Which of the Following Statements Is an Example of an Age

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of an age effect?

• A)Today's older adults are less likely to seek mental health services because when they were growing up, mental illness was stigmatized.
• B)Because exercise has become widely promoted in the media, many older adults are now exercising and thus healthier than was predicted by earlier measures of their physical well-being.
• C)Because of the effects of aging on the brain, older adults do less well than younger adults on measures of academic performance.
• D)In a longitudinal study, many of the elderly subjects died before the follow-up data was collected.

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Definitions:

Moderate

A level of intensity, degree, or amount that is considered reasonable, not too extreme or excessive.

Applicants

Individuals who apply for a job, program, or opportunity.

Admission

The process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, institution, or field of study.

Wait-Listed

The status of individuals who are placed on a waiting list for an opportunity, often used in the context of college admissions or organ transplants.