Question

According to the recent Deary study in Psychology and Aging, as individuals grow older, their _____ scores _____.

i. dependability; show no relationship to earlier scores
ii. extraversion; show no relationship to earlier scores
iii. dependability; increase over time
iv. extraversion; increase over time

Answer 1

The correct answer is C:

As individuals grow older, their dependability score increases over time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between aging and dependability.

Dependability here refers to the extent to which one relies on others in other to continue to carry out rudimentary mammalian functions.

Examples of such functions are:

• Walking
• Getting groceries
• Doing Chores
• and other physically exerting activities.

This is not to say that there are no aging adults who go into the geriatric space with their mental strength and reasonable physical strength intact. The above happens because they have good genes and disciplined themselves to maintain a healthy lifestyle of good diets as well as mental and physical excercise.

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