Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Only a small percentage of those over age 60 report feeling “very confident” or “somewhat confident” about maintaining a high quality of life as they grow older.
2. Old age is best understood as a separate stage of life.
3. Researchers have located groups of people in remote parts of the world (e.g., in the mountains of Peru) who live beyond the maximum human life span.
4. People of the same chronological age can differ dramatically in their functional age.


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

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