Mary has always loved to sew but at age 80, she now sews only a few items of clothing per year, follows simple patterns, and she now uses a machine instead of stitching by hand. This is an example of _____________________
a. improved procedural memory with age
b. better divided attention among experts
c. selective optimization with compensation
d. faster reaction times of older experts compared to their younger counterparts
Answer: C
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a. Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia b. Some decrease in the number of neurons c. Reduced blood flow to the brain d. Some decreased levels of neurotransmitters
During drug use, new ______ pathways develop between the nucleus accumbens and the prefrontal cortex.
A. serotonergic B. glutamatergic C. GABAergic D. cholinergic
Girls normally begin menstruating around age 11 to 16, toward the lower end of this range under healthy conditions and toward the higher end when nutrition is insufficient. This is an example of ____________
a. a high concordance rate b. a low concordance rate c. epigenesis d. heritability
Which of the following statements about in-groups is true?
a. Almost any group can be an in-group. b. We seldom identify with fellow members. c. We are likely to compete with in-group members. d. In-groups are always minimal groups.