At the weekly poker game, Edward was asked what school his granddaughter was considering attending. Because he was busy concentrating on the game, he was unable to recall the name of the college. Which explanation of why age-related memory deficits occur best describes Edward's difficulty?
A) The processing-resources-deficit explanation
B) The inhibition-deficit explanation
C) The speed-deficit explanation
D) The recollection-deficit explanation
A
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Dr. Benjamin Rush tried to cure patients by:
A. teaching them coping skills B. analyzing their dreams C. injecting them with neuroleptic drugs D. drawing large amounts of blood over a period of time from patients
From an evolutionary perspective, what is one possible adaptive advantage of longevity?
a. Greater competition for limited resources within a group b. Greater support for the care and protection of the young c. Greater attractiveness for females in the mating process d. Greater competition among males for finding a suitable female partner
A likely biological cause of male homosexuality is
a. a low level of testosterone. b. an excessively high level of testosterone. c. a changing pattern of the secretion of estrogen during the prenatal period. d. the pattern of exposure of the developing brain to sex hormones. e. a low level of adrenaline.
The more active and effortful encoding processes are, the better we remember.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)