What has been the most important factor in reducing the number of older adults living below the poverty line in the United States of America?
a. the raising of the mandatory retirement age for workers in the U.S
b. the creation of government-funded programs, such as Social Security
c. the establishment of earned income retirement accounts (EIRAs) that are tax shelters until a person reaches the age of 67.5 years.
d. new federal regulations that provide financial incentives to companies whose workforce includes at least 10% senior citizens.
b
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A) demand characteristics can bias participants answers. B) observing behavior leads to changes in behavior. C) respondents are not always honest in their answers. D) they are less effective than experiments in accurately predicting peoples' behavior.
According to research, which of the following aspects of language is the least susceptible to the effects of age?
A) Syntax B) Pronunciation C) Vocabulary D) Pragmatics
When viewing photograph of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, humans are most likely to ______.
A. assume that obscured parts of the building are in motion B. infer the continuation of the building behind the trees C. recognize the building by its geons D. mentally replace the building with a familiar one
After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from
a. paraphilia. b. schizophrenia. c. a somatic symptom disorder. d. a dissociative fugue. e. antisocial personality disorder.