Cross-sectional studies show that older people are less likely to score as well as younger people on traditional intelligence tests; this is most likely due to __________.
A. improper administration of test procedures
B. cohort effects
C. testing bias
D. improper test design
Answer: B
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A. They affect behavior after most of the lower motives on the hierarchy of needs have been satisfied. B. They result from the lack of a needed object. C. They continue to grow even after the target object has been found. D. They cannot be satisfied until the growth needs are satisfied.
When infants observe others' actions and then imitate them at a later time, they have exhibited
observational reconstruction. a secondary circular reaction. object permanence. deferred imitation.
The typical scatolophiliac has ____
a. satisfying relationships c. coexisting paraphilias b. many close friends d. a coexisting personality disorder
Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by
a. Asch. b. Milgram. c. Luchens. d. Singer. e. Kagan.