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SFL 334 Final - quiz Complete Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
Question: Which of the following is an example of Primary aging?
Ans: wrinkles
Question: Which of the following would be considered "good news" for
individuals as they age?
Ans: plasticity
Question: Which of the following is suggested by Cavanaugh as being
necessary before collecting data on humans (e.g., a survey from older
adults) for a research study?
Ans: receive approval from a human subjects institutional review panel
Question: In the research article titled, "Social Engagement and All-
Cause Mortality: A Focus on Participants of the Minority Aging Research
Study", the authors explored the degree to which social engagement
predicted mortality? Which of the following correctly describes what
they found?
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Ans: African American participants were less likely to die if they had higher
social engagement.
Question: Which two effects are confounded in cross-sectional
research?
Ans: age and cohort
Question: Among those 65 years old and older, which age group is
growing at the fastest rate in the U.S.?
Ans: 85+
Question: In the U.S., which of the following groups does Cavanaugh
suggest has the highest average life expectancy?
Ans: Hispanic
Question: Which of the following is the word that describes: the "age
at which ½ of those born in a particular year will have died"?
Ans: average longevity
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Question: According to Cavanaugh, which country has the highest
average age to which FEMALES typically live in the world?
Ans: Japan
Question: According to Cavanaugh, African Americans that live to age
85, tend to outlive European Americans.
Ans: true
Question: The Podcast "Training to Age Better" discussed basic science
around cellular aging, and specifically discussed benefits of stress to
the body's aging process. Which of the following were suggested that
might help to age better?
Ans: sit in a sauna several times a week
reduce inflammation at cellular levels
doing things to decrease known stress response
(all of the above)
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
SFL 334 Final - quiz Complete Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
Question: Which of the following is an example of Primary aging?
Ans: wrinkles
Question: Which of the following would be considered "good news" for
individuals as they age?
Ans: plasticity
Question: Which of the following is suggested by Cavanaugh as being
necessary before collecting data on humans (e.g., a survey from older
adults) for a research study?
Ans: receive approval from a human subjects institutional review panel
Question: In the research article titled, "Social Engagement and All-
Cause Mortality: A Focus on Participants of the Minority Aging Research
Study", the authors explored the degree to which social engagement
predicted mortality? Which of the following correctly describes what
they found?
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
, 2
Ans: African American participants were less likely to die if they had higher
social engagement.
Question: Which two effects are confounded in cross-sectional
research?
Ans: age and cohort
Question: Among those 65 years old and older, which age group is
growing at the fastest rate in the U.S.?
Ans: 85+
Question: In the U.S., which of the following groups does Cavanaugh
suggest has the highest average life expectancy?
Ans: Hispanic
Question: Which of the following is the word that describes: the "age
at which ½ of those born in a particular year will have died"?
Ans: average longevity
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
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Question: According to Cavanaugh, which country has the highest
average age to which FEMALES typically live in the world?
Ans: Japan
Question: According to Cavanaugh, African Americans that live to age
85, tend to outlive European Americans.
Ans: true
Question: The Podcast "Training to Age Better" discussed basic science
around cellular aging, and specifically discussed benefits of stress to
the body's aging process. Which of the following were suggested that
might help to age better?
Ans: sit in a sauna several times a week
reduce inflammation at cellular levels
doing things to decrease known stress response
(all of the above)
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
