)	True
			B)	False
6		A baby pays more attention to a new toy than to an old plaything. This is an example of dishabituation.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		If memory fails, it is due to a malfunction in the retrieval process rather than during the encoding or storing of information.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		New information can alter memories.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		Interviewing techniques can produce substantial distortions in children's reports about highly salient events.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Optimum conditions in which to assess memory are the same no matter what the age of the participant.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		Elaboration involves creating images as a strategy to improve memory.
			A)	True
			B)	False
12		Explicit or declarative memory is the conscious memory of facts and experiences.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13		Assessment conditions do not affect ability to perform on evaluations of memory.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14		Experts differ from novices in age only.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15		"Use it or lose it" is a myth. Memory skills decline in older adults regardless of cognitive exercises.
			A)	True
			B)	False