A Challenge Faced by Researchers Who Want to See Whether

question 40

Multiple Choice

A challenge faced by researchers who want to see whether wisdom increases with age is that _____.

• A) most of the older people they want to study die
• B) there are no established ways to study change over time
• C) the definition of wisdom varies by culture
• D) it is difficult to find participants for a study that requires self-reflection

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Definitions:

Efferent

Referring to nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors, such as muscles or glands.

Afferent

Pertaining to nerve fibers that carry sensory information towards the central nervous system.

Indifferent

Showing no particular interest or sympathy; apathetic or uninvolved emotionally.

Somatic Nervous System

A component of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of the body through its control of skeletal muscles.