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Which of the following statements is true regarding the population in the United States?
 
  a. The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is the over-85 group.
  b. There are more men than women in all segments of the elderly population.
  c. The baby boomers are the smallest cohort of individuals ever to reach old age.
  d. By 2050, the population distribution in the United States will resemble the shape of a rectangle.

Question 2

Understanding that development is shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and life-cycle forces defines which feature of the life-span perspective?
 
  a. multidirectionality
  b. plasticity
  c. historical context
  d. multiple causation



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d



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