Research findings from Murphy (1985) suggests that the ability of older individuals to identify food is most negatively impacted by
A. losses in the ability to taste and smell.
B. losses in the ability to taste and cognitive declines impacting memory.
C. losses in the ability to smell and cognitive declines impacting memory.
D. losses in the ability to see and cognitive declines impacting memory.
Answer: C
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A) most likely to occur in individuals with two long alleles under high-stress conditions. B) more correlated with genetic than with environmental factors. C) more correlated with environmental than with genetic factors. D) the product of genetic and environmental interactions.
Which ESP ability does a fortune teller claim to have if she gazes into a crystal ball to foretell your future?
a) telepathy b) telekinesis c) precognition d) psychokinesis
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ladder, Zack's wife has continued to tell the doctor that Zack's personality has changed. He used to be fun loving and carefree, but he is now more critical and yells at the children for little reason. Zack is likely to have suffered damage to the _____ of his cortex. a) occipital lobe b) parietal lobe c) prefrontal area d) postfrontal area