A nursing home administrator gives the residents little choice in activities they participate in or in the food that is served. Friendships between opposite sex residents are also discouraged. She tells the staff that "the elderly are like little children that don't know what's best for them.". This statement of the administrator reflects
a. the old age syndrome.
b. ageism.
c. the current research findings on successful aging.
d. the type of scaffolding utilized with the elderly.
B
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Freud's theory
a. has had little impact on modern thought and is not used today. b. has influenced our ideas about when and how to toilet train children. c. was praised for being based primarily on adult's recollections of their childhoods. d. introduced and emphasized the concept of free will into the study of child development.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Today, how many people are over the age of 65?
A. 1 in 25 B. 1 in 12 C. 1 in 8 D. 1 in 5