A research study finds that 40-year-olds are better able to solve math problems than 80-year-olds. It is suspected that the differences in problem-solving ability result from the fact that 80-year-olds had fewer opportunities to study math and did not have access to calculators or computers. If true, the study has revealed ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Answer: cohort differences
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a. go through the cards in the same order at least three times. b. set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. c. look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. d. shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time.
Garfield is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats he is still hungry
His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. The brain center is most likely the a. medulla b. cerebral cortex c. thalamus d. hypothalamus
You are a prosecutor preparing a case. The facts of the case support a charge of either capital murder or first- degree murder, but you are not sure how you feel about the morality of the death penalty. You have asked for opinions from other prosecutors in your office. Mary comes to your office and argues in favor of charging capital murder. She believes that capital punishment is just a proportional punishment. Mary's point of view reflects which ethical system?
A. Utilitarianism B. Ethics of care C. Teleological ethics D. Ethical formalism
According to Erikson, the major personality attainment of adolescence is __________
A) trust B) identity C) autonomy D) intimacy