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21. Older people are generally perceived more favorably than younger adults on all of the following traits EXCEPT: a. their overall view of society b. their general knowledge c. the respect they receive d. the wisdom they possess 22. Older people are generally perceived more unfavorably than are younger adults on all of the following traits EXCEPT: a. physical attractiveness b. ability to learn new things c. ability to perform everyday tasks d. general knowledge 23. Of all of the cosmetic surgical procedures done in the U.S., about are done on women. a. 67% b. 77% c. 92% d. 99% 24. Compared to 15 years ago, today there are about      times more cosmetic surgical procedures performed in the United States. a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 8 25. In the U.S. today, surveys suggest that about   of men and women approve of cosmetic surgery and about              of them would consider it for themselves. a. 98%; 90% b. 98%; 67% c. 80%; 60% d. 50%; 33% 26. According to statistics presented in the text, the life expectancy for 75-year-old adults living in the U. S. today is: a. 78 years b. 80 years c. 82 years d. 87 years 27. The text suggests that older adulthood is best thought of as consisting of 4 distinct age-related periods. Why is older adulthood, but not other stages of development, divided into “substages”? a. This is the fastest growing part of the U. S. population. b. Older adults differ more dramatically from each other than do people in other age groups. c. Older adults are mostly White, so they generally are not divided into racial/ethnic categories, making age the best way to divide them into groups. d. Everyone in older adulthood is pretty much alike in most regards, so they need to be divided into different age groups so they can be studied more accurately. 28. According to the text, those persons aged 60 to 69 are considered a. young-old b. middle-aged-old c. old-old d. very old-old 29. Retirement in the United States today typically occurs at about age 65 or 66. Thus, most people who retire would belong to which of the following groups? a. young-old b. middle-aged old c. old-old d. very old-old 30. In the previous year of his life, Albert’s income has been reduced because he retired and his physical strength has waned somewhat, although he still feels healthy enough to engage in a wide array of leisure activities. Albert is most likely in what age group? a. 60-69 b. 70-79 c. 80-89 d. 90-99