Ch 11: Middle adulthood Flashcards by Avery Weber | Brainscape

Q

What sensory ability declines the most in middle adulthood?

A

vision

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True or false: men generally experience greater hearing loss in middle adulthood than women

A

true

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Q

changes in reproductive system that occur in middle adulthood

A

climacteric

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Q

what is the leading cause of death from ages 45 to 64?

A

cancer

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true or false: it usually takes until middle adulthood to develop high expertise about a subject

A

true

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Q

what two kinds of attention decline in middle adulthood?

A

selective and divided attention

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