Which of the Following Statements Is an Example of Selective

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of selective mortality?

• 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 "fluid" intelligence.
• D)In a longitudinal study, many of the elderly subjects died before the follow-up data was collected.

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Definitions:

Goodwill Conclusion

The final part of a communication that expresses friendly intent and seeks to maintain a positive relationship with the audience.

Summary Conclusion

A final section of a document that succinctly summarizes the main points or findings.

Active Voice

A sentence construction where the subject performs the action expressed by the verb, making the writing clear and direct.

Passive Voice

A grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the doer.