The Major Reason Older Adults Tend to Display More Hesitations

question 4

Multiple Choice

The major reason older adults tend to display more hesitations and word repetitions than younger adults is that they

• A)have a harder time understanding spoken language.
• B)often have symptoms of dementia.
• C)have difficulty retrieving words from long-term memory.
• D)quickly lose interest in conversational topics.

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Definitions:

Aggression

Behavior intended to harm or intimidate others.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money earning value through its relation to buying food.

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing qualities like food or water, that fulfill a basic biological need for survival and do not depend on learning.

Motivating Behavior

The factors or incentives that drive an individual to act or behave in a certain way.