The purpose of Project ACTIVE was to study
a. inductive reasoning.
b. older persons' use of mnemonic devices.
c. training of primary mental abilities.
d. vocabulary changes over the life span.
ANSWER: c
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When enough people in a society agree that a condition exists that threatens the quality of their lives and their most cherished values, and they agree that something should be done to remedy that condition, sociologists say that the society has
defined that condition as __________. a. a social problem b. a public concern c. a private concern d. an act of war
According to some sociologists, we do not really have free will in the traditional sense. Our "choices" are limited by what is realistically made available to us based on larger structure.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. Women, on average, die earlier than men. B. Women lose mental capacity as they age more quickly than men. C. Women are evaluated on physical attractiveness and reproductive potential, and aging affects both. D. Men think they get better looking with age so they don't mind it as much.