(Video: Old Age: Thinking and Moving at the Same Time)

question 381

Multiple Choice

(Video: Old age: Thinking and moving at the same time) Baltes reports that the design of his study was shaped by his observations of older people

• A) in nursing homes.
• B) at sporting events.
• C) in the Swiss Alps.
• D) in large metropolitan settings.

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Definitions:

Positivistic

Pertaining to positivism, a philosophical system recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism.

Qualitative

This term pertains to research that focuses on understanding concepts, thoughts, or experiences through methods such as interviews, observations, and analysis of text and documents.

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