According to research presented in the text, you would expect that in older adulthood adults would experience all of the following changes EXCEPT:

a. a reduced capacity to feel positive emotions
b. fewer mood swings
c. less agitation
d. a greater ability to control emotions


a

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After a stroke, Mr. Larkin’s ability to produce fluent speech remains intact. However, he seems unable to understand speech. Because he cannot understand his own words as he speaks them, his speech tends to be nonsensical and often includes made-up words. The stroke appears to have damaged ______’s area in the left ______ lobe.

a. Broca; frontal b. Broca; temporal c. Wernicke; frontal d. Wernicke; temporal

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People with which of the following qualities tend to be more flexible, adaptable, and agreeable, and excel at life because they do not stifle their emotions nor overindulge them?

a. emotional intelligence b. dogmatic pragmatism c. kinesic sensitivity d. creative intuition

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What is the average intelligence quotient on a typical intelligence test?

a) 50 b) 80 c) 100 d) 120

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Which of these is most closely associated with atherosclerosis?

a) triglycerides b) high protein diet c) low-density lipoprotein d) high-density lipoprotein

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