The care of terminally ill patients in a familiar environment that minimizes pain and maintains personal dignity and control over the dying process is called:
a. hospice care
b. gerontology
c. eldercare
d. geriatrics
ANS: a
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a. They are preferable to parametric tests. b. They require the same assumptions as parametric tests. c. They require variables at the interval or ratio level of measurement. d. None of these.
Life span theory assumes that change occurs across the life span. This assumption
is also captured in which of the following developmental concepts?
a. Biography b. Cumulative continuity c. Plasticity d. Self-selection
If a statistics class has a distribution of grades with a mean of 70 and standard deviation of 15, what is the probability of a student scoring between a 70 and 90?
A. .20 B. .41 C. .50 D. .61
Groups that provide support, education, growth, therapy, and socialization are best referred to
as: A) Task groups B) Psychological groups C) Treatment groups D) T-groups