If you were to choose a few words to describe how an older adult's cognitive processes differ from those of a younger adult, you would be most accurate to conclude that the older adult's mental processes were:
a. less complex and slower
b. less complex but faster
c. more complex but slower
d. more complex and faster
c
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Dr. Appel says, "Excessive alcohol consumption is when drinking interferes with social and occupational functioning.". But Dr. Baker says, "Excessive alcohol consumption is when a person's frequency and quantity of drinking is in the top 10 percent of all drinkers.". What the two doctors are disagreeing about is ____
a. the need for a control group b. an operational definition c. the reliability of measurement d. the base rate
Your psychology instructor has just announced a pop quiz. According to Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, which event will occur first?
a. ?Your immune system will shut down. b. ?Your parasympathetic nervous system will be activated. c. ?Your sympathetic nervous system will be activated. d. ?You will appraise the event as positive, negative, or neutral.
According to __________ theory, the number of fat cells in the body is established during early childhood
a. drive b. caloric c. hypothalamic d. set-point
Seventeen-year-old Megan has not seen her father since she was 2 years old. Which of the following statements is true about such early and prolonged father absence?
A) Megan is more likely than her agemates to choose abstinence. B) Megan is more likely than her agemates to become a pregnant teen. C) Megan is less likely than her agemates to engage in frequent sexual activity. D) Megan is less likely than her agemates to engage in casual sexual relationships.