People in late adulthood can serve as resources for younger people and can be regarded as "venerated elders."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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a. ?whether or not a stimulus is present or absent, sensed or not sensed b. ?the point of sensitivity at which the least change in a stimulus results in a change of sensation c. ?the level at which two points of stimulation can be distinguished d. ?the smallest difference that can be detected between two physical stimuli e. ?None of the choices are correct.
Brenda found out last week that she was admitted into the respiratory therapy program at a prestigious university. Just today,
she received her acceptance letter into a highly regarded nursing program. Brenda now faces the _____ conflict. a) approach-attend b) avoidance-avoidance c) avoidance-approach d) approach-approach
Barbara Rogoff suggests the term __________ to encompass children's diverse opportunities to learn through involvement with others, applying it as a broader concept than __________
A) cooperative learning; peer collaboration B) intersubjectivity; cooperative learning C) guided participation; scaffolding D) scaffolding; a zone of proximal development
Which of the following statements is true of the social contexts of aging?
A) People aged 80 and older are more likely to be victimized by crime than people in any other age group. B) Affluent individuals with large amounts of equity in their homes prefer moving to nursing homes rather than remaining in their homes. C) Older adults are relatively less willing to enter nursing homes when they perceive themselves to be in poor health. D) Older Americans report that they prefer staying in their homes as long as their physical and mental conditions allow them to do so.