Which of the Following Is NOT a Correct Statement About

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the way aging affects the senses of taste,smell,or touch?

• A) The ability to taste the four basic tastes of salty, bitter, sweet, and sour declines across adulthood.
• B) Elderly adults lose their sensitivity to heat and cold in a reverse-proximodistal pattern, which causes sensation to be lost first in the extremities.
• C) The loss of the sense of smell can lead to inadequate nutrition or dietary imbalances.
• D) Reduced secretion of saliva causes a sensation of "woolly mouth."

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Independent Variable

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Exact Value

The precise, unrounded value of a number or expression without any approximation.

Sample Coefficient of Correlation

A measure indicating the degree and direction of linear relationship between two quantitative variables within a sample.

Estimated Regression Line

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