Why Might the Concept of "Successful Aging" Be of Little

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why might the concept of "successful aging" be of little use to the biologist?

• A) If the functional decline can be avoided by the organism, it is not true aging.
• B) It is a qualitative, not a quantitative, measure.
• C) Its main focus is on the clinical application of gerontology.
• D) Ancillary processes of aging often cannot be disentangled from intrinsic processes.

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Definitions:

Authority Figures

Individuals who hold power or control in a particular context, commanding respect and obedience due to their position or role.

Nature-Nurture Controversy

Refers to the debate over the relative contributions of genetics and environment to individual traits and behaviors.

Continuous

Uninterrupted in time or sequence, often referring to processes or phenomena that occur over an infinite or indeterminate length.

Fixed Action Patterns

Instinctive behavioral sequences that are relatively invariant within the species and triggered by specific stimuli.