Which of the following is TRUE regarding influences on health in late adulthood?
a. Participation in exercise increases slightly after age 65 as people have more leisure time.
b. Aerobic exercise enhances cognitive functioning.
c. Older adults have more automobile crashes than 16- to 20-year-olds, but their crashes are less likely to be fatal.
d. Smoking rates in the United States and other developing countries have increased in the last few decades as a result of more aggressive marketing campaigns.
Answer: B
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a. harm rarely results from pseudopsychological beliefs or treatments. b. a lack of critical thinking may lead to poor decisions that affects one's personal life, including their physical or emotional health. c. people are often quite accurate and unbiased in their day-to-day decision-making. d. quackery and pseudo-psychology are especially easy to detect without exposure to critical thinking or skepticism. e. the more people listen to pseudo-psychology, the more accurate the claims of that pseudo-psychology¬ become.
Martha is 50 years old and is beginning to experience the symptoms associated with menopause. About how old will she likely be when the process of menopause is finished?
a. 51 years old b. 53 years old c. 55 years old d. 57 years old