When researchers estimate average healthy life expectancy, __________ ranks first
A) Japan
B) Sweden
C) China
D) the United States
Answer: A
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A) somnambulism B) decreased pulse and blood pressure C) brain activity resembling the beta waves of wakefulness D) hypnic jerks
Current lifespan development theory is consistent with a contextual metatheoretical view in emphasizing________________
a) a lifelong process involving mutlidirectionality, contextualism, gains and losses, and plasticity b) a lifelong process involving mutlidirectionality, contextualism, gains and losses, and rigidity c) a lifelong process involving contextualism, predetermined development, and periods of stability d) a lifelong process involving an environment full of change, recognized by quantifiable growth, plateau, or decline
Recall that researchers conducted an experiment in which some participants were asked by the experimenter to return the monetary compensation they had received as a special favor to him,
while others were asked by the department secretary to return the money as a favor to the psychology department, and still others received no such request for the return of their compensation. The researchers found that participants who were approached by the experimenter evaluated him better than did participants in the other two experimental conditions. Why? a. They felt guilty because the compensation was too generous. b. Doing a favor for someone leads us to justify our own behavior. c. The experimenter's request was more polite than the secretary's. d. The experimenter promised to compensate them in another way.
Major depression has been found among preschoolers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false