Ch 16 Flashcards
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What slows aging and why?
A
Exersize, helps hippocampus
1
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Loss of vision in old age due to
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Eye pupils shrinks and it’s lense becomes less transparent
2
Q
Dementia causes
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Small stroke, brain tumer, alcohold dependence, and smoking.
3
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Causes of alzheimers
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Deterioration of nerons that produce the nero transmitter acetylochline- vital to memory and thinking
4
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Cross section studies
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Comparing people of different ages
5
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Ligitude study
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Restudying te same people over time
6
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Involved in successful aging
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Biological influences, psychological influences, social- cultural influences
