When are artists, musicians, inventors, mathematicians, and physicists the most creative?
a. in their 70s
b. in their 60s
c. in their 40s and 50s
d. in their 20s and 30s
Answer: D
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Suppose that your elderly uncle is coming to visit. You are concerned, because you will be discussing some important issues and do not want to overload his working memory. Based on the information in Chapter 13, you would suspect that
a. you probably do not need to worry, because no age-related differences have been reported for working memory. b. you probably do not need to worry, as long as you aren't talking to him while he is doing another complex task at the same time. c. you probably need to worry, because elderly people show deficits in the functioning of the phonological loop. d. you probably need to worry, because young adults and older adults have similar working memory only when speech rate is significantly slower than normal.
A technique which assumes it is impossible to be relaxed and anxious at the same time is _______
a. systematic desensitization b. overgeneralization c. conditioning d. free association
When 24 year old teacher Debra Lafave had sex with her 14 year old student, the legal system determined that the 14 year old boy could not consent to the activity because the:
a. boy was incapacitated by a mental disability. b. boy's decision-making ability was impaired from being abused at home. c. teacher threatened to physically harm the boy if he refused her advances. d. teacher is in a position of authority and inherently holds power over the boy.
The sickle-cell gene confers immunity against which disease commonly found in West Africa?
A. hemophilia B. diarrhea C. malaria D. anemia