Your Uncle Ed and Auntie Em are turning 50 . Knowing that you are in a class on human development, they ask about what changes in hearing and vision they might expect. Enlighten them
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Presbyopia is difficulty seeing close objects clearly and is due to changes in the lens's ability to adjust, and focus declines as the muscles around it stiffen. In addition, the time our eyes need to change focus from near to far (or vice versa) increases. As the amount of light that passes through the eye decreases, older adults need more light to do tasks. Older adults also become increasingly sensitive to glare. Another major change is that our ability to adjust to changes in illumination declines. Acuity also declines and is especially noticeable in low light. Macular degeneration involves the progressive and irreversible destruction of receptors from any number of causes. Hearing loss, especially for high-pitched tones, is a normal part of the aging process and is called presbycusis. Prebycusis results from four types of changes in the inner ear: sensory, neural, metabolic, and mechanical.
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a. uncertain; embarrassed b. embarrassed; uncertain c. aroused; fearful d. fearful; aroused
When Juan completes his assigned chapter reading in his psychology textbook, he skims back over the chapter, reads over his notes, and checks his memory by quizzing himself on the terms, all of which are part of the review step in the SQ4R method
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Contrast the psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, behavioral, and cognitive views of anxiety and anxiety disorders
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Prejudice against particular groups provides a mental and emotional shortcut that allows us to maintain a positive view of our self and our ingroups. This is the application of which theory?
A. scapegoat theory B. realistic conflict theory C. frustration-aggression theory D. social identity theory