In an experiment conducted by Gjerde & Cardilla in 2009, children were assessed at age 3 and 4 on the dimension of openness to new experiences. Then the same children were assessed again at ages 18 and 23. The study indicated that the open and imaginative young boys tended to become ________ young adults.
A. anxious
B. extremely emotional
C. self-assured and flexible
D. self-doubting
Answer: C
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A. decrease until the mid-50s, is lower at age 60, and then stays steady B. increase until the mid-40s, is lower at age 60, and then stays steady C. decrease until the mid-30s, is lower at age 60, and then stays steady D. increase until the mid-20s, is lower at age 60, and then stays steady
Strutt and colleagues (1975) asked children ages 6 to 12 to sort cards based upon the shape on the card (a circle or a square). When irrelevant information was also presented on the cards, what happened?
a. Children were unable to sort the cards correctly. b. Children sorted the cards based upon the irrelevant information, not the shapes. c. Younger children were better able to ignore the irrelevant information. d. Older children were better able to ignore irrelevant information
Estrogen replacement therapy for post-menopausal women a. prevents decline in sexual interest
b. boosts spatial reasoning, as shown in the figure rotation task. c. does not prevent women from experiencing declines in satisfaction with their sex lives. d. contributes to later cognitive decline, but helps prevent heart disease and cancer.
A possible negative side effect of TMS is the risk of ______
a. cancer c. memory loss b. seizures d. sexual apathy