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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1.What is the reason that 65 is the standard for old age in the U.S.? a.Science has demonstrated that 65 are the age at which one should retire, due to decreased abilities. b.Congress determined that people should retire at 65 in order that they may have 15 to 20 years of not having to work before they die. c.The Social Security system would be bankrupt if people retired earlier. d.The Social Security Act of 1935 set 65 as the basis for mandatory retirement and the age when benefits could begin. 2.What is meant by the statement that all societies share a cultural universal in regard to the process of aging? A:As we age, we progress through a sequence of statuses that require certain kinds of role behavior, and include rites of passage to formally mark the transition from one status to another. This occurs in all societies. b.People get old in all societies; there is no way to halt the biological aging process. c.People age the same way in all societies; old is old. d.All societies respond to the aging process in the same ways, and the elderly go through the same rites of passage everywhere. 3.__________ is the scientific study of aging. a.Ageismc.Gerontology c.Gerontocracyd.Ageology 4.__________ involves the physical changes that accompany the body’s biological processes; while __________ involves the ways in which our bodies and minds react to the social consequences of growing old. a.Secondary aging; primary agingc.Primary aging; tertiary aging b.Primary aging; secondary agingd.Biological aging; tertiary aging 5.The wear and tear theory, free radical theory, and autoimmune theory are examples of __________ theories of aging. a.biologicalc.psychological b.Sociological d.genetic 6.The onset of physical problems associated with aging is probably due more to: a.primary aging.c.secondary aging. b.“wear and tear” – the body wears out. 7.Secondary aging is dependent upon: a.genetics.c.the breakdown of connective tissues. b.the habits we develop over a lifetime.d.the strength of the autoimmune system. 8.According to the text’s discussion of aging and intelligence: a.intelligence is generally stable and predictable throughout adult life, peaking in late middle age. b.verbal reasoning and learning performance show no decline in most people until advanced old age. c.declines after age 60 occur on timed tests and word fluency tests. d.all of the above 9.According to the text’s discussion of Alzheimer’s disease: a.it is not part of the normal aging process. b.it is a type of organic brain syndrome; a progressive and irreversible decay of brain tissue. c.Alzheimer’s patients are the group of elderly most likely to be institutionalized. d.all of the above 10.By the year 2030, which country will have the highest share, as a percentage of all elderly, of the oldest old in the world? a.Japanc.Germany b.United Statesd.Tibet 1