According to the Dharmashastras, what is expected of a boy during the apprenticeship stage of life?
A. He is expected to be celibate.
B. He is expected to develop his sexual prowess.
C. He is expected to grow out his hair.
D. He is expected to leave home.
Answer: A
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Which of the following is characteristic of life-cycle transitions?
a. They are the times when people move smoothly from one stage of life to another. b. They mark the acceptance of death that comes at the end of a long life. c. DSM-5 places them in the category of mental disorders. d. They are times when people often struggle as they move from one life stage to the next.
The chapter on older adulthood points out that
a. researchers have paid more attention to older women than to younger women. b. among people over the age of 65 in the United States, there are roughly 40% more women than men. c. an unfortunate number of ageist assumptions are actually correct. d. even though psychological research has ignored older women, feminist research has focused much attention on this topic.
In Chapter 4, the In-Depth Section described research by Leonor Romero Lauro and her colleagues, which used a method called "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." These authors concluded that
a. working memory really is a storehouse that has a limit of 5 to 9 items. b. the left parietal lobe and the left frontal lobe are both relevant when you are reading long sentences with complex grammar. c. the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere are equally involved in language comprehension. d. the left hemisphere is relevant for long sentences, whereas the right hemisphere is relevant for complex sentences .
Which technique is being used to study fiber pathways in the brain?
A. diffusion tensor imaging B. magnetic resonance imaging C. computed tomography scanning D. positron emission tomography