Which Statement Is True Regarding Hearing Loss in Middle Adulthood

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true regarding hearing loss in middle adulthood?

• A) Hearing loss in adulthood is primarily related to biological decline and cannot be prevented.
• B) The loss in hearing is first limited to low-pitched sounds.
• C) Hearing deficits tend to be more apparent in settings with background noise, like at a dinner party.
• D) By late adulthood, hearing loss is limited to high-pitched frequencies.

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Definitions:

Contrary

Logically opposite, exhibiting contrast in a particular quality without being completely different.

Subcontrary

In logic, propositions that cannot both be false, but can both be true, especially within the square of opposition.

Subalternate

In classical logic, the term for propositions that are related in such a way that the truth of one implies the truth of the other.

Existential Import

The implication that some individuals fitting the criteria exist when making a particular proposition.