Suppose You Conducted a Survey of Older Americans

question 50

Multiple Choice

Suppose you conducted a survey of older Americans. If your results mirrored those of a study reported in the text, you would find that most older adults:

• A) believe that they are among the "lucky few" older adults to be in a favorable economic and social position
• B) are actually considerably worse off economically than they perceive themselves to be
• C) have considerably poorer health than they perceive themselves to have
• D) have much poorer memory abilities than they think they do

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