Applications

1. Question 23.1

   Analyze websites that have information about aging for evidence of ageism, anti-aging measures, and exaggeration of longevity.

2. Question 23.2

   Compensating for sensory losses is difficult because it involves learning new habits. To better understand the experience, reduce your hearing or vision for a day by wearing earplugs or dark glasses that let in only bright lights. (Use caution and common sense: Don’t drive a car while wearing earplugs or cross streets while wearing dark glasses.) Report on your emotions, the responses of others, and your conclusions.

3. Question 23.3

   Ask five people of various ages if they want to live to age 100 and record their responses. Would they be willing to eat half as much, exercise much more, experience weekly dialysis, or undergo other procedures in order to extend life? Analyze the responses.

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: Late Adulthood. Animated illustrations show normal age-related brain changes and changes associated with different types of neurocognitive disorder.