A Longstanding Belief in the Discipline of Gerontology Is That

question 35

Multiple Choice

A longstanding belief in the discipline of gerontology is that older people are

• A) more heterogeneous than younger people
• B) easier to study than younger people
• C) more homogeneous than younger people
• D) harder to study than younger people
• E) no different than younger people

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