According to recent research in healthy aging, what causes the decrease in brain volume?

Shorter axons

Fewer synapses

Shrinkage of neurons

Extreme neuron loss


Shorter axons

Fewer synapses

Shrinkage of neurons

Psychology

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a. frustration. b. fear. c. stress. d. anxiety.

Psychology

If you were experiencing tinnitus, you would

a. hear ringing in your ears. b. be unable to attend to two auditory images at the same time. c. be deaf in one ear. d. be unable to hear high-frequency sounds.

Psychology

The typical course of alcohol-related problems

A) is very varied and often includes multiple periods of abstinence. B) is a continuous and gradual decline. C) is a gradual decline followed by increasing physical problems. D) is a rapid decline followed by abstinence.

Psychology

The best estimate of a child’s physical maturity is ________

A) chronological age B) skeletal age C) birth weight D) arm span

Psychology