What Factor Has Been Found to More Than Triple the Likelihood

question 63

Multiple Choice

What factor has been found to more than triple the likelihood of an elder experiencing abuse?

• A)economic issues
• B)low social support
• C)new intimate partners
• D)loss of a long-time partner

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Definitions:

Sound Contrasts

Differences in sound that distinguish one phoneme from another in a particular language.

Garden Path Sentences

Sentences that begin in such a way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect; they lead the reader down the "garden path."

Extralinguistic Factors

Elements outside of the language system itself, such as social context, speaker's intent, and cultural norms, that influence how language is understood and used.

Conversational Inference

The process by which listeners make sense of and interpret statements made by speakers in the context of everyday conversation, often using implicit clues beyond the literal meaning.