What research design is best for controlling for both cohort effects and time-in-measurement effects while you try to assess age effects? correct answers sequential research
A cross-sectional study is susceptible to what kind of effect that will confound our attempts to examine the aging effect ...
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What research design is best for controlling for both cohort effects and time-in-measurement effects while you try to assess age effects? correct answers sequential research
A cross-sectional study is susceptible to what kind of effect that will confound our attempts to examine the aging effect we want to target? correct answers cohort effect
The rapid losses that occur shortly before death are called correct answers tertiary aging.
Currently, what is the proportion of elderly over the age of 65 in the United States? correct answers 14.1%
What was the percentage of people over 65 in the overall US population in 1900? correct answers 4.1%
Currently, what is the average life expectancy for women in the United States? correct answers 81 years old
effects due to doing a survey of nutrition on fast Sunday correct answers time-in-measurement effect
effects due to changes in sexual functioning over a 20-year period correct answers age effect
effects due to unique characteristics of the World War II veterans correct answers cohort effect
In modern American culture, the birth of a child to a 13-year-old girl would be considered correct answers off-time.
social clock correct answers personal timetable by which we measure our developmental progress
primary aging correct answers aging process that is not related to disease
sequential research correct answers research that follows multiple cohorts longitudinally
trend analysis correct answers research that uses the same methods to examine similar populations at different points of time
secondary aging correct answers developmental changes related to disease
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) produces correct answers highly detailed images of the anatomical structures of the brain.
Contains brain's visual processing system correct answers occipital manages sensation, handwriting, and body position correct answers parietal
responsible for problem solving and judgment correct answers frontal
involved in memory and hearing correct answers temporal
quantity of tangles correct answers increases with age
level of neurotransmitters correct answers decreases with age
overall size of the brain correct answers decreases with age
number of neurons correct answers decreases with age
What part of the neuron is a branched, tree-like structure attached to the cell body of a neuron that receives information from the terminal button of other neurons? correct answers dendrite
Functional imaging techniques (fMRI) focus on which aspect of the brain? correct answers activity
Which neurotransmitter enhances memory functioning? correct answers acetylcholine
Which structure is involved with enhancing memory? correct answers hippocampus
Which structure is involved in higher-order executive functions, such as the ability to make and carry out plans, switch between tasks, and maintain attention and focus? correct answers cortex
The concepts of the Hayflick limit, cross-linking, and free radicals are part of which class of biological theories of aging? correct answers Cellular
rate of oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange in lungs correct answers Decreases with age
transmissiveness of eyes correct answers Decreases with age
time required for dark adaptation correct answers Decreases with age
hearing ability correct answers Decreases with age
height in adulthood correct answers decreases with age
number of taste cells correct answers Does not change with age
testosterone correct answers decreases with age
balance correct answers decreases with age
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