Although the sample size is small, the results of a study that looked at the writings of a group of Catholic nuns (Snowden et al., 1996), suggest that the development of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease might be predicted in early life by analyzing the present in an individual's writing.
A) errors
B) word usage
C) idea density
D) emotional tone

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The study focused on analyzing the idea density (number of ideas expressed in a sentence) in the nuns' writing, and found that those with lower idea density were more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life.

Although the Sample Size Is Small, the Results of a Study