________ is defined as impairments in the ability to complete multiple daily tasks.
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Societies in advanced stages of modernization may become more aware of the older population's devalued status through:
A) religious organizations.
B) politicians.
C) advertising and television.
D) peer pressure.
Among the following characteristics, which is the least important one for enhancing older people's status?
A) knowledge of traditional skills
B) chronological age
C) information control
D) their social contributions
Medicare covers prevention services.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
It is generally agreed that biological theories must meet four requirements to be viable. Which one of the following is not one of the four requirements?
A) The process must be universal.
B) The process must be deleterious.
C) The process must be progressive.
D) The losses must be correctable by the organism.
Heart disease, cancer, and strokes accounted for ________ percent of all deaths among people over age 65 and older in 2004.
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The minimum intensity of a stimulus that a person requires in order to detect the stimulus is:
A) sensory discrimination.
B) perception.
C) sensory threshold.
D) recognition threshold.
Countries that do not favor allowing the immigration of young workers support the following solution(s) to labor shortage:
A) persuade part time workers to become full time.
B) encourage women to enter the workforce.
C) raise the birthrate.
D) all of the above.
Which theory suggests that the human body, like a machine, simply wears out over time?
A) Wear and Tear Theory
B) Cross-Linkage Theory
C) Free Radical Theory
D) Autoimmune Theory
According to modernization theory, which of the following statements is not true?
A) Cultural values can mitigate the negative effects of modernization.
B) Social changes that accompany modernization cause younger and older generations to become increasingly separated.
C) Urbanization has improved the status of older adults.
D) Both A and B.