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| What one organ system shows significant effects of aging? |
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| is a gradual physical decline that occurs with age. |
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| Which of the following increases gradually beginning in our 20s? |
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| At what age do 50 percent of both men and women report being “comfortable monogamists”? |
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| Physicians recommend that would-be mothers try to conceive before age: |
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| What is the most common form of assisted reproductive technology? |
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| Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to |
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| Sperm production typically |
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| Drug abuse decreases over adulthood primarily because of: |
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| What percentage of adults in the United States are overweight? |
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| What term refers to the number of deaths each year per 1,000 members of a particular population? |
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| The measure of health that is most costly to society is: |
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| Which of the following is a reason that, at age 80, women outnumber men two to one? |
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Women’s biology protects them until their childbearing years are over.
More women seek help.
Men avoid anything that could be construed as weakness. |
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| How did Spearman measure general intelligence (g)? |
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| He inferred g from tests of various abilities, such as vocabulary, memory, and reasoning |
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| The trend toward increasing average IQ is called: |
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| What were the primary mental abilities studied by Schaie? |
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| verbal meaning, word fluency, number ability, inductive reasoning, spatial orientation |
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| What of the following statements about IQ is true? |
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| In adulthood, chronological age, culture, context, and personal choices are all equally influential in determining IQ |
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| What form of basic intelligence enables us to adapt and learn new things? |
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| Which of the following forms of intelligence is needed to manage our daily lives? |
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| When is practical intelligence usually valued? |
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| When the demands of daily life are omnipresent |
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