During the last several years, Brian, who is now 87 years old, has experienced a decline in his hearing and vision. He also has increasing difficulty walking up stairs and lifting things. According to the text, Brian is in the ________ period of life.
A. terminal
B. senescent
C. primary deterioration
D. foreclosed
Answer: B
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a. Less than one percent of all adults are affected by social phobias in a given year. b. It is common for people with social phobias to have uncomfortable physical symptoms, such as sweating, hands shaking, mental confusion, and blushing when in social situations. c. People with social phobias avoid social situations, such as eating or writing in public or using public rest rooms. d. Social phobias greatly impair a person's ability to work, attend school, or form personal relationships.
Charles has Alzheimer's disease. What can Charles and his family expect in the coming years?
a. His condition will worsen. b. Charles' cognitive function will deteriorate, but his personality should not dramatically change. c. Charles will have to take medication for many months, but it is possible to cure his disease. d. The course of Alzheimer's is difficult to describe.
Cause-and-effect conclusions can be drawn from the results of an experiment because:
a. it is almost always performed in a laboratory setting. b. statistical analysis can be applied to data from an experiment. c. the independent variable is manipulated while other possible causes of change in the dependent variable are held constant. d. several groups of subjects, not just one sample, are typically investigated in a laboratory experiment.
When Becky meets her new roommate, she sees that she has her hair dyed blue and has decorated her side of the room with lots of handmade ceramic pots and paintings. She then assumes that her roommate has multiple piercings and listens to punk rock
She has used the ________ heuristic in making this assumption. a. base rate b. availability c. representativeness d. anchoring and adjustment