Older Persons Are at Risk for Dehydration Because

question 85

Multiple Choice

Older persons are at risk for dehydration because:

• A) They have kidney disease
• B) The amount of body water decreases with age
• C) They produce more urine than younger persons
• D) They depend on others for drinking water

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency; in biology, the dying out of a species.

Commission

An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people.

Fixed-ratio Schedule

This is a schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences, including reinforcements and punishments to increase or decrease the behavior's occurrence.