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Old people are most likely to keep their homes too hot or too cold because
 
  a. they tend to be less sensitive to changes in temperature.
  b. changes in temperature tend to induce a loss of balance.
  c. their constant pain will make them seek environments of different temperatures.
  d. the myelin in their brains begins to be destroyed and this leaves them with bodies that crave heat.

Question 2

Research findings from Murphy (1985) suggests that the ability of older individuals to identify food is most negatively impacted by
 
  a. losses in the ability to taste and smell.
  b. losses in the ability to taste and cognitive declines impacting memory.
  c. losses in the ability to smell and cognitive declines impacting memory.
  d. losses in the ability to see and cognitive declines impacting memory.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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