Sixty-year-old Norbert says, "When I was a teenager, I could eat five big meals a day and still feel hungry. Now a couple of snacks can get me through the day." What BEST accounts for this age-related change?
A. Lower metabolic rate
B. Higher blood sugar
C. Drop in thiamine level
D. Addition of muscle mass
Answer: A
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a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
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a. A reflexive reaction to meat powder. b. A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus. c. A neutral stimulus that elicits a response. d. An operant reaction to a bell.
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a. episodic memory b. encoding specificity c. spreading activation d. typicality effects