Edna is a healthy, active 103-year-old. Considering the findings in a recent study on healthy centenarians, Edna likely has longer _____________ than her centenarian peers who have heart disease, cancer, stroke, or diabetes
a. dendrites
b. synaptic gaps
c. immune responses
d. telomeres
Answer: D
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a. development of her ovaries b. development of her breasts c. development of her vagina d. development of her uterus
____ area is an area adjacent to primary motor cortex in the frontal lobe that participates in speech production
a. Broca’s b. Wernicke’s c. Ranvier’s d. M’Naghten’s
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a. disuse. b. memory decay. c. consolidation. d. suppression.
The long-term carry-over of positive outcomes from children's prosocial TV programming is enhanced when parents encourage the child to
a. rehearse and act out the prosocial actions they see. b. consciously compare prosocial and antisocial programs. c. avoid desensitization by limiting the amount of prosocial programming viewed. d. criticize inconsistencies observed in prosocial shows.