The latest research on age-related changes in judgment and
decision-making suggests that older adults utilize less information and take less time to make their choices (when compared to younger adults). However, there were NO differences in the choices made. The authors suggest that this is because _______.
a. older adults utilize better inductive reasoning
b. older adults better utilize deductive reasoning skills
c. younger adults base their decisions on intuition
d. younger adults better utilize their procedural memories
B
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A) Threat B) Primary C) Type A D) Secondary
After he got his first job and a regular paycheck, Juan found himself buying more and more DVDs, especially as he got pay raises. The correlation between the size of his paycheck and the DVDs is:
positive. negative. zero. causal.
On a measure of peer acceptance, Dustin was seldom mentioned either positively or negatively. Dustin would be considered a __________ child
A) neglected B) rejected C) withdrawn D) popular-antisocial child
The textbook lists each of the following as goals of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination EXCEPT
A) helping us to be accurate. B) supporting and protecting one's own group. C) providing social approval. D) bolstering personal and social identities.