Beginning around the time of her 70th birthday, Margaret began to experience increasing problems in learning new things, with her memory, and with her motor coordination
She now is frequently confused, sometimes doesn't recognize people she has known for a long time, and her speech has become less fluent. The condition that would most likely be diagnosed in Margaret's case would be:
a. senescence
b. dementia
c. atherosclerosis
d. pathological aging
b
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Suppose that Thomas Edison compensated for his deafness by biting down on the wooden case of his phonograph and listening to a recording using bone conduction. What form of sound analysis would this NOT use?
A. place theory B. mechanical conduction C. frequency theory D. none of these - deaf individuals cannot hear
Which of the following statements is true regarding gender identity in middle childhood?
A) Boys are more likely than girls to describe themselves as having "other-gender" characteristics. B) Boys are more likely than girls to rate "masculine" occupations as having higher status than "feminine" occupations. C) Girls strengthen their identification with "feminine" characteristics, while boys' identification with "masculine" characteristics declines. D) Girls are more likely than boys to consider future work roles stereotyped for the other gender.
Most theorists view families from a contextual perspective that views
a. parents' actions as all that matter for children's development. b. the family as a system of interacting elements, with parents and children influencing each other. c. biological factors as the pivotal elements influencing development. d. social systems outside the family as having little impact on development.