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Alice has misplaced her keys (which rarely happens), but her grandchildren are worried that something might be wrong with her, even though her granddaughter has done the same thing three times this week. The above is an example of
 
  a. an age-based double standard.
  b. an age-based stereotype.
  c. the beginning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
  d. senility.

Question 2

When older adults' forgetfulness is rated as more serious than memory failures of younger adults, this is known as
 
  a. an age-based double standard.
  b. an age-based stereotype.
  c. age-based attribution.
  d. dispositional stereotype.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: a

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ANSWER: a





 

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