A Study That Analyzed Styles of Aging Found All of the Following

question 96

Multiple Choice

A study that analyzed styles of aging found all of the following EXCEPT

• A) it is possible to identify a single "best" pattern for successful aging.
• B) most older people who have aged successfully remained active.
• C) less active lifestyles are also associated with successful aging.
• D) different personality types react to aging in a variety of ways.

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Definitions:

Operant Chamber

An apparatus that creates an enclosed environment, used for the study of operant behavior within it.

Matching Law

A principle of behavioral psychology that states an individual will choose to engage in behaviors proportional to the rewards offered for those behaviors.

FR 10 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after it has been performed a specified number of times, in this case, ten times.

FR 40 Schedule

A type of fixed-ratio schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specific number of responses have been made, in this case, every 40th response.