What portion of older people have hypertension, or high blood pressure, which is a condition that can lead to an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease or stroke if left untreated?
a) about 1/3
b) nearly 1/2
c) less than 1/5
d) just over 2/3
Answer: a
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a. Violent media can have serious, long-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers. b. Violent media can have mild, short-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers, and may or may not have more serious or longer-term impacts. c. Exposure to violent media is one of the most difficult risk factors to alter in terms of preventing aggression. d. Violent media seem to increase some forms of aggression among people who are already prone to aggression, but to have little or no impact on people who are not already prone to aggression.
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A. soma B. axon C. myelin D. lobe
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a. functional b. organic c. neural d. neo-cortical