Compared to Research Conclusions Drawn in the 1980s, Researchers Today

question 78

Multiple Choice

Compared to research conclusions drawn in the 1980s, researchers today are more likely to see the cognitive decline that is associated with aging as being:

• A) more gradual and occurring later
• B) more gradual but beginning earlier
• C) faster but occurring later
• D) faster and beginning earlier

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Definitions:

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A systematic campaign aimed at the extermination of an identified group of people based on ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

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