Older Adults Experience All of the Following Changes in Language

question 43

Multiple Choice

Older adults experience all of the following changes in language EXCEPT that

• A)they use less complex sentences than younger adults do.
• B)they show refinements in the pragmatic use of language.
• C)their knowledge of semantics increases.
• D)their knowledge of grammar decreases.

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Definitions:

Internalize Externalities

The process by which a firm takes into account the external costs or benefits of its activities, typically by incorporating them into its pricing structure.

Negative Externalities

Costs suffered by a third party as a result of an economic transaction, such as pollution caused by industry, which are not reflected in the market prices.

Positive Externalities

Benefits that result from a transaction or activity and affect others not directly involved in the transaction or activity.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost society bears for the production of an additional unit of a product, including both private and external costs.