Grandma Burns lived to the age of 102. To better understand how she lived a long life, you ask your family physician. Your physician is likely to cite all of the following as factors of her life trajectory except
A. positive self-perceptions in middle adulthood.
B. being introverted as a child.
C. being a woman.
D. a group of genes that slow the aging process.
Answer: B
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A. the Gestalt principle of similarity B. retinal disparity C. interposition D. the Gestalt principle of proximity
Frequency distributions are used
a. as a first step in examining data. b. as a screening device to identify questionable values. c. to organize data. d. all of the above
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A. Transmission at synapses is a chemical event. B. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are antagonistic. C. Transmission at heart muscle synapses is electrical. D. Hormones facilitate the actions of the nervous system.
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