Couples in middle age that must fulfill the needs of both their children and their aging parents are called __________.
A. empty nest parents
B. the sandwich generation
C. bulldozer parents
D. helicopter parents
Answer: B
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Tomas, age 15, beat a younger boy severely, causing extensive injuries. When asked why, he said the boy sat in a seat on the school bus that Tomas wanted. Which of the following statements might his attorney make in his defense? “Neuroscience evidence shows that ____.”
a. Damage to the parietal lobe causes impaired judgment. b. Overdevelopment of the nucleus accumbens leads to bad behavior. c. The prefrontal cortex continues to mature until the age of 25 years. d. Damage to the hippocampus impairs intelligence.
The key structural components of neurons are the
A. cell body, cellular membrane, and transmitters. B. axon, dendrites, and glands. C. cell body, dendrites, and axons. D. transmitters, dendrites, and nodes of Ranvier.
Since the late 1980s in our society, homicide rates have
a. been trending gradually upward b. declined sharply c. remained largely unchanged d. shown an unexpected reduction in only one year (2001) e. been extraordinarily low for a developed society
All of the following statements about maternal depression are accurate except
a. the effects of maternal depression on infants and their development are positive if the depression lasts less than 9 months b. infants who experience maternal depression show negative, "depressed" behavior themselves, even when interacting with nondepressed adults c. without intervention and treatment, depression-related disturbances in early infant-mother interactions are associated with poor cognitive outcomes at 18 months d. infants of depressed mothers who are cared for by a nondepressed parent or caregiver are more likely to be able to engage in positive interactions