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The study of older adults and aging is referred to as | [
"Gerontology",
"Geropsychiatry",
"Geriatrics",
"Gero-education"
] | 0A
| Question: Aging and older adults are referred to
Answer: Geriatrics |
Which of the following factors is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's? | [
"Being African or Hispanic American",
"Eating fish",
"A lower level of education",
"Being married"
] | 1B
| Question: Which of the following factors is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's?
Answer: Eating fish |
The docility hypothesis is that | [
"Those with low capabilities are more vulnerable to environmental demands",
"Those who experience high environmental demands become more docile",
"Those who experience high environmental demands become less docile",
"Those with less capability are less vulnerable to environmental demands"
] | 0A
| Question: The docility hypothesis is that
Answer: Those with low capabilities are more vulnerable to environmental demands |
Normal memory seems to be improved by | [
"Aerobic exercise",
"Taking acetylcholine",
"Taking gingko",
"Increasing social contacts"
] | 0A
| Question: Normal memory does not seem to be improved by
Answer: Taking acetylcholine |
The perspective that development is embedded in history means that | [
"Change can always occur regardless of age",
"Sociocultural conditions must always be considered",
"Development in any particular areas (e.g., social) is tied to development in other areas (e.g., cognitive)",
"Some characteristics change with age while others do not"
] | 1B
| Question: The perspective that history is unimportant means that
Answer: Change can always occur regardless of age |
The answer "both play an important role" is clearly applicable to the question of | [
"Nature vs. nurture",
"Mechanistic vs organismic",
"Continuity vs. discontinuity",
"All of these questions"
] | 3D
| Question: The answer "no play an important role" is clearly applicable to the question of
Answer: All of these questions |
Which of the following does NOT usually occur to the lens of the eye as one grows older? | [
"It becomes thicker",
"It yellows",
"It becomes clouded",
"It fills with fluid"
] | 3D
| Question: As one grows older, what normally happens to the lens of the eye?
Answer: It becomes clouded |
The houses of the future may allow you to operate virtually everything in the house from a central terminal; such a house is already in production and is referred to as | [
"Technohouse",
"Compuhouse",
"Futurehouse",
"Smarthouse"
] | 3D
| Question: The houses of the future may allow you to operate virtually nothing in the house from a central terminal; such a house is already in production and is referred to as
Answer: Smarthouse |
The reaction time difference between younger and older adults is reduced when older adults | [
"Practice regular aerobic exercise",
"Lift weights on a regular schedule",
"Consume large quantities of vitamins",
"Practice Tai chi"
] | 0A
| Question: The reaction time difference between younger and older adults is increased when older adults
Answer: Practice regular aerobic exercise |
A major difference between programmed and unprogrammed theories of senescence is that programmed theories | [
"Attribute senescence only to environmental factors",
"Are far too difficulty to test",
"Claim that senescence follows a predetermined plan",
"Rely too heavily on computer models"
] | 2C
| Question: A major difference between programmed and unprogrammed theories of senescence is that unprogrammed theories
Answer: Attribute senescence only to environmental factors |
One reason that older adults show high levels of optimism is that | [
"Many pessimists die at a younger age",
"They do not really know what is going on",
"This may be a warning sign for dementia",
"Our measures have low validity"
] | 0A
| Question: One reason that older adults show low levels of optimism is that
Answer: This may be a warning sign for dementia |
Bu is often late for appointments but says it's because she had more important things on her mind. This is an example of which coping strategy? | [
"Immunization",
"Accommodation",
"Avoidance",
"Assimilation"
] | 0A
| Question: Bu is rarely late for appointments but says it's because she had more important things on her mind. This is an example of which coping strategy?
Answer: Assimilation |
Which of the following is most strongly associated with loss of bone density? | [
"Genetic factors",
"Lifestyle factors like not exercising",
"Hormonal factors such as loss of estrogen",
"Cohort factors"
] | 1B
| Question: Which of the following is most strongly associated with maintenance of bone density?
Answer: Cohort factors |
That super sweet iced tea that your grandmother gives you might be that way because she | [
"Has lost a lot of sweet taste buds and cannot taste sweetness as well anymore",
"Is a member of that cohort that really enjoys sweets",
"Is trying to get you to be a little sweeter than you have been in the past",
"Has experienced damage in her parietal lobe where sweet sensations are directed"
] | 0A
| Question: That super sweet iced tea that your grandmother gives you might be that way because she hates you
Answer: Is trying to get you to be a little sweeter than you have been in the past |
A shortage of these two vitamins can produce symptoms that mimic dementia: | [
"A and C",
"B6 and B12",
"B6 and D",
"B12 and E"
] | 1B
| Question: A shortage of these two vitamins can produce symptoms that actually cause dementia:
Answer: B6 and B12 |
Which of the following is one of McAdam's levels of personality? | [
"Control",
"Identity",
"Generativity",
"Assimilation"
] | 1B
| Question: The McAdam levels of personality have nothing to do with
Answer: Assimilation |
In this chapter's Senior View, Dr. Donham told us that mental stimulation, exercise, diet, and what other factor is important for long life? | [
"Moderate amounts of alcohol",
"Social support",
"Good genes",
"Avoiding stress"
] | 2C
| Question: In this chapter's Senior View, Dr. Donham told us that mental stimulation, exercise, diet, and what other factor is important for short life?
Answer: Good genes |
Surveys of older adults who are living together show that they tend to view cohabitation as | [
"A first step toward eventual marriage",
"An alternative to marriage",
"A way to save on expenses",
"Their swan song"
] | 1B
| Question: Surveys of older adults who are not living together show that they tend to view it as
Answer: An alternative to marriage |
Older adults may be more attached to a place than younger adults because | [
"That place holds many memories",
"It's much harder to move when you're older",
"Young adults pay less attention to place then do older adults",
"That place represents transcendence"
] | 0A
| Question: Older adults may be less attached to a place than younger adults because
Answer: It's much harder to move when you're older |
The Hayflick number for human cells is | [
"Unknown",
"Between 45 and 55",
"Less than 30",
"More than 60"
] | 1B
| Question: The Hayflick number for cells is
Answer: Unknown |
High levels of self-care behaviors have been associated with high levels of | [
"Neuroticism",
"Extraversion",
"Agreeableness",
"Secondary control"
] | 2C
| Question: Low levels of self-care behaviors have been associated with low levels of
Answer: Agreeableness |
Research has offered some longitudinal as well as cross sectional support for the theory put forth by | [
"Peck",
"Foos",
"Levenson",
"Erikson"
] | 3D
| Question: Research has not offered any longitudinal as well as cross sectional support for the theory put forth by
Answer: Peck |
Which of the following is more likely to be a cohort, rather than an age, difference? | [
"A higher proportion of older women have completed menopause",
"A smaller proportion of older women report dreams about sex",
"A higher proportion of older men are bald",
"A higher proportion of older men and women are victims of cancer"
] | 1B
| Question: Which of the following is more likely to be an age, rather than a cohort, difference?
Answer: A higher proportion of older women have completed menopause |
Fear of aging has been associated with high levels of | [
"Introversion",
"Neuroticism",
"Rigidity",
"Mid-life crisis"
] | 1B
| Question: Fear of death has been associated with high levels of
Answer: Neuroticism |
In which dementia are cognitive symptoms less likely? | [
"Parkinson's",
"Pick's",
"Huntington's",
"NeuroAIDS"
] | 0A
| Question: In which dementia are cognitive symptoms more likely?
Answer: NeuroAIDS |
In this chapter's Senior View, Dr. Shealy advises you to | [
"Stay in school",
"Eat the right foods",
"Get plenty of exercise",
"Find a high paying job"
] | 0A
| Question: In this chapter's Senior View, Dr. Shealy advises you not to
Answer: Find a high paying job |
When your sister Patricia was feeling depressed, you comforted her and reminisced about happier times. You provided which type of social support? | [
"Emotional",
"Instrumental",
"Informational",
"Friendly"
] | 0A
| Question: When your sister Patricia was feeling depressed, you did not comfort her and reminisce about happier times. You did not provide any type of social support
Answer: Emotional |
Hearing loss occurs more frequently for | [
"Men than women",
"Women than men",
"People who already have some loss of vision",
"People who are obese"
] | 0A
| Question: Hearing loss occurs less frequently for
Answer: People who are obese |
Continued stress is damaging to health and longevity because it leads to | [
"Over exercising which causes physical damage",
"Suppression of the immune system",
"Less eating and, in many cases, severe eating disorders",
"Risky behaviors such as speeding and not using a seat belt"
] | 1B
| Question: Changed stress is detrimental to health and longevity because it leads to
Answer: Suppression of the immune system |
One difference that seems to be mostly cohort rather than age is the difference in ____ for different age groups | [
"Coping strategies",
"Work productivity",
"Rates of dementia",
"Personality traits"
] | 3D
| Question: One difference that seems to be mostly age rather than cohort is the difference in ____ for different age groups
Answer: Rates of dementia |
According to Tat Kleckley of this chapter's Senior View, the most important part of the healing process for those who are bereaved is to | [
"Stay away from other people for a while",
"Get out and be active",
"Talk about your loss",
"Make new friends who don't know about your loss"
] | 2C
| Question: According to Tat Kleckley, the most important part of the healing process for those who are bereaved is to
Answer: Talk about your loss |
Social support is most likely to have a positive influence on health and well being when it is | [
"Very emotional",
"Perceived as support",
"Unexpected",
"External rather than internal"
] | 1B
| Question: Social support is most likely to have a negative influence on health and well being when it is
Answer: Unexpected |
Free radicals are produced by | [
"Normal metabolism",
"Excess consumption of Vitamins A and C",
"Lack of sunlight",
"A weakened immune system"
] | 0A
| Question: Oxygen is produced by
Answer: Normal metabolism |
Prejudice or bias against older adults is referred to as | [
"Ageism",
"Oldism",
"Age bigotry",
"Senilism"
] | 0A
| Question: Prejudice or bias against older adults is referred to as
Answer: Ageism |
The program that takes over care for those with 6 or fewer months to live, attempts to keep them at home, provides pain relief, and ends all life-prolonging technologies is called | [
"Euthanasia",
"Cryonics",
"Medicare",
"Hospice"
] | 3D
| Question: The program that takes over care for those with 6 or fewer days to live, attempts to keep them at home, provides pain relief, and begins all life-prolonging technologies is called
Answer: Medicare |
Loss of smell for adults 80 and older is | [
"Very infrequent (less than 15%)",
"Very frequent (more than 75%)",
"Infrequent (less than 40%)",
"Frequent (close to 50%)"
] | 1B
| Question: Loss of smell for adults 70 and older is
Answer: Infrequent (less than 40%) |
Activation of a class of genes called sirtuins may help to | [
"Prevent some diseases",
"Ward off dementias",
"Increase memory and intelligence",
"Produce emotional stability"
] | 0A
| Question: Activation of a class of genes called sirtuins may help to
Answer: Prevent some diseases |
Elder abuse most frequently comes from the older adult's | [
"Spouse",
"Children",
"Grandchildren",
"Neighbors"
] | 1B
| Question: The older adult most frequently must be the perpetrator
Answer: Grandchildren |
Projective tests generally ___ than objective tests of personality. | [
"Have higher reliability",
"Are more visual",
"Are more valid",
"Provide more information"
] | 1B
| Question: objective tests generally consider less reliable
Answer: Have higher reliability |
Cells in the eye that respond to low levels of illumination are called | [
"Rods",
"Cones",
"Retinal cells",
"Nocturnal detectors"
] | 0A
| Question: Cells in the eye that respond to high levels of illumination are called
Answer: Cones |
Some work on age stereotypes suggests that | [
"Positive ones are stronger",
"Negative ones are stronger",
"They never last very long",
"They are very rare"
] | 1B
| Question: Some studies on age stereotypes suggest that
Answer: Negative ones are stronger |
Which of the following could very well be a cohort difference rather than a change that occurs with age? | [
"Differences in weight",
"Shrinkage of the thymus gland",
"Enlargement of the heart",
"Increasing size of nose and ears"
] | 0A
| Question: The following could very well be a cohort difference rather than a change that occurs with age?
Answer: Increasing size of nose and ears |
The major question concerning aging and personality is: | [
"Do older adults still have personalities?",
"Does personality change with age?",
"Does personality decline as we grow older?",
"Does personality increase of decrease with age?"
] | 1B
| Question: The major fact concerning aging and personality is:
Answer: Do older adults still have personalities? |
A researcher who wants to examine both age and cohort differences is advised to use a _____ design. | [
"Cross-sectional",
"Cross-sequential",
"Correlational",
"Quasi-experimental"
] | 1B
| Question: A researcher who wants to examine only age differences is advised to use a ________ design.
Answer: Cross-sequential |
Which of the following is NOT one of the most rewarding aspects of being a grandparent as reported by grandparents? | [
"Feelings of immortality",
"Spoiling the grandchildren",
"Having others to wait on you",
"Remembering when they were grandchildren"
] | 2C
| Question: Giving gifts to children is NOT one of the most rewarding aspects of being a grandparent as reported by grandparents.
Answer: Spoiling the grandchildren |
Of the following animals, which has the longest life span by current measures? | [
"Gorilla",
"Blue whale",
"Dog",
"Queen honey bee"
] | 1B
| Question: Of the following animals, which has the shortest life span by current measures?
Answer: Queen honey bee |
One advantage of an expected death over an unexpected death is that | [
"One can use up some grief before the actual loss",
"One can make funeral and estate plans with the loved one",
"One can find ways to avoid having the same death for themselves",
"One can assist the terminally ill person in speeding their death"
] | 1B
| Question: One disadvantage of an unexpected death over an expected death is that
Answer: One can use up some grief before the actual loss |
Changes in the reproductive system are more _____ for men but not for women | [
"Mechanistic",
"Continuous",
"Organismic",
"Nurturant"
] | 1B
| Question: Changes in the reproductive system are less _____ for men but not for women
Answer: Continuous |
Which of the following hormones has not yet been claimed to ward off senescence? | [
"DHEA",
"Human growth hormone",
"Melatonin",
"Viasterol"
] | 3D
| Question: Which of the following hormones has yet to be claimed to ward off senescence?
Answer: Viasterol |
The majority of older widows live | [
"Alone",
"With children",
"With a friend",
"In an institution"
] | 0A
| Question: The majority of older widows dead
Answer: In an institution |
Centenarians are people who | [
"Were born before the centennial",
"Study old age and older adults",
"Are 100 or more years old",
"Have not yet reached old age"
] | 2C
| Question: Centenarians are people that
Answer: Are 100 or more years old |
Quantitative analyses of TV shows have shown that | [
"Older adults are almost always portrayed in a negative way",
"The more positive portrayals occur during commercials",
"The proportion of older men is particularly low",
"The proportion of older women is particularly low"
] | 3D
| Question: Quantitative analyses of movies have shown that
Answer: The more positive portrayals occur during commercials |
Which of the following groups of Americans have the lowest rate of alcohol abuse? | [
"African-American",
"White",
"Native-American",
"Asian-American"
] | 3D
| Question: Which of the following groups of Americans have the highest rate of alcohol abuse?
Answer: Asian-American |
If you believe that changes occur slowly and steadily throughout life, you would be holding the _____ side of this view of development. | [
"Mechanistic",
"Organismic",
"Continuity",
"Stability"
] | 2C
| Question: If you believe that changes occur quickly and irregularly throughout life, you would be holding the _ side of this view of development.
Answer: Continuity |
All other things being equal, which of the following persons is likely to live the longest? | [
"A black man",
"A white man",
"A black woman",
"A white woman"
] | 3D
| Question: All other things being equal, which of the following persons is least likely to live the longest?
Answer: A black man |
Which of the following age differences could be, in part, a cohort effect? Differences in | [
"Depression",
"Alcoholism",
"Dementia",
"Suicide"
] | 1B
| Question: Differences in age can't be, in part, a cohort effect.
Answer: Dementia |
Clifford and Lucia Pauling, in Senior View, told us that physical changes | [
"Are rapid and frightening",
"Can be offset by meditation",
"Take a long time",
"Should not be discussed in public"
] | 2C
| Question: Clifford and Lucia Pauling, in Senior View, said physical changes
Answer: Can be offset by meditation |
The biggest and most dangerous changes in the cardiovascular system take place in the | [
"Heart",
"Blood vessels",
"Red blood cells",
"Plasma"
] | 1B
| Question: The biggest and most dangerous changes in the cardiovascular system take place in the
Answer: Blood vessels |
Older adults generally perform very well when their _____ memory is tested. | [
"Episodic",
"Working",
"Retrospective",
"Semantic"
] | 3D
| Question: Adults generally do very poorly when their _____ memory is tested.
Answer: Semantic |
With respect to marital satisfaction, most long lasting marriages | [
"Show high satisfaction through all the years of marriage",
"Show high satisfaction that steadily declines as the years pass",
"Show lower levels during the years when children are present",
"Show ups and downs throughout the marriage"
] | 2C
| Question: With respect to marital satisfaction, most short lasting marriages
Answer: Show high satisfaction that steadily declines as the years pass |
Theories | [
"Are not very important in aging research",
"Attempt to explain findings and guide future research",
"Have never been adequately tested",
"Have been around for a long time but have only recently been tested"
] | 1B
| Question: theories
Answer: Attempt to explain findings and guide future research |
The least favored theory of senescence among researchers is the _____ theory | [
"Free radical",
"Biological clock",
"Wear and tear",
"Garbage accumulation"
] | 2C
| Question: The most favored theory of senescence among researchers is the _____ theory
Answer: Biological clock |
A researcher finds that age is negatively correlated with cigarette smoking; this means that | [
"Older adults experience more negative effects from smoking that do younger adults",
"Older adults smoke more than younger adults",
"Older adults smoke less than younger adults",
"Older and younger adults smoke about the same number of cigarettes and both experience negative effects"
] | 2C
| Question: A researcher finds that age is positively correlated with cigarette smoking; this means that
Answer: Older adults smoke more than younger adults |
When a researcher takes part in the situation he or she is observing, he or she is said to be a(n) | [
"Active observer",
"Participant observer",
"Indiscreet observer",
"Meddling observer"
] | 1B
| Question: When a researcher does not take part in the situation he or she is observing, he or she is said to be a(n)
Answer: Participant observer |
The term "work-family conflict" for middle-aged adults can occur when they must | [
"Care for an ailing parent while continuing to work",
"Work a high stress job while their children are at home",
"Pay for nursing home care by sacrificing their own care",
"Serving as an executor of their parent's estate while still working full time"
] | 0A
| Question: The term "work-family conflict" for middle-aged adults can be deduced when they
Answer: Work a high stress job while their children are at home |
Do traits change with age? | [
"No",
"They change a little",
"Only for women",
"They change quite a lot"
] | 1B
| Question: Do traits change with age and many generations?
Answer: No |
The cause of Alzheimer's appears to be | [
"Mostly environmental",
"Aluminum",
"Mostly genetic",
"Apo-E 4"
] | 2C
| Question: Alzheimer's appears to have no cause
Answer: Mostly environmental |
Older married men have been found to have | [
"Higher levels of positive emotions",
"Lower levels of positive emotions",
"Higher levels of negative emotions",
"Lower levels of negative emotions"
] | 3D
| Question: Older unmarried men have been found not to have
Answer: Lower levels of negative emotions |
Within the United States, which location has the longest life expectancy? | [
"California",
"Florida",
"Alaska",
"Hawaii"
] | 3D
| Question: Within the United States, which location has the shortest life expectancy?
Answer: Alaska |
The largest proportion of older adults living alone reside in | [
"Hawaii",
"Washington, DC",
"Florida",
"California"
] | 1B
| Question: The largest proportion of older adults living together reside in
Answer: California |
Which level of personality description appears to show the most change with age? | [
"Traits",
"Personal concerns",
"Coping strategies",
"Identity"
] | 1B
| Question: Which level of personality description does not appear to show the most change with age?
Answer: Identity |
The positive relationship between religion and physical health is NOT thought to be due to | [
"Social support derived from a religious community",
"The rules of some religions which forbid unhealthy behaviors",
"The stress reducing effects of prayerful meditation",
"The benefits of knowing that others are praying for you"
] | 3D
| Question: The positive relationship between religion and physical health is thought to be due to
Answer: The stress reducing effects of prayerful meditation |
Human factors examines the performance of different tasks by examining | [
"The factors that influence performance",
"The interaction between human and environment",
"The human side of the equation",
"The effects of environmental changes on humans"
] | 1B
| Question: Human factors does not examines the performance of different tasks by examining
Answer: The human side of the equation |
Prospective memory refers to memory | [
"For some recent event",
"For something that happened a long time ago",
"To do something in the future",
"For the context and source of remembered information"
] | 2C
| Question: The prospecting memory refers to the past memory
Answer: For the context and source of remembered information |
The total number of people who have some disorder divided by the total number of people gives you the ____ rate. | [
"Prevalence",
"Incidence",
"Incipient",
"Diseased"
] | 0A
| Question: The total number of people who aren't affected by any disorder divided by the total number of people gives you the ____ rate.
Answer: Prevalence |
Remarriages are | [
"More frequent for woman than men",
"Typically more successful",
"Typically less successful",
"Most common among those who have never been married before"
] | 2C
| Question: Remarriages are not
Answer: Typically less successful |
With respect to job training, younger workers | [
"Receive more opportunities than older workers",
"Perform better on the job than trained older workers",
"Always learn faster than older workers",
"Prefer to have classes by themselves"
] | 0A
| Question: With respect to job training, older workers
Answer: Prefer to have classes by themselves |
About how many grieving individuals seem to require some professional help? | [
"Less than 10%",
"About 25%",
"Nearly half",
"More than 50%"
] | 1B
| Question: About how many non-grieving individuals seem to require some professional help?
Answer: Less than 10% |
People with which of the following forms of control are least likely to have accessibility problems where they live? | [
"External",
"Internal",
"Primary",
"Total"
] | 1B
| Question: People without any control are least likely to have accessibility problems where they live?
Answer: Internal |
Which of the following has been found to improve balance for older adults? | [
"Tai chi",
"Aerobic exercise",
"Weight lifting",
"Walking briskly"
] | 0A
| Question: Which of the following has been found to reduce balance for older adults?
Answer: Aerobic exercise |
The most frequent chronic condition for older adults is | [
"Hypertension",
"Arthritis",
"Diabetes",
"Cataracts"
] | 1B
| Question: The least frequent chronic condition for older adults is
Answer: Cataracts |
Hypokinesia refers to | [
"Severe obesity",
"Loss of muscle strength and bone density",
"Increased sensitivity to stress",
"Social isolation and lack of support"
] | 1B
| Question: Insomnia refers to
Answer: Loss of muscle strength and bone density |
What percentage of older adults report feeling very or often lonely? | [
"10%",
"25%",
"50%",
"75%"
] | 0A
| Question: What percentage of older adults never report feeling very or often lonely?
Answer: 50% |
An example of a discontinuous change over the adult years is the change in | [
"Personality",
"Working memory",
"Female hormone levels",
"Male sexuality"
] | 2C
| Question: An example of a noncontinuous change over the adult years is the
Answer: Personality |
Which leg of the three-legged stool do most retirees have | [
"Pension",
"Social security",
"Savings",
"Assets"
] | 1B
| Question: What most retirees have is the lack of
Answer: Savings |
One of the most important points made in this chapter is that physical changes | [
"Occur for everyone",
"Occur more for some and less for others and, within the same person, more for some systems and less for others",
"Usually occur for very old people but not for very young people",
"Can be totally avoided if one learns enough about gerontology"
] | 1B
| Question: One of the most important points made in this chapter is that physical changes
Answer: Occur more for some and less for others and, within the same person, more for some systems and less for others |
Which of the following forms of dementia has the highest prevalence rate? | [
"Alzheimer's",
"Vascular",
"Parkinson's",
"Fronto-temporal lobe"
] | 0A
| Question: Which of the following is not a form of dementia?
Answer: Parkinson's |
High levels of social support are strongly associated with | [
"Longevity",
"Internal control",
"Culture",
"Education"
] | 0A
| Question: Low levels of social support are strongly associated with
Answer: Internal control |
The term "cohort" refers to | [
"An individual's chronological age",
"A generation of people who lived through major events",
"A person's gender",
"A group of people living in the same culture"
] | 1B
| Question: The term "cohort" does not refer to
Answer: An individual's chronological age |
Middle-aged adults appear to be more ____ than older or younger adults | [
"Generative",
"Neurotic",
"Agreeable",
"Certain"
] | 0A
| Question: , less ambitious, or happier
Answer: Agreeable |
Which of the following improves attitudes toward aging and older adults? | [
"Staying away from older adults",
"Education about older adults",
"Travelling to older communities",
"Watching the portrayals of older adults in movies and on TV"
] | 1B
| Question: Which of the following worsens attitudes toward aging and older adults?
Answer: Watching the portrayals of older adults in movies and on TV |
A problem for immune system theories of senescence is | [
"Determining what first causes the senescence in the immune system",
"Auto-immune disorders are far too rare",
"That the immune system does not decline with age",
"The lack of information about senescence in general"
] | 0A
| Question: A problem for theories of immune system is
Answer: The lack of information about senescence in general |
Those more likely to experience depression after a loss are those who | [
"Are young survivors",
"Have not previously experienced depression",
"Have been married more than 40 years",
"Are in poor health themselves"
] | 0A
| Question: Those less likely to experience depression after a loss are those who
Answer: Are young survivors |
Which of the following appears to lower bad cholesterol? | [
"Vitamin D",
"Niacin",
"Thiamine",
"Riboflavin"
] | 1B
| Question: None of the following appear to lower bad cholesterol?
Answer: Riboflavin |
Most people who have used physician assisted suicide have had | [
"Alzheimer's",
"Health insurance",
"No family",
"Clinical depression"
] | 1B
| Question: Most people who have not used physician assisted suicide have had
Answer: No family |
A researcher who is interested in the differences between two or more groups of people is most likely to use which of the following approaches? | [
"Quasi-experimental",
"Longitudinal",
"Correlational",
"Cross-sequential"
] | 0A
| Question: A researcher who is interested in the similarities between two or more groups of people is most likely to use which of the following approaches?
Answer: Correlational |
Being in bright light during the later parts of the day seems to | [
"Restore normal circadian rhythm",
"Increase insomnia",
"Restore deep sleep",
"Have no real influence on sleep or dreams"
] | 0A
| Question: Being in bright light during the later parts of the day does not seem to
Answer: Restore normal circadian rhythm |
A major reason for studying human aging is that | [
"We are all growing older",
"The number and proportion of older adults is increasing",
"More job opportunities are available for those with some knowledge of aging",
"All of the above"
] | 3D
| Question: aging is a negative problem in human nature
Answer: All of the above |
The model of social support that says that those who are close to you now are likely to be close for the rest of your days is called the ____ model | [
"Consistency",
"Convoy",
"Attachment",
"Train"
] | 1B
| Question: The model of social support that says that those who are close to you now are unlikely to be close for the rest of your days is called the ____ model
Answer: Attachment |
When older and younger workers have lost their jobs, older workers typically | [
"Find a job quicker because of their greater experience",
"Take longer to find a new job",
"Retire rather than search for a new job",
"Sue the company using the ADEA"
] | 1B
| Question: When older and younger workers have lost their jobs, younger workers typically
Answer: Take longer to find a new job |
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