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    Examples of low-kcalorie, high-quality protein foods include:

    cottage cheese, sour cream, and eggs.
    green and yellow vegetables and citrus fruits.
    potatoes, rice, pasta, and whole-grain breads.
    lean meats, poultry, fish, legumes, fat-free milk, and eggs.

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    Telomeres and telomerase are increasingly thought to be key components of the _____ process, providing a possible avenue to restraining cancer and delaying aging.

    A. hormone production

    B. free radical regeneration

    C. antibody proliferation

    D. stem cell regeneration

    D. stem cell regeneration

    According to the cellular clock theory of aging, cells can divide a maximum of

    A. 75 to 80 times.

    B. 50 to 60 times.

    C. 80 to 100 times.

    D. 65 to 70 times.

    A. 75 to 80 times.

    Which of the following is a way of preventing osteoporosis in middle-aged women?

    A. eating foods rich in fiber

    B. reducing weight

    C. avoiding smoking

    D. increasing the intake of vitamin B

    C. avoiding smoking

    _____ memory is memory without conscious recollection.

    A. Explicit

    B. Prospective

    C. Source

    D. Implicit

    D. Implicit

    The vision of older adults can be affected by age-related changes. One of these changes that can make steps or street curbs difficult to manage is a decline in

    A. color vision.

    B. eye-hand coordination.

    C. ocular elasticity.

    D. depth perception.

    D. depth perception.

    Allen can be described as an average American. He is currently 65 years old. He is likely to live 18.4 more years. Hence, it can be said that Allen has a _____ of 83.4 years.

    A. circadian rhythm

    B. life expectancy

    C. mortality rate

    D. cellular clock

    B. life expectancy

    Which of the following biological theories of aging states that people age because their cells' normal metabolism produces unstable oxygen molecules?

    A. free-radical theory

    B. cellular clock theory

    C. telomerase-injection theory

    D. hormonal stress theory

    A. free-radical theory

    A person's knowledge about the world is called _____ memory.

    A. schematic

    B. semantic

    C. functional

    D. normative

    B. semantic

    _____ is the most common chronic disorder in late adulthood.

    A. Arthritis

    B. Glaucoma

    C. Kidney disease

    D. Diabetes

    A. Arthritis

    The _____ is involved in smell.

    A. amygdala

    B. prefrontal cortex

    C. hippocampus

    D. olfactory bulb

    D. olfactory bulb

    Ruth and Gerald are a married couple. Both are in their late sixties. It is likely that as they get older,

    A. both Ruth and Gerald will get shorter.

    B. one or both of them will get shorter, but only if they develop osteoporosis.

    C. Ruth will get shorter, but Gerald will not.

    D. Gerald will get shorter, but Ruth will not.

    A. both Ruth and Gerald will get shorter.

    In 2015, which of the following countries had the highest estimated life expectancy at birth?

    A. Afghanistan

    B. United States

    C. Monaco

    D. Swaziland

    ??B. United States

    Nathan just celebrated his 100th birthday. Nathan is a(n)

    A. millennial.

    B. adolescent.

    C. centenarian.

    D. supercentenarian.

    C. centenarian.

    Which of the following is one of the findings from the Nun Study?

    A. Aerobic exercise was linked to greater telomere length in older adults.

    B. Stimulating the brain with intellectual activity did not have any effect on the health of neurons.

    C. Positive emotions early in adulthood were linked to longevity.

    D> Higher levels of idea density were linked with higher incidences of mild cognitive impairment.

    ??C. Positive emotions early in adulthood were linked to longevity.

    The decline in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and depth perception has recently been associated with

    A. an increase in older adults' oral skills.

    B. older adults' improvement in hearing.

    C. an increase in older adults' memory skills.

    D. cognitive decline in older adults.

    ??D. cognitive decline in older adults.

    In a classic study, Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer found that an important factor related to health—and even survival—in a nursing home is the

    A. provision of emergency geriatric care.

    B. availability of trained staff to care for the oldest-old.

    C. patient's feelings of control and self-determination.

    D. opportunity to interact with family members during the stay.

    C. patient's feelings of control and self-determination.

    The retention of information about the details of life's happenings is called _____ memory.

    A. prospective

    B. semantic

    C. episodic

    D. source

    C. episodic

    Defects in mitochondria are linked with

    A. Parkinson disease.

    B. roseola.

    C. arthritis.

    D. cerebral palsy.

    A. Parkinson disease.

    Which of the following is a major disease that can impair the vision of older adults?

    A. myopia

    B. otosclerosis

    C. glaucoma

    D. tinnitus

    C. glaucoma

    Travis, who is 25 years old, knows that Beijing is the capital of China, but he cannot remember when or where he learned this. This is an example of how semantic memory

    A. improves with age.

    B. is closely linked to an individual's personal identity with the past.

    C. begins to decline in early adulthood.

    D. is independent of an individual's personal identity with the past.

    A. improves with age.

    Recent research indicates that the greater distractibility of older adults is associated with less effective functioning in neural networks running through the _____ of the brain, which is/are involved in cognitive control.

    A. cerebellum

    B. frontal and parietal lobes

    C. medulla

    D. occipital and temporal lobes

    B. frontal and parietal lobes

    Cynthia is 91 years old. Doctors have found that Cynthia's optic nerves have been damaged because of accumulation of fluid in the eye. Cynthia is worried that she will lose her vision, but the doctor has told her that her condition can be treated with eye drops. The disease that has marred Cynthia's vision is

    A. macular degeneration.

    B. glaucoma.

    C. retinopathy.

    D. cataracts.

    B. glaucoma.

    Which of the following is a characteristic of centenarians in the New England Centenarian Study (NECS)?

    A. Only a small percentage of centenarians have had significant changes in their thinking skills.

    B. Most U.S. centenarians are likely to describe historical events, death/grief, and work/retirement events.

    C. Most of the centenarians are obese.

    D. Habitual smoking is common among centenarians.

    A. Only a small percentage of centenarians have had significant changes in their thinking skills.

    Reductions in _____ have been linked to small declines in memory functioning and to the severe memory loss associated with Alzheimer disease.

    A. dopamine

    B. acetylcholine

    C. gamma-aminobutyric acid

    D. adrenaline

    B. acetylcholine

    Zack is having a conversation with his friend Ben in a crowded room. Despite the presence of many voices around him, Zack focuses on what Ben is saying. This is an example of _____ attention.

    A. executive

    B. selective

    C. divided

    D. implicit

    B. selective

    Based on the ways cells divide, Hayflick places the upper limit of the human life-span potential at about _____ years of age.

    A. 110 to 119

    B. 120 to 125

    C. 100 to 110

    D. 90 to 100

    B. 120 to 125

    Which of the following is true of the effects of aging on human sexual performance?

    A. More direct stimulation is usually needed to produce an erection.

    B. Women lose more years of sexually active life due to poor health than men do.

    C. A large-scale study of individuals from 57 to 85 years of age revealed that sexually active life expectancy was longer for women than for men.

    D. Orgasm becomes less frequent in females with age, occurring in every second to third attempt rather than every time.

    A. More direct stimulation is usually needed to produce an erection.

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