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The language of aging reveals
 
  a. there are many age-specific terms today that refer positively to older people.
  b. initially positive terms, such as elderly and aged person, are considered negative by some today.
  c. ageist language did not begin until the 20th century.
  d. songs in the late 19th and early 20th century generally depicted old age as desirable.

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A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese, old and young from the American Deaf culture, and old and young hearing Americans found
 
  a. the Chinese had the most negative image of aging.
  b. younger subjects, regardless of culture, perform better on memory tests than older subjects.
  c. older Chinese and older Deaf participants outperformed the older American hearing group.
  d. older Chinese performed similarly to the younger Chinese of the same level of education.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c




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Reply 2 on: Aug 23, 2018
:D TYSM


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Excellent

 

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