Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE Regarding Older People

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding older people?

• A) Older people have incomes about the same as younger people.
• B) Older women are more likely to live in poverty than older men are.
• C) Older people living alone are much more likely to be poor than those who live with families.
• D) The proportion of people age 65 and older in the Canadian population is expected to rise.

Identify the role of novelty, curiosity, and arousal in driving human behavior.

Describe the various theories related to hedonism and motivation.

Associate sensory experiences with cognitive and emotional outcomes.

Distinguish between different psychological theories of motivation and their applications.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

Relearning a conditioned response.

Little Albert

An experiment in classical conditioning that demonstrated how fears could be acquired through associative learning.

Extinct

A condition or status where a species, family, or other group of animals or plants no longer exists anywhere on Earth.

Systematic Desensitization

Systematic desensitization is a therapeutic technique used to reduce fear or anxiety gradually, by exposing the person to the feared object or situation in a controlled manner.