When do most adults reach their peak of intellectual ability?
A. between the ages of 20 and 40
B. between the ages of 30 and 50
C. between the ages of 40 and 60
D. between the ages of 50 and 70
Ans: C. between the ages of 40 and 60
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What term is used for memories that become distorted because they are confused with other memories?
A. Recency effect B. Primacy effect C. Misattribution D. Context-dependent learning
Which of the following is an example of discrimination?
A. a woman who thinks that all men are insensitive B. a teacher who believes that a particular racial group is intellectually superior to all others C. public washrooms being declared out of bounds to members of a particular ethnic group D. someone who considers Germans to be orderly
Support for Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes data indicating that a. external forces have a greater impact on the moral behavior of those operating at the lower stages of moral reasoning. b. females are superior on moral dilemmas that focus on nurturing
c. older individuals tend to regress to lower levels of moral thinking. d. the development of moral reasoning does not follow any specific sequence.
The MMPI-2 was intended to improve the original MMPI's
a. language, which had become sexist and outdated. b. standardization sample, which included too many highly educated and African-American individuals. c. scales, which were characterized by too much item overlap. d. all of the above