Applications

1. Question 20.1

   Guess the age of five people you know, and then ask them how old they are. Analyze the clues you used for your guesses and the people’s reactions to your question.

2. Question 20.2

   Find a specialist willing to come to your class who is an expert on weight loss, adult health, smoking, or drinking. Write a one-page proposal explaining why you think this speaker would be good and what topics he or she should address. Give this proposal to your instructor, with contact information for your speaker. The instructor will call the potential speakers, thank them for their willingness, and decide whether or not to actually invite them to speak.

3. Question 20.3

   Attend a gathering for people who want to stop a bad habit or start a good one—an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous or another 12-step program, an introductory session of Weight Watchers or SmokEnders, or a meeting of prospective gym members. Report on who attended, what you learned, and what your reactions were.

ONLINE CONNECTIONS

WORTH PUBLISHERS

To accompany your textbook, you have access to a number of online resources, including Learning Curve, an adaptive quizzing program, critical thinking questions, and case studies. For access to any of these links, go to www.worthpublishers.com/launchpad/bergerls9e. In addition to these resources, you’ll also find links to video clips, personalized study advice, and an ebook. Some of the videos and activities available online include:

• Brain Development: Middle Adulthood. Animations show age-related loss of brain volume and compensatory increase in size of the ventricles and volume of cerebrospinal fluid
• Signs of Aging. Video, audio, and illustrations demonstrate the physical and sensory changes that come with aging and older people’s reactions to the process.