Which of the following statements is true of aging?
A) As people age, the heart muscles grow more elastic, increasing the maximum heart rate.
B) Regular exercise decreases cardiovascular and respiratory capacity from what it was in early adolescence.
C) As people age, the immune system produces fewer white blood cells.
D) Fertility in both genders increases as early adulthood progresses.
C
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The wage gap between males and females has been rapidly narrowing since the 1970s
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Dr. Wozniak is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for ____.?
a. ?carrying signals away from the cell body b. ?receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body c. ?determining the speed at which an action potential will travel d. ?determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons
The Jonah complex refers to the:?
a. ?fear of failure b. ?fear of one's own success c. ?human need to acquire information about oneself d. ?abnormal need for success
The Müller-Lyer illusion demonstrates that not all perceptual illusions are only _____, but that _____ can be a factor in susceptibility to certain illusions
a) strong; genetics
b) innate; experience
c) successful; intelligence
d) cultural; genes