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Notes:
Answers for "What Does Old Mean?" questions:
- False: Research shows little or no decline in short-term memory with age.
Fewer than 10% have trouble with long-term memory.
- True: Older adults have a slower reaction time when doing some types of
activities.
- False: Just like all kids are not the same, there are many differences among
older people. There are rich and poor, healthy and sick, happy and sad, and
those of high and low intelligence. Some evidence suggests that people become
less alike as they age.
- True: In one study, over one-half said they are never or hardly ever irritated.
