Which of the following statements about falling in late adulthood is true?
A) While falls in old age can be devastating, only about 15 percent of adults over age 80 have experienced a fall.
B) Use of medication that affects mental processing decreases the risk of falling.
C) When older adults do fall, serious injury results about 70 percent of the time.
D) Falling can impair health indirectly by promoting fear of falling.
D
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A. external validity, internal validity B. internal validity, external validity C. internal bias, external bias D. objectivity, subjectivity
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A. depression. B. an increase in self-esteem regardless of grades. C. self-fulfilling prophecies of failure. D. a reduction in stress over exams and other academic work.
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a. myelin; glia; cell body. b. dendrite; cell body; axon. c. glia; dendrite; axon. d. myelin; cell body; dendrite.
The fluid-filled gap between the terminal button and postsynaptic
membrane is called the a. synaptic cleft. b. synapse. c. synaptic space. d. synaptic junction. e. synaptic membrane.