Why Is It Generally Harder for Individuals Older Than 70

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why is it generally harder for individuals older than 70 to understand audible speech?

• A) Hearing loss, which is nearly universal in this age group, explains the major difficulties.
• B) There are so many redundant cues in speech that it confuses older listeners.
• C) Since their own muscles are slowed down, they stop understanding visual cues to lip-read.
• D) The processing of temporal auditory information can be impaired in older adults even when frequencies are reliably heard at low volumes.

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Definitions:

Accounting Break-even

The point at which total costs and total revenues are equal, leading to neither profit nor loss.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of output or production, such as materials and labor.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced over a short period, such as rent or salaries.

Financial Break-even

The point at which a company's total revenues are exactly equal to its total expenses, resulting in neither profit nor loss.