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1. Most people over age 65 suffer from dementia.
2. “Selective optimization with compensation” involves maintaining capacities one considers most useful as one grows older and letting go of those that are less useful.
3. Both biomedical science and social behavior among older adults confirm stereotypical images of what is “right” or “appropriate” for old age.
4. “Excess disability” involves experiencing more disability than necessary because the environment in which one lives is either too challenging or not challenging enough.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True

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