In the context of changes in personality traits with age, empirical clues suggest that:
A. men tend to become more ambitious with increasing age.
B. women tend to become less competent with age.
C. men tend to become more independent with increasing age.
D. impulsivity and sensation seeking increase with age.
Answer: C
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a. alcohol-induced myopia c. Korsakoff's syndrome b. alcohol-induced presbyopia d. alcohol-induced blindness
What do high self-efficacy expectations result in?
a. Lower levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline in the bloodstream. b. The ability to withstand stress. c. Less disturbance when adverse events occur. d. All of these.
Dahlia, a 40-year-old single woman by choice, is
A) part of a rising trend. B) likely unhappy. C) apt to be maladjusted. D) probably lacking in emotional support and companionship.
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a. wish fulfillment; manifest content
b. latent content; wish fulfillment
c. latent content; manifest content
d. manifest content; latent content