You Want to Compute a New Variable That Is the Number

question 39

Short Answer

You want to Compute a new variable that is the number of years older the firstborn child is than the lastborn child. Write out the numeric expression that would accomplish this. (Variables: FIRSTBORN, LASTBORN)
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Appreciate the importance and dynamics of family and social support systems for the wellbeing of older adults.

Identify the psychological and cognitive changes associated with aging, including self-concept and personality traits.

Describe the concept of successful aging and the factors that contribute to it, including lifestyle choices and psychological resilience.

Understand the role and impact of spirituality and religiosity in the lives of older adults.

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Definitions:

Door-In-The-Face

A strategy where an initial, larger request is made knowing it will probably be refused, followed by a smaller more reasonable request.

Foot-In-The-Door

A persuasion technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

Change Of Actions

The process of modifying one's behavior or actions in response to external or internal factors.

Group Pressures

The influence exerted by a social group on individual members to behave in certain ways or conform to group norms and expectations.