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(UNISC - 2021) The poet Dylan Thomas wrote that one should not go gently into that food night, that old age should burn and rage at close of day. As a younger man reading that poem, I saw futility in those words. I saw aging only as a failing: a failing of the body, of the mind, and even of the spirit. I saw my 2grandfather suffer aches and pains. Once agile and proudly self-sufficient, by 1his sixties he struggled to swing a hammer and was unable to read a label on a box of Triscuit crackers without his glasses. I listened as my grandmother forgot words, and I cried when eventually she forgot what year it was. At work, I watched as 4people neared retirement age, the spark gone from their eyes, the hope from 3their smiles, counting the days until they could walk away from it all, yet with only the vaguest plans about what they would do once they had so much free time, all day, every day. But as Ive grown older myself, and have spent more time with people who are in the last quarter of their lives. Ive seen a different side of aging. My parents are now in their mideighties and are as engaged with life as 5they have ever been, immersed in social interactions, spiritual pursuits, hiking, and nature, and even starting new 6professional projects. Adapted from LEVITIN, Daniel.Succesful aging: a neuroscientist explores the power and potential of our lives.New York: Dutton, 2020. According to the text, what is the authors main concern?

(UNISC - 2021) The poet Dylan Thomas wrote that one should not go gently into that food night, that old age should burn and rage at close of day. As a younger man reading that poem, I saw futility in those words. I saw aging only as a failing: a failing of the body, of the mind, and even of the spirit. I saw my 2grandfather suffer aches and pains. Once agile and proudly self-sufficient, by 1his sixties he struggled to swing a hammer and was unable to read a label on a box of Triscuit crackers without his glasses. I listened as my grandmother forgot words, and I cried when eventually she forgot what year it was. At work, I watched as 4people neared retirement age, the spark gone from their eyes, the hope from 3their smiles, counting the days until they could walk away from it all, yet with only the vaguest plans about what they would do once they had so much free time, all day, every day. But as Ive grown older myself, and have spent more time with people who are in the last quarter of their lives. Ive seen a different side of aging. My parents are now in their mideighties and are as engaged with life as 5they have ever been, immersed in social interactions, spiritual pursuits, hiking, and nature, and even starting new 6professional projects. Adapted from LEVITIN, Daniel.Succesful aging: a neuroscientist explores the power and potential of our lives.New York: Dutton, 2020. Consider the following statements. I. The word his (ref. 1) refers to grandfather (ref. 2). II. The word their (ref. 3) refers to people (ref. 4). III. The word they (ref. 5) refers to professional projects (ref. 6). Which ones are correct?

(UNISC -2012) Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage. When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in rote rehearsal. By repeating something over and over again, 2one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. 3Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice 1elaborate rehearsal. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories. Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization. Fonte: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toefl-practice-reading.htm (Adaptado) The word one in paragraph 3 (ref. 2) refers to